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Color Returns to Nelson Mandela Bay

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The Color Run™, the single largest 5km event series in the world, will be returning to Port Elizabeth’s NMMU North Campus at 10:00 am on 17 May 2015.  For the third year in succession, PE kicks off the South African national series with an estimated 5 000 participants. Registration for the original powder race is now open.

With no winners or official times, The Color Run celebrates healthiness, happiness, and individuality, bringing the community together to create a five-kilometre canvas of colour. Thousands of participants are doused from head to toe in different colours at each kilometre.

Participation in and buzz for The Color Run has exploded since its debut with over 125 000 “likes” on the SA Facebook page.

“We call The Color Run the ‘happiest 5k on the planet’ because our events bring together friends and family in a unique, healthy, and fun environment,” says Margeaux Swartz, national spokesperson for The Color Run. “Our only rules are that people wear white and prepare to be covered in colour at the finish!”

Add your name to over four million others who have participated in the event worldwide, and join thousands of runners in your hometown.

Every runner will receive a R200 voucher from Takealot.com for the purchase of The Color Run powder and merchandise, as well as a R200 voucher from Superbalist to be redeemed against a minimum spend of R250.

Charity and school fundraising is a big part of The Color Run. To give back, contact The Color Run on hello@thecolorrun.co.za for a unique charity promo code. Each group of 20 or more runners receives preferential ticket pricing of R200, and 10% of the ticket fee is paid directly to the charity or school selected.

Tickets are available from Computicket and all Shoprite/Checkers stores – direct links and more information is available on The Color Run website (http://thecolorrun.co.za) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/TheColorRunSouthAfrica). Get your early bird special now, available until 12 April for only R200. Thereafter, individual ticket prices are R235.

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.