Photos: A radical approach to fun at the Color Me Rad 5K
Color bombs of blue, green, pink, purple, and yellow cornstarch showered runners at the Altamont fairgrounds.
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
Colorful plume: Bright orange powder sprays this runner in the 9 a.m. contingent of the Color Me Rad 5K on Saturday, starting at the Altamont fairgrounds. Hundreds of runners participated in races, which ran until 2 p.m. Color bombs of blue, green, pink, purple, and yellow cornstarch showered the runners along the way.
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
Hitting her target: A race official — with a T-shirt that identifies her as a member of the “Color Bomb Squad” — lets loose with the orange powder in this “Color Bomb” station along the 5K route for the Color Me Rad race in Altamont on Saturday
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
Happy times: Smiling women with blue cheeks and bright sunglasses put up little defense against the orange powder dispensed by a “Color Bomb Squad” member during the Color Me Rad 5K race on Saturday in Altamont.
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
Color for everyone: Runners throw blue and purple powder into the sky at the start of the Color Me Rad 5K race at the Altamont fairgrounds on Saturday. Every runner started with clean, white T-shirt but, by the time the race was over, they had their own Klee or Kadinsky.
The Enterprise –– Michael Koff
The joys of paint: This young kid, already covered in blue powder, runs through the first “Color Bomb” station at the Altamont fairgrounds, making him mostly orange, during Saturday’s Color Me Rad 5K. There were no winners; the goal was to have fun.