EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK london 11.06.17
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WELCOME TO THE COLOR RUN We are very excited to welcome you all to Wembley Park on the 11th June 2017. To make sure your day will be as colourful as possible we have developed this event guide for you. Read through it carefully before the event to make sure you know what s going on during the day. If you still have questions you can email our awesome team at info.uk@thecolorrun.com Soon you and your friends will be part of the Happiest 5k on the Planet! before the day THE RUN THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 3
RACE PACKS If you bought your ticket before the 6th June, your Race Pack will have been sent and should be delivered to the address you provided at registration before the event. If you bought your ticket on or after the 7th June, an email will be sent out detailing where to pick your Race Pack up from on the event day. Please bring a valid photo ID and your confirmation email with you and make sure you arrive at the right time. In your AWESOME race pack, you ll receive: Special Edition T-shirt The Color Run Temporary Tattoo Headband Happiness Band Event Number and Safety Pins Welcome Card Rainbow Pencil Your HAppiness band In your Race Pack you will receive your happiness band, this is our gift to you for being part of The Color Run family. Wear it with pride, before, during, and after the event. Please note this is not your entry into the event. Once you ve completed the event you ll receive your packet of coloured powder at the finish line to take with you to the Finish Festival! In case you ve lost your colouring in postcard, download another one from our website before the day THE RUN THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 4
GETTING THERE The event will take place at Wembley Park, starting along Wembley Park Blvd, Wembley HA9 0TG, UK. Please note that there are no lockers or bag drop facilities so arrive ready to run and leave your valuables at home. Train Wembley Park Station Jubilee and Metropolitan Lines Wembley Stadium Station Chiltern Railways Wembley Central Station Bakerloo, London Overground, London Midland and Southern lines Bus Local buses to the stadium include 18, 83, 92 and 224 National Express is the Official Coach Supplier for Wembley Stadium connected by EE and provides dedicated links for visitors to the stadium Parking Wembley Stadium is a public transport destination and parking is limited We recommend you only use official stadium parking and book in advance to avoid disappointment before the day THE RUN THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 5
The HAPPY SHOP We will have some funky, fun and colourful items for sale at our Happy Store on event day. The Happy Store will be set up at the warm-up area and Finish Festival where you can grab your awesome merchandise. The Store accepts the following forms of payment: Cash, Visa and Mastercard. Contactless payment are not available. This year we ve got lots of new designs including t-shirts, socks, wrist bands, sunglasses, hoodies, colourful bracelets, bandanas and of course tutus! before the day THE RUN THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 6
THE START JOIN THE CONVERSATION We want to share your colourtastic day. SELFIES, PRE & POST RUN PHOTOS Of YOUR SQUAD - ANYTHING HAPPY GOES so please join in the conversation online! @thecolorrunuk #myhappiest5k For all the latest pre-event info, join the facebook event page watch the video online before the day THE RUN THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 7
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EVENT DAY SCHEDULE START TIME Warm up: 14.00-16.00 Wave 1: 15.00-15.45 Wave 2: 15.45-16.30 You don t need to sign in or register but make sure you arrive before your start time to get prepped by stretching, laughing and making new friends. There will be fun activities going on in the warm up area until the last runner leaves. The start chute will remain open for 30 minutes, so don t worry too much if you re running late, the party will be waiting for you! FAST TRACK TICKET If you ve bought a Fast Track ticket make sure that you have your event bib number on the front of your t-shirt. Don t enter the start chute if you have a Fast Track ticket, simply follow the Fast Track signs at the warm up area when you want to start running. You can join the Fast Track queue at whichever time you prefer. WEATHER The Color Run is an outdoor event so could be affected by weather. The event will not be cancelled in bad weather unless it is unsafe to proceed. Rain is, after all, just liquid sunshine! Stay tuned to your email, the website, Twitter and our Facebook page during the event week for updates regarding any event related news and weather conditions. BEFORE THE DAY The run THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 9
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START LINE All Color Runners will gather at the start line and be divided into waves. A wave will leave approximately every three to four minutes. The wave cuts are random so make sure you re all together if you want to run and enjoy the colour madness as a team. Remember the event is not timed so there is no reason to go CRAZY and elbow jostle for position. Take your time and enjoy the experience with your friends and family! PLEASE make sure your bib number is attached and visible on the FRONT of your T-shirt on event day. This is how you will be identified as a Color Runner at the start/finish line. You will not be allowed into the start chute without your event number. Teams may run in a group or separately, it is completely your choice. It is also a good idea, especially on hot days, to have a water bottle with you at the start line as you could be waiting for your wave to start. The COLOR ZONES Along the route there are four different Color Zones, each with a designated colour: Red, Orange, Pink and Green. As you arrive at the Color Zones you will be doused with colour by our supercolourful volunteers. The colour is a special recipe of magical colour dust and all products are 100% natural, safe and food grade quality. To keep it out of your eyes our certified Color Throwers try to aim low as you pass by. Some Color Runners opt to wear glasses or goggles for their eyes and use a bandana or dust mask for their mouths. We certainly recommend that The Little Color Runners wear sunglasses or some form of eye protection. Please do not completely stop in The Color Zones. This will create a bottleneck and problems for runners behind you. We cross our colourful hearts to try and get as much or as little colour on you as you like! foam zone The foam used in the Foam Zone does not present any health-related dangers you won t need to wear eye or skin protection unless you want to! If the foam makes contact with your eyes, simply rinse and wash it with fresh, clean water. The foam will not cause harm to skin, however if irritation does happen to appear, please see your doctor. Please make sure all Little Color Runners are supervised in the Foam Zone at all times. If you want to skip the Foam Zone there will be a separate dry lane for anyone wishing to run past. walking, running and dancing on course The Happiest 5k is for everyone. Some people will run the entire 5k, some will walk it, some might even dance it. Our experience is that most Color Runners will do a little bit of all. BEFORE THE DAY The run THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 11
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THE FINISH FESTIVAL The fun isn t over when you cross the finish line in fact it s only just begun! Grab a bottle of water & your Packet of Coloured Powder and give yourself a pat on the back for running a 5k, then come join the post event party! Our DJ friends at Capital FM will be pumping the tunes on the Finish Festival Stage and our awesome sponsors will have lots of fun activities for you too! Color Throws Every 15 minutes, we will countdown to a mass Color Throw. This creates the famous Color Cloud. This is where you ll want to use the Packet of Coloured Powder you receive as you cross the finish line. Try to resist throwing it - it s worth the wait. If you use, lose or forget your personal Packet of Coloured Powder (handed to you at the finish line), you might be lucky enough to catch one of the give-aways from the stage! BEFORE THE DAY THE RUN THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 13
FOOD Food and drinks are available from 13.00 on event day in the Warm-up and Finish Festival area. Please make sure to bring water with you for the start of the run. Clean Up A good solid shower will get rid of most of the colourful powder. Any remaining colour will be gone in a few days. We are sorry, there will be NO Color Excuses keeping you from going to school or work the next day. BEFORE THE DAY THE RUN THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 14
RULES AND SAFETY If you are running with small children, please watch and direct them through the event. If you are concerned at all with any part of the experience, feel free to wear safety glasses, a bandana or a dust mask. Please follow the directions provided by event officials and volunteers. Above all, please be courteous and respectful to everyone around you. have fun!!! RUNNING WITH CHILDREN With thousands of Color Runners in attendance on event day there is always the possibility of our smaller Color Runners getting separated from their parents. If you are running with your children (then you are the coolest parents ever!), the kids will no doubt have a great time. Please ensure you keep your children in sight at all times if you do happen to get separated from them, please head straight to the Information Tent where one of our friendly team will help you. That way we can get in touch with you should we find ourselves with some new small friends at the Information Tent. LOST CHILDREN If you do find a lost child please bring them to the pink Information Tent in the warmup area and our team will then work to find their parents. BEFORE THE DAY THE RUN THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 15
EVENT DAY FAQ REMINDERS Do I need to be Mo Farah to do this? Oh my goodness, NO! There are plenty of other great 5ks out there to test speed and performance. We re all about a colour crazy day with friends and family. You can run, walk, crawl, or cartwheel it if you wish! How strict is the white clothing dress code for the start of the event? We will have white clothing police inspectors located throughout the event. You will be arrested and put in jail if more than 11.8% of your person is a hue other than white...just like at Wimbledon, honest! Were you kidding about the question above? Yes we were. As long as you wear the white t-shirt given to you in your Race Pack you are good to go. They can include team logos and any other image you see fit. To the point it s really just more fun to run starting in white and ending, well. COLOURTASTIC! How is the colour administered? You will see smiling faces along the course whose main goal is to douse you in colourful powder to ensure that you look like you ran through a beautiful rainbow by the time you cross the finish line. How does the colour affect the inside of cars? You went all out, you re covered in colour and if you don t take precautions, your car will be too. If you re driving or taking the tube, use your poncho or bring something (towels, plastic, rubbish bags, etc.) to cover the seats before you sit down. Will the colour ruin clothes or running shoes? The colour mostly washes out after the event. However, as with anything dirty, the sooner the gear gets washed the better. Dust off all excess powder before washing with water. Wash your coloured gear separately and use cold water. We suggest wearing items that you wouldn t mind getting colourful. If you would like to preserve the colour in your running shirt, we suggest spraying it with vinegar and ironing it when you get home. This is the most likely way the shirt will retain its colouring. Are cameras and phones safe to have in the colour zones? Our event photographers are totally fine shooting from a medium distance (5-8 metres). If you want to get shots right in the midst of the colour we recommend covering cameras/ phones with plastic wrap. Is the run timed? The run is not a timed event. Even Mr. Farah would take his time out there to maximise the colourful fun! We suggest self-timing for anyone desiring a finish time. Why do you keep spelling colour the American way? The Color Run is an American brand that has arrived in the UK, so it s missing the British u. BEFORE THE DAY THE RUN THE FINISH EVENT GUIDE WEMBLEY PARK, london 11.06.17 #myhappiest5k 16
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we can t wait to be colouring with you!