The rise in popularity of obstacle type races (like mud runs) has paved the way for other out of the ordinary running series in recent years, and none have made a bigger splash than the Color Run.

They may be the hottest thing in running since ancient Greece, but color runs — shorter-distance races, during which participants are showered with various colors as they progress along the route — ...

Instead of "blast[ing] each other from head to toe in thousands of color combinations" as promised at the Color 5 Mile run, prospective participants are blasting the event for being a hoax. At first ...