The Tribune

AFTER a great success in Nassau, the organisers of the 242 Colour Run have now committed to hosting the event in Freeport and Abaco before the year’s end.

On December 8, the colourful race will hit the streets of Freeport, and on December 28 the event will take place in Abaco.

The inaugural event in Nassau on July 13 drew 333 participants, along with dozens of volunteers and spectators. The five kilometre course started and finished at Montagu Foreshore and had five colour stations.

As the participants ran and walked through the course, they were bombarded with food-grade powders in Flash Caribbean Breeze Blue, Flamingo Pink, Bahamian Yellow, Sun Burnt Orange and Key Lime Green.

The event was not timed, and participants were encouraged to have as much fun as they liked – ranging from outrageous costumes to body paint. All of the participants were covered in colour after the initial “colour toss”, a pre-race ritual where each participant throws a handful of coloured powder into the air, creating a giant cascading cloud of colour.

The Nassau event had individuals and groups as large as 25 participate.

Friends of all ages, as well as families, corporations, service groups, church groups and many more organisations took part.

The Rotary Club of East Nassau and the Rotaract Club of East Nassau, as well as BAARK, a non-profit organisation dedicated to dog and cat spay/neuter programmes and education projects, were all beneficiaries of the event.

The Freeport event will take place at the Garden of the Groves.

The trails and roads in the area will provide a unique course and a great staging area for the race.

The event will take place in the early morning and a post-event gala will be held at the Garden of the Groves.

The Abaco event, the third and final 242 Colour Run in 2013, will take place in Hope Town. The atmosphere is set for a colourful race, with participants already excited about the event.

Local Rotary clubs are set to benefit from and assist with both races.

Participants in the 242 Colour Run events are encouraged to walk, run, skip, hop or jump through the course –the race is not competitive and persons are encouraged to come out and enjoy the camaraderie and fun that ensues.

Participants can follow the event on Facebook or on the website, www.run242.com, for further details as they are released.

Registration for both events will open soon, both online and at local venues to be announced.