jcgoble3 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Most runners do run better in cooler temperatures; I know I do. If you're running, it will feel like 60s, but walkers will feel every bit of the 40s. Having not done a race or training run in 52 weeks to the day Saturday, I have no choice but to walk. As for last year, I believe it was indeed around 60, maybe upper 50s, when people were arriving at 6am, but it did warm up quickly. The temperature graph here says otherwise, but I think that data is wrong, as I probably would not have worn a t-shirt and shorts that morning if it was indeed in the 40s. That graph actually says it was only 50 at the end of the run, which is laughable because at 9am I was walking out to my car in a t-shirt and shorts that were soaking wet, having just taken a shower with my clothes on, and I did not feel cold at all at that time. One would think that a person wearing only a t-shirt and shorts that are soaking wet in 50°F temperatures would be freezing. I wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geebs11 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 anyone have an idea of how things work 'after the race' -Are all runners admitted to the park come 9:30 for ERT (I have a Gold-Pass, so it's irrelevant) or do they have additional privileges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 No 5ks for me right now..woke up still sore..for those wanting a quick workout I did mine in about 14 minutes it's a quick burner which I like for Fridays 5 toe to bar pull ups (flex arm the bar and bring toes to bar) 4 Dead Lifts (I did 205) 3 wall walks ( push up position, walk feet up the wall and hands closer to wall till vertical then back down) 200m run Repeat six times. It sucked..just..grr..hurting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Heading to the park soon. I'm so out of shape it's pathetic, so no running from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Sorry to double post. The trip through a testing Diamondback was worth a little (a lot actually) bit of color. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I actually got the first Diamondback train of the morning passing over my head. Definitely a very fun time. Transmitted from Wild Space via my datapad's DROID brain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vermillionlove Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I also walked 90% of the 5k, and enjoyed views on the backroads that i'd never walked before. (: didn't see any testing happening though, that sounds rad! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 The 2015 Color Me Rad 5k coincides with the first morning of Coasterstock (Saturday May 16). According to the Season Pass Portal, Gold and Platinum passholders can receive 50% off their race registration (although, when I tried, the promo code came back invalid). I'm not sure I want to start the two days of Coasterstock with an early morning run, myself, but I would like to do one of these races someday. It would be cool to get together a KIC team. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Well, you don't have to actually run. That said, in my Army days, there was no better way to start the day than with a nice run. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 ^We obviously had different experiences. Depending on "Tops" mood, a "nice run", could be anywhere between 2 and 10 miles. 2 miles not bad, 10 exhausting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I signed up to do this again this year. I hope it is more organized than last year. The registration situation was a real mess. In fact, I had to ignore what the Color Me Rad people said to do, or I would have completely missed the race. Luckily I was able to locate someone from Kings Island to help me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 For anyone that is doing this Saturday morning, I talked with the ladies in Guest Relations at the park this afternoon about parking, since the Color Me Rad people didn't send out any information on that. Color Me Rad 5K participants will enter the parking lot at the traffic light at Soak City Drive (this is the light immediately to the south of the regular south tolls). That entrance will open at 5:30 AM. I did not ask anything about the race course or anything else; however, I'm assuming that the race course will be different this year since Coasterstock participants will be starting to show up, park, and check in prior to the race beginning, thus the main part of the parking lot and the entry plaza will obviously be unavailable for the 5K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricsun Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Have a great run! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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