Painted Lady #colourrun

Getting ready at home   Image: Lorna Liza

 

 

After such a terrible weather day on Saturday I was very concerned about the weather on Sunday.  This was because I was doing the colour run in Cleethorpes! The Colour Run sees participants covered in bursts of coloured powder at each kilometre of the 5k route. Luckily, waking up on Sunday the sun was shining through the window.

Now let us get something clear, I do not run! I refuse to run for a bus and physical education has never been my strong point.  Artistic? creative? yes. Sporty? no way!!

An old teacher of mine came to a coffee afternoon I attended the other week and brought photographs of me from the age of five. Many of them were of PE lessons and being a child of the 70's I was in bare feet, with knickers and vest! No sportswear for us!! Next to the photographs was written 'Lorna likes to quietly observe in P.E'. Another teacher recalls how, at the tender age of five I announced that I was not going to do P.E. anymore. I had tried it and didn't much like it!!  You can imagine how that was received!!  Suffice to say I was soon in my knickers and vest pretending to be a cloud! Actually I did not mind dance. I enjoyed prancing around and even went to dancing at the 'Burgin School Of Dance'. Maureen Burgin, the dance teacher, has recently passed away.

I loved the dancing but there was a snag. I could not do the gymnastic side of it. I can't do a handstand, cartwheel or even a roly-poly! I think it is a confidence thing and still can't.

When Pirate Mick and I moved into our new home I decided to get a bike. I went to a brilliant local shop and bought a bike and lock and was loaned a helmet. The shop was called Bike Fix

I managed to ride to and from work twice before I got knocked off!! So that was the end of that!!

 A few years ago I signed up for 'Strictly Come Pole Dancing'.  I struggled to do it. I really need to build up my upper body strength.  I did buy a pole that you put between the door frame to pull yourself up on. I could not even fix it up! That was returned the next day!! 

 

I am not sure what happened when I decided to sign up for the colour run but I found the email confirmation on my phone after a night in with my best friend!!

It stated you could walk or dance around it so I decided that it could not be too bad!!!

As the sun was shining I wore my denim shorts, which used to be white and blue but had already had a colour disaster in the wash and is now a pink/blue colour and a white vest top. I was due at my friend who does my hair the day after so I tried to help by pinning a small victory roll and covering most of my hair with a headscarf. I wore my contacts and old sunglasses and trainers.

 

It had cost just over £13.00 to take part and the money went to 'Supporting Local Champions'.

I was surprised that the ticket was not checked when we got there and it did seem quite disorganised.  I understand they were trying not to have a long queue but sometimes it is necessary. There was a rumour that people were able to get in without paying! I do not know if this was true! The wristband you get could easily be taken off  but you did get a packet of paint to start you off. This was where I was shocked at the people there. Everybody was having fun but just throwing the packets on the ground!! Why?? I put mine in one of the many bins and picked up quite a few from the floor.  Have you ever seen 'Stepping Out?' If you have I was like the character Vera that Julie Walters plays, tidying up after everybody!! I am getting old!!

 

We had quite a long wait before the run started but then it was countdown and we were off. 

The weather was amazing and it was so lovely around Cleethorpes. We went out of the back of the Meridian Park and towards Anthony Bank. Back towards the boating lake, past the paddling pool and round to the Leisure Centre. It was then along side the boating lake, across the small railway and I was so tempted to stop at the 'Smallest Bar in the World' but did not and back into the Meridian.  I was a bit disappointed at the end as there was not really anything at the end and at the very least I thought I deserved a medal!!

 

Pirate Mick came to collect and we had to sit on dustsheets in the car and I had to take off my shoes at the door and try not to touch anything before getting in the shower.  I had so much powder in my bra! Pirate Mick said I would had got less paint on me if I had actually run!! The worst was the purple paint and I am still finding the paint in my ear! Oh and the white vest top and sunglasses went in the bin!! My poor hair suffered as it was washed over and over again but I think the worst of the casualties was the bathroom!!



 

 

Finished
Image; Lorna Liza

 

Painted Lady!!
Image: Lorna Liza

 

Well it was fun and something else I can say that I have done! Did you take part?  I think it was held in different parts of the UK.

 

Looking now for my next adventure!  What would you recommend?

 

 

Have I gone mad?. I'm afraid so, you're entirely bonkers, but I'll tell you a secret.  All the best people are" ~ Alice In Wonderland

"If happy little bluebirds fly, beyond the rainbow, why, oh why, can't I?" ~ Harold Arlen