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Color Me Rad 5K Race Coming to 2013 MSUM Homecoming!

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Moorhead area runners are gearing up for color, and a whole lot of radness, as they take on Color Me Rad 5K on Sept. 28, 2013 at MSU Moorhead as part of the university's homecoming festivities.  Register with the discount code "MSUM" at www.colormerad.com.  Get-It-Cheap registration ends on July 12, 2013 and tickets can also be purchased on the Color Me Rad Facebook Event.
 
"The Dragons are doing Homecoming like never before and we are excited to have the Color Me Rad event as part of the festivities.  This is a unique event that will draw our students and our community together as we celebrate the 125th year of MSUM's existence," said MSUM Athletic Director Doug Peters.
 
As white-clad participants run around MSU Moorhead Nemzek Hall they'll be doused with color that tie-dyes their t-shirts at the same time it brightens their outlook on life. In this untimed event, the focus is purely on fun, and the fitness is an added bonus. Even better, each race benefits a local charity. After completing the 3.1-mile course, runners will declare themselves rad as they toss their own bags of color into the air; creating a display so colorful it makes the Fourth of July jealous.  The color is FDA approved colored cornstarch, and almost 5,000 lbs. of it is used for each race.
 
A portion of the proceeds of the race goes to the MSU Moorhead Athletic Department to benefit athletic scholarships.   "We have worked with great charities across the country, and there is nothing more rad than knowing all of this colorful mayhem is also for a good cause," said race organizer Scott Crandall.
 
Inspired by the Holi Festival of India, Color Me Rad is in its second year of turning runners into color revelers. Last year more than 200,000 runners were turned rad in 36 cities across the U.S. and Canada. "We love to get people involved in fitness who may not come out to your typical 5K," Crandall said.
 
Waves of 1,000 people will take off every five minutes beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at MSU Moorhead, Nemzek Hall.  Participants of all ages are welcome to run or walk.  Registration is available at www.colormerad.com.
 
In 2013 Color Me Rad will hold races across the US and Canada in more than 100 cities. For more information and to see additional race locations, visit www.colormerad.com or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/colormerad5k.

For more information, contact Gloria Riopelle at (218) 477-5824.
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