A color run????

Nurse_JackieVA, BSN, RN · Mar 27, 2017

Will this be during school hours?

My school hasn't done one but at my son's old school in California we had one during the weekend - Annual 5k Color Run.

Flare, ASN, BSN · Mar 27, 2017

My town does one every year - it's hosted by a town organization, not the school but it is based at the school. I haven't gotten any reports of anyone having an exacerbation of asthma or difficulty breathing d/t the powder -and trust me when I say that I would be the one to get the calls from parents - not the town hall. The streets look so pretty afterward until it rains.

palli · Mar 27, 2017

Hi

This will be done during school hours. Its a fund raiser, so if you raise a certain amount of money, you will participate. we are anticipating maybe 100 kids.

Flare, ASN, BSN · Mar 27, 2017

Eesh - that sounds like a freaking mess. I hope it's done at the very end of the day so the kids can go home and shower. Your halls are going to be technicolour!

palli · Mar 27, 2017

Its actually quite fun to watch. If you google it and hit images,,its so colorful, but could be a nightmare, from our end. I just feel like nothing fun can be done anymore....

Farawyn · Mar 27, 2017

I love it!!! Are you guys doing the color, or is a group coming to take care of it?

tamarae1 · Mar 27, 2017

I've done the Color Run twice when it came to town. It was a lot of fun. It was a company that came in and did it, hosted by someone and profits went to a group. I have asthma. The powder is not aimed at the face typically, but yes, its a cornstarch base and it flies, especially in our wind. I have more asthma problems because my fat self was jogging than because of the powder. It is set up in intervals, every so far you get a new color tossed at you, so you are very rainbow colored by the time you finish. Big party at the end. Lots of fun :) Bad asthmatics could wear a mask going through the colored powder if it is a problem, but I'd worry more about the pollens in the air, personally.

Farawyn · Mar 27, 2017

I've done the Color Run twice when it came to town. It was a lot of fun. It was a company that came in and did it, hosted by someone and profits went to a group. I have asthma. The powder is not aimed at the face typically, but yes, its a cornstarch base and it flies, especially in our wind. I have more asthma problems because my fat self was jogging than because of the powder. It is set up in intervals, every so far you get a new color tossed at you, so you are very rainbow colored by the time you finish. Big party at the end. Lots of fun :) Bad asthmatics could wear a mask going through the colored powder if it is a problem, but I'd worry more about the pollens in the air, personally.

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palli · Mar 27, 2017

Okay, Thank you...I was concerned but the pollen count during may/June is crazy high, so add the wind and cornstarch flying around, I could see how it could be an issue for asthmatics.

AdobeRN · Mar 27, 2017

We had our first one this year for 5th grade - part of a fundraiser thru PTA. I was nervous about it but it turned out ok - I did have a few "asthma" issues but I would have had them with a regular fun run also. Last year for Field day and our big annual fundraiser of Boosterthon I started to be more proactive - sending a letter home to parents about sunscreen, allergy & asthma medication and basically letting them know I do not have any of this in my clinic and that they need to plan ahead for possible issues.

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Mar 27, 2017

How would you like to be the poor schmuck cleaning out the school buses afterwards?