Don't waste time and money traveling to Atlanta or Birmingham for a color run; Student Alumni Association is bringing one to campus.
Student Alumni Association partners with Alumni Association and Auburn University Health and Wellness to start campus' annual Color Me Auburn 5K Saturday, Aug. 24.
The race will run throughout campus, as well as on Magnolia Avenue and Donahue Drive.
All of the color thrown during the race will be orange or blue.
"We thought color runs were so popular right now, but we haven't heard of one that was huge at Auburn yet, so we kind of wanted to start that tradition," said Dori Dobbs, membership coordinator for Alumni Association.
The race will start at 6 p.m.
"We wanted to make it student friendly because students are way more likely to participate in a run if it was not so early in the morning and it's the weekend before football season, so we figured a lot of people would be in town either getting condos ready or just excited to kick off the football season," Dobbs said. "We also wanted to have it later to avoid the heat as well."
All proceeds will go toward student scholarships provided by SAA.
Rebecca Davis, student coordinator for the Color Me Auburn 5K, said the organization hopes to raise $4,000-$5,000, which would be enough for four or five student scholarships.
All are welcome to run or walk the 5K.
"It's a community event," Davis said. "We've opened it up to alumni, students and the entire community. We want to raise as much money as we can."
Although participants can walk the race, there will be timers at the event for the competitive runners.
The first man and woman to cross the finish line will receive gift cards from TCBY and Big Dog Running, as well as some Auburn gear from the Alumni Center.
This is the first Color Me Auburn 5K, but Dobbs hopes to make it an annual event on campus.
Participants are encouraged to wear all white.
"We're having them pick up their registration bag the day before the run at the Alumni
Center," Dobbs said. "It will be open all day for the bag pickup, so they will receive their white shirt the day before, so they can wear that to the run."
Dobbs said people who wear contacts should wear sunglasses or some sort of eye protection to the race so the powder does not get in their eyes.
People interested in volunteering for the race can contact Dobbs by email at DoriDobbs@auburn.edu. Volunteers will receive a free tshirt.
Registration is $15 for SAA members and $20 for nonmembers; to register visit AuAlum.org/5K.
SAA members will also be on the concourse until the day before the race.
"Everybody who lives in Auburn loves Auburn, so we wanted everyone who was interested in doing a color run to be able to do it," Davis said.
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