• Volunteers wait for runners to run by the colouring station.
    Volunteers wait for runners to run by the colouring station.
  • Two participants walk the 5km track while one documents the experience with her camera.
    Two participants walk the 5km track while one documents the experience with her camera.
  • Runners get sprayed with colour as they run through the colouring station.
    Runners get sprayed with colour as they run through the colouring station.
  • Participants dressed up for the occasion.
    Participants dressed up for the occasion.
  • Runners celebrate making it through the colouring station relatively unscathed.
    Runners celebrate making it through the colouring station relatively unscathed.
  • A young participant takes photos of his experience as he runs.
    A young participant takes photos of his experience as he runs.
  • A family runs together.
    A family runs together.
  • Over 9,500 people attended the Color Run on Yas Island on Friday. Participants of every age walked, jogged, and ran 5km on the F1 Circuit while being sprayed by colours.
    Over 9,500 people attended the Color Run on Yas Island on Friday. Participants of every age walked, jogged, and ran 5km on the F1 Circuit while being sprayed by colours.
  • Two runners get sprayed with colours while running through one of the five colouring stations.
    Two runners get sprayed with colours while running through one of the five colouring stations.
  • Over 9,500 people start the 5km Colour Run on Friday.
    Over 9,500 people start the 5km Colour Run on Friday.
  • No runner was spared from a colour attack.
    No runner was spared from a colour attack.
  • A young participant gets sprayed with pink chalk as he runs through a colouring station.
    A young participant gets sprayed with pink chalk as he runs through a colouring station.
  • A participant gets sprayed with pink chalk.
    A participant gets sprayed with pink chalk.
  • The runners run through one of the five colouring stations.
    The runners run through one of the five colouring stations.
  • The participants set off at the starting line.
    The participants set off at the starting line.

UAE

Abu Dhabi Colour Run — in pictures

Robert Mickelson

March 29, 2015

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Thousands of people added a dash of colour to their weekend when they took part in a fun run around the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

More than 9,500 runners took part in the 5km Color Run and were doused from head to toe in yellow, red, blue and pink paint at each kilometre.

All photos by Lee Hoagland / The National

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