The Color Run set to paint Durban all shades of extraordinary

The Color Run set to paint Durban all shades of extraordinary

 The Green Hub, Blue Lagoon; 12 July 2015 at 10h00

The Color Run – a fun family 5km run - is coming to Durban on 12 July starting at the Green Hub at the Blue Lagoon, and organisers announce a bolder, brighter event for the 2015 series.

10 June 2015 – The Color Run™ 2015 will be hitting Durban on 12 July 2015.  “The happiest 5km on the planet” promises to be brighter, shinier and happier this year with some exciting new additions to the usual format.

Participating in this year’s event will be done in the true spirit of Ubuntu. Color Runners can expect nothing like ever before, with this year’s run including in-race obstacles a sprinkle of glitter and a few other surprises.

“The Color Run is bigger and better than ever, and that’s thanks in part to the fact that South Africa’s happiest bank, Capitec Bank, has come on board as the headline sponsor,” says Leon Swanepoel, The Color Run South Africa event producer. 

Having had huge success in Port Elizabeth in May, with over 7 000 Color Runners experiencing the bigger, better and shinier format, The Color Run promises to bring an event to remember for locals and tourists alike to the Durban leg.

“But, it is about so much more than just one day, which is why we are thrilled to have a sponsor such as Capitec Bank, which shares The Color Run’s passion for social upliftment,” says Swanepoel. “Thanks to Capitec Bank’s generous sponsorship, we were able to raise over R53 000 for a local nursery school in Port Elizabeth.”

“Capitec Bank is really excited to be on board with The Color Run, because we share the same values. Like The Color Run, we also believe in health, happiness, individuality, giving back, living life in technicolour and having fun, while caring about the community. Durban is going to be spectacular, and we can’t wait to be there,” says Charl Nel, head of communications at Capitec Bank.

The Durban leg of The Color Run is raising funds for education and Capitec Bank has committed a R10 donation for every ticket purchased towards this cause.  

The Color Run is the single largest 5km event series in the world, which hosted more than 300 events in over 50 countries in 2014. Registration for Durban is open!

Every runner will receive a R200 voucher from Takealot.com for the purchase of The Color Run powder and merchandise, as well as a R200 voucher from Superbalist to be redeemed against a minimum spend of R250.

Charity and school fundraising is a big part of The Color Run. Register your school or charity on the Fun Raiser program and raise R20 for every ticket sold under your unique Fun Raiser code.  To give back, contact The Color Run on hello@thecolorrun.co.za .

Tickets are available on line from The Color Run website (http://thecolorrun.co.za) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/TheColorRunSouthAfrica). Get your early bird special now, available until 22nd June 2015 for only R100. Thereafter, individual ticket prices are R150 and R200 on the day.

Mark your diaries:

When: 12 July 2015

Where: The Green Hub, Blue Lagoon

Time: 10h00

About The Color Run

The Color Run is a feel-good, happy, colourful event. “Color Runners” of all shapes and sizes happily go from wearing pristine white clothing, to being covered in prismatic colour. At each kilometre mark, a different colour of powder fills the air and covers the participants, creating an ever-increasing spectrum of colour and beauty. At the finish line, the colour festival kicks off and the air is filled with millions of vivid colour combinations as participants get in on the colour throwing fun as well. For more information, go to www.thecolorrun.co.za or follow us on Facebook.

About Capitec Bank

Capitec Bank (JSE: CPI) is South Africa’s fastest growing full service retail bank. With 6.2 million active clients, R11.6 billion in equity and R53.9 billion in assets as of February 2015, Capitec Bank offers affordable, simplified and transparent banking with personalised service. Using innovative technology to drive down costs, increased accessibility and simplified, transparent client interactions, Capitec Bank's Global One facility offers a range of transacting, saving and credit options accessed in real-time using paperless processes and the country’s first in-branch biometric client identification system. Capitec Bank was recently named South Africa’s best service and *best value bank in the South African Consumer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi), South Africa’s best priced bank in the Solidarity Report and the best customer service bank in the Ask Afrika Orange Index awards.

For further information on Capitec Bank visit www.capitecbank.co.za or follow Capitec on

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