Photo By Sgt. Kenneth Tucceri | Runners, covered in colored chalk, approach the finish line in front of GTMO’s NEX...... read more read more
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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - The mornings at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay are always colorful to the early riser. One glance to the east discloses a sunrise of bountiful and awe inspiring color. For GTMO’s 13th Annual NEX/MRW 2014 Customer Appreciation Weekend, Saturday morning brought an additional burst of color dynamic.
GTMO hosted the Color Me 5K, 6:30 Saturday morning, to kick off the day’s huge schedule of festivities. The event, sponsored by New Balance, brought hundreds of participants who ran the 5K as colored chalk flew through the air covering their shirts and faces.
“It was a great event,” said Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Gregory. “A lot of people showed up. Even though it was a fun run it was still competitive. It gets people out, and that way you can tell people about customer appreciation, tell them about the sales and all the events going on. Nothing gets the day started like a good run. So these people are fully energized and ready to go.”
Color runs have become a very popular spectacle, both on military installations and in public forums. For many residents, this was their first opportunity to partake in the colorful workout.
“This was my first color run,” said Navy Chief Alfredia Devita. “I enjoyed it. I think the best part was meeting all the people and then seeing how people divided themselves up. The runners [were in the front] and all of us that started out walking were in the back. We were just talking and being a family.”
Another color run newbie was Spc. Brittaney Dornback.
“It was awesome,” said Dornback. “It was just a good experience. Everyone was encouraging everyone and there was total camaraderie, and who doesn’t love getting chalk in their mouth?”
One runner was Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Cherry Quick, who is a perennial runner in events here. Though she didn’t push herself as she quite often does, the experience was a blast, she said.
“It was fun,” said Quick. “You run to each color station, so that’s motivation right there to keep you going.”
| Date Taken: | 10.10.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 10.10.2014 10:06 |
| Story ID: | 144848 |
| Location: | GUANTANAMO BAY , CU |
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