Chance To Win: Food Fight 5K – Denver

Chance to win: An Entry to the Food Fight 5k In Denver.

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Do you like to get a little messy? Ever dreamed of being a part of a giant food fight? Then the latest 5K event coming to Denver might be up your alley. Color runs, zombie runs and beer runs are fun and all, but the Food Fight 5K fun run is in a whole new category of wild.

The Food Fight 5k, which bills itself as “the messiest 5K in the US,” is a five-kilometer, untimed race in which thousands of participants basically join together in one great big food fight. At each kilometer, runners are covered from head to toe in different foods, from spaghetti & sauce (yuck!), mashed potatoes (ew), chocolate and flour. But don’t worry, they’re not sending you home covered in slime. The last kilometer ends with the “Human Car Wash” cleaning station. You’ll get clean, cool down and revitalize before the Finish Festival (where you get to actually EAT some food).

Now all that might seem like a GIANT waste of food – but it’s actually quite the opposite.  You’re not going to be throwing real “food” – it’s a mixture of corn starch, water and non-toxic food dye. The Food Fight 5K has a lofty goal of raising more than 7,000 cans of food for a local charity in each city that they visit. The 5K was created by Colorado residents, so it’s only fitting that they kick off their tour in Denver with all proceeds going to Food Bank of the Rockies. The food-themed items that are being tossed at runners are non-toxic and corn starch based.

The Food Fight 5K is scheduled for Saturday, April 19 at Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park (100 Chopper Cir, Denver, CO 80204). Registration is required, click here to sign up!