Life in Color 5k: Week 2 Assignment-- Kimmie Seif

Daniella Cohen, a sophomore business major, puts out water and snacks for the runners after they finish the race.

Alaina Ashbeck (center), a sophomore biology major, throws paint on her friends after the big color throw. 

Terp Thon volunteer Kevin Bock throws paint on all the runners while cheering them on at the finish line. 

The Terp Thon Life in Color 5k attracted more than 150 people on Saturday, Sept. 14. Participants were put into separate groups and started at staggering times. 

After the race is finished, all participants celebrate the day by engaging in a massive color throw, which has been a tradition for after the Terpthon Life in Color 5k for the past several years.

A "Miracle Kid" from Children's National Hospital finishes the race. Several patients from Children's National Hospital came out for the race to represent the hospital and participate.

Terp Thon volunteers waiting at the end of the race take turns running ad cartwheeling through the finish line throwing paint on each other.  

Freshman students Claire Wagner, biology major, Abigail Rosenberg, an animal science major, wait for the race begin on the edge of the fountain with friends Alexa Shapiro, a freshman cellular biology and genetics major, and Jessica Blake, a freshman public policy major.