Cosmic Run

I am so glad I didn’t pay for my ticket to this crap show of an event (I took the spot of a friend who couldn’t make it).
Let’s start with the website? Horrible layout. Very little information about the event itself. One minute it said this thing was a 5k, the next it was touted as a non-​athletic 1 mile adventure. Guess what… it was a 5k. In the dark. The website days Cosmic world is «the world’s only interactive immersive electronic dance music festival.» I don’t think you could call it a festival. There was one artist playing at the end of the show, a few blacklights, some neon cornstarch, and glow-​bracelets. That does not make a festival. The pictures are misleading– almost making you think you’d be running through a tron-​like tunnel the entire time. Nope!
I have no idea who this event is actually for. Runners? Druggies? 18 year olds with nothing better to do? It’s an all ages event that people were encouraged to bring their children to– I spotted more than a handful of strollers. And I’m not sure if those with strollers were prepared to go 3.5 miles, in the rain, in the dark, over gravel. I can’t blame the promoters for the weather– it was cool and rainy. It made the dark (nope, not really any signs of those futuristic visuals) run a bit less fun.
There’s some sort of partnership with a charity for this event, but I saw nothing promoted. There’s a brief mention somewhere about Crohn’s disease. But that’s about it. They charge an extra $ 5 to pick up your packet the day of the race, and I’m sure they made a lot of money doing that since packet pick up the day before was out at Cascade Station.
The music after wasn’t particularly my cup of tea, but quite a few people stuck around to dance. I have no idea as to whether or not it was a good show or not.
Again, I’m so glad I didn’t pay for my ticket. If you don’t believe me, read the other cosmic run reviews on Unilocal.Pretty solid 1 stars all the way through.