Sgt. Ruff's Color Run

Sgt. Ruff's Color Run is a charity color-run in Lenoir, North Carolina, on the City of Lenoir Greenway, starting and finishing at the Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex parking lot at 1050 Zacks Fork Rd. The event features a Big Dawg 5K course and a Pup Run 1-Mile Fun Run, plus a VIP Big Dawg option.

Participants are doused with color at multiple color stations along a course through the Greenway; dogs are welcome on leash. Each entrant receives a white Shepherds for Sheepdogs T-shirt, a bandana, sunglasses, and a color bomb; finishers earn a dog-tag medal. Proceeds support service dogs for veterans and first responders. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.