Colorful Road Run Sandstorm! Difficult to breathe due to dust

The "Color Run Color Run" event, which has become popular abroad and is now in China, launched this morning at Dajia Riverside Park. Nearly 15,000 people signed up to participate. A 5-kilometer track is planned. 4 color powder areas were opened, and no one was spared from the color powder on the entire face, including the mouth, nose, and eyes. Many runners covered their mouth, nose, and eyes with towels, glasses, and even gas masks. However, there were still many people who were exposed to the color powder due to the strong The dust is choking; the fine cornstarch used in activities is more likely to invade the bronchus and lungs and cause discomfort. Taiwan's largest color road race kicked off today, with more than 15,000 people participating, turning the Riverside Park into a colorful event. (Photography/Yang Bokang)

The powder has fine molecules and can easily penetrate the respiratory tract

There are more than a dozen staff in each powder area on site, holding half-cut PET bottles filled with colored powder , when a runner passes by, the powder will be thrown directly on the body. Even the staff themselves cannot escape from wearing pastel. After the event, the dust piles up on the ground in a thick layer, and can be seen from a distance in the air. Colored dust scene.

Many runners wear sunglasses and goggles throughout the race, and cover their mouths and noses with towels and headscarves in order to avoid spilling colored powder on their mouths and noses, but there are still many People accidentally get color powder into their eyes or nose, so they have to stop for emergency treatment. Among the runners, we also saw many scenes of parents and children having fun. One family even took an 11-month-old baby to participate in the road run. They simply used a towel to cover their mouth and nose, so that the child's face was covered with colorful colors.

According to a report by the foreign website "Consumer Traveler", the corn starch molecules of the colorful road running powder "Melojel" are very fine, about 10 microns or even smaller, and can easily penetrate mucous membranes and heels. Cilia enter the bronchi and lungs. Many foreign runners also express symptoms of difficulty breathing or lung discomfort after exercise.