A few hundred people around the Central West were primed to come to Orange and take part in the first all-abilities colour run in Orange.

And then the heavens opened. 

Rain, thunder and lightning drenched any chance of Life Without Barriers holding their colour run on December 3, which coincided with World Disability Day. 

So Kate Welch and her team had to make calls to everyone who had registered, telling them the run had to be rescheduled to a later date. 

That later date is finally here, as the Life Without Barriers colour run will be going ahead this Friday at the wheelchair-accessible Bloomfield Park at Gosling Creek, and day program team leader Kate Welch said she was excited to give participants a chance to take part in an activity them might normally be unable to.

“We looked at other colour runs nearby and found none of them were disability friendly and thought ‘we can do that’,” she said. 

The course is only short, and has full visibility the whole way around, but participants can run as much as they want to.    

“There’ll be one course, for a lot of our guys one lap will be the limit, the idea is there’ll be colour stations and water stations around the course for people to make use of,” she said.

It will also be a community event, Mrs Welch said there would be jumping castles and face paint, as well as a free barbecue from the Canobolas Lions Club.

The run will cost $15 dollars to sign up, with the money going to cover costs.  

“It’s not about being a fundraiser, it’s more about having the day and making it fun and making it affordable,” she said.

She was unsure what to expect in terms of numbers, however predicted there could be anywhere from 100 to 500 people attending. 

David White is one of the many who use Life Without Barriers’ service, and said he and everyone else were “very excited” for the run.  

Tickets can be brought from the Life Without Barriers Day Centre at 272 Anson Street, Orange.