News announced that the Happiest 5km on the Planet is set to arrive down under, with The Swisse Color Run is kicking off its Australian tour in Melbourne on Sunday, November 25.

The five kilometre fun run with a colourful twist will cater for participants of all ages and fitness levels, offering participants in Melbourne the rare opportunity to travel the iconic home straight at Flemington, passing the Winning Post to complete the run.

The Swisse Color Run will hit Sydney on Sunday, February 10, 2013 and Perth on Sunday, February 17, 2013 – with further dates and cities to be announced - keep an eye on Theswissecolorrun.com.au for more detail.


Donating through its Celebrate Life Foundation, Swisse hope to generate more than $1 million in charitable contributions over the next 12 months through The Swisse Color Run, and other fundraising efforts.


Just by being involved, participants will be helping the Celebrate Life Foundation and The Swisse Color Run to raise funds for a range of Australian charity organisations across the series, with a donation made to a selected charity following each event. The inaugural Melbourne run is dedicated to benefiting the Australian Paralympic Committee.