{"id":5986,"date":"2012-04-11T05:51:39","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T03:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=5986"},"modified":"2012-12-01T03:17:51","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T03:17:51","slug":"zombies-liven-up-5k-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/zombies-liven-up-5k-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Zombies Liven Up 5K Races"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back when we lived in Ohio, I occasionally ran laps with some recreational marathoners. It was totally random…\u00a0The\u00a0local Parks and Rec dept. had an indoor track that I used during snowy\/rainy\/cold weather. The marathoners used it too, so when we encountered each other on the track, I would fall in with them to chat for a couple of miles or so.<\/p>\n

One of the guys, Chris, also belonged to a group that put on a 5K run every Fall. Naturally, he invited me to join in… but I never did. It wasn’t the distance (I routinely ran 10K – 12K 3 times\/week), rather, it was the distraction of a large group that put me off. I don’t like crowds, and usually avoid events that draw them – unless the event is appealing enough to overcome my reluctance.<\/p>\n

And the prospect of a plain vanilla 5k run just wasn’t appealing enough. Too ordinary. However, if Chris’ group had thought of this gimmick, I might have changed my mind…<\/a><\/p>\n

BUTCHERTOWN, Ky., April 8 (UPI) — About 700 people ran “for dear life” in the 5K Zombie Survival Run in Kentucky, organizers said.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, runners had to evade about 100 actors dressed as zombies as they made their way through Cherokee Park to benefit the Alley Theater in Butchertown, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal reported.<\/p>\n

Runners wore belts with three red flags; whenever a zombie took a flag, it represented a wound. The goal was to make it to the finish line with at least one flag.<\/p>\n

Zombies were stationed throughout the course, with a horde close to the end.<\/p>\n

Jessica Easterling said she almost made it to the finish with all her flags, but they were captured in the end.<\/p>\n

“The zombies were fast,” said Easterling, 29, of New Albany, Ind. “I didn’t think they’d be that fast. They’re not that fast in the movies.”<\/p>\n

…Dixie Crompton, 28, who played a zombie during the run, said it was hard work.<\/p>\n

“You’re starting and stopping a lot,” Crompton said of the experience. “People see you coming and they start running for dear life.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hee-hee – sounds like an interesting way to do intervals! If there’s ever a race like this around NE WA, I’m soooo gonna sign up. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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