We actually decided to make a vacation out of it. We did a few escape rooms (check them out! so fun!), visited Matt's sister, visited some filming sites of the Walking Dead and then stopped in Tennessee on the way home and walked some trails.
However, the main attraction was the Zombie Run. We have done this type of run before but we have always been the zombies.
The premise of the race is the runners get a belt with 3 flags. The runners then go through the course while "zombies" try to take your flags. Once all your flags are gone, you are "infected".
We arrived and the parking lot was already pretty full. We parked and took a bus to the location. The location of the event was an actual training facility. They use it to train military, emergency rescue, EMTs, ect. It was pretty cool. It had buildings on fire, a subway station, crushed cars, helicopters flying and even a flooded neighborhood. It was intense.
We got our packet and since we instagramed, we got an extra flag - score! We hung around, checked out the vendors and admired some of the people that had some pretty amazing makeup on.
So they gave us some pointers and off we went. It was kind of scary at first because you didn't know what to expect. Right off the get go there were zombies everywhere! We raced through a building area and escaped the zombie clutches. Some of them were slow, some were fast, some were funny, and some were downright scary!
We then headed out onto the open highway to get away from the infected. There were broken down cars and buses all along the course and...you guessed it....more zombies!
I did fairly well until I was face to face with a little girl zombie. She blocked my way, shoulder checked me and took my danged flag.
So, down to 3. We then had a stretch that had no zombies or anything. That part was kind of lame because it was just open road that we walked. There was some "gun fire" in the distance but other than that pretty uneventful.
We then headed into the buildings area. We ran into a facility and Matt ran right into a wall. I heard him and heard the zombie ask if he was okay (before he snatched his flag -dirty!). Matt came stumbling out - apparently, in the dark room and with zombies chasing, he didn't see the wall. I asked him if he was okay.....then asked again...when he didn't answer, I took off. It is the apocalypse after all! Every man for himself! Don't worry, he caught up to me (2 weeks later and he STILL has a large nasty bruise!!!).
We then entered the subway tunnel. This part was neat but it would have been better if they actually had zombies in this area. The only thing weird was they had people playing music along the way like violin, banjos, etc. Ambiance, maybe? Odd.
Then this kid came from nowhere and we "danced" as he tried to take my flag by I made it unscathed. We then headed to the flood area. I decided not to go into the water (it was an option) only because it was muddy and I was afraid of what was in there. As I came out of the side, a "zombie" told me to be careful because people were slipping on the mud and falling. I told him thank you and he was like - you are welcome. He was such a nice zombie! He then reached out to snatch my flag but I was quicker and snatch my hand over it. I then proceeded to tell him there was no way he was going to be all nicey to me and take my flag. We argued back and forth and I said forget it! And was off. A few more buildings then at the end was some weird family of zombie Smurfs. I kid you not.
And we got our medal and our shirt.
It was super fun. We plan to go back next year and run it again and be zombies too. It was the best zombie course we have seen. We enjoyed a snow cone and headed back to the bus.
So, the review of the event Zombie Run 5K:
Terrain - buildings, water, gravel, concrete, grass.....all sorts of terrain
Organization - Was well organized. Everything clearly marked and ran smoothly
Cost - $50 per person
Time of Race - 9:30am
Overall - was so much fun and unique! Fantastic course and props
Award - medal (infected or survivor) and a teeshirt
My Time - it was timed but we did it for fun, no idea what my time was
Race # - 16 for the year
#BeastModeActivated
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| Our road filled with zombies and cars |
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| Racoon City..... |
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| I am seriously concentrating.... |
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| Had a blast! |
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