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Run for your lives!!

Postby QuickChick » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:11 am

Check out this race- a friend down in DC was telling me about it. It's a 5K race in Baltimore, with obstacles a la Warrior Dash, BUT zombies chase you and you have to make it to the finish without losing all the "health flags" you are given (or your brain being eaten)!! There are multiple routes to the finish. I wish they had something like that here! Manhunt for grownups!
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Postby ultraslacker » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:10 pm

:lol:

That's great.

I don't think we have anything like that here. BUT we are doing the zombie walk this weekend in van... should be a hoot!
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Re: Run for your lives!!

Postby n_fraser » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:24 pm

I would do this in a heartbeat! It looks like a blast.
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Postby JoaniB » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:57 pm

That sounds like a lot of fun, though I imagine that, as in the movies, I'd be one of the first to be et. :D

When you do get 'et', do you get a chance to turn into a zombie yourself?
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Re: Run for your lives!!

Postby Habs4ever » Thu Aug 18, 2011 12:58 pm

FishPants better not read this thread. (I think she's the one afraid of zombies)
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Postby toobusy » Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:29 pm

Habs4ever wrote:FishPants better not read this thread. (I think she's the one afraid of zombies)


Yes - which is who I thought of when I heard about this one.

A friend is doing it...
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Postby DonnaRigs » Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:24 pm

I would LOVE to do this. Can't even explain how much...
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Re: Run for your lives!!

Postby rebelrace » Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:56 pm

the best run ever is Rebel Race without a shadow of a doubt if you smell what the Rock is cookin'!!!
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Re: Run for your lives!!

Postby Nicholas » Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:00 am

rebelrace wrote:the best run ever is Rebel Race without a shadow of a doubt if you smell what the Rock is cookin'!!!

Well, if you are the race organiser I guess you would think your race is the best! Would be better to declare that instead of just extolling how wonderful it is.
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Re: Run for your lives!!

Postby fit-kitty » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:51 am

Sounds SO fun! I did the warrior and LOVED every second of it!
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Postby run mom run » Sat Nov 05, 2011 5:53 pm

OMG that looks like fun! There's one in Pittsburgh next year, it's not THAT far away from Ottawa. Or Boston :)

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Re: Run for your lives!!

Postby QuickChick » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:35 pm

There's a Toronto date for this event!!! Sept 22 at Burl's Creek Park. I totally want to do it and hope I can convince some people to come with me. It wouldn't be nearly as much fun on my own. I know Pat will go but I want to get a group together! If anyone is into it, holla... This is definitely more of an event than a race, but it looks like a BLAST. Not so much of a "grrrr let's see how tough you are as you run through live wires" as a "run like an idiot, get dirty and laugh your ass off" event.
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Re: Run for your lives!!

Postby shannybear13 » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:59 pm

Oh my goodness this looks like so much fun. I am in for the Toronto date!
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Re: Run for your lives!!

Postby oobinsnaffa » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:15 pm

One of my friends is doing the Florida one, it looks like fun! If there were a Western Canada date, I'd be all over it. I may have to make a trip to Washington next year...
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