Racing The Dead 2013

19th September 2013; Racing The Dead 2013

The other day when I was at “The Cathy.” I saw this promotional site. Where they had this van parked there. It is a campaign to raise awareness of this up and coming race event. Unlike the usual marathons, participants are tasked to try and dodge and outrun zombies on their way to the finish line. (The Fort)

 

 

This would be the race route, which I had grabbed from the official site. At the beginning of the race, runners will be issued two red flags simulating their lives. The course would be infested with hordes of zombies, which the runners are to avoid contact with them at all cost. There will be obstacles along the way to hinder your progress at the race and who knows? It might also be a place where a huge amount of zombies are gathered together to try and make you their next meal. Along the route, there are also first aid zones, namely the “Mio TV Life Zone” where runners will be ale to replenish a lost health flag. Upon reaching the finish line, runners are put to the “Quarantine Area” to determine if they are infection free.

This all sounds like a very interesting idea for a race. The ones that I have participated in aren’t all that interesting. You only have to make your way to the finish line and that’s about it.

For me, marathons are what I personally enjoy very much myself as I’m an avid runner who enjoys the experience of running long distances with thousands of other participants. For this particular race the dead event, it has definitely raised my interests, for its interesting setting and race objectives. Putting it in simple terms, it all sounds like a catching game. A game where I believe all of us would have played when we were young. But this time around, it is executed in a large-scale event.

As interested as I may seem, I won’t be joining it. That is because as of late, schoolwork has really been piling up. I haven’t been able to sleep much and have been burning midnight oil every single day. Two more weeks to the final assessment, where all our hard work would be graded. All the best to all of my classmates! In any case, I hope that ‘Race the dead’ becomes popular and they return on 2014. Who knows? I might be able to participate next year!

Earned this today: I want to get back in running for marathons and events like this like I use to!