Run for your lives!

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Run for your lives!

Post by NeverMore » Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:07 pm

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GENIUS!!!! A 5K marathon, with an obstacle course, while being chased by zombies. Anybody here live near Baltimore?

http://runforyourlives.com/

It's a bit like flag football. The runners wear flags, which represent life. Their task is to make it to the finish line while dodging and jumping over obstacles, without losing all their flags. Volunteers, posing as zombies, attempt to chase them down and grab their flags. Basically, trying to take their "lives". If you cross the finish line without any flags, you're dead and are ineligible for any prizes.

I've already contacted the organizers of our zombie walk. I'd love to see one of these here. Ultimately, I think it would be cool if cities could create teams and face off against each other, culminating with a 'Zombie Super Bowl' at Halloween.

Plus, this would be great practice for the Zombie Apocalypse.

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Re: Run for your lives!

Post by iHaunt » Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:02 pm

Baltimore, Maryland? I don't live there, I live here in Virginia Beach, VA. :D

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Post by Belladonna » Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:06 am

I wish we had one of these in Indy! :(
We have a small zombie walk in Irvington, but nothing on the scale of San Diego! I want to go!
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Post by witchy » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:06 pm

Thats a very cool idea, we have nothing here, it's kinda depressing rally!!
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Post by MacPhantom » Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:52 pm

Nice!! Only about an hour and a half from where I am, but it's kinda expensive. Anybody have a business and wanna sponsor me? I'll wear my kilt and a t-shirt with your logo on it, so you're sure to get exposure! :wink:

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Post by iHaunt » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:45 pm

Why not say "Run! B**ch, Run!" :?: You know the movie?

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Post by NeverMore » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:36 am

MacPhantom wrote:I'll wear my kilt and a t-shirt with your logo on it, so you're sure to get exposure! :wink:
Just make sure you wear something under that kilt or we'll all get more exposure than we can stand.

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Post by Belladonna » Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:27 am

:lol: :lol:
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Post by SpookShowBaby » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:05 pm

This is awesome! The closest thing we have here is the Zombie Pub Crawl, which gets crazy! I would rather have some drinks than run a marathon, but I would totally give it the old college try!
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Post by MacPhantom » Wed Aug 03, 2011 3:54 pm

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MacPhantom wrote:I'll wear my kilt and a t-shirt with your logo on it, so you're sure to get exposure! :wink:
Just make sure you wear something under that kilt or we'll all get more exposure than we can stand.
Come on, NeverMore. That completely defeats the whole purpose of wearing a kilt in the first place! That's like having vegetarian haggis, or going to the beach in a snowstorm. :?

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Re: Run for your lives!

Post by Andybev01 » Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:47 pm

NeverMore wrote:.
GENIUS!!!! A 5K marathon, with an obstacle course, while being chased by zombies. Anybody here live near Baltimore?

http://runforyourlives.com/

It's a bit like flag football. The runners wear flags, which represent life. Their task is to make it to the finish line while dodging and jumping over obstacles, without losing all their flags. Volunteers, posing as zombies, attempt to chase them down and grab their flags. Basically, trying to take their "lives". If you cross the finish line without any flags, you're dead and are ineligible for any prizes.

I've already contacted the organizers of our zombie walk. I'd love to see one of these here. Ultimately, I think it would be cool if cities could create teams and face off against each other, culminating with a 'Zombie Super Bowl' at Halloween.

Plus, this would be great practice for the Zombie Apocalypse.

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I have an app that uses google maps to create a walking (or jogging) route that shows zombies that you must avoid in order to make it to your destination alive.
It alters the zombie courses to make each walk unique.
It can be multi-player as well and you can meet up with other zombie aficionados during your walk.
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As you are now so once was I,
As I am now so you must be,
Prepare for death & follow me.

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Re: Run for your lives!

Post by NeverMore » Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:08 pm

Andybev01 wrote:
I have an app that uses google maps to create a walking (or jogging) route that shows zombies that you must avoid in order to make it to your destination alive.
It alters the zombie courses to make each walk unique.
It can be multi-player as well and you can meet up with other zombie aficionados during your walk.
Here's one that works in your browser. At least, it's supposed to. Maybe doesn't work for me because of the slow connection?

http://wonder-tonic.com/zombie/

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Re: Run for your lives!

Post by Andybev01 » Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:13 pm

Looks like it's similar but I'm not installing chrome to find out. :P
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Re: Run for your lives!

Post by NeverMore » Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:58 am


Just saw a commercial during 'Walking Dead', we're getting one of these here! Wahooo!!!!! Not till next Halloween though, waaaa!

Also coming to...
  • Atlanta -- March 3, 2012

    Austin -- December 15, 2012

    Baltimore -- October 22, 2011

    Boston -- May 5, 2012

    Indianapolis -- June 23, 2012

    Pittsburgh -- September 1, 2012

    San Diego/Los Angeles -- October 20, 2012

    Seattle/Portland -- August 4, 2012

Belladonna wrote:I wish we had one of these in Indy!
You got your wish kiddo!

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