Zombie Run - July 12th

July has been a busy month with work and studying. But, I've also spent my weekends outside of the house, and reveling in some R&R.

On July 12, Adam and I participated in a zombie run. The location was
publicized for the Baltimore/DC area, but it turns out it was about an hour northwest of our city--definitely a bit of a drive for anyone coming from DC. The drive was quite nice, and was fun just on its own. We drove on a highway that took us through rural country, with lots of farm houses and pastures. In fact, the race itself was at a horse agility, riding, and training course.

My back sweat tends to form in the shape of a heart!

Our wave was at 10:30am, taking into account the fact that we wanted to sleep in and how long the website said it would take to process runners as they registered. We arrived a little before 9:30am, parked in a grassy lot, and made our way to registration. In and out in less than 5 minutes. Received those "capture the flag" belts with three rip-away flags and a bib number. We were going to cool our heels until our wave time, but Adam was practically dying and there wasn't a place to really sit and relax. We jumped into the 09:45 wave instead!

Neither of us had no idea what to expect, but based on the webpage and FAQ, we fully expected obstacles, quite a few zombies, and a general craziness to the morning. We were sorely disappointed. The trail, 5k around a wide loop, did not contain ANY obstacles. There were zombies on the path, but they were very spread out and at times, the limited make-up they wore allowed them to appear as normal runners/walkers. That said, we still had a good time, even though (as previously mentioned) Adam was sick. He was fighting an achy body, sniffles, and exhaustion. We mostly sprinted through the zombie stops and then walked between them so that Adam could recover.

Instagram'd picture of Adam and I - post race!

We finished in about 48 minutes! I didn't bring my phone for fear of it getting destroyed in any of the obstacles, but a quick look at the watch was helpful. Adam, the champ he was, survived the run with all of his flags still remaining. I was caught twice and came out with just one. I still survived, so that's all that matters!