Runners - help? Especially Buddha!

[Phishfan]

Now we definitely need to hear about it.

[MaineDolFan]

[MaineDolFan]

The race started taking path 7, straight to the top.  It then dipped off to 5 and 6, going down and back up.

[Brian Fein]

There ARE "mud runs" where you wear dumb costumes and run for fun.  Where they have a beer keg every half mile and the "obstacles" are like running through tires or having a guy shoot you with paintballs. 

Then there are "serious ones" where you have to basically kill yourself to finish it.  Clearly, this wasn't one of the fun ones.

Congrats on finishing this.  Sounds like it was brutal.



Here's a video of an upcoming race in Florida.  I get the feeling this attracts mostly casual competitors and is nowhere near the level of what Maine described.

http://superheroscramble.com/

[Dave Gray]

Sounds like fun.  Maybe it differs from location to location.  They also have zombie runs, where you run a path and zombie actors pop out of the woods and chase you.

[Brian Fein]

^^ I have wanted to do that zombie one.  It sounds like fun.

[MaineDolFan]

Sounds like fun.  Maybe it differs from location to location.  They also have zombie runs, where you run a path and zombie actors pop out of the woods and chase you.

They just announced the 2013 line up for that one!  Funny you said that, I am so doing that one too!

[MaineDolFan]

It's "Run For Your Life."

[Buddhagirl]

Good job, Maine!

[Brian Fein]

Anyone locally wanna do the zombie run?

February 9 in Hialeah

http://runforyourlives.com/#!/infected-zones/02-09-2013/miami-florida

[Phishfan]

I'll be that guy since Brian pooped on MASH. I just don't see what excitement there is in running from fake zombies. If you are a runner, why not just run? If you aren't a runner, why do it?

[Brian Fein]

from my perspective, "just running" can be boring.  Things like this make it a bit more interesting.  I run for exercise, but don't consider myself a runner.  Events like this are fun and good ways to get exercise.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I'll be that guy since Brian pooped on MASH. I just don't see what excitement there is in running from fake zombies. If you are a runner, why not just run? If you aren't a runner, why do it?

I agree with Brian.

Let me ask you question, instead of going thru the hassle of Halloween, (decorating, costumes, trick or treating, etc.) why can't each parent just buy their own kid a bag of candy and be done with it?   

[MaineDolFan]

Thank you, Buddhagirl!  I was pretty okay with my time as my first one!  My buddy only finished :14 ahead of me and he has a lot more experience with these courses.

If you are a runner, why not just run? If you aren't a runner, why do it?

It's not just running.  Go to the web site and watch the videos.  These are 5k courses with obstacles which require strength, balance, will and endurance.  The theory I love about the Zombie run?

Think flag football - add about ten flags.  The Zombies are all going for your flags.  They don't stop.  So, sure - scale that wall and take a break.  If you want to have 27 zombies decend on you and steal all of your flags.  Me?  I am coming off that wall and running...and it's still not a promise I won't have a flag stolen.

It's running...and then some.  I run 3-4 days a week, I put in about 20 miles a week right now.  These obstacles courses add some "zing" to it.

[Phishfan]

The theory I love about the Zombie run?

Think flag football - add about ten flags.  The Zombies are all going for your flags.  They don't stop.  So, sure - scale that wall and take a break.  If you want to have 27 zombies decend on you and steal all of your flags.  Me?  I am coming off that wall and running...and it's still not a promise I won't have a flag stolen.

It's running...and then some.  I run 3-4 days a week, I put in about 20 miles a week right now.  These obstacles courses add some "zing" to it.

I didn't realize they had flags as part of this. I just thought there were pointless zombies running around.