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The Top 5 Wackiest Summer Marathons, Runs, & Races

Locations in this article:  Chicago, IL

We all want to stay fit as we travel, especially during bikini season. Instead of just hitting the hotel treadmill, why not build your travels around an athletic event. Go beyond the standard marathon or 5k with Collette Torunyan’s look at some of the wackiest races and runs around the world.

Maybe you’ve run more marathons and 5ks than you can count and now you’re in mood for a new challenge and a race that’s a little out of the normal. Yes, you can try to be an ironman, or you can check out the five wildest, quirkiest and messiest races and marathons that you can try out this year!

1. The Zombie Race: Run For Your Lives

This marathon is unlike any other in which you’re not only running against the clock but running for your life as a mob of flesh-hungry, rabid, bloody zombies come after you. The unique thing about this 5K marathon (minus the horde of the undead coming after you) is that it turns it into a game where you need a strategy if you want to finish “alive.” You are given a flag belt at the beginning of the race with various flags representing your health and your objective is to finish the race with at least one flag intact. And the objective of the zombies is to steal all your flags before you can finish and transform you into the “undead.” Besides the zombies, you are put through several obstacles and if you complete the race “alive” you will be awarded a prize. From July through the end of the year, zombies and their victims will be running in cities across the country.

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