Last year, my husband Travis and I signed up for this zombie race we’d heard about, called The Run For Your Life. The day of the race, I was so excited and nervous that I almost didn’t do it! Then, the next thing I know, I’m running down Jefferson Street with a list of tasks in my hand, dodging zombies, and ultimately falling flat on my face exactly one block from the start line. We couldn’t have been running for more than 30 seconds, and spent the entire race in the emergency room while the nurses and doctors laughed over my broken nose, caused by dodging a zombie.

This year, I thought I’d play it safe, so instead of running, I was a checkpoint! The zombies actually met up in the studio for their start point, and then the runners had to run up three flights of stairs to our photo booth checkpoint! It was such a fun night, and I loved it, being tucked inside where it was warm and zombie-free (relatively)!

Check out these awesome zombies! Warning, some of the makeup is REALLY gross!!!!!

And the runners were awesome, too!

Happy Mutant Run For Your Life 2012

Burlington Iowa Zombie Run