Let just say if it were a real zombie apocalypse Sam and I would be toast. Me because I am slow and I am more worried about my kid than myself and Sam because the teenager would just think it is far more fun to tease the buggers than anything. The 5k element started with a big up hill section. I kept thinking that zombies would jump out at any moment but they were all focused in certain areas because the island is a protected nature reserve and they couldn' t go off trail for fear of stepping on a tuatara or a giant weta.
Our job on the run was to grab two different coloured vials of vaccine and get to the finish line. We had three paper tags on our waist like ripper rugby that the zombies tried to pull off (these were our lifelines). It was like playing a video game but for real and was freaky as could be. I laugh when I am scared or nervous as well as when I am having a blast. So here is me with my pigtails merrily laughing my way through a zombie infested battlement with my son running around like a headless chicken. Yes we didn't have a chance. But it was so much fun.
Sam at the beginning managed to find a rope and a rock and made a bolo like thing and was swinging it around while we were on the climb to the top. I was impressed with his thinking but had to do the mother thing and tell him to stop swinging it because he could hurt someone. The last section we had to go into some building called the incinerator it was so packed with Zombies there was no way we were gonna get through, at least not without weapons. As they were actors wacking them with the bolo seemed a little extreme....but I did think about it. :)
Somes Island is so beautiful. I had forgotten how lovely it is as the last time I was here I think it was when Sam was about 5 years old. The wind was blowing a gale and there was intermittent rain. Which completely added to the effect.
The Go Pro Arrived just the day before the shoot. Sam made a video of it that could still use more editing but try fast forwarding to minute three and you will get an idea of what it was like....True to form I was busy taking pictures when I wasn't being chased.
The funny thing was after the training that I have been doing the 5k felt like a walk in the park. I was actually surprised when we reached the end. Granted it was stop and start and involved some walking instead of running but yep I wasn't as puffed as I feared I would be.
On that note looky at my new drink bottle:
Yesterday at my Look Better Naked Session I was given this flash new drink bottle by my trainer Chelsea, as a prize for pushing myself the hardest in the group (well it was the beautiful Marion and I who won prizes). I got it because I finally for the first time since I was in the Navy managed to do a big boy push up. Whoo hoo. My drill instructor would have laughed at it but hey I was off my knees and I was one proud woman.
Will post pictures shortly of the lovely Mal who I am going to see today. He is my Wellington based trainer at the Results Room. He has such a lovely personality that you actually enjoy going to get your butt kicked....How does that work?
Adventure Wellington was the organization that put on the Zombie Run. It is a meet up group that is an absolute blast to belong to.
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