Last year, I ran in the Boston Marathon with my Mom.

When I found out about the Zombie 5K, I knew I had to train for this race and win it.

Every day after school, I’d go home and change into my gym clothes.

Sometimes I would scream and run wildly around in a circle.

When I found out about the Zombie 5K, I knew I had to train for this race and win it.

 I didn’t actually know what it would feel like to run while beingchased by zombies. So I called my friends Jeff, Amy, and Kristen. I asked if they wanted to have some fun helping me train.

My zombified friends were slipping around in the mud. They couldn’t even stand upstraight. Panic was setting in. I knew I could keep running, but where was I running to? Where would I hide?

I noticed Kristen appeared to be sobbing on the ground. But wait—no. She was laughing. Our friends are monsters trying to murder us and she was laughing?

happy

excited

mad

tired

My face felt hot and flushed.

"Are you kidding me?"

I was so incredibly angry. 

"I'm not nervous about the race anymore!"

A girl trains for the Boston Marathon with the help of some terrifying zombies.

A girl trains for a Zombie 5K with the help of her enthusiastic friends.

A girl gets chased through the park by some real zombies.

A girl trains for a Zombie 5K by doing pull-ups on monkey bars.