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Charlotte Vendor Village
Charlotte Vendor Village
Event Date: May 19, 2013 Event Venue: Cabarrus Arena Vendor Load-in: 9AM-11AM Anticipated Participation: 5000 (3500 runners, 1500 spectators) Gender Breakdown: 44% female, 56% male Average Age: 30 years old (SD= 10.5 years old)
The Zombie Run is not your typical hometown 5K run, unless of course, your hometown is infested with an army of marauding Zombies. By using the popular Zombie theme, The Zombie Run creates a running narrative on a racecourse designed like a Hollywood Apocalypse movie-set, with smoke, sirens, and helicopters flying overhead. Participants who can register as humans must run to safety while dodging a harrowing barrage of apocalyptic carnage. Professional, on-site make-up artists transform normal, everyday, warm-blooded runners into blood sucking, flesh eating Zombies. If you survive, there is a party following the race. The Zombie Run benefits Active Heroes (www.activeheroes.org), a volunteer-led charity helping veterans, active duty military and their families. A portion of proceeds from the Charlotte event will benefit RunningWorks.