Are you brave enough to face the Zombies lurking on the trails of the Grimes Farm, and are you fast enough to survive? Contributed Photo.

Registration is now open for the 2022 Marshall County Conservation Zombie Run. You can register online at Eventbrite at https://tinyurl.com/2vh7w8xp.The Park Apocalypse has begun, and Grimes Farm will be infested with Zombies on October 22, 2022. Put on your running shoes for this spine-tingling 5K with registration beginning at 6:00 p.m. and a staggered race start beginning at 6:30.

Runners will brave the oncoming night and undead creatures lurking on the trails, which will try to steal their brains (also known as flags, from the flag football belts). If runners cross the finish line with flags, they have avoided lively decompositions and are declared a survivor. Those with no flags, their future is not guaranteed and are deemed infected.

Runners can register online at Eventbrite. The registration fee is $30 and includes a swag item, finisher medal, walking “dead” taco meal, zombie antidote (Gatorade), and zombie cookie. The registration deadline is October 14. Day of the race registration is welcomed.

Medal, swag items, and meals will only be guaranteed for the first 100 runners. If running is not your thing and you would like to sacrifice your brain and evening and become a Zombie on the trail or another volunteer, please contact Emily Herring at eherring@marshallcountyia.gov or 641-844-2833. Income made from the Zombie Run will be put back into the trails at the GrimesFarm.