Free Spectator Tickets for Run For Your Lives 2013 Events

2013/05/10 16:04:56 +00:00 | Jonathan James

We're looking forward to participating in this year's Run For Your Lives zombie 5K and have been providing Daily Dead with readers with updates on the events taking place across the country. Last year, you had to pay $35 to attend as a spectator, but it was just announced that admission will be free for all spectators who want to hang out and watch the race:

"Due to popular demand, and in support of our charitable partner, The Kennedy Krieger Institute, we are excited to announce that we will now be opening the gates to Spectators attending any 2013 Run For Your Lives event for FREE!

The Kennedy Krieger Institute is an internationally recognized organization focused on the problems and injuries affecting a child’s developing brain. For decades, their dedicated researchers, physicians, therapists and educators have been helping children with brain injuries and disorders across the nation on their road to recovery. In short, they love brains, too.

Please consider showing your support and appreciation by donating online, at a RFYL event, or by participating in their Text2Donate campaign by texting the word “BRAIN” to 85944 to donate $5 directly. Be sure to reply “YES” to the text to confirm the donation and complete the transaction.

Your support is the key to unlocking the potential of kids battling brain injuries and disorders. To learn more about the Run for Their Lives campaign and Kennedy Krieger Institute, please visit www.RunForTheirLives.KennedyKrieger.org. "

Check out the earlier press release below for more information on the event. Or you can visit the official website at: http://www.runforyourlives.com/

"Reed Street Productions, creators of the first-ever zombie-infested 5K obstacle race, Run for Your Lives, announced today it will double its races in 2013 – expanding to 21 locations, including nine yet-to-be-invaded cities. New this year, participants can expect to encounter increasingly challenging obstacles and an enhanced Apocalypse Party experience. Additionally, Run For Your Lives added the Kennedy Krieger Institute – an internationally recognized institution dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with disorders and injuries of the brain – as its official charitable partner for 2013.

Run for Your Lives takes participants through a series of 10 to 12 manmade and natural obstacles – including a blood pit, zombie-infested maze and smokehouse – over a 5K course, all while being chased by professionally made up zombies. Participants can sign up as a runner, zombie or both, or choose to stand on the sidelines as a spectator and watch participants run for their lives. The inaugural race, which launched in Darlington, Md. in 2011, attracted more than 10,000 participants and spectators. In 2012, the race invaded 12 U.S. cities and hosted more than 100,000 participants who tested their survival skills against the zombie apocalypse.

“Run For Your Lives is excited to bring a unique physical and mental challenge to zombie-enthusiasts, fitness fanatics and first-time runners from coast-to-coast,” said Ryan Hogan, managing director of Reed Street Productions and co-creator of Run For Your Lives. “Whether you are excited to get chased by zombies, be transformed into the undead or just enjoy watching people scream like little girls while being chased, Run For Your Lives offers a little something for everyone.”

2013 race locations include cities in the following states:

South Florida – April 27
Northern California – May 11
Ohio – May 25
Texas (DFW) – June 1
New Jersey – June 8
Indiana – June 22
Colorado – June 29
Minnesota – July 13
New England – July 27
Pennsylvania – August 3
New York – August 17
Washington – August 24
Georgia – September 14
Illinois – September 21
Southern California – September 28
Maryland – October 5
Missouri – October 12
Arizona – November 2
Tennessee – November 9
Central Florida – November 16
Texas (Austin) – December 7

In addition to the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Project Sole, which has collected more than 11,000 shoes at Run For Your Lives races, is also a charitable partner. Athletic apparel company, Warwear is the title sponsor for Run For Your Lives, and Subaru of America has signed on as a sponsor for the second year in a row."