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Rec Sports to Introduce Real-Life Zombie Fun Run

By Plaid Libs , in Campus Life , at September 9, 2020 Tags: , , , , ,

This week, Texas A&M Rec Sports opened registration for its first-ever intramural Zombie Fun Runs. Along with several other sports leagues planned for this fall, students can register for a series of 5Ks featuring real COVID-19 victims from other ongoing intramurals like softball and dodgeball.

According to Rec Sports, the new Zombie Fun Runs will provide a space for students with COVID-19 to interact with their healthy peers without having to worry about accidentally spreading their illness. Despite social distancing concerns, Rec Sports claims that since the fun runs will not be a team sport like the other in-person leagues, there is a lower risk of infection.

When Mugdown reporters reached out for comment, Rec Sports representative Allison Walker said, “We knew recklessly organizing team athletic events might indirectly cause some untimely demises, so we figured we shouldn’t let an opportunity like this go to waste.”

According to Rec Sports’ website, the Zombie 5Ks will occur weekly, and course difficulty will vary every time to accommodate competitors of all skill levels.

For more information on the difficulty of upcoming runs every week, students can visit this website.

 

— Plaid Libs