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Post by anniefb on Oct 9, 2014 23:36:49 GMT
I'm a marathon runner so figure I can outlast most people but I'm not very fast
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Post by purplebee on Oct 9, 2014 23:37:45 GMT
Playing possum would be my best survival tactic. I can walk pretty fast and fairly far, and I do have a pretty active job (lunch lady) but if I had to REALLY run, even via a quick burst of adrenaline, I would probably succumb to the ensuing heart attack. Guess I need to move my fat hiney a bit more, well, a bit faster...
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Post by ~summer~ on Oct 9, 2014 23:44:17 GMT
I could run. I try to run every day - for my mental and physical health - something about running I just love.
My 13 year old just did the mile for the presidential fitness test - he did it in 5:40 - I think he could beat a zombie!
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Post by Nink on Oct 9, 2014 23:47:05 GMT
Walking Dead Zombies...probably.
World War Z zombies...not a chance in hell.
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Post by Zee on Oct 9, 2014 23:50:23 GMT
I was thinking more along the lines of ISIS, terrorists, etc. No matter how hard I tried, even in my prime I doubt I could outrun for very long a presumably young reasonably fit adult male. Or a teenager, for that matter. He'd have to be an old fat terrorist for me to get away just by running.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2014 23:52:58 GMT
No, I have steel in my ankle and can't really run on it. I keep telling son-in-law that's why I need the Winchester 1892 Short Rifle.
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Post by sharlag on Oct 9, 2014 23:53:25 GMT
My 10 year old Dachshunds can outrun me.
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Oct 9, 2014 23:59:21 GMT
Adrenaline would be my only shot. Under normal circumstances, I would get outrun by a snail. LOL! Yeah, me too!
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Post by holly on Oct 10, 2014 0:06:32 GMT
I can run but depending on who/what was chasing me... Not sure I could save my life. I've had dreams where I am supposed to be running away and I can't run. I'm scared and I WANT to run but it's like my feet are stuck and I can barely move. I dream that a lot. I'm sure it means something. So that makes me think maybe I'd be too scared to run!
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Oct 10, 2014 0:07:00 GMT
I run for fitness but pretty much stick with my same 3-4 miles per run at a not very impressive pace. I can do a decent sprint speed, but I could never keep that up for long. I'd have to hope for the adrenaline burst to actually get away from someone intent on chasing me.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2014 0:07:29 GMT
I could beat a walking dead zombie, but not a world war Z one.
I tore a muscle and was hobbling for weeks after being chased by zombies in my Zombies Run app.
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Post by anxiousmom on Oct 10, 2014 0:12:42 GMT
Well...I took one of those Facebook quizzes about "how long would you survive in a zombie apocalypse?" and I got something like "ten minutes" for my result. So running would do me no good at all, since clearly I'm stupid when it comes to surviving. Also, on the subject of zombies, they move pretty slowly in most movies, but wasn't there one where they were REALLY fast....? Was it "Z Nation"? Can't remember now, but I know there was one like that. I'd die immediately. Wasn't the movie 28 Days and 28 Days Later? Those zombies ran crazy fast. As in...I would last all of about a nano-second before I was zombie chow.
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Post by moodyblue on Oct 10, 2014 0:13:33 GMT
When people ask me if I'd consider running I always tell them "yes - if I can use someone else's knees and a sports bra made of steel."
Seriously, we did an "active shooter" drill at school last year, and the second scenario had us running down the hall to an exit, trying to get out of the building. Many of our teachers are young and fit and thin; I'm 57, fat and stiff. I was wearing heavy boots and bringing up the rear of the pack (except for the even fatter and older teacher with really bad knees), feeling like I was slower than molasses and lumbering through that molasses. It was not pretty and I was left feeling like I'd be a slowly moving dead duck if it were for real. Couldn't tell you the last time I ran before that.
I do believe adrenaline would have some effect if it were a real situation, but I need to get in better shape.
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Post by mallie on Oct 10, 2014 0:15:01 GMT
About the best I could hope for is a head start and then for the person chasing me to slip and fall in the puddle of urine I'd undoubtedly leak while running.
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Post by epeanymous on Oct 10, 2014 0:20:03 GMT
Also, I always think -- I have five kids, three of whom are under the age of five. Honestly, would I be running off without them in the face of a terrorist attack, assuming running were even an option? Could run with even one, much less several, of them all that far? No. I just came back from the Holocaust museum earlier this week, and when I see the women walking along carrying their kids, I sincerely was thinking about the fact that so many of your escape options are eliminated when you are responsible for people who cannot save themselves.
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Post by chaosisapony on Oct 10, 2014 0:28:19 GMT
When I first read the OP I thought it was referring to running from a fire, domestic violence, or some similar situation. Not the literal "running for your life".
I have always been a decent sprinter, but I have zero endurance for running. So I get this big burst where no one can catch me and about a minute later I will be laying on the side of the track panting for breath and seeing black spots. So as long as my attacker isn't very determined I could probably stand a minimal chance!
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Oct 10, 2014 1:00:57 GMT
I could probably run for about 45 minutes to an hour if I had too. But I wouldn't as I've got two small kids. I would have to think defensively instead of offensively.
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Oct 10, 2014 1:03:37 GMT
Also, I always think -- I have five kids, three of whom are under the age of five. Honestly, would I be running off without them in the face of a terrorist attack, assuming running were even an option? Could run with even one, much less several, of them all that far? No. I just came back from the Holocaust museum earlier this week, and when I see the women walking along carrying their kids, I sincerely was thinking about the fact that so many of your escape options are eliminated when you are responsible for people who cannot save themselves. This. Believe it or not, I thought the same thing when I visited the museum in D.C. I thought, well, that would be it for us.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2014 1:09:01 GMT
No...my only chance of survival would hinge on someone else being slower than me.
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Post by BeckyTech on Oct 10, 2014 1:13:10 GMT
I wonder if I can find my Swiss Army Knife around here somewhere? I could jab someone in the eye with the corkscrew attachment and make a run for my car.
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Post by tincin on Oct 10, 2014 1:15:04 GMT
As my son would say, "I don't have to outrun them, I just have to outrun you."
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Post by bc2ca on Oct 10, 2014 1:23:23 GMT
Adrenaline is an interesting thing. If you truly had to run for your life your body would find a way to do it. I'm banking on this .
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Post by anxiousmom on Oct 10, 2014 1:27:49 GMT
As my son would say, "I don't have to outrun them, I just have to outrun you." My son and I say the same thing to each other. Although while at the beach it is interchangeable with swimming...as in if there is a shark, I don't have to swim fast, just faster than you."
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Post by renateb on Oct 10, 2014 1:50:34 GMT
Zombies - I just can't be the slowest. DH is much slower than me so I'm good. But honestly, nope I can't run any real distance. ISIS - no use, can't outrun a bullet. But put me on a bike and try to catch me.
I think learning self defense is a better strategy than trying to outrun, but that's just my opinion.
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Post by littlefish on Oct 10, 2014 2:13:33 GMT
As long as I got a decent jump on them, yes.
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Post by garcia5050 on Oct 10, 2014 2:27:29 GMT
I could run, and have in the few instances I needed to (mostly during earthquakes, as its been ingrained in me to run to a doorway, thought now they say this is wrong). I've also run from pedestrian spots where it looked like I was going to get hit by a car. I have seen others just stop and be all deer-in-the-headlights.
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Post by janeliz on Oct 10, 2014 2:34:24 GMT
Eh, I bet I'd take off too quickly and strain a quadricep.
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Post by onescrappygirl on Oct 10, 2014 2:58:13 GMT
Yes, if I'm running downhill; maybe if the terrain is flat; uphill, I'm a gonner.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 10, 2014 4:05:29 GMT
Nope. If it came down to that I'm a dead woman. But hey, I'm not done with my studio yet so I could always put in a zombie bunker/ safe room down there!
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 10, 2014 4:19:23 GMT
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