How long could you run for if zombies were chasing you?

[AbsentmindedWoman]

Reckon after 12 minutes I'd be done and after vomming, I'd have to resign myself to a gory fate.

Supposedly there's adrenaline and survival instinct etc but am cynical. Genuinely feel like I'm going to die after a certain point when running. Even as a child, I was slooowww (however, could still keep ahead of most zombies, apart from the especially speedy types possibly) although I did have great stamina back then.

How about you? Do you think you'd find a burst of speed and endurance and could keep going like a machine, or would you be a goner?

Based on my 5k performance and general day to day fitness I’d guess approximately 23 seconds. I’d be king of the zombies very very quickly

I’d be king of the zombies very very quickly

I like the positive spin you've put on this. Silver linings!

Depends on how fast.
Fast I'd only last 10 minutes.
A steady run I'd be ok for a couple of hours at least.

I'm much better at hiding than running.

Well they don’t go very fast do they so I’ll be ok for ages I reckon! Slow is my preferred running speed but I could go for 90 mins at least, enough to get to a place of safety such as The Winchester.

I think the best I could manage is quite a fast walk.

Thing is

You don’t need to run fast or long
Just faster and longer than the person behind you.

Rule 1 Cardio. I’m the fatty that would be eaten first 🧟‍♂️😀

A steady run I'd be ok for a couple of hours at least.

A couple of hours of running

I imagine slow shuffling zombies, but a whole city of them to avoid. I'd manage 1.5-2 hrs.

I'm watching Black Summer on Netflix, their zombies are fast.

I’m guessing a zombie would be quite slow and hoping there is only one so I might well be ok for 5 minutes.

If I didn’t have my glasses on I’d be screwed either way.

Inches ...

I could offer them wardrobe advice.Or bore them to (re)death.

About 100 meters.

Depends on the type of zombie. Slow moving walking dead types better to be cunning than run anyway. Fast legend or resident evil type (albeit debateable if they are zombies or virus infected of another type) then we haven’t got a hope in hell anyway. Strategically better to run only as far as you need to to hide or position yourself better.

Aren't they all slow? That's certainly what I'm counting on.

Weeeeelllll.....I ran a 5k (didnt stop, one foot off the ground etc etc) but was so slow I'm sure a fit walker/zombie could have caught up after about 15 mins. But as as someone said, you've just got to be faster than the person behind you. (And hope they don't turn into Zombie Paula Radcliffe)

@Butterymuffin. Not all lol. I’ve watched far too many horror movies 🤦‍♀️

I think random stuff like this, every time I go out I weigh up the pros and cons of different places for when the apocalypse happens

I could run until my Uber arrived I think. 4 minutes?

AbsentmindedWoman I've just finished watching that, do you like it??

Wouldn't need to run too long, just enough to reach the shed, chainsaw is fueled up and ready to roll.

Come get some zombies..

I. Don't. Run.

How many zombies are we talking about?
What are the weather conditions?
How long since we ate a meal?
Lots of variables to consider.....

Great question! Slow zombies a couple of hours because my adrenaline would have kicked in but up against Linford Christie zombie probably 30 minutes max.