The undead chase humans at the Utah State Fairpark for a good cause

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Zombies Ruth Evans, Lucy Hill, Emily Butler and Faith Hilton chase down human runners during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014.

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Scenes from the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014.

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Zombies Faith Hilton, Emily Butler, Ruth Evans and Lucy Hill chase humans Kristy Deans, left, and Lauren Vail during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014.

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Zombie Emily Butler chases human Kristy Deans during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014.

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Zombies Ruth Evans, Lucy Hill, Emily Butler and Faith Hilton chase human Sean Cupe, of Ogden, during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014.

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Zombies Tyler Lloyd, of South Jordan, and Cameron Romine, of Eagle Mountain, run during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014.

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Zombies Cameron Romine, of Eagle Mountain, and Tyler Lloyd, of South Jordan, chase down humans during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014.

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Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombies Ruth Evans, Lucy Hill, Emily Butler and Faith Hilton chase down human runners during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Scenes from the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombies Faith Hilton, Emily Butler, Ruth Evans and Lucy Hill chase humans Kristy Deans, left, and Lauren Vail during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombie Emily Butler chases human Kristy Deans during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombies Ruth Evans, Lucy Hill, Emily Butler and Faith Hilton chase human Sean Cupe, of Ogden, during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Scenes from the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombies Tyler Lloyd, of South Jordan, and Cameron Romine, of Eagle Mountain, run during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Scenes from the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Scenes from the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombies Cameron Romine, of Eagle Mountain, and Tyler Lloyd, of South Jordan, chase down humans during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombies Cameron Romine, of Eagle Mountain, and Tyler Lloyd, of South Jordan, chase down humans during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombies Faith Hilton, Emily Butler, Ruth Evans and Lucy Hill chase humans Kristy Deans, left, and Lauren Vail during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark on Saturday. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Scenes from the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014. Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombies Cameron Romine, of Eagle Mountain, and Tyler Lloyd, of South Jordan, chase down humans during the Dawn of the Running Dead 5K race at the Utah State Fairpark Saturday October 18, 2014.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· October 19, 2014 3:47 pm

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The Utah State Fairpark played host Saturday to a fun run 5K in which undead runners chased human runners, all for a good cause.

The Dawn of the Living Dead 5K let runners choose whether they were human or undead. The humans got a two-minute head start before the undead could start chasing them. (Under race rules, the undead were prohibited from eating the humans or otherwise touching them.)

Two other runs later in the day were dubbed Day of the Running Dead and Night of the Running Dead.

Some of the proceeds were to go to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation.