Utah's Halloween fun includes zombies chasing humans

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Jade Sarver of Cottonwood Heights walks around the Fairpark as an undead bride prior to the Night of the Running Dead on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners after a two-minute head start for the humans.

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A zombie runner is about to catch a human during the running of the Night of the Running Dead at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners after a two-minute head start for the humans.

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Ten-year-old Eastin Hartzell of Ogden with his undead baby friend

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Zombie runners make their way around the Utah Fairpark parking lot during the running of the Night of the Running Dead on Saturday. Zombie runners chased human runners after giving them a two-minute head start.

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Zombie runners during the Night of the Running Dead run at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners after a two-minute head start for the humans.

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Maria Mares played the part of a zombie in a body bag at a CDC station along the roite of the Night of the Running Dead run at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners.

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Matt Zundel poses for a photo with the makeup his wife applied to make him a zombie for the Night of the Running Dead race at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners after a two-minute head start for the humans.

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One of the undead runners chases human runners during the Night of the Running Dead run at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday.

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Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Jade Sarver of Cottonwood Heights walks around the Fairpark as an undead bride prior to the Night of the Running Dead on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners after a two-minute head start for the humans. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune A zombie runner is about to catch a human during the running of the Night of the Running Dead at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners after a two-minute head start for the humans. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Ten-year-old Eastin Hartzell of Ogden with his undead baby friend "Shivers" prior to the running of the Night of the Running Dead race at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners after a two-minute head start for the humans. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombie runners make their way around the Utah Fairpark parking lot during the running of the Night of the Running Dead on Saturday. Zombie runners chased human runners after giving them a two-minute head start. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Zombie runners during the Night of the Running Dead run at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners after a two-minute head start for the humans. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Maria Mares played the part of a zombie in a body bag at a CDC station along the roite of the Night of the Running Dead run at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Matt Zundel poses for a photo with the makeup his wife applied to make him a zombie for the Night of the Running Dead race at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday. The race featured zombie runners chasing human runners after a two-minute head start for the humans. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune One of the undead runners chases human runners during the Night of the Running Dead run at the Utah Fairpark on Saturday.

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· October 15, 2011 5:25 pm

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Utah's undead chased Utah's humans at the Night of the Running Dead race Saturday at the Utah State Fairpark.

The event, also a fundraiser for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, started human runners two minutes before starting undead zombie runners.

Organizers did make clear the zombies could not harm any humans they might catch up to or pass.