Running Survival Guide

MinimalistShoeAddict

I see lots of people with resolutions to start running so they can outrun zombies during the Zombie Apocalypse.

Lets be honest. You are more like to be chased by Killer Bees or an Alligator than Zombies.

Further if your training program is designed only to build enough speed to escape zombies (who are slow) you will be in real trouble when trying to escape a faster animal.

Below is the information you need to know.

You can find the entire article and list of animals here:
http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/outrun-the-worlds-most-dangerous-animals

Note that all "head start needed" data is based on your ability to run at 6 minutes per mile for several miles. If you are slower that is okay. Just use math to calculate a revised safe distance to stay away from the animal. If you fail to do this or do not retain the proper "head start needed" for your fitness level, you may be eaten, stung, etc.

Be safe!

Rattlesnake
Top Speed: 3 miles per hour
Maintainable Distance: 400 meters
Head Start Needed: None

Assuming you are not stepping directly on a rattlesnake, you can always outrun it, as it will quickly fall behind.

Alligator
Top Speed: 11 miles per hour
Maintainable Distance: 16 meters
Head Start Needed: 1 meter

Don't run zigzags. That's a myth. Just run. And don't worry about jumping the gun – you're going to want a little bit of a head start.

Elephant
Top Speed: 20 miles per hour
Maintainable Distance: 100 meters
Head Start Needed: 50 meters

There is some debate over whether elephants actually "run," as there is no aerial phase where all of their feet leave the ground at once. Nevertheless, you don't want to be within 50 meters of a bull elephant if it decides to take the world's largest, fastest jog at you.

Killer Bees
Top Speed: 12 miles per hour
Maintainable Distance: 400 meters
Head Start Needed: 67 meters

"Killer" bees will chase you about three times as far as regular honeybees.

Cheetah
Top Speed: 70 miles per hour
Maintainable Distance: 400 meters
Head Start Needed: 343 meters

In the time it takes a cheetah to run 400 meters, you can run 57. They are the fastest animal on the list – but they aren't the most dangerous.

Wild Boar
Top Speed: 30 miles per hour
Maintainable Distance: 1 mile
Head Start Needed: 1,073 meters

Finally, we get to how fast a pig can run a mile! Very fast. And you want to stay away from these pigs, as they can weigh over 600 pounds, grow a skin "shield," and have sharp tusks.

http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/outrun-the-worlds-most-dangerous-animals

Ms_Hiit

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