Rampaging zombie hordes could become an annual fixture on the Carse of Gowrie.
Teams of runners took part in the first Zombie Run on Saturday, which saw them have to complete a gruelling five-kilometre obstacle course starting and finishing at Errol Aerodrome while being menaced by the undead. And if reanimated corpses weren’t enough to contend with, each team also had to carry a 25kg box round the course.
The event was organised by theatre staff from Ninewells Hospital to raise money for The Archie Foundation, which is running an appeal to build a new children’s theatre suite.
Around 30 runners took part, while volunteers played the role of zombies who could spring out and “attack”.
Organisers hope the event’s success will see the dead come back to life on an annual basis.
Susan Turner said: “Originally we thought about doing the event as a sort of team-building exercise but as we all work in theatres at Ninewells, we thought we should do it for Archie, as they want to build a children’s theatre to make it more welcoming for children.
“We’ve raised over £900 and it could be more as there is still sponsorship to come in, so it’s been really good.”
Fellow organiser Nick Baker, a former Royal Marine, said: “We had a lot of support and there were people out all along the Carse to watch. It will definitely be back next year.”
Among those drafted into to take on the role of a zombie was Dundee and Angus College performing arts student Shona Smith, 20.
She said: “Some of the runners did get a fright. One woman just stopped and stared at me when I jumped out.”
Fellow zombie Douglas McIntosh, 32, a software engineering student at Fife College, said: “It was fantastic.”