Zombies lurked through the corn maze at Maxwell’s Pumpkin Farm for the annual youth obstacle course run on Oct. 13.

Second through eighth graders participated in the Zombie Dash. They wore belts with flags attached and ran from zombies who were trying to steal their flags.

“[The race] was hard at the end,” first place winner Bella Price, a third grader from Fritch Elementary School, said. “The zombies were fun, but I was scared a little.”

The goal of the race was to make it through the whole obstacle course without losing the flag from your belt. The obstacle course included a tire drill station, a climbing wall and cargo nets. The bloodstained zombies were placed at each station throughout the corn maze.

“I like the zombies,” Dannar Price, first place winner and second grader from Fritch Elementary School, said. “They’re cool. I watch zombie movies sometimes.”

The race was half a mile long and sponsored by Amarillo Athlete. They provided the prizes for the first place winners of each grade division that included a lime-green drawstring backpack and a $50 gift certificate. Amarillo Athlete recruited volunteer zombies from Amarillo College.

“They asked us in class if we wanted to help out and if we did, we just signed up on a piece of paper,” Zachary Romero, Amarillo College sophomore, said.

The $15 race fee also covered the admission fee for the racers so they could spend the day at Maxwell’s Pumpkin Farm. Other activities at the farm included the corn maze, rope maze, pumpkin pickin’, corn cannon and more. They host field trips for schools and are also open on weekends.