Zombie Chase 5k - Dothan

Zombie Chase 5k - Dothan takes place in Dothan, Alabama, on October 24, 2026. The event runs one distance, a 5K (3.1 miles), with the start at 9:00 a.m. A 9:00 a.m. gun is friendly for anyone driving in that morning, and the single format means the whole thing is done and dusted before lunch.

Think of this as a Halloween-weekend road 5K rather than a target race, and it becomes an easy addition to your fall. If you are training for something longer, run the 5K hard and add a few easy miles afterwards to turn it into a solid quality day. If the 5K is the goal itself, the classic preparation is four to six weeks with one interval session, one steady run and two or three easy runs each week. Costume or not, do a proper warm-up: 5K pace hurts most in the first half mile when you start cold.