Answer: To find out how it felt to run while being chased by a Zombie.
Explanation:
This question is from the story "<em>Running a Real" Zombie 5K </em>", <em>Written by Kyria Abrahams</em>, it tells the story of a boy who trains to run a marathon whose main characteristic is zombies, these are played by people in disguise who chase marathoners.
The protagonist asks his friends for help when he thinks about his lack of experience running away from real zombies. In the text, we can find this when he says:
"<em>The only problem was, I didn't actually know what it would feel like to run while being chased by zombies. So I called my friends Jeff, Amy, and Kristen. I asked if they wanted to have some fun helping me train.</em>"
So, he ask for help to have a more real experience and a chance to win the race.
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