Westworld Alberta
Issue link: http://westworldmagazine.ama.ab.ca/i/365611
The Running Dead I f you've ever wondered how you'd fare in a zombie apocalypse, here's your chance. The third annual Zombie Run at Sylvan Lake's Top O' the Hill Golf Course, October 18, tests participants' survival skills as they dodge the undead – ghoulishly costumed volunteers who try to steal ags representing your health – over three kilometres of obstacles. Lose all of your ags and you become a zombie yourself. sylvanzombierun.com –Allie Connop 10 w e s t w o r l d A l b e r t A | F A l l 2 0 1 4 (ZOMBie rUN) WWW.keViNBrAdSHAW.cA, (ScONe) iSTOck RUN OR GET ON THE POT – those are the choices at the 14th Annual Cochrane Out- house Races September 27. Participants compete in teams of fi ve – four pushing the fi fth, who must be seated on a rolling toilet. e whole town joins in the costumed fun. "We'll have Tim Hortons running against Legacy, the local coff ee shop. e two newspapers race against each other, as do the RCMP and fi re department. But the most fun is the banks," says organizer Karrie Peace, owner of the Heavenly Outhouse gift shop, which sponsors the event. Last year, the race between CIBC and Royal Bank was interrupted by theatrical gunslingers, who held up the banks and then "robbed" the crowd for donations. In the past, the event's announcer was Joe Carbury of the Calgary Stampede's chuckwagon races, but this year, a surprise celebrity wrestler will wrangle the mike. Prizes of $500 each go to the funniest and the fastest, but winners typically donate the money back to the cause, the local food bank. cochraneouthouseraces.com –Shauna Rudd JOHNNY ON THE MOVE Most Fortifying How often does a basket of free scones steal the show? Every Sunday morning, at the Fort Calgary Barracks brunch. The buffet offers eggs Benny and pancakes aplenty. But the house-made scones with berry preserves are legend. "They're moist and akey – they're pretty famous," says spokesperson Katie Novak. The price of brunch ($27 for adults; $15 for kids) includes admission to the museum. fortcalgary.com –S.R.