Paradise 10K

Ten years into the zombie apocalypse, ragged survivors compete in an annual race to determine who is worthy to live a life of peace and abundance on Paradise Island. Theodore Klugman, a veteran of the initial zombie war and an amputee, secures a spot in the race and must run more than six miles through a city infested with the undead to reach a waiting helicopter. This is a novelette. Approximately 10,000 words.