Hopefully, this is not seen as the usual whining .. but atm, while you are on the run as a FRESH SPAWN, latest the 2nd hit of a zombie kills you ( and yes, they still succeed hitting you from 3-5 meters away ).

It would be nice, at least for a new start, to nerf the zombies a bit. I restarted about 20 times now and died as soon as I crossed a zombie and he started hitting me. Fist fighting is not very effective, btw, as I have learned now.