A Tribute to my Favorite Fitness App: Zombies, Run!

[Anonymous]

Zombies, Run! sets you in a post apocalyptic world plagued with, you guessed it, zombies. You are Runner Five, and your mission is to collect supplies, perform rescues, and defend one of humanity's last remaining strong holds.

You can walk, jog, or run any where in the real world, listening to your own playlist. Occasionally your music will be interrupted (and paused) by a "radio transmission" relaying instructions regarding your mission, or by bits and pieces of an interesting, interactive storyline. As you run, you will automatically collect supplies, which you can later add to your base to make it stronger.

If you're feeling brave, you can turn on "chases." This means that throughout your workout, you will hear an indication that zombies are on your tail, and you will have to move faster in order to avoid being caught, in which case you will be forced to drop supplies to distract the zombies.

You can sync online and track your progress, or for a small membership fee, you can create your own interval workouts and have access to over two hundred missions without having to unlock them (and they're adding more every day!) as well as 5k, 10k, half marathon, and marathon training. Change the settings from GPS to steps, and you can even use it on a treadmill.

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[11dog22]

I love these events!!! Did a five K (3 mile). To me easy can fin within 25 mins taking my time.

I was wrong! Took me hour! And when I reach the 1.5 mile mark! I was dead tired! I never thought this type of event can wip me!

Made me rethink changing training session.

[Barrabus_the_Free]

Interesting. I may have to check it out, even tho I would shoot zombies instead of running.