Zombies, Run!
I decided I want to take steps to a healthier me. I know I'm skinny, so it's not about losing weight. It's completely about the fact that I am ridiculously and embarrassingly out of shape. So I decided I want to start running, but I needed some sort of motivation to keep running. I bought and downloaded the "Zombies, Run!" app for the iPhone because, well, what better motivation for running than surviving a zombie apocalypse?
Today was my first day of running (and of using the app). I walked over to the track by my house and walked/ran for a total of 53 minutes. I walked for most of the time, but I ran for a bit too. Every time I ran, even though I only ran for short distances, I had to stop for a good minute to minute and a half to catch my breath again. But I didn't give up. I kept going. And for that alone, I'm proud of myself. I know that if I keep up with this, I will eventually be able to run more than walk when I do this. (I don't think I'll EVER be running 53 minutes straight though. Do people even do that? Is that a thing?)
On the app, I finished the first mission, where my helicopter crashed after being shot down, and I became a member of the Abel township. I ran through an abandoned hospital, collecting items as I ran (because all citizens in the township are expected to earn their keep), and - thankfully - outrunning the small hoard of zombies that noticed me. I collected the CDC file that Sam needed me to collect, and then, after making it through the gate and into the township, I met Runner 7, who is the "unofficial leader" of the Abel township. I'm referred to as "Runner 5," as the previous Runner 5 is now one of the zombies.
I also started (but haven't finished yet) the second mission. So far, Runner 7 has taken me on a tour of the township, which thankfully is on the top of a hill, which gives us a good view of the surrounding area. He's told me that I can't leave Abel until the military is willing to pull me out, which could probably take quite a while. He's told me about some of the other townships in the area, but he told me that we don't associate with them much. He spotted something in a tree, and sent me to get it, even though their was a zombie between me and the object (which turned out to be a government supply drop). I'm not too trustful of Runner 7 at the moment...
And that's as far as I've gotten so far. Tomorrow, as long as it isn't raining, I'll head out and finish mission 2 and most likely at least start mission three. I really like this app.
At one point while I was running, Runner 7 told me I had to sprint faster... and I was so into the story that I forgot for a minute that I wasn't actually trying to escape from a zombie... and, out loud, I said "I can't, Runner 7! I can't go faster!"
I think maybe one day, I might head over the one of the cemeteries around here to do this. That ought to be neat, considering the whole zombie thing...
Today was my first day of running (and of using the app). I walked over to the track by my house and walked/ran for a total of 53 minutes. I walked for most of the time, but I ran for a bit too. Every time I ran, even though I only ran for short distances, I had to stop for a good minute to minute and a half to catch my breath again. But I didn't give up. I kept going. And for that alone, I'm proud of myself. I know that if I keep up with this, I will eventually be able to run more than walk when I do this. (I don't think I'll EVER be running 53 minutes straight though. Do people even do that? Is that a thing?)
On the app, I finished the first mission, where my helicopter crashed after being shot down, and I became a member of the Abel township. I ran through an abandoned hospital, collecting items as I ran (because all citizens in the township are expected to earn their keep), and - thankfully - outrunning the small hoard of zombies that noticed me. I collected the CDC file that Sam needed me to collect, and then, after making it through the gate and into the township, I met Runner 7, who is the "unofficial leader" of the Abel township. I'm referred to as "Runner 5," as the previous Runner 5 is now one of the zombies.
I also started (but haven't finished yet) the second mission. So far, Runner 7 has taken me on a tour of the township, which thankfully is on the top of a hill, which gives us a good view of the surrounding area. He's told me that I can't leave Abel until the military is willing to pull me out, which could probably take quite a while. He's told me about some of the other townships in the area, but he told me that we don't associate with them much. He spotted something in a tree, and sent me to get it, even though their was a zombie between me and the object (which turned out to be a government supply drop). I'm not too trustful of Runner 7 at the moment...
And that's as far as I've gotten so far. Tomorrow, as long as it isn't raining, I'll head out and finish mission 2 and most likely at least start mission three. I really like this app.
At one point while I was running, Runner 7 told me I had to sprint faster... and I was so into the story that I forgot for a minute that I wasn't actually trying to escape from a zombie... and, out loud, I said "I can't, Runner 7! I can't go faster!"
I think maybe one day, I might head over the one of the cemeteries around here to do this. That ought to be neat, considering the whole zombie thing...
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