A Year of New Adventures

Between releasing the Home Front Home Workouts, and our tenth Virtual Race, it’s hard to believe that our first round of New Adventures submissions only took place a year ago and we’re in the process of recording the last of them! We’ve come a long way since then and are currently working our way through our second round of submissions to find our next set of exciting stories.

With that underway, we are taking a look at the New Adventures that we’ve released over the last year!

Between the Lines

A two-headed figure, with a hypnotic background
Between the Lines by Tom Crowley

A man with mysterious motives, a long abandoned house and a secret that bled into the ground itself. Put your headphones in and enjoy this thrilling audiobook ‘Never Alone’! But there may be more than meets the ear in this deadly tale, by Tom Crowley (Wooden Overcoats podcast).

Genre: Mystery, horror

Length: 1 Episode

A Study in Ichor

Two figures in Victorian clothing
A Study in Ichor by the Zombies, Run! team

A stolen watch, a fleet-footed thief, and the project to build London’s underground railway lead to the discovery of a darker secret lurking in the city’s underbelly. You’d better keep your wits about you in this New Adventure from the Zombies, Run! team.

Genre: Horror, adventure

Length: 5 Episodes

Nellie Bly

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Nellie Bly by Jessica Wright Buha

Join crusading journalist Nellie Bly as she races to travel around the world in under 80 days. This five-part series by Jessica Wright Buha (Unwell podcast) will take you on a whistle stop tour of the globe in the late 1800s, as Nellie sets off from New York in an attempt to beat the time of Jules Verne’s famous novel. 

Genre: Historical adventure

Length: 5 Episodes

Wreck Runner

Three figures in space suits running across the outside of a space station
Wreck Runner by Mur Lafferty and Alasdair Stuart

Welcome to SolFleet! As a member of a salvage crew, you explore the remains of spaceships, recover abandoned supplies, information, and sometimes people. But when a ship missing for a decade emerges from hiding, you might have bigger problems than meeting your salvage quota in this New Adventure from Mur Lafferty (EscapePod, Ditch Diggers, Six Wakes), and Alasdair Stuart (Escape Artists podcast).

Genre: Sci-fi, adventure

Length: 3 Episodes

Volcano Race

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Volcano Race by Alex Acks

As a technical intern working to gather data on Mt. Archie, you expected the work to be hard – you didn’t expect it to be life threatening. When you pick up abnormal readings from the mountain, it’s clear that an eruption is imminent, and you’re in the blast radius, in this two-part New Adventure by Alex Acks (Superhero Workout, Hunger Makes the Wolf).

Genre: Action, science

Length: 2 Episodes (1 training mission + 10K race)

Dinosaur Dash

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Dinosaur Dash by Andrea Phillips

A top secret research outpost beneath the ice has made an amazing discovery – living dinosaurs! But some of the research team have gone missing, and there’s evidence of sabotage. You’ll need to move quickly to save your people before the dinos get them, in this thrilling race from Andrea Phillips (The Walk, America Inc.)

Genre: Action, adventure

Length: 3 episodes (2 training missions +5K/10K race)

Little Red

A young girl in a red cloak walking through a forest. A wolf prowls behind her.
Little Red by Corvyn Appleby

Dare you go into the woods at night? You’re a mercenary hired to protect one small girl visiting a relative, but there’s a monster on the loose, and grandmother’s house is so very far away. You’d better move quickly, because there are worse things than wolves waiting in the dark, in this creepy tale by Corvyn Appleby.

Genre: Horror, dark fantasy

Length: 1 Episode

Venus Rising

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Venus Rising by Elliott Gresswell

Pandora Haze’s Venus colony is a marvel of engineering. But something has gone very wrong. With the colony out of contact for weeks, you are sent in as the rescue squad. Will you find the survivors there? Or is there something much worse waiting for you?

Genre: Sci-fi Horror

Length: 5 Episodes

Run Olympus Mons

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Run Olympus Mons

Put on your space suit and travel across the surface as Mars as you climb the tallest mountain in the solar system – Olympus Mons. With your guide, scale cliffs and cross craters as you learn about the history and science of the red planet.

Genre: Non-fiction

Length: 1 Episode

Rule Britannia

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Rule Britannia by the Zombies, Run! team

A letter from the Roman Emperor could lead to peace between your camp, and the Pictish forces you’re at war with. But there’s a dark plan afoot, and worse things than enemy warriors in the world. Travel back to Roman Britain and encounter some familiar faces in this New Adventure from the Zombies, Run! team.

Genre: Action-adventure

Length: 5 Episodes

Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon by Alex Acks

Created over the course of millions of years, the Grand Canyon is one of the wonders of the natural world. In this 5k or 10k mission by Alex Acks (Superhero Workout, Hunger Makes the Wolf), journey along the full 446km length of the Grand Canyon to explore its fascinating cultural and geological history.

Genre: Non-fiction

Length: 2 Episodes (1 Training mission + 5K/10K race)

Matchmaker

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Matchmaker by Emily Short

You have reached Silver Bells Matchmaking! For a consultation, press 1. 

Can a matchmaking service using all the latest tech really find a perfect match? Antonia and Laura definitely think so, and have agreed to record a ringing endorsement for the company. But is wedded bliss truly on the horizon for the couple? Mistakes, missed connections, and meddling relatives, stand in the way of happiness in this romantic comedy by Emily Short (BBC Game Over, Sunless Sea).

Genre: Romantic comedy

Length: 1 Episode

Home Run

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In conjunction with Internet League Blaseball, we present to you this special broadcast! Become Blaseball star Pendleton Hampers as you take on the pitcher’s mound and the horrors that lie beyond. Run the bases as if your life depended on it!

Genre: Blaseball, weird

Length: 1 Episode

Lewis and Clark

Several people in old fashioned clothing. One is holding a map.
Lewis and Clark, by Alex Acks

Join your ChronoRun time travel companion as you embark on a journey across North America and learn about the trials and tribulation of Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the Pacific in this 2-part New Adventure by Alex Acks (Superhero Workout, Hunger Makes the Wolf).

Genre: Historical non-fiction

Length: 2 Episodes (1 Training Mission + 10K race)

Track the Ripper

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Track the Ripper by Lulu Khadim

Team up with Detective Marsh and Sergeant Swift to catch Jack the Ripper before the next attack!

Genre: Historical drama

Length: 1 Episode

Journey to the Centre of the Eye

A graphic with neon purple and the words Fight for Sight
Journey to the Centre of the Eye in association with Fight for Sight

Shrink down to the size of a photon, and explore the inner workings of your eye and how every part works together to allow you to see!

Genre: Non-fiction

Length: 1 Episode (10K race)

Run the Solar System

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Run the Solar System with the British Science Association

From the heat of the sun, to the outermost icy planets, explore the breadth of our solar system. The race chronicles a journey from the Sun to Neptune, with a bonus astronaut training mission to prepare you for space!

Genre: Non-fiction

Length: 2 Episodes (1 Training Mission + 10K race)

Run with the Ancestors

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Run with the Ancestors with the British Science Association

Travel back in time one million years to explore the earliest days of humans in Britain. Explore a landscape dominated by mammoths and sabre-toothed cats, and learn about the changing fortunes of the people who first set foot on this land.

Genre: Non-fiction

Length: 1 Episode (5K or 10K race)

Run to the Deep

A stylised graphic of an Octopus against a deep sea background
Run to the Deep with the British Science Association

Explore the ocean, from the surface to depths of the abyss! Accompanied by explorer Pierre-Yves Cousteau, discover amazing seascapes and alien environments, and the creatures that live beneath the waves.

Genre: Non-fiction

Length: 1 Epsiode

Season 9 Part 1 is coming next year!

We’ve got great news: we’ll be releasing the first 15 missions from Season 9 in Spring 2021!

Earlier this year, we decided to delay the release because it wasn’t safe for us to record in person and we weren’t satisfied that we could reach the high audio quality you deserve by recording remotely.

Since then, we’ve levelled up our remote recording capabilities through our work on the Home Front and New Adventures. Most of those scripts were designed for remote recording, with fewer actors per scene, but over time, our Head of Production Matt Wieteska and Sound Designer Mark Pittam have pushed the limits of what we can do, with the 5-episode, 27-actor Nellie Bly a fantastic demonstration of how far we’ve come.

Remote recording is still more time-consuming and expensive for Zombies, Run!, however – that’s why we’re starting with just the first 15 missions of Season 9. But we’re as eager as you are to continue the Abel Township saga and find out what’s next for Runner 5, so we’ll aim to do as much as we can as circumstances permit.

Keep your headset tuned and stay safe out there, Five, because Season 9 is on the horizon!

Our Big Holiday Sale is Here!

Our big Holiday Sale has arrived! You can get 10% off everything in our official store, including amazing new merch and even deeper discounts, but first…

We’ve launched our first-ever gift VIP subscription, and to celebrate, we’re taking $10 off the normal price until November 27th! 🎉

VIP comes with unlimited access to hundreds of thrilling missions, workouts, and 11 virtual races across Zombies, Run!, ZR 5K Training, and The Walk. It’s the perfect present for any budding Runner 5!

10% Off All Merch! 👕

Looking for your next running outfit, or just keen to complete your Abel Township lifestyle? We’re offering 10% off everything in our official store – just use code HOLIDAY2020 at checkout!

This code is valid until Friday November 12, so move fast!

NEW: Sam Yao is My Operator! 🎧

Who could ask for a more loyal, funny, brave, and hopeful operator than Sam Yao? Give him a shout-out every time you leave the house with our new shirts, tote, and mug designed by artist Leslie Strock!

NEW: I Am Runner Five 🔥

Show your colours and declare to the world: I Am Runner Five! Back by popular demand, these shirts are a new Blendtech fabric that dries faster and wicks sweat better than normal cotton.

We’ve heard you – you want Runner Five masks. Grab our dual-layer mask with space for an optional filter today!

Even More Discounts! 🎁

There’s more?! Yes: we’re offering $10 off Train to Oban and Escape from Runaway Fairground virtual race shirts, plus $5 off Runner Five socks

Only limited quantities are available, so move fast if you don’t want to miss out!