I don’t think 1500m at highschool is that impressive… though I have skated the le Mans racetrack in a 24hr relay race…
– Jez (Developer)
i did couch-to-5k then returned to the couch
– Brad (QA, Support, Design)
Unfortunately my running career was cut short by the development of knee troubles as a young teen, but even before then I was definitely more of a sprinter than a distance runner, so my longest run is a lowly 1500m! I have done endurance swims of several miles in the past though. 🙂
– Lou (QA, Support)
4:15 – although littered with obstacles so it was not one long continuous run
– Marcel (Developer)
I’ve run two half-marathons, not great times but felt satisfying finishing them
– Sophie (Office Manager)
I am *by no means* a brilliant runner. The furthest I’ve ever jogged in one go is about a mile, but I have walked something like 15 miles in a day sometimes. And let me tell you, there was this one train that I caught even though I arrived at the station *with less than 60 seconds before the doors closed*, so I was pretty proud of myself that day, I can tell you.
– Naomi (Co-Creator and Lead Writer)
My longest race distance is a half-marathon, but I’m pretty sure I did a 26k run in Oxford when I was training!
– Adrian (Co-Creator and CEO)
Inspired by TomTom’s new ad campaign, here’s our equal opportunity take on running for fun (and running for your life!)
There’s a moment that comes for every Zombies, Run! player. Maybe it’s the first time you outrun a zombie mob, your heart pumping and your arms raised in victory. Maybe it’s the morning when you wake up before your alarm, excited to head out and run. Or maybe it’s hitting your personal best for the third run in a row.
That’s the moment you say: I Am Runner Five. And when it comes, we have the perfect t-shirt for you.
Designed by the shockingly talented Estee Chan, this tee is available in two designs in 100% cotton (light cotton tee, dark cotton tee) from only $12, and as a sport tee with wicking fabric from $20.
Whether you’re looking for the perfect thing for your local fan meet up — or for your next 10k race — we’ve got your back.
All of these tees are available right now on Teespring, but will only be on sale for two weeks, so get moving!
Fireworks arc into the air. Flags wave in the wind. Blog authors are unable to resist endless movie references (seriously you’ll get sick of them soon). Welcome to the Independence Day weekend Zombies, Run! Community Roundup Post.
Before we get started, let’s all take a moment to celebrate the fact that everyone’s favourite Doctor Girlfriends could now get married anywhere in the United States with a classic piece of loveliness from The Wondersmith
We’re horribly excited to announce that two of us from here at Six to Start will be appearing at this year’s Nine Worlds Conference in London from 7th – 9th August 2015: Adrian Hon (ZR co-creator, Six to Start CEO) and Matt Wieteska (Audio Director, Writer of Radio Abel, Me). We’ll both be speaking in various panels across the three days, so come and say hi!
But that’s not all! The ZR writing team will be out in full force, with Naomi Alderman (ZR co-creator and Lead Writer) and Rebecca Levene both attending. Finally, some of the ZR cast are also on panels, so there’s plenty of Zombies, Run! related reasons to come along.
You can find more information about the Nine Worlds schedule here. If you’re coming along, be sure to tweet us to let us know.
This Month in the Fandom
… has been absolutely ridiculous. I’ve never seen so much wonderful art, writing and discussion. Seriously, putting this post together has taken about three times longer than ever before because it was so hard to decide what to put in. You all need to be a touch less amazing or my pride centre is going to explode. Hit up the readmore to find a taste of what this fantastic fandom has been up to since we launched the All-New Zombies, Run!
Couldn’t let you through without a bit more holiday-appropriate giffage. On with the art!
Art
So much stunning artwork this month. Check this stuff out.
This is less than 1/10th of the amazing artwork that was created by the community this month. Seriously, you are all far too talented and generous with your wonderful art. Rock on.
Writing
As with the artwork, there’s been so much fantastic writing from the fandom in the past month that I’ve really struggled to pick out my favourites, but here they are!
As a counterpoint to all the pain in the last two pieces, have some tear-inducingly sweet fic set after the end of Season Three Radio Mode. Straydog733 just completely nailing it here.
Finally, a special bonus extra favourite from this month. The amazing runningalchemist has been writing pieces of Rajit’s infamous Novel and it’s exactly as delicious as you’d imagine. So. Good.
Phew! That’s it for this month. Zombies, Run! Fandom: you are utterly fabulous. If there’s any fan work you’d like to draw my attention to for the next Community Roundup, drop me an email to matt at sixtostart dot com.
July is here and with two new missions from Zombies, Run! Season Four. Today, we have:
S4M15: “Sweet Things”
S4M16: “Old and Wise”
Both missions are available right now for our Pro Members. Free and Legacy Members can unlock either one with their free weekly unlock credit. As always, let us know what you think of the missions here or on Twitter.
Featuring my foldable water bottle which… oh my god it’s holy! I always have it clipped to my bag when I go out and when it’s empty I can juse fold it up until I can fill it up again A doodlish sketch I made of “Runner 5” The main protagonist of Zombies, Run! Whom is… you… So in a way this is a self portrait! Only in this one “I” am a looooot fitter XD The app is available on IOS and Android and I definitely reccommend it!!! Especially check out Radio Abel! As Eugene and Jack are precious!
And for those who are wondering… I do in fact talk to my ‘radio’ when I’m out on a run.
Time for an old favourite, now. Something to enjoy with a nice cold drink and a seat in the sun, perhaps (at least for our Northern Hemisphere Runners 5). Here’s a spoiler-free excerpt from Radio Abel Season One: This Zombie Life.
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure, This American Life is a weekly radio show and podcast which gathers stories from all walks of life for your entertainment.
It’s wonderful, and it’s a favourite of many of ours here at Six to Start. Which is why, way back when, three of us – Naomi Alderman, Matt Wieteska, and Adrian Hon – got together with our favourite post-apocalypse radio hosts to produce this loving homage.
Some background: The S2 side missions were originally written to (mostly) take place outside of normal story continuity. The reason we decided to separate them from the normal sequence in ZR4 is because they often messed with the overall tone of the story arc, and would result in weird things like Runner 5 going on a fun jaunt in the midst of some deadly-serious multi-mission adventure.
So, a good way to play the side missions would be to still interleave them with the normal story missions (e.g. two story missions, one side mission) but just bear in mind that they aren’t part of the main continuity (although they definitely are canon! (except for the Halloween ones, obvs)).
We are deep into the planning of the first book set within the Zombies, Run! universe, and there is potential for original audio dramas that are not about you running away from zombies, but which are set within the Zombies, Run! universe.
All of these things take time and release dates are unpredictable, so we’ve been holding off on trumpeting this stuff too loudly. Also, there are only so many hours in the day that Naomi Alderman, our lead writer and co-creator, can expand the Zombies, Run! universe 😉
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