#zombiesrungame

[amongthestackspodcast]

Rounding out the triple goddess is the lovely Delilah Tahiri (she/her) as The Crone. Delilah can be heard on @zombiesrungame and the upcoming @ethicstownpod . She is a working member of Matchbox Theatre Company and wrote and starred in the 5* sold out play The Butterfly Room.

#among the stacks #audio drama #lgbtq #podcast #storytelling #spotify #run zombies! #ethics town radio

[zalia]

Been a hot minute since I used the tag, but uh, hey! I wrote a thing for Zombies, Run! It is creepy and perfect for Halloween and features Eugene’s voice actor being very Canadian.

So check it out and I hope you enjoy it :D

#zombies run #zombiesrun #zombiesrungame #zr!

[nineteenartbean]

Think you must be seeing things...

I'm definitely seeing a @zombiesrunmusical Five...

#zombiesrun #zr #zombiesrungame #abel township #zrmusical #zombiesrunmusical #zrtm #zombiesrunthemusical #five #runnerfive

[wubbelwubbwubb]

ZR S6M19 - Catch Us If You Can

Runner Five, those butterflies are the adult stage of the flesh-burrowing larvae. They will attempt to penetrate your suit using their enhanced proboscises. If they can, they will then liquefy your flesh and strip the skin from your carcass.

Thank you @crownleys for reminding me of this mission and suggesting I draw it!

#zombies run #zombiesrungame #runner five #zr season 6 #zrs6m19 #abel township #now i never want to draw a butterfly again #ever #zombies #tw gore #tw eyegore #myzrart

[go-kit-go]

hey hey i’m alive again with a new video and a fancier thumbnail that i spent a little too much time on

this one’s a lil different - instead of grabbing clips from the entirety of the app i went through all of radio season 1 and got audio from there because. well i love these two doofs

please enjoy <3

#zombies run #zombiesrun #zombiesrungame #zr #radio boyfriends #jack holden #eugene woods #sam yao #runner 5 #runner five #radio abel #abel township #zr out of context #zrs1 spoilers #youtube #and as a side note #no #the echo when jack is talking in that one clip was not part of the original #that was 100% my doing #and i spent 15 minutes laughing at it before putting it in the actual video

[muterunner5]

Now listen I’m not back but... this is the entire game

#zombiesrungame #zombies run #runner5

[superstressedspidergirl]

I'll be posting comics soon I promise! However, considering this was supposed to be my easy run, and I ran this at race pace, I'm celebrating. Hoping to get 30 min or less for the Halloween race and I'm training hard so I'm gonna share. Then I'll make sure I upload some reviews of all the graphic novels I've been rereading lately. Lots of #dccomics coming up. But for now, #zombiesrungame #zombiesrunapp #runner5 #runnerfive #runner https://www.instagram.com/p/CGQ2oofAy_x/?igshid=zm8cqk2tm6q0

#dccomics #zombiesrungame #zombiesrunapp #runner5 #runnerfive #runner

[bevgranger711]

Meet my Runner Five from Zombies, Run!, drawn by the amazing @magglesmotif!!! . . . #commission #commissioned #zombiesrunfanart #zombiesrun #runner5 #runnerfive #abeltownship #zombiesrunapp #zombiesrun5k #zombiesrungame #fanart #characterart #characterillustration #art #characterdesign https://www.instagram.com/p/CHeOKmojAKF/?igshid=qbd6rwb2gxum

#commission #commissioned #zombiesrunfanart #zombiesrun #runner5 #runnerfive #abeltownship #zombiesrunapp #zombiesrun5k #zombiesrungame #fanart #characterart #characterillustration #art #characterdesign

[random066]

At the end of the zombies, run 5k virtual race, I happened to be running on a rather beat up patch of road. It crumbled, I slipped, and have now torn my hamstring and sprained/hyperextended my knee. In other news, I really enjoyed the 5k, i loved the story.

#zombiesrungame #zombies run #zombies #runner 5 #runner5 #runnerfive #runner five #zombiesrun #zombie

[believeitornot5]

A Little Info About My Runner Five

Aha, I completely forgot to put anything about my Runner Five in the original post whoops. I’ll keep it as spoiler free as possible, but I’ll put warnings if there is anything. :)

General Info:

-Chaotic good character

-Internal dialogue 99% of the time: “aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA”

-Likes to paint in free time

Season 1:

Still refers to self as “Mullen’s Base Operative” instead of Abel Runner (but doesn’t mind the nickname “Five” so much).

Wary of everyone and suspicious (and a little unsociable).

Very professional, preferring to keep any conversations related to the mission. 

Level-headed. 

Secretive. 

Few scars (due to cautious nature). 

Season 2-3:

 Refers to self as Runner Five.

 More laid-back (mostly Sam and Simon’s doing).

 Trusting (but a little too much sometimes). 

 Jokes a lot more. 

 Closer to/ more open with people around them. 

Still pretty unsociable, though. 

Chaotic.

Reckless (hence the many new scars). 

**Spoiler Warning for Later Season 3 and Season 4**

Season 3 (Ep. 45) - 4:

Tired.

Traumatized from Moonchild and mind control.

Stressed out.

Very paranoid.

Withdrawn from people (except Sam). 

They’re working through it, though (get it, honey). 

Gradually returns to personality from season 2 later on into season 4.

Also shaved head at some point while being mind controlled, but they don’t remember doing it or why ??

I’m planning on doing more of these for seasons 5 - 8. But in the meantime, good day to you and stay healthy. 

#zombies run #zombies run app #runner five #runner5 #runner 5 #zombiesrungame #zombiesrunrunnerfive #zr #zrseason3 #zrseason3spoilers

[anothermeansofprocrastination]

After the recent shin splint incident I've been looking for a way to ease my way back into running. I followed the NHS c25k plan before, tracking the intervals on my smartwatch while also listening to Zombies Run. There's nothing wrong with the plan itself but it lacks the one thing I need to learn: pacing myself!

In the end I decided to put season 1 on hold (again😩) and try the Zombies Run 5k app and it's amazing?! Like, how does it dare to be so good?! Mission 1 was almost exclusively lead by Maxine and reminded me why she's the best😭

Because I'm an idiot, I forgot to put my glasses back on when I changed after work and only noticed that when I was already outside. Imagine a grown ass woman walking out the door, utterly confused as to why the world is so out of focus and has to touch the bridge of her nose to realise she forgot her glasses!!!

Anyway, I stomped back up to my 3rd floor apartment, got my glasses and went back out. Then Maxine comes on like "already 3 minutes done! You're doing great" and I just 😭😭😭

No Maxine, I do not deserve your praise😭😭😭

she also makes Zombie noises at one point to get you running! She's perfect 😭😭😭

I tried a different route today and came across some abandoned allotment gardens which seem eerily fitting for a Zombies Run training session.

Can't wait for my next run! 😻💖

#zombies run 5k #zombiesrungame #zombies run #runner 5 #maxine myers

[nineteenartbean]

Roleplay Abel Group Photo!

Janine (@leahstar) simply Tired, 2 (@dorkylittleweirdo) and James (@thrunnerfive) showing peace signs like the adorable beans they are, 26 (@hippyexd ) being...26, Nine (@lonerunner5) simply enjoying the ride, Oz (@go-kit-go) havin the time of his life, 29 (@runnerfiveready) secretly wishing she was also picked up and Sam being the tall awkward bean he is.

#zombiesrun #zr #zombiesrungame #abel township #roleplay #zrroleplay #abelroleplay #drawing #digitalart #digital drawings #aaaaaaaaa

[lucky-fallen-angel]

My cats are very invested in me doing the @zombiesrungame Homefront workout. #kittens #zombiesrungame #zombiesrun https://www.instagram.com/p/B-X3OrNnbhyqZEqmc7KzYlWsyGxtb8IFj84r2A0/?igshid=1k61x9bwya5i7

#kittens #zombiesrungame #zombiesrun

[go-kit-go]

it’s finally here! the third installment of zr out of context!

honestly, i never thought i would end up making more than one, but now i’m glad that i did. hope you enjoy it, runners :)

#i found out how to properly animate the text #you can probably tell #i hope you guys like it as much as i loved making it #zr out of context #zombiesrungame #zombies run! #zombies run #zombiesrun #abel township #runner 5 #sam yao

[zombiesrungame]

Zombies, Run! and Fanworks

By Zalia

It might sound odd to say that it was fanworks that got me into using a fitness app. Fan fiction and fan art are not the first thing that spring to mind when you think about fitness, even if plenty of fitness apps have dedicated communities. But fanworks are what got me into Zombies, Run!, and what kept me engaged during the long dark waits for the next season.

Zombies, Run! stands out because of its ability to serve both the fitness and fandom communities, allowing a level of crossover that is hard to find elsewhere. A thrilling narrative combined with a solid running app means it’s easy to find stories of people who were drawn in by the story finding themselves signing up for marathons, or hardcore runners suddenly feeling the need to share artwork of their own Runner 5.

You see this crossover in the Unoffical Zombies, Run! Facebook group. This fan-run community skews towards the fitness side of things; runners will find plenty of posts containing advice, people’s personal bests, and information about upcoming races. But it’s impossible to scroll through more than a few posts without stumbling across another side of fandom. Rubbing shoulders with a post about a runner’s first 5K will be someone asking whether a character from Zombies, Run! would approve of their running route. Underneath a happy photo of new running shoes, you’ll find someone’s post of ‘Notes Found on Abel Township’s Corkboard’. Artwork of characters, custom Zombies, Run! Playlists, themed medal holders - there’s a strong streak of creativity and engagement on display.

The fanworks-to-fitness ratio skews the other way when it comes to the other bastion of Zombies, Run! fandom: Tumblr. It’s hard to say exactly how much fanwork there is on Tumblr. The Unofficial Fanwork Archive which recorded everything from 2012 to 2016 has over 2500 links, so there could easily be over 4000 individual fanworks by now.

While most fanwork posts on the Facebook group tend to focus on a personal experience of being Runner 5, the Tumblr fandom delves into the world of Zombies, Run! in a different way. Runner 5 is still the most featured character in fanworks (inevitable with their status as the main ‘character’) but there is far more content starring the rest of the cast. For example, the characters who host Radio Abel - Jack and Eugene - each have nearly as many appearances in fanwork as Runner 5. There are plenty of fanworks which don’t include Runner 5 at all!

The fanworks cover a huge range of topics. You can see art that illustrates a scene from the app, or read about a world where Maxine and Sam are college students… or jaeger pilots in Pacific Rim. And far from being a solitary undertaking, the fandom has organised special events that have built a strong community and enduring friendships. For example, the Iron Zombies challenge, hosted on chat rooms, gave participants 90 minutes to create something based on a series of prompts, or to sit back and cheer on other people as they raced against the timer. Exchanges, such as the Secret Santa, are meticulously organised, with hours of work going into making sure participants are matched up.

Fandom’s creativity has not gone unnoticed! In the past, Six to Start have drawn from this talented pool – artist Kascha Sweeney drew fan art before becoming the company’s official artist, and a writer on Seasons 2-4, Andrea Klassen, wrote some exceptional Zombies, Run! Fan fiction.

And it isn’t restricted to fiction and art. The fantastic fan podcast, ‘Podcast Detected’, which I was involved with early on, has been running since 2014. It’s an eclectic mix of in-depth discussions, mission reviews, and the app’s place in a wider fandom community. Some episodes include interviews with fans, and with the cast and crew of the app itself. They’ve even recorded at a few special live events.

The NineWorlds Geekfest convention played host to Zombies, Run! panels for several years and featured writers, actors, and production staff. I have a special fondness for these since I was involved in organising them, just from love of the app. Attendees had the chance to hear stories from the soundbooth, the writers’ thoughts about what they’d like to do in future, and ask questions about the creation of the app. These and other meetups, such as the Zombies, Run! Live event in 2015, have provided a great opportunity for fans and creators to come together to celebrate the app and the fandom that they’ve created.

With so much on offer in the Zombies, Run! fan community, it’s easy to see why people keep coming back season after season. The winter blues can make it hard to even consider running at times, but the strong and creative community built up around Zombies, Run! is what keeps me waiting for the next time the gates of Abel Township are raised.

Here’s a list of places you can check out Zombies, Run! Fanworks: 

The Unofficial Zombies, Run! Facebook Group

Archive of Zombies, Run! Fanworks

Zombies, Run! on Archive Of Our Own

What are your favourite fanworks? Let us know on Twitter @zombiesrungame, or in the comments below!

#zombiesrun #zombiesrungame #fanwork #fandom #zombies run

[muterunner5]

I LOVE @iamrunner5 ‘S SIGNING FIVE AHHHH

Give the cute baby some coffee!

#zombies run #zombiesrungame #runner 5 #iamrunner5 #fan art