it’s been a while since I’ve actually typed my thoughts up, but after going through S1M12 today i had to update on my progress! i’m still walking rather than running, but i’m already feeling more stamina and loving listening to missions on my way. the goal is to work on my jogging/running stamina on the treadmill this fall/winter once the weather gets worse (canadian runner five here from a notoriously snowy area, so most times from november-march indoor exercise is the way to go).
honestly, this app is already life changing. i can really feel that it will be a huge help when i start running rather than a determined walk. i’m very much a beginner, so i’m starting slow, but i’m already itching to speed up.
a few small spoilery updates from today’s mission (S1M12) and thoughts on the last few that i didn’t do full updates on under the cut:
S1M12 was probably my favourite mission thus far. the emotions of the clip between paula and maxine were SO incredible AND having even more lgbt+ characters is incredible.
plus after paula says she wishes maxine were there and maxine starts crying, my playlist switched back in with the line “as the world comes to an end, i’ll be there to hold your hand” from king and lionheart which was like FEELS CITY
in S1M9 when Eight and I went back to the plane crash site, oh man. when she says “Imagine what I would have had to do out there if I’d found someone else’s ID in that chopper?” i felt my heart drop. like i hope i don’t accidentally mess up around her because i think she’d straight up leave me for dead out there.
I adored S1M7 (Voice in the Dark) and i knew it’d be emotional but this was SO emotional!! when sam was trying to talk to me it was all i could do not to be like “DAMN IT, SAM, I’M STILL HERE. STOP SAYING I’M DEAD”
i really wish i’d run that one at night, though. i ran it midday as kids were getting out of school, so the immersion was non-existent. probably why i personally found M12 more emotional.
i just started my zombies, run! journey yesterday and i immediately knew i wanted to document not only my in-character journey, but also my own fitness journey along with the app! i’ve started out walking but i hope to move up to jogging after building up stamina.
this blog is going to be mission logs of my Five’s experiences, plus building up my aesthetic for my experience. LET’S GOOO
today’s highlights:
finished up the end of mission one and also completed mission 2, both without chases. about 40 minutes of walking and 4200 steps. it was pretty hot outside so i was pretty exhausted by the end.
i met a dog!! always a highlight
when they called me for the runner mission i actually thought “are you kidding me i’ve been in abel for one day” so i think my Five is a little on the sarcastic side
i like runner eight a lot so far, but she definitely thinks i’m hiding something and i’m interested to see if she’s right. i of course love sam the most though
spoilers for S1M2 + what i want to change/fix for next time under the cut:
when sara was like “okay duck down!” i definitely ducked my head and a group of kids on the schoolyard i was walking by were probably wondering what the crazy lady was doing
i found myself GRIPPING the strap on my bag when we were approaching new canton, like, white-knuckled gripping. the push/pull between the new canton guy yelling at me to stop and sara yelling at me to go was A LOT
for next time:
i’m definitely going to cut the mission time back rather than just walking for the full 35-ish minute mission + the extra 10 minutes of mission one. i walked farther than i think i should have because i NEEDED to hear the last ten minutes so i did an extra loop around my block.
i’m going to try to do one mission per walk. my walk would’ve been perfect had i not also had the extra 10 minutes off mission one that i wanted to get through.
my goal is to do a mission/walk a day with 1-2 rest days during the week: i’m a legacy member since i actually bought the app a couple years ago but didn’t use it much until now. so i can do seasons 1-3 and then figure out getting the pro membership for 4/5. whether it’s a dedicated zombie mission walk like today was or just walking my dog i can adjust the mission time which will really be great for me.
on days where i walk myself to my therapy appointments, though, i get to do two missions. it’s a half hour walk each way and therapy days are stressful so I DESERVE TWO, DARN IT.
