Zombies, Run! 5K - Week Five Review: Ninja Zombies

The exercises this week looked like:

• 5 minute walk
• 5 minute free form run
• 30 second walk, 1 minute run, 6 heel lifts - 8 times
• 10 minute free form run
• 5 minute stretch
• 10 minute free form run

5-1 I went for my run in the park. This time I decided just to run around one of the lakes. It worked perfectly. The scenery is so beautiful. Of course, it was raining. The trees in the park were a nice protection. The beauty of running around the lake it that I consistently knew which parts were extra muddy. However, I did keep running into a group of teenagers filming some sort of movie. They set their camera up right in the middle of the path. I would have yelled at them all four times that they made me run off the trail, except I didn't want to ruin my zone.

Because I had a zone. I managed to run 35 minutes out of the 50 minute session. Which means that I was running during all of the free run portions. It was only supposed to be 33 minutes of running, but the app screwed up and made me run an extra two minutes.

The story is getting a lot more involved. Dr. Maxine Myers and Janine joined me on my run. Maxine is starting to open up a bit. She even gossiped during this run! I like Janine so far, but her character is a little bit shady. Plus, she doesn't get along with Sam. An enemy of Sam Yao's is no friend of mine. As you can see I am getting pretty into the story.

5-2 I took three days off from running, mostly due to the rain not agreeing with my schedule. I was so excited to get back to my story. I did the same route as last time. It was a gorgeous day. Perfect for running around the lake.

I was a little confused about whether or not the app was giving me the right timing. I felt like the runs were happening ending much quicker than they should have. I'm not convinced I was wrong, since I've had issues with the timing before, but I checked the time of the run and it seemed to match up with how long everything should have taken.

5-3 My final run in week 5 was so amazingly awesome. Whenever I start my runs, I always feel like I'm not going to make it very far, but somehow I end up surpassing my expectations. Especially during this run. I did the same route I always do, expect this time I did 5 laps around the lake instead of just 4. Which means that I was able to complete over 5k within the time of the app (which is 53 minutes).

It was also a fun day for the storyline. Jody (aka Runner 4) was my companion. She's pretty funny in a ditzy sort of way. We went on a mission for knitting supplies. Success! I especially enjoyed the part when she talked about Ninja Zombies. How horrible would that be if a ninja was turned into a zombie? Hopefully they wouldn't get to keep their ninja skills once they turned into a zombie.

You can read more about my Zombies, Run! 5k adventures at week one, week two, week three, and week four. Check out my Zombies, Run! profile here and see how I did this week.