Category Archives: Fitness & Health

Today’s weekend run. Target 15K. Achieved 5.13K. Still trying to shift this cold and its unfortunately having an effect on my running due to reduced lung capacity.

Tracks: Endomondo, ZR, Nike+

Zombies, Run! | New in Season 3: Player Choice!

Some interesting news about Zombies, Run Season 3 from the blog:

It’s been months in the planning – we started talking about our plot arcs and returning characters back in October 2013 – and we’ve got some fantastic surprises coming up, both in plot and in the guest writers we’ve managed to snag for this season. One thing we’ve wanted to do for ages was to introduce a bit of choice into the game for players. I know we’ve already got the base builder, and many of our Runner Fives have made amazing and beautiful Abel Townships. I thought it’d be fun to extend this kind of choice just a little bit, and give Runner Five a couple of options about what they’re actually going to do during the game. It’s this kind of thing that makes games-writing so dynamic and engaging. So, once or twice this season, you’ll be asked to make a decision. We had to think carefully about how to do this – for one thing, you don’t want to be having to stop and press a button while running! And it’s been a design principle from the beginning that we’ll never ‘punish’ the player too much. After all, you’re already out there running, so you’re already a hero! All this means that you won’t be able to destroy Abel with a single bad decision – but some of the things you do will have knock-on effects later in the game. And I’m excited to hear what you make of what we’ve done!

via Zombies, Run! | New in Season 3: Player Choice!.

Weekday Run #7

Today’s weekday run. Target 8K. Achieved 5.39

I think I’m coming down with some kind of cough. Possibly brought on as a result, or partially as a result of, the recent air pollution. It’s making me wheeze, and I’ve noticed a definite shortness of breath, or apparent reduced lung capacity.

Tracks: Endomondo, ZR, Nike+

Weekday Run #6

Today’s weekday run. Target 8K. Achieved 4.61K

Broke another record today, and got a sub-5 minute 1K :-)

Tracks: Endomondo, ZR, Nike+

Sheffield Half Marathon somehow still a roaring success despite chaotic cancellation | Metro News

Despite the Sheffield Half Marathon being cancelled moments before the start, thousands of runners disobeyed orders and decided to complete the race anyway.

In heart-warming and sometimes amusing scenes, the people of the Sheffield rallied behind the ‘rebel runners’ – handing out bottles of water and offering loud cheers and applause.

Organisers were ‘very reluctantly’ forced to cancel the race before its 9am start time because of ‘insufficient water’ being delivered by suppliers and a subsequent safety risk to runners.

Sheffield Half Marathon somehow still a roaring success despite chaotic cancellation | Metro News.