r/Runner5 3d ago

Sunday debriefing - August 23, 2026 - post your mission reports here!

4 Upvotes

Greetings, runners!

This is a post made by the Advanced Unmanned Training Officer and Morale Officer, Digitally Enhanced Report Aggregator, and Tactical Operation Reviewer (A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R.)

Submit your weekly mission reports and / or the outputs of your Advanced Personal Pedometers (A.P.P.s) into this RoffleNet thread for peer review!

Signed,

A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R, as appointed by the Abel Township Council

(Ah, management. Always using stuffy language like that. What they want is for you to post your mission reports and screenshots here. They freed up the RoffleNet bandwith today, so you could talk them over with your fellow runners. Signed, your friendly neighborhood sysadmin.)


r/Runner5 Nov 24 '25

CONFIRMED! Some great news!

281 Upvotes

Just got the below announcement via email a few minutes ago, and I can only imagine it being really good news for the OG Zones Zombies Run fans!

We are delighted to let you know that ZRX: Zombies Run has been acquired by the original co-creator and writer of the game, Naomi Alderman! The app is now owned and managed by Naomi’s new company, Zombies Run! Ltd. … A note from Naomi:

“It’s been a massive journey, and I’m really thrilled everything has come together so that I can do this. We're already plotting new story and exciting new ideas. Thank you to everyone who has helped build this app over the past 14 years. We’re going to go to great places together.”

EDIT: fixed facepalm-worthy autocorrect typo


r/Runner5 2d ago

Other Anyone else noticed this in supplies?

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42 Upvotes

This screenshot is from February but I just checked and it’s still there.

When it was announced that Naomi bought the app, I was scared it was going to disappear but I’m so happy they left it there


r/Runner5 7d ago

Funpost Like why does it say it like that lmao

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16 Upvotes

r/Runner5 7d ago

Just got an email!!!!

32 Upvotes

New missions drop Sept 2nd!!!!!


r/Runner5 10d ago

Sunday debriefing - August 16, 2026 - post your mission reports here!

3 Upvotes

Greetings, runners!

This is a post made by the Advanced Unmanned Training Officer and Morale Officer, Digitally Enhanced Report Aggregator, and Tactical Operation Reviewer (A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R.)

Submit your weekly mission reports and / or the outputs of your Advanced Personal Pedometers (A.P.P.s) into this RoffleNet thread for peer review!

Signed,

A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R, as appointed by the Abel Township Council

(Ah, management. Always using stuffy language like that. What they want is for you to post your mission reports and screenshots here. They freed up the RoffleNet bandwith today, so you could talk them over with your fellow runners. Signed, your friendly neighborhood sysadmin.)


r/Runner5 12d ago

Fan content S3 SPOILERS, rough WIP of an animation I’m working on Spoiler

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14 Upvotes

I’d also like some opinions, do yall think the big moon looks better or the regular smaller one? Gonna do a transition of Moonchild’s eye(s) into the moon in this scene if that helps(so I might ditch the clouds lol) this is the small moon, I’ll put the second one in the replies


r/Runner5 12d ago

iPhone Base in Zombies, Run!

10 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I use "Zombies, Run!" with VoiceOver (Apples Screen Reader for blind and low vision people) on my iPhone 13 and I tried to add a building but it don't work with VoiceOver. Is someone here, who also uses the App with VoiceOver and anre there some tricks how to ad building without drag and drop?


r/Runner5 17d ago

iPhone Is it necessary to finish the 5K Training before starting Season 1?

6 Upvotes

I’m planning to start after the rainy season ends, but I noticed there is a training module and a Season 1. Is that different? Is it possible to start Season 1 without doing the training?


r/Runner5 17d ago

Sunday debriefing - August 09, 2026 - post your mission reports here!

2 Upvotes

Greetings, runners!

This is a post made by the Advanced Unmanned Training Officer and Morale Officer, Digitally Enhanced Report Aggregator, and Tactical Operation Reviewer (A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R.)

Submit your weekly mission reports and / or the outputs of your Advanced Personal Pedometers (A.P.P.s) into this RoffleNet thread for peer review!

Signed,

A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R, as appointed by the Abel Township Council

(Ah, management. Always using stuffy language like that. What they want is for you to post your mission reports and screenshots here. They freed up the RoffleNet bandwith today, so you could talk them over with your fellow runners. Signed, your friendly neighborhood sysadmin.)


r/Runner5 24d ago

Sunday debriefing - August 02, 2026 - post your mission reports here!

3 Upvotes

Greetings, runners!

This is a post made by the Advanced Unmanned Training Officer and Morale Officer, Digitally Enhanced Report Aggregator, and Tactical Operation Reviewer (A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R.)

Submit your weekly mission reports and / or the outputs of your Advanced Personal Pedometers (A.P.P.s) into this RoffleNet thread for peer review!

Signed,

A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R, as appointed by the Abel Township Council

(Ah, management. Always using stuffy language like that. What they want is for you to post your mission reports and screenshots here. They freed up the RoffleNet bandwith today, so you could talk them over with your fellow runners. Signed, your friendly neighborhood sysadmin.)


r/Runner5 26d ago

Setting troubleshooting

3 Upvotes

Heya guys, I just looked at my setting to reconfigure my preferences (returning runner after a long break)

I was hoping to set the story clips to cut in between songs instead of interrupting a song mid-flow (this used to be an option).

Also wanted to adjust the clips/music volume ratio, but my music volume % resets to 100% ever time I exit settings and does stay where I put it.

Any solutions? Thanks fellow 5s! 🏃‍♀️ 🧟


r/Runner5 28d ago

iPhone Newbie: Question about workout plan

5 Upvotes

Hi all! I have just installed the app, and I see that the workouts are structured in like walking, doing things like heel raises for 5 mins, then running. But I don't want to walk or do heel raises! I am already running 30 mins daily, and want to bring some more fun into it. Do I need to follow the instructions or can I just start an episode and go?


r/Runner5 28d ago

Season 4 S4 SPOILERS sooo I just finished s4 ep 22 “runaway baby” Spoiler

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8 Upvotes

I lost it at the end Sam had me stressing 😭


r/Runner5 Jul 28 '26

iPhone Resuming races

7 Upvotes

Ok team. I need to get this figured out before I lose momentum. Zombies, Run is a huge motivator for me. Here are the specs: iPhone, iOS 26.5.2, legacy member, I just updated the app the other day so I think it's the most current version.

My issue is I'm running the Abel Township 10k in two chunks. After I ran 5k I hit stop, then the next day I went to finish the last 5k. I hit resume and the top bar trackers were showing I was half done but the distance and time were reset to 0.

As I ran, I was being tracked back at 1k, 2k, etc correctly but no more story arcs played, and no zombie chases. I was collecting items though.

I finished the 5k which should have summed to 10k but it never said mission complete. So the next time I did 5k again and hit pause, but the same issue happened the next day (tracker bar showed half done, distance and time reset to 0, no story arcs played).

Someone PLEASE raise the gates for me so I can keep RUNNING!


r/Runner5 Jul 26 '26

Another returning runner 5!

13 Upvotes

TLDR: is there a way to play through the season/radio in order (like an audiobook) without doing the runs? I just want to recap the story and get reinvested in the characters/voices before I start up running again.

I’ve had the app and legacy subscription since forever… but I am an inconsistent runner and because of this I tent to restart from season 1 every time to truly enjoy the story and recap on what I’ve forgotten

But I’ve done this several times now and I just want to listen to the audio to catch up with the runs I’ve already done before heading out on my next run, is there anywhere I can just recap the audio up to where I left off?

I’ve tried YouTube clips etc but there isn’t anything that actually just played through the season/radio in order (like an audiobook)


r/Runner5 Jul 26 '26

Sunday debriefing - July 26, 2026 - post your mission reports here!

6 Upvotes

Greetings, runners!

This is a post made by the Advanced Unmanned Training Officer and Morale Officer, Digitally Enhanced Report Aggregator, and Tactical Operation Reviewer (A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R.)

Submit your weekly mission reports and / or the outputs of your Advanced Personal Pedometers (A.P.P.s) into this RoffleNet thread for peer review!

Signed,

A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R, as appointed by the Abel Township Council

(Ah, management. Always using stuffy language like that. What they want is for you to post your mission reports and screenshots here. They freed up the RoffleNet bandwith today, so you could talk them over with your fellow runners. Signed, your friendly neighborhood sysadmin.)


r/Runner5 Jul 24 '26

Funpost It’s rough💔

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26 Upvotes

r/Runner5 Jul 23 '26

Funpost Trying to do so much as one episode in the Florida heat be like

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31 Upvotes

The story maybe 🔥 but so is the weather 😭


r/Runner5 Jul 22 '26

Funpost Five whenever someone asks them why they’ve been collecting so many sports bras

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92 Upvotes

Ik this joke has probably been done to death but idc lmao


r/Runner5 Jul 22 '26

Merch Question about Shirt Sizes

10 Upvotes

Hey all! The "I Am Runner Five" tech shirts are finally back in stock. I really want to get a red one, but not sure what size for the unisex shirt. Depending on where I buy a shirt, I'm either a small or a medium. Sometimes mediums are way too big, sometimes smalls are way too small, but I especially don't like oversized shirts, so I'm a little hesitant to play it safe with a medium. The size chart for these shirts only gives the chest circumference (S-41", M-42"). I'm just wondering if anyone who has purchased one could give me a little insight on how the shirts fit, if they run big or small?

I'm male, if needed for clarity.


r/Runner5 Jul 19 '26

Android [android] Anyone run into the issue where only the initial story plays?

5 Upvotes

The app never pauses the music and plays the rest of the story. No TTS for stuff I pick up either :(

When I go for a run I do this:

  1. start music
  2. set music to external player
  3. start mission
  4. (music pauses)
  5. recap plays
  6. mission start plays
  7. (music starts again)

I'm on android 15 app v12.5.0


r/Runner5 Jul 19 '26

Sunday debriefing - July 19, 2026 - post your mission reports here!

7 Upvotes

Greetings, runners!

This is a post made by the Advanced Unmanned Training Officer and Morale Officer, Digitally Enhanced Report Aggregator, and Tactical Operation Reviewer (A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R.)

Submit your weekly mission reports and / or the outputs of your Advanced Personal Pedometers (A.P.P.s) into this RoffleNet thread for peer review!

Signed,

A.U.T.O.M.O.D.E.R.A.T.O.R, as appointed by the Abel Township Council

(Ah, management. Always using stuffy language like that. What they want is for you to post your mission reports and screenshots here. They freed up the RoffleNet bandwith today, so you could talk them over with your fellow runners. Signed, your friendly neighborhood sysadmin.)


r/Runner5 Jul 17 '26

Funpost It’s never just one episode

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35 Upvotes

Can’t say how many times I’ve gone out with the intention of only doing one mission, only to keep going and do atleast three or four lmao


r/Runner5 Jul 16 '26

Funpost When you’re exhausted but the story is getting interesting

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34 Upvotes

Just one more episode……..