Outbreak Mission: Run with the zombies, Preserve history!

MANILA, Philippines- Outbreak Manila takes the experience a notch higher with Outbreak Mission.

Outbreak Mission is the third installment of the first two Outbreak Missions held October and November in 2013  at the Filinvest City.

“We're not  just a fun run anymore, there is a dynamic story behind this run,” Angelo Cruz, founder of Outbreak Manila, said. “We want it to be a movie-like experience for the participants.”

It's not a race, it's a mission

Cruz also adds that besides the “story” behind the run, Outbreak Mission is not just a “fun run” where the participants choose the length of their run.

“The route is dependent on the choices the participants make,” Cruz explained. “If the participants makes all the right decisions, they could be done as quick as 3 or 4 km.

“But if they take a hard time deciding or make the wrong decisions, this could be as long as 7 to 8 km. So there's not just a start and an end, this is a choose your own adventure with the zombies.”

The historical place was chosen as next venue of the event because the mission is actually related to the venue and the theme which is “Katipunero era” of the Philippines.

“There in Intramuros, there is a statue, a landmark which is dedicated for the person who brought the smallpox vaccine in the Philippines,” Cruz explained. “What we're going to do is in the story, back in the Katipunero days, mayro'n na palang zombies.”

With this, participants should expect to see zombie Katipuneros, Spaniards, Americans, and Japanese who also colonized the country.

For this Outbreak Mission, participants have to put two things in mind: find Dr. Adarna, and stop the Brotherhood.

“This April 5, our mission is called Project Stronghold. The premise of the story is Dr. Adarna and his crew moved to Intramuros to work on their supposed cure for the zombie plague. But Dr. Adarna is captured by a ruthless group we call the Brotherhood. So Dr. Adarna and the Brotherhood are after this cure in Intramuros.”

Mission: Preserve History

Aside from bringing to life the participants' dream of running away from a zombie, participants also get to help in preserving the historical landmarks in the country.

The Outbreak Mission event's proceeds, which would come from  P1,000 registration fee, will go to Heritage Conservation Society, which is a non-profit organizations that aims to preserve the original structures in our history, such as the walled city of Intramuros.

Interested to join the Outbreak Mission? You can register until April 4 or until slots are available. Just print out and fill up the registration form found on their website and go to the following registration venues: Toby's Sports in MOA, Gorietta, SM Manila; Runnr in ATC and BGC; an at Brooks in SM North EDSA.

Want a different experience and be the one who runs after the participants? Audition as a zombie! Just fill out the registration form that's available in their website and send it to zombies@outbreakmanila.com.

Being a zombie  requires training. Volunteers need to attend a Zombie School on March 29.  Zombies also get to donate for the Heritage Conservation Society with the P1,000 registration fee. The zombie kit comes with this the zombie makeup, exclusive Outbreak Manila zombie shirt, and food during Zombie school.

For more information, you can visit their site at www.outbreakmanila.com.