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Y'all know that I love running, but it's been so difficult this last year and a half. After losing a bunch of weight and taking some serious pressure off of my knees, I have been able to run further and further with no residual pain! Woohoo!
The Run To Escape series came at a perfect time for me. Each "race" is between 5k and 10k, and you will get clues throughout. Don't stress if you miss one, though, because your email from Hermes will have the clues there for you to play back.
I haven't done all 6 of them yet, but here are some sneak peeks into the ones I have completed!
It all started with Dionysus....
Dionysus is a 5k run, a perfect start to the series! Once you complete it, you can head back to your email to listen to the clues again, if you need to, and solve the puzzle.
Sometimes the clues you receive during the run are more important than others, but you just never know when that is, so always listen to those clues! Once you solve the puzzle, your answer (in all caps) will open the next race.
You will put in the answer as if it were a coupon code, basically, and if you are correct, it will open the next race.
Peace out, Dionysus, I am moving on to Aphrodite!
Aphrodite is a 4 miler. I waited until long run day for this one, since we are at the beginning of half marathon training.
After my 4 mile run, I came home and listened to the clues again and tackled the puzzle. They are each so different from each other, which keeps it interesting!
Each puzzle also has hints, plus you can check your answer if you want to, although I prefer the excitement of seeing if my answer unlocks the next race.
After Aphrodite was Apollo, a 5 mile race. I was on vacay for this one, so I dragged my poor hubby along. Luckily, he didn't die, although he whined so much that I wanted to kill him! We were on Jekyll Island, which was gorgeous, so the scenery couldn't be beat.
OOOPs it was an 8k. Which is pretty much the same thing, except you stop just shy of 5 miles, which is so weird to me.
After Apollo was Hades, and this is where I had some trouble. First, I forgot to toggle the little button that starts the puzzle part of the race. If you forget that step, it's just a run, with no clues, and you have to do it again. Such a rookie mistake for a 4th race. Then, I ran on the Greenway, which has insane tree cover. This is great for running in the shade, but the app hated it. I ran 5 miles and it didn't get to 3.1 until I was almost done. Yikes! I won't make that mistake again. I did see an owl and some deer, which was super cool.
There's the button you need to toggle. Don't forget!
Still to run are Athena, which is a 5 mile run, and I will be completing that tomorrow.
Zeus is our grand finale, and he's a 10k. I will be completing the Zeus run on June 6. There is no time limit on these challenges, which is perfection for me. I have skipped a run more than once, on days when my knees just weren't having it.
I saved the best for last! The reason for all of our missions! Atalanta wants to become the 13th major deity and these 6 gods stand in her way. If we solve these puzzles, she will earn her spot on Mt Olympus.
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