Etrain Scavenger Hunt

Hi readers, while I’m on my vacation, I figured I’d take the time to give you guys a little fun activity to keep you busy. This is a scavenger hunt with some hints below that will guide you through the steps. This is meant to be difficult (I want it to keep you busy after all), but maybe it won’t be as hard as I think. If you get through it, we will try to come up with a prize for you for your efforts (suggestions are welcome).

Follow the steps below, keep careful track of the clues that you receive and best of luck in the hunt! Each set of steps will lead you to a post with a specific key word. You use this post to then find a clue which, combined with the other clues, will lead you to the final post. Comment on that post to achieve victory!

P.S. If anyone finds any errors with my clues, let me know and I will fix! Kind of making this up on the fly …

Step One

Date of Post

Month Clue: The number of XC District titles held by Rusty Kujdych

Year Clue: The same year as this post

Day Clue: The first place that doesn’t medal at XC states

Name in Post

First Name Clue: The first name of the runner who was 7^th at XC states in 2007

Last Name Clue: The Top runner on PA’s national qualifying team in 2009

What you’ll need to crack the code:

Go to the runner’s name that the clues lead you to. Note that runner’s mile time within the post. Be sure to note the minutes and seconds.

Step Two

Date of Post

Month Clue: Avery Lederer’s best XC states finish

Year Clue: The year Tony Russell won his second XC state title

Day Clue: Seneca Valley’s #2 runner got this place at states this year

Name in Post

First Name Clue: Three time XC state qualifier who also holds a sub 1:51 indoor 800 PR from 2014

Last Name Clue: The first name of Upper Dublin’s last male individual XC state qualifier before Ben Brugger

What you’ll need to crack the code:

Find the runner’s name above in the predictions. Count the # of 1s in this person’s predicted time. You will add that number to the minutes from step one. This is your month to use for the final post.

Step Three

Date of Post

Month Clue: The number runner that Ethan Koza was for CRN at XC States and Districts

Year Clue: Tristan Forsythe’s first XC medal position (plus 2,000)

Day Clue: The 2013 AAA XC State Champ’s top placing individual in 2014

Name in Post

First Name Clue: Henderson’s top runner (last name) the last time they were second at states (but without the “s”)

Last Name Clue: The top freshman in District One way back in the day when I was a freshman (last name)

What you’ll need to crack the code:

Find the runner’s name in the post and look for that runner’s high school. Note the name of the high school, but ignore the syllable that has something to do with winter weather.

Step Four

Date of Post

Month Clue: Number of times Spring Ford has qualified for states in the last 12 years

Year Clue: The year the last time CRN won the state championship

Day Clue: Number of times Owen J Roberts has qualified for states in the last 12 years

Name in Post

First Name Clue: 4:15 miler from Elizabethtown (first name)

Last Name Clue: Most recent 10^th place finisher from Footlocker Regionals (last name)

What you’ll need to crack the code:

Find this runner’s name in the post and note their finish at the Manhattan Invitational. If you add that from the seconds from Step One, you will get either the day or the year of the post you are looking for. I’ll let you figure out which one.

Step Five

Date of Post

Month Clue: Best finish at AAA states by a freshman since 2006 (divided by the times this runner won an XC state medal)

Year Clue: “Worst” AAA finish by a #1 runner on a state championship XC team last 12 seasons (plus 2,000)

Day Clue: 2^nd best finish at AAA states by a freshman since 2006

Name in Post

First Name Clue: Didn’t win WPIALs but won AAA states within the last decade (first name)

Last Name Clue: Two brothers who placed in the same spot at XC states their junior year (shared last name)

What you’ll need to crack the code:

Find the runner’s name in the post. Note the last word of the paragraph that includes this runner’s name. Remember what you got in Step Two.

Step Six

Use the clues from Steps 1 through 5 to figure out the post you need to comment on. Then win!