5k Black Friday Escape Mystery Puzzle Run

Friday, Nov 28, 2025

The Atheon 5k Mystery Puzzle Run

Oyster Bay — San Leandro, CA

Flex Start: 8:30 - 10:30 am

A Cold Turkey Mystery

Atheon Quest
#0314
A Cold Turkey Mystery

Prepare your mind & body for an epic adventure through the mysterious Oyster Bay park in San Leandro, CA.

Filled with inspiration, glory, and wonder.

Your task is to solve the mystery puzzle and save the beloved mayor of Turducken, Tod Turkenson.

To do so, you will need to locate the evidence & suspects using the map provided and decipher the clues and solve the puzzle.

Along the way take in the picturesque ocean bay, trails, valleys, and trees in the secret gem of Oyster Bay. Just don't take too long, you have a crime to solve!

Crime

Who Killed Hahn Star?

Your mission is to solve who killed Hahn Star? A daring stunt man last seen in these sacred trails.

Suspects

The Falcon, The Squirrel, The Wolf

Weapons

A Bear Trap, A Sharp Stick, A Picnic Table

Locations

The Lake, The Forest, The Valley

SUSPECTS

Mr. Grey

Mr. Cowboy

Mr. Captain

LOCATIONS

Old Tower

Dante Hospital

Fern Lighthouse

WEAPONS

Old Knife

Bow n Arrow

Jump Rope

THE ATHEON MYSTERY DASH

For those who seek adventure, inspiration, and an omni wellness activity for yourself, friends, or the whole family.

Not your typical race. Think of it like a Running Race + Scavenger Hunt + Murder Mystery Puzzle rolled into one epic omni adventure. Not easy, but boy is it fun, healthy, and rewarding!

Distance/Time: 5k (3 – 5 miles) / 40 – 110 min (estimates)

For All 12+: Sprint, jog, walk. All are welcome. Under 12 must be with an adult.

Benefits: Jammed packed with benefits for you or your team to tap into. Don’t believe us? Try it out yourself and see how it inspires you.

Bonus

Wear a costume — get bonus time

Wear a Costume:

Gain a huge advantage by wearing a costume and getting 10 minutes shaved off your race time (or 20 minutes if your entire team wears a costume).

Best Costume:

The best costume of the day gets credit for the next Atheon Race for free.

Achievement

Brute Rock
Seiche Gem

Conquer Quest #0309 and The Brute Rock Seiche Gem containing a wealth of knowledge and power is yours.

Game Play

01 A map and worksheet is provided at start

At the start line, the ATHEON host will provide you with your quest packet including a map, worksheet, and pen. The map will provide you with possible locations of where you can find all the evidence in the mystery.

02 Locate the evidence found on Signs

At each location on the map are clearly marked ATHEON signs, which will provide you with evidence, suspects, and clues in helping you solve the mystery. How much evidence you collect is up to you.

03 Decipher the evidence and solve the crime

Using logic, skill, and deduction – solve the mystery. Once you solved it come back to the start line and hand in your solution to the ATHEON host. If you got it right, your time stops. If wrong, you will have to continue.

Objective

Locate the evidence using the map, decipher, and solve the mystery

Winners:

You are all winners for coming out and playing. But to motivate you to use your physical legs and mental wits to solve the mystery as fast as you can. Here are prizes you can win:

Prizes

Under 40 minutes

Money Back + Next Game Free + Custom Designed Shirt + Team Finisher Certificate & Photo + Showcased on Atheon website & social media

Under 60 minutes

Next Game Free + Team Finisher Certificate & Photo

Under 90 minutes

Team Finisher Certificate & Team Photo

Under 120 minutes

Team Finisher Photo

Digital Detox

This is an intentional device free event to gift you a much needed digital break and use our bodies and minds. Who knows you may even enjoy hearing yourself and others think, run, laugh.

Note: We recommend leaving all devices behind but you still can have a phone with you for use in an emergency. And it’s ok to track your steps for health/training purposes.

Game Details

Single or Team: Play yourself or together with a group as a team

Team Size: No limit, but everyone in your group must purchase a ticket or get the group team ticket with a max number of people indicated. If you have more, buy multiple accordingly.

Age: Game play is suitable for age 12+, any kids on your team under 12 play for free and must be accompanied by an adult

You must be at least 16 to play by yourself.

Flex Start Time: Check-in with the host and begin quest anytime between 8:30 – 10:30 am on day of event

Pace: Sprint, run, jog, or walk at desired pace, but no assisted help (unless pre-defined for medical reasons.)

Distance: The distance indicated is an estimate, this is a scavenger hunt so naturally it depends on your navigation and puzzle skills.

Duration: 40 – 110 min (depends on you/team)

No Devices: As mentioned above, this is an intentional device free zone to inspire you to use your own legs and wits. You are not allowed to use any technology assistance of any sort unless it’s an emergency or to track your steps for health/training purposes.

Start/End: The start and end of the quest is the same. The Atheon host will provide you with everything you need to begin. Once completed you come back and hand in your mystery solution to the host.

Worth Mentioning

Benefits: This game is jammed packed with a plethora of valuable benefits like: map reading, orienteering, find-ability, endurance, speed, problem solving, note taking, puzzle solving, memory, team work, and much more. Can’t emphasize enough how rewarding this activity is but with that said…

1st Time: Like all games, don’t expect to be amazing the first time.

Distance: Time & distance provided is a rough estimate as it depends on how you or your team is at navigating the map, finding the evidence/suspects and deciphering the mystery. Thus the exact distance you do will be up to you or your team. Feel free to come back to the start to see the ATHEON host as desired.

Fun: Almost every player who has participated in this race has said that time and distance was irrelevant as they are so distracted having fun navigating and solving the mystery that they don’t even realize how far or long it has been.

Strategy: Strategy is valuable. There are many layers to this game quest that allow for a multitude of different types of strategies. Making it all that much more fun and the desire to come back for more.

RACE INFO