The Holi Townsfolk prepared some special colored dyes to brighten up Patriots’ Day Town’s Boston Marathon. But now the fastest runners have gone off to prepare for next year in Tokyo. What can the people of Holi Town provide for the remaining slowpokes?

MARATHON ROUTE

  • Start on the RED route, heading southeast. Check in at your starting place.
  • Continue forward seven places, and you’ll reach an intersection; go straight through that intersection and turn right at the intersection three places later. After turning, continue forward one place and check in.
  • Continue forward six places (going straight through an intersection along the way) and check in.
  • Continue forward and turn left at the second intersection you encounter. Then turn left at the next intersection you encounter. After turning, continue forward seven places (going straight through an intersection along the way) and check in.
  • Continue forward and turn left at the second intersection you encounter. After turning, continue forward seven places and check in.
  • Continue forward six places and turn left at the intersection. After turning, continue forward one place and check in.
  • Continue forward and turn left at the third intersection you encounter. After turning, continue forward one place and check in.
  • Turn right at the next intersection you encounter. After turning, continue forward ten places (going straight through an intersection along the way) and check in.
  • Turn right at the next intersection you encounter. After turning, continue forward nine places (passing your starting point) and check in at the finish line! Congratulations!
To solve this problem, you will need to use some of the answers from Holi Town and some of the answers from Patriots’ Day Town. No answer is used in solving more than one problem.