My Fey Presence should open up the area in front of them, as everyone else turns back the way they came to get away from me. Hopefully that'll help a little.
So just making sure: We win if we all get there first, right? Not just one?
From the way I understand it, we win if the last member of our team reaches the manor before the last member of any other team. Finding ways to hamper the others while keeping a lead with our slowest member is probably the best way to face the race.