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The Hash has been described as a drinking club with a running problem which requires from its members only running shoes, a sense of the ridiculous and half a mind.

Hashing is healthy, energetic and fun. It is a sociable way of spending a few hours a week, enjoying the local scenery, the flora and fauna and indulging in the Hash rituals, known only unto Hash members.  

There is great amusement to be had among Hashers - special Hash names, funny routines and antics ranging from the comic to the utterly barmy, added to which, various forms of liquid refreshment make it all extremely palatable, not to say addictive.

Follow the highlights of the last Hash in words and pictures and learn more about the history and the current membership, ably led by the current Hash Honchos. You are welcome to join in the fun. You won’t regret it!        

 

 

CONTACTS :-

 

DAVE THE RAVE - GM

Phone: 0 89 8729746

Email: davidhodgins@ymail.com

 

CANNONBALLS - VICE GM & RA

Phone:0 81 0102649

Email:

frankinman@manx.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHA AM HASH HOUSE HARRIERS

 Run No 100 – 2nd May 2009

Outside Hua Hin off Pala-u Road

Hares Dave the Rave and Pink Lady

It seemed a very convenient and easy-to-find location for hashers living in Hua Hin. Well, it would have been easy if it had not been a Thai bank holiday weekend with a music festival in Hua Hin. It was chock-a-block in the town but there was no problem finding the run-site off Pala-u Road, close to a massive quarry face.

Dave the Rave greeted the around 30 assembled hashers and explained that today was originally scheduled to be Run No 99. He said he thought he’d have to miss Run No 100 because he’d been called back to the UK. However, Ballbanger came up with the bright idea of having a Men Only Run No 99 on the previous Thursday.

Dave the Rave briefed us on the trail and Pink Lady demonstrated how she’d scattered  the paper confetti style to mark the trail. We were told to look out for a very friendly dog so off we went with eager anticipation.

Mudman was keeping up a good pace, perhaps a little gingerly as it was only his second run since recovering from his go-kart accident in January. He asked me if I was taking the runners’ or walkers’ trail to which I gave my usual response “not sure yet.” I’m reluctant to call myself a runner but try to run a bit and if I should ever be down-downed for running on the walkers’ trail, I’ll drink it down and enjoy it.

The checks came quite frequently as the trail worked it’s way out of the quarry workings,    heading away from the quarry face going roughly West. The front runners including Stitch-in-Time and Chicken Legs seemed to be taking turns in solving the checks. The friendly dog appeared and was so keen to join the pack that he got under everyone’s feet. However, the dog tripped over his own feet when he tried to overtake a Lolloping Lamppost. Then, the front runners’ pace was temporarily slowed as we passed a herd of cows before arriving at a check with umpteen different paths leading from it. This took several  minutes to solve but the walkers pack still didn’t catch the runners.

I continued running in open countryside with 69 Forever for company and he pointed out, correctly, that I’d run straight  past a check without noticing it. However, I did go back and move the check marker sticks to point in the direction of the trail. It was clearly my job because On On had been called just as I came up to the check. A bit further on 69 Forever confessed he hadn’t noticed Dave the Rave’s R/W split sign, which I thought was one of the clearest of such signs I’d ever seen!

The next check caught out front runners Stitch-in-Time and Sparky and the runners pack was tightly spaced as it approached the check after that, at which I speculated the trail would go left. However, the friendly dog seemed to know the way and led us to the right along a narrow path that seemed an unlikely route but was very well marked. It eventually lead us back to the walkers’ trail where Pink Lady was waiting with another sign to tell us, helpfully, that the runners’ and walkers’ trails had now joined up.

Still in open countryside, the runners had plenty of space to overtake the walkers pack and I slowed down to pass the time of day with front walker Pinky until I saw a little short-cutting opportunity to catch up with 69 Forever who promptly found his own little short cut to reach the second R/W split ahead of me. He decided to follow W this time and perhaps it was the steepness of the runners’ trail evident from the split sign that put him off.  With no one else in sight, I hesitated but decided that the markings had been good and, being well ahead of the walkers, would try the uphill runners’ trail just walking.  Soon I was caught up by Lolloping Lamppost. The markings were good but somehow we lost the trail. However, we didn’t go back. We thought the trail must go left because straight ahead was the quarry face.

Then, we spotted Stitch-in-Time and the dog on a dirt road to our left so we continued “off-paper” to reach the dirt road. However, where we had seen Stitch-in-Time there was still no paper. We carried on down the dirt road and the paper reappeared indicating that we had shortcut a section of trail close up to the quarry face.

When we arrived at the beer, everyone was back except Mudman who had been spotted setting off up the runners trail by himself. Chicken Legs, Space Cowboy and Sparky set off in search of Mudman and eventually found him none the worse for wear and the only person to complete the whole trail including a massive false trail high up near the quarry face. When he took his down-down, Dave the Rave suggested that he might be renamed Iron Man.

Before that, down-downs had been awarded to some Japanese visitors, returners and  the participants in the Men Only Run No 99 including Oscar, whose Dad Chicken Legs  clarified that he hadn’t joined in the subsequent men only activities. Well done Oscar, anyway.

Pink Lady had her spot in the circle, encouraging us all to dance as we sang the down- down song in imitation of Dave the Rave looking like a penguin as he moved around in the circle (her words not mine).

Finally, there was a down-down and a round of applause for the hares for an excellent trail. My own verdict is that the format of two splits with common sections at the start and in the middle was ideal.

We then proceeded to a friendly little drinking den called Phoenix where a tasty free buffet was kindly provided for the Cha-am 100th hash.

Lively music inspired some hashers to continue the dancing started at the circle, notably Sacha and Lily the Pink Panzer.

On On

Cathusalem

 

 

Why not join us after the Hash for our

On On On at a local restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On On On you Hashers!!