Thursday, April 10, 2014

Keeping faith with G.O.D.

This is the weekend when the faithful in Songkhla bear witness to their committment to G.O.D.: growing old disgracefully. When we forget for the time being that we are geezers with dodgy knees, mutilated feet or incipient hernias, abandon all remnants of personal dignity, and go out into the streets of Songkhla  to declare our undying determination to exercise our inalienable right to behave like the children that at heart we still are.
To ease the burden of our testament, there are 4 (count them:          1, 2, 3, 4!) runs this weekend, starting tomorrow with the Full Moon H3 run and winding up, for the truly committed, with HH3's regular Sunday run, attendance at and participation in which will mark out the completely insane from the marginally eccentric. Details for those with a strong constitution and a good memory are:

Hatyai Full Moon Hash House Harriers run #109, Friday April 11th 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Hare: Lady of the Lamp
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo intersection take the old Hatyai road for about 4k and turn left for about 6.5k, then right and follow the track for 300m to the runsite in the rubber.
Usual stuff applies: Bring a hand/headlight if you intend to run, and contributions of food to share after the run are always welcome. Beer: 120 Baht for 3 cans from the big blue eskie or drop some share-beer into the red one if you feel like it.

Songkhla Hash House Harriers, run #1712, Saturday April 12th 2014, 4:30 p.m.
Hares: Egghead and Kii Leum
Misdirections: From the Kao Saeng intersection take the old Yala road for 8k and turn right before Ban Dan School then go 1.5k to the runsite on the left.
And:
Songkhla Hash Horse Harriers, run #1713 "The 15th Songkran town run", 13th April 2014, 11:00 a.m.
Hares: R2D2 and Egghead
Misdirections: From the Bai Meang Restaurant, head West for 200m and turn left for 300m to the runsite on the right in Coffee in Love.

For the two SH3 runs, a joint registration fee of 150 Baht for active SH3 and HH3 runners (kids 50 Baht or 100 Baht with T shirt), 450 Baht for guests (200 Baht for kids) will apply. The rego will include beer 'n soft drinks on the Sunday run (but not in the bar afterwards), lunch  at the bar after the run, and  a t-shirt on a first-come-first-served basis.

And as if that weren't enough,
Hatyai Hash House Harriers, Sunday, 13th April 2014, 4:15'ish p.m.
Hare: Toy Boy
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo intersection take the old Hatyai road for 10k and turn left for 3.5k then look for a sign (Aah see it brother! I see it!)  on the right and follow its pointing to the runsite.

Finally, let it just be mentioned that our devotions this weekend will be attended by a number of hashers from chapters in Malaysia including a group from Batu Pahat H3 as well as some current or ex KL full moonies and the prosaically named Fuckarwees sans Frontieres H3.

On On to salvdamnation!

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