A
new scientifically proven fact was established at the hash on Saturday, when it
was discovered that beer interferes with the homing instincts of even the most
experienced species of hashers. After having consumed just one can each at the
beer stop located at C05, all of the front running hounds decided that the
runsite lay in an easterly direction, just 180degs from it’s true location. Lucky
enough it was down to our relatively new runners Teewee & Olive Oil, to
find the paper in the rough direction of the runsite with all the long runners
coming in more or less together, having been tightly herded by the clever use
(sic) of the 7 checks and 8 false trails (& a beer stop).
After
almost killing the old geezer hares Yardstick & R2D2, the previous day
while laying the paper, the long run, which was a measly 4.9kms (and only 6.2kms
if you were unlucky enough to find all the false trails and the checkback),
still managed to take 1hr 20mins to complete. Even the ascent was only 300m, so
why did it feel so long?
The
short run was a lengthy 2.9kms by comparison, with an ascent of 122m. This run was
completed by nearly all those not on the long run, although with a bit of coercing
by R2D2 who promised an easy stroll with only rolling hills. New runner Gary was
not impressed by the mountain goat country, but he too managed to complete it
along with short runners in just over 1 hour.
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