A hugely enjoyable run marred only slightly by the sparse distribution of color coordinated squares - coordinated in that a large proportion of them were exactly that autumnal shade of golden yellow that leaves turn when they have fallen from rubber trees! But the pack, apparently guided by some innate knowledge of where the run was going (possibly based on the fact that much of it followed in reverse, the same track as used on the recent Moo Sahb-Off T run at HH3) was able to overcome the paper problems, largely dealt with the checks without breaking stride and the leading group who by dint of some creative trail following came in about 1 minute ahead of the remainder of the pack were home in about 1 hour 6 minutes with the whole long run home in 1 hour 7 minutes.
So no problem: good run, happy pack, a job well done. Well, no. Because the "pack" consisted of 6 runners of whom 3 were dogs. Two other runners set out with the loose intention of doing the long run but were noted to have mysteriously arrived back at the run site before the hare guided the last of the short runners home.
There are certainly many reasons why we were down to rock bottom yesterday and over the next couple of weeks as the current crop of traveling hashers return to the fold, the numbers should creep up. But there is more to it than that because a lot of people who do come sometimes, could come more regularly and if they don't start doing so then there has to be some doubt about whether SH3 can continue as a weekly hash. It is disappointing and demotivating for hares when they put in so much work to set good runs when so few people turn out and run them. The message needs to be got out - if you don't support the Hash it may not be around the next time you feel like a run.
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