Where the hell!! are we, seemed to be the prevailing comment on this run. And this was reflected by the interesting directions in which the paper was being looked for at the checks and false trails, especially on the reservoir side of the run. It's amazing how much different this hill looks like at night.
The run was a mere 7.2kms after the hare Yardstick and Chief Paper
Bitch Layer Short Screw took pity on the pack and offered them a ride to the B site, bypassing all that expensive shreddy laid down between the runsite and the B site. It was left to the short runners to make use of this track before rejoining the long run track down the hill back to the beer and food. The short run was a touch under 2.7km with a total ascent of 85m.
The long runners came in, almost all together, in just over 1 hour 10 minutes, which was a stunningly fast time considering the run covered a total ascent of over 300 metres and included 8 checks and 8 false trails. The only hiccup is when we discovered that Only A Yolk had failed to return to the runsite after departing the track at the F05 false trail to short cut back to the beer across the top of the hill. After a quick search by Short Screw, OAY was conveyed back to the runsite by white knight SS on the back of his steed, much to the relief of a forlorn Egghead.
Did she jump or was she pushed? OAY maintains she was prevailed upon to attempt the short cut as she was having difficulty keeping up with the pack and did so rather reluctantly after being given assurances about being able to find the paper! Future hares should perhaps err on the side of caution before allowing lone runners to depart the paper particularly if they are women, or they should be accompanied on their short cut particularly if there is more than one hare available at the time.
ReplyDeleteWow Egg, almost sounds like you want to keep her!
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