2012: Return of the Twin Towers

Saturday's SH3 runsite is a short trip down the old Yala road and the turning off is shown above for anyone who hasn't done it before. 

Details are:
Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #2012, Saturday, February 1st, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Hares: Yardstick and Buck
Misdirections: From the Kao Seng intersection take the Old Yala Road south for 17.6 km (6.9 km from the NYR / OYR (Ang Thong) intersection, then turn right onto the concrete road just before the entrance to the new mosque (where the white car is shown exiting in the photo)

Proceed 3.7 kms along the concrete road, through the village following hash signs, then turn right along the dirt road for 500 m.

If coming from Hatyai, proceed along the New Chana Road for 20.6 kms from the overpass on the Kanchanwanit Road (Khlong Wa intersection), or 7.8 kms from the Phichit road junction. Turn left at the hash sign for 1.8 kms along the concrete road, and turn left for 500m along the dirt road.

Co-ordinates:  N7.0025°  E100.6369°. Click here for Google Maps' pin.

Sunday's HH3 run is being set from the big sala behind the CP factory: from Songkhla take the old Hatyai road for 6.5 k beyond the Ko Yo intersection and do a U turn then come back 100 m and turn left along the wall of the CP factory for 1 k to the runsite on the right at N7.086552° E 100.545275°. Click here for Google Maps' pin. The hares are Beanie, Sex Condom, Syntax Error and special mystery guest.

Sex-toy run

This week's SH3 run features the Sex Sprinter-Buk Toy combination in another one of those first-time-this-year runs, from one of our best loved runsites opposite the Sai Kao resort, and in view of the good weather and longer days this year, the start time will be put back 15 minutes to 4:15 in anticipation of getting back to our normal start time in February.
Details are:
Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #2011, Saturday January 25, 2020, 4:15 p.m.
Hares: Buk Toy and Sex Sprinter
Misdirections: From Songkhla, either take the 16k right turn off the old Yala road at Wat Khun Thong and go 5.3k, then turn left into the run site at 7°02'22.7"N 100°36'32.7"E, or take the old Hatyai road for 4.7 k from the Ko Yo intersection and turn left, then go 6k and turn left at the Tha Kham traffic lights for 4k to the runsite on the right. From Hatyai head for Tha Kham and then go east for 4k etc. Click here for Google Maps' pin.

Sunday's HH3 run is from that nice runsite behind Macro featuring futuristic artistically situated detritus tastefully arranged for your aesthetic pleasure, i.e., a rubbish dump! The hare is, hopefully, Robocop, or if the fates are against us, Sex Au Au! Click here for Google Maps' pin.

HH3 Sunday, 19-1-20

Sunday's HH3 runsite is as per the map above: From Songkhla, take the 4.7k turning left off of the OHR and follow it for about 13k until you hit Route 43. Turn right for 4.5k to the Nam Om traffic lights and turn left for 3.3k then take a right turn which should be marked with a hash sign and follow the road for 1.7k including about 700m round the perimeter of a lake, to the runsite at 6°55'32.7"N 100°31'45.2"E Click here for Google Maps' pin.

SH3: the only way is....

Well you will just have to come along and find out on Saturday won't you!
Details are:
Songkhla  Hash House Harriers' run # 2010, Saturday January 17, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Hares: Lot Rakaa, Not the Full Shilling and Dor Yoi
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo intersection take the Old Hatyai road for about 10k to the Nam Noi traffic lights and turn left for 2k then turn right and follow the concrete road for about 1.5k to the run site on the right at 7.039042° 100.526156°. Click here for Google Maps Pin. For Hatyai based runners, take Kanjanawanit road to the Nam Noi traffic lights and turn right for 2k, etc. 
Sunday's HH3 run has not been announced yet but there are rumors that it will involve another trip south of Route 43 in the country behind Ban Phru. More news here when details are announced.

Second first

At this stage of the year, every week’s run is someone’s first of the year and this week it’s Yardo’s turn to turn over a new leaf, ably assisted by the lately returning Kii Leum. Details are:

Songkhla Hash House Harriers’ run # 2009, Saturday January 11, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Hares:Yardstick and Kii Leum
Misdirections: From the Khao Seng intersection take the Old Yala Road for 16 km (5.3km from the NYR / OYR intersection at Ang Thong) and turn right just before Wat Khun Thong. Proceed along the concrete & bitumen road for 2.7 km, then turn left and go 1.8 km (bearing right) to the runsite at N7° 01.576' E100° 38.062'. Click here for Google Maps pin. For Hatyai visitors go to the big tree in the middle of the road at Ban Sai Khao, then go straight ahead past the big tree for 800m and turn right for 1.8km.

Don’t forget that Saturday is Children’s Day, and the roads are likely to be a bit busier than usual, so please set off in good time to be at the run site by 4:00 p.m.; and just in case the beer truck doesn’t make it on time it might be an idea to carry some water with you if you want a drink before starting to run.

HH3’s run on Sunday (12 January) is being set by Beanie and Gu Man Thong and the run site is about 900 m past Wat Keow Kloy on the road heading towards Wat Nern Pijit on the right at 7°01'07.5"N 100°34'57.4"E. Click here for Google Maps pin ormap courtesy of Sex Sprinter below.
Before all that there is the first quiz of the year at Oscars Bar on Srisuda road on Friday evening (January 10) starting at 8:00 p.m. Mein host and quizmaster for the evening will be Kan Kai, alias Jackie so come along and support this year’s good cause and give your brain some exercise into the bargain.

Nice Beaver

HH3 today

Or for those who like it by word of mouth: From Songkhla, take the OHR for 10k to Nam Noi and turn left at the traffic lights for 3.5k then turn right and follow the Prutoh-Tungngai road past the Or Bor Tor for about 1.5 k to the runsite on the left at 7.029118° 100.545459°. Click here for Google Map's pin. If coming from the other end of the Prutoh-Tungngai road on Poonakan opposite Wat Tungngai, the run site is 2.8k on the right.

Kicking out that New Year hangover.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, tried all those old fashioned remedies? Coffee, pills. gallons of water? Still feel like sh**? Mouth like a cat's litter box? Well, here's something that' will work!  Join SH3 for their first run of the year and clear out all those cobwebs as you explore the countryside around Ta Jin and Srisat Kiri on the new Hatyai road. Then after that you can have all the fun of generating a whole new hangover for the following morning!

Details are:
Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #2008, Saturday, January 4, 2020, 4:00 p.m.
Hares: Eightball and Egghead
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo intersection take the new Hatyai road for about 8k and turn left at the hash sign then follow the concrete road past the driver training center and the quarry entrance for 600m to the runsite on the right at  7.102465° 100.517355° (click here for Google Maps' pin). If coming from Hatyai, turn left at the Nam Noi traffic lights on the old (Kanjanawanit) road and go 5.5k and turn right at the Hash sign just after Wat Srisatkiree, then follow the road for 400m to the  runsite on the left (or if coming on the new (Lopburiramesuan) road go about a kilometer past the runsite entrance and U turn, then come back and turn left at the hash sign).
No news of HH3's first run of the year yet, but that will be added here as soon as it is.