Back at Does Nothing’s favourite Ob Kham runsite, what would he have in store? A decent turnout and we set off in the usual direction past the mental hospital, maybe we should check in. No check at the first junction, which suggests we were coming back in the way we went out. The usual circle at the bottom of the hill, and I got there with Brownfinger. It is a 50/50 check, I went right, he went left. By the time he called on, I was already at the top of the hill, and turning left, promptly found paper. I ran along the edge of the lake, and sure enough Brownie appeared up the other trail, and called circle check. It was the right distance, so I called him on and turned around.
We haven’t run as much this side of the lake, so the trails weren’t quite so familiar for me. The checks came thick and fast, and everyone was going from the front to the back of the pack. Excellent hashing! It seemed like the checks were just far enough apart that every time I got one wrong I had to track back and slowly move through the pack. A great V check – obviously to the right. Brownie took one for the team, and sportingly checked left. He got over excited thinking it was a circle check, and called us On. I wasn’t falling for that though, and the rest of the FRBs had a grandstand view of his pain as he hit the back check. We couldn’t resist a chuckle, or rather a loud guffaw!
Sure enough Brownie caught us up quickly enough as I checked one badly wrong downhill, and had to clamber back up the hill, only to find us loop around back to just about where I was before. Not as familiar with that side of the lake, so I wasn’t sure which trails were possible. I was foxed and outwitted. We headed for the hill, and ominously there was a climb to the left, and from here we had to head to the left. Fortunately there was a trail leading through a gully off to the left. For some reason most ahead of me carried on straight, and so I followed Pigshit, and Scooby along a stretch that could have done with some more paper.
The hash was going great, really enjoying the run. We climbed up the hill, and finally hit a mud trail – aha! I know where we are now! Circle check, of course it was left, and Brownie was off chasing down Pigshit. Graven joined the chase too, and Scooby was just ahead. Sadly that was the last check. 1.7km on in. No more checks… My 4th km was in 5 mins, busting my gut trying to stay in touch of Piggy, Graven & Brownie. Scooby was running very well, and I just couldn’t reel him in. It became clear there would be no more checks, and finally I got to the OnIn with Poo. Great run, just could have done with a few more checks towards the end!