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14th May – Miss Piggy’s CSH3 Run

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Miss Piggy is an experienced hare and so all were expecting a good run, especially with the added experience of Wooly Jumper – Maejo offers so many good run sites. As we arrived the sky darkened and threatened us with rain and sure enough as the hare’s let us set off there was thunder and lightening. We did get lucky though and there was only a light drizzle – after the past few runs I’m wondering what is up with the weather this year – rainy season shouldn’t have started yet!

The start of the run zig zagged a bit with a couple of good checks keeping the pack together. But then the hares seemed to forget about checks and there was a long long couple of kms at the finish without any checks. His Royal Anus and Chuck Wao set the pace and stretched out a lead ahead of the other FRBs. Chuck Wao pulled a fast one on HRA, with some stealth running, while further behind Horny Monkey lead Byte My Yahoo, Mr. Poo and Semen Soars astray. Eventually we got back on trail and everyone found their way back.

Superman decided that 4.3km was too far for him and lead a group on a shortcut.

9th May – Frozen Dick

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Uhoh – What a disaster!!!

The first sign of trouble was probably finding the co-hare exhausted at the run site, with no sign of the hare. Screwed Up (co hare) was virtually laid out exhausted with Frozen Dick apparently still out setting trail…

The hare brief was confusing at best – when he did finally show up, he was barely able to speak, and muttered something about 17km being the wrong way, but it was clearly marked, and if we hit a check back definitely don’t run through it as he’d relaid a better trail – only he’d set the check back in powder and it started raining when we all showed up.  And of course we all unknowingly made it onto the false trail – remember if hashers can screw it up – we will!

And so it was.  The early trail was actually quite nice (despite the rain) and we eagerly set off bounding over hills. Finally my internal GPS told me something was wrong – very wrong…  After the trail turned away again, I stopped Skid Mark and begged him to check his maps – and sure enough we were 6km into the run, and as the crow flies, we were about 5km from the A – and the trail had been heading away all the time. (It seems the hare was taught how to use his GPS by Belly Dancer!).

We tried to call Chuck Wao and Horny Monkey back, but they were off into the looming darkness.  Fortunately there was a group of us together that set off back down the trail – Byte My Yahoo, Skid Mark, Semen Sores, Superman, Bone Hur, Dog Shit (& Kwazi Moto – who decided to still head out alone). Back down the trail and we came across the shelter Dog Shit used last week, and from there we called the Songthaew to collect us.

Chuck Wao and Horny Monkey bribed a local farmer to bring them back on his motorbike, and the only “lucky” one was Dyke Converter who perhaps sensibly short cut his way back to the A. Clearly Frozen Dick put a lot of effort into the run (and trying to salvage the run), but it took so much out of everyone that we had the shortest circle ever, and nobody wanted to go On-On-On!

8th May – Foxy Cleopatra’s Run

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Was this an outstation? The journey to the run site went on and on, such that even Dyke Converter managed to get lost on route – apparently he was late because of Dog Shit & Humperdick also struggling to find the site. Either way, we arrived and as we did the rains came – it was looking ominous, but amazingly the skies cleared and we managed to get off just a few minutes late in a light drizzle.

The weather continued to be a feature as we slipped across the trail and with some steep inclines, it became somewhat precarious. Highlights included a sheer 2m drop – where most hashers slid on their asses, and Mr. Poo nearly ripped his shoulder out (again).  His Royal Anus was having the hash of dreams, just running through all the checks, the glee obvious in his voice as he called “On-On”. UNTIL – a cunning cross check destroyed his run as he single handedly found both the wrong trails – both up steep hills!

As Chuck Wao hit the front, he encountered his nemesis – water!  The rains had flooded a stream which the hares had playfully made us cross about 4 times. While he tried to build his own bridges Semen Soars did his best to splash him as he cruised past. Fun stuff – a nice little trail on fairly virgin territory.

7th May – His Royal Anus

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I might be a bit biased about this one, given that I co-hared it, but I think this was probably the best run of the year!  Out in Doi Saket, we found some territory that hasn’t been used in a long time – indeed there was some discussion afterwards whether it was virgin or not.

We weaved the path zig zagging across the flat country, around quarries and lakes, across a little stream about 4 times (specially for Chuck Wao). Apparently the checks were well placed and kept the pack together for most of the run, with Chuck Wao only emerging ahead of Porn Shop at the end to run in alone. Skid Mark, Semen Soars and Dog Shit were too tired to run to the bridge so paddled through a filthy dike to get in.

What gets me is how many beautiful areas there are around Chiang Mai – we are so lucky to get to run through them each week!

3rd May – Dog Shit!

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Dog Shit set today’s run out towards Ob Khan and a decent crowd of male hashers turned up. From the A, we had a great view across to watch lightening strike in the hills to the West. Ominously the lightening drew closer, and sure enough within minutes of setting out on the run the heavens opened and we were in the midst of a downpour.

The first victims of the rain were Dyke Converter and his son MiniMe, diving for cover before Dog Shit had even gone looking to help. Shortly after Frozen Dick and Screwed Up decided better and turned back in the downpour. Belly Dancer wasn’t far behind and that just left the idiots to keep swimming through the rain.

There were a couple of spots where the trail had been washed away by the rains, but to be fair Dog Shit had done an excellent job of backing up powder markings with paper, so there was enough remaining for us to find the route and eventually the storm passed, the rains eased and we were left running through a light drizzle on some really good trails – if a little slippery in places.

Chuck Wao was on form determined to break away from the pack, and he managed to several times and eventually stormed away at the finish. The trail ended with around 1.5km back the way we started, which made a true runners finish. Despite the rain, which was out of the hare’s control anyway, Dog Shit set an excellent 8.5km run.

1st May – Grease Gorilla

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Greasy set this run from the Disco Shelter near the Sameong Rd, and driving out the run, the few drops of rain reminded of his last run from the Disco Shelter, a run where the paper was washed out by the rain and left hashers scrambling all through the hills.  Fortunately today the rain held off, and we were left with a good run.  Well, mostly good!

It set off pretty well, until we hit the hill which just stretched up and up – until the point where he found an extra bit of incline! To be fair it wasn’t like a Square Rooter or Belly Dancer run, but it was enough to stretch the field apart – only Chuck Wao and Junglicious didn’t seem to notice the effects of the hill!

All was going fairly well until the “last” circle check (which technically wasn’t the last). Everyone caught up as we spread apart trying to find paper. Finally Skid Mark found the trail, and called loudly. Unfortunately Mr. Poo is as deaf as he is blind, and kicked out the circle in completely the wrong direction leading all the pack down a nasty ravine. For the next hour or so we scrambled our way off the mountain, certainly not on paper, but mostly relieved that it was a familiar location and happy that we could all find our ways back to the A.

Not Greasy’s fault, and it was a very well set run apart from the last km or so.

30th April – Horny Monkey & Game Set & Snatch

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Horny Monkey thought he’d found some virgin terrain just out of the city in San Kam Paeng, but in reality Skid Mark has set several runs in this area.  As soon as we saw the run directions, we knew it was going to be a flat one, and indeed it was. A reasonable turn out and we set off down a road towards a village.

Very soon things started going wrong – the trails criss crossed back and forth, round in circles and before long several runners found themselves going the wrong way along the wrong trail.  Some how the hares had managed to set a 7km run within 1 square kilometer radius and it quickly turned into a mess!

Eventually things sorted themselves out and we had a very long straight finish without checks, so naturally Chuck Wao left everyone for dead and opened his legs out. All things considered it was a fun run and a good break from the shiggy mountain runs.

25th May – Humperdick’s Run

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An excellent job as a virgin hare, but that should come as no surprise as Humperdick had the queen of hares – Itchy Bitchy to help him out. Set on Itchy’s terrain around 11km south of the canal road, the run was always going to be on the pleasant trails of the rolling hills.

The hare brief was slightly protracted and confusing as the pack set off in the wrong direction, but soon enough we were on course and an excellently placed circle check threw everyone the wrong way. This kind of check continued and pretty soon we were running around in circles.

Dyke Converter spotted a short cut and nearly led the visiting Australian family to their shortest hash ever, while Greasy Gorilla also spotted the A site and bailed out. Meanwhile the rest of the pack climbed up and along the top of a ridge that culminated in a circle check which just dropped off the edge of the mountain to find a creek bed running back along the bottom of the ridge. While there were perfectly good trails running alongside the creek bed, the hare insisted on the pack scrambling over the rocky terrain as we worked our way back. All in all a pleasant run.

23rd April – Superman and the AGMU

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Superman and co-hare Superbitch marked the end of the reign of terror as GM with a memorable run. I showed up at the run site out along the canal road, and found a large group of hashers to assembled to make sure Superman did leave! The run set off and had everyone confused from the first check – and some more excellently placed checks kept the pack together for much of the early part of the run.

When we finally hit the hills, the gaps began to appear with Chuck Wao leading the way and HRA doing a good job of catching up again each time he checked the wrong way!  Superman met the walkers and showed them a short cut allowing them to avoid the 2nd of the main hills – and it worked to bring most people back at the same time. At the 2nd hill, many people found a short cut up the side, pulling the runners closer together again.

The circle was protracted as it was time to get rid of Superman and his team, and bring in the new exec – lets hope that Horny Monkey can lead the way this year to some even more memorable runs.

19th April – Bone Hur’s CUMH3 run

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Well that was a surprise! A dozen runners showed up at a field near the canal road a few clicks south of Sameong with low expectations – afterall the last runs set by Bone Hur were complete disasters.  Driving down I was remembering the 20 minute run he set in the same location and the abomination he set with Superman not far a way.  With low expectations, it is easy to exceed them – but today he really excelled!

Despite the unseasonal rainstorm that started just as we set off, the trail set off nicely into the trees and low hills. It was a true runner’s run with plenty of good running trails – even though I’ve run there several times, Bone Hur found plenty of new ground to explore – and plenty of beautiful scenery to enjoy.

After a great circle check at the top of a hill turned us back nearly 180 degrees, a group of 4 broke away at the front – Chuck Wao, Brown Finger, Graven Image and Byte My Yahoo. The last checks are always the most important, and it was a V check that split those groups and let Graven Image run to the On-In alone – well he would have been alone if DogShit hadn’t short cutted his way to the front.

The rest of the pack weren’t far behind – except for Frozen Dick, who carried his trademark of coming in at nightfall. Good food afterwards, and an OK circle before the boys headed towards town. As far as runs go, this was a great run over some great terrain – a reminder of why we do this!