Canada Day is meant to be celebrated! We are pleased that Pyro stepped up to set trail on this day. With Canada Day falling on a Tuesday this year, that meant it was following the epic Monday night trail set by Daisy Duke.
The start location was set at in Tuscany NW at the Twelve Mile Coulee Natural Area parking lot, also known near a fancy condo complex known as Villa D’Este known by Google.
It was a hot day with an afternoon start. Being ready for the heat is a challenge for cold weather folks. The pack arrived and prepared for the the trail to begin.
You are herePMSTwistyHardlyOn InPyroInsane BoltKarate KlitLiquor QuickerMapleShakesbeerDastardlyKing Shit
Insane Bolt called the circle to order and went through the formalities for this small but enthusiastic group.
The marks were described by Pyro and the pack was released.
MarksPathway to somewhere. Perhaps to the ring road?
The Trail
The Tuscany area has spectacular views of Canada Olympic Park and the Rockies to the west. The ravine can be steep and deep in some places creating some adventure on the pathways.
PMS senses the trailIt must be this way!Follow meHardly at a moderate paceLicker Quicker bounding through the fieldsShakesbeer trying to catch upWalkers enjoying the sceneryA bridge somewhere thereKeeping the high ground
Pyro surprised us with some urban exploring. Why not have the pack get lost in these twisty neighbourhoods! Please obey all traffic signals.
Crossing safelyRendition of the Abby Road Beatles crossing
Eventually the pack made it safely back to the starting point. Cooling refreshments made the effort worthwhile.
We made it back safely
Down Down’s
The chairs appeared and the pack prepared for outdoor down down’s delivered by Hardly, the Religious Advisor for the run. Sun protection was a good idea for those that did not want to be consumed by the solar radiation.
Hardly getting readyOn In ready!Best Canada Day Trail of the year!Yummy munchiesPMS in her cocoonShakesbeer has a not of Canada gearThis is how you do this!Protects from both sun and rain
The down down’s went very well and met the needs of the smaller group. Hardly declared the group “on the piss” and it was time to relish in the Canada Day vibe,
Happy Canada Day
Scribed in absentia by Skewbic Hair
Trail Summary
A fine trail in the 5 km range. Great terrain with sufficient up and down to make the beer at the end taste even better.
Hash Extra
Good thing you were not here facing the Canada Day beach crowds at Grand Beach Manitoba.
With 24 hours of hashing promoted to mark the 2400 run on May 24, 2024, this run had had a quite a build up.
This Saturday afternoon run was event 5 of the weekend program, preceded by:
TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Friday)
Sitting Hash
Dark Side of the Moon Hash
Rocky Mountain Hash
For this run, the group has a Rocky Mountain Hash Run warm up in the morning to prepared for Run 2400
The group gathered at the Blue Heron picnic area at the North Glenmore Park, after enjoying a Subway Sandwich lunch post Rocky Mountain Run.
Yummy lunch pre run
PMS summoned the group up the stairs to the parking lot to conduct the circle.
Circle up – up the stairsPMS – centre of attention
PMS went through the formalities of announcements, visitors, archives and introductions.
Insane BoltLoftyRashy BushSnow Blower and Booty CampKing ShitDouble PenetrationHump the SharkBackwashStool StufferHardlyShakesbeerMenage-a-TroisLiquor QuickerCamshaftMucky DipPyroOn InTwistySuck EverythingSlow ClapBump and GrindMmmmm Lady FingersSpring LoadedHot CheeksTommy Two FingersSnevilDastardlyLiquor Lots
Dark Side of the Moon and Bubble Boy
Charclittery Board and Weenie Roast
Daisy Duke
PMS called the hares into the circle to describe the marks we have for the trail.
The pack was released to find the marks showing true trail.
The Trail
Off we went to find trail. Some marks were found and we were off. Thankfully, we were spared the bushwhacking and climbing associated with the steep slopes around the reservoir.
The pack is released
Leisurely startOff we goDon’t think this is our arrowSnevil points the wayWe have marks on the sidewalks
Off through the wilds of Lakeview. We passed though parks and observed others having fun!
Fun times at the playgroundOthers having funBump and Grind on the spongy ground
Finding the marks that lead us through the myriad of walkways before us.
Trudging cross countryStoolie is committedLeisurely pathway strollBall handlingRelievingSnow BlowerDouble PenetrationWR and CBBubble BoyMaking progressBeer somewhereFeeling much betterStool StufferTTFShakesbeerDPHardlyHump the SharkSkewbic HairSnow BlowerRashy and MuckyTTF declares victoryHardly on trailHump the Shark sprintingHigh speed walk to the endGetting closeYes, that does say On In
The On In mark was found and we were directed back to the picnic site for the down down’s.
The Down Down’s
Back at the picnic site, we prepared for the down down ceremony. The Religious Advisor, Skewbic Hair, gathered the necessary material for the down downs. In the absence of facts, stories were made up to ensure that everyone was happy. A choir was assembled of Weenie Roast, Princess Monkey Spanker and Hardly.
Down the stairsScoobie and the choir
Down down’s for the hares to start. Subsequent crimes and offences, and a special milestone. Many down downs related to the multiple hash shits.
Down Down for the choirThe Hares!LoftyReal Estate walkersAccused of pissing on trailCelebrating a Saskatoon connection
The hash shit parade began. Those that carried the hash shit on trail were eligible to get rid of it. Sadly, Weenie Roast’s hat shit magically appeared “after” the run. In spite of his protests, he maintained custody. Spring Loaded performed some sort of ritual dance which was enlightening,
Spring Loaded test the beer protection factor of the Hat ShitWalk around the Hat ShitSpring Loaded deems the Hat Shit — goodI likely have more to say!Hash Shits assembleI love this awardKing Shit for Tool Shed tastingSpring loaded for many thingShort cutters – we missed them!Happy to be here!
After enough shenanigans, the ceremony was declared done and “on the piss”. Drinking and chatting until the food truck arrived with a sumptuous dinner.
On the Piss
We tried to amuse ourselves prior to the arrival of the food truck. I not sure of the meaning or symbolism of some of these pictures, but you can judge for yourselves.
Yes I am having fun!Run injury hereSo cute!Gravity testViewBeaverHappy HashersMore HashersViewFood Truck spotting
Trail Summary
The epic trail was somewhere between 5 and 6 km. Excellent celebration run!
The Tacky Formal New Years Day Run is a Calgary tradition. This year, Strap On Crampon volunteered to host this afternoon run from her place in Midnapore SE. Hashers were encouraged to wear their best tacky formal attire for this run.
The weather was cool (-10 C) but sunny, making for a fine day to be outside. Midnapore is located in SE Calgary on the edge of Fish Creek Provincial Park. There are steep hills and lots of ice and snow, creating the stage for an eventful run.
The hashers began to arrive in earnest for the 2:00 pm start time. Parking was available on the street and soon the place was hopping with hashers.
We sort of mingled around on the front sidewalk of Melinda’s place until it was time to get the circle formed and get started.
Strap On Crampon welcomes the hashOn In – Past-It-MasterHuggy Bear and her snow sculpture
The hashers formed some type of circle and On In , the Past-It-Master proceeded with the introductions.
Liquor Lots and her dogsSlow Clap and Karate KlitDaisy DukeRashy Bush and PoppyBlue BallsStool StufferSkewbic HairHardlyTwisted SisterJust JennSnevil and Strap OnStrap On and Huggy BearBacchanal
On In introduced a new boot, Just Jenn and went through the circle formalities. The Hares were called into the circle to describe the marks. With the snow cover, a suitable marking surface with used to show the marks. A 25 meant you were “on”, while a 24 indicated a “check back”.
On In runs the circleMarkingMarksThis is what you need to know!
With the markings described, the pack was released to find the trail.
The Trail
Eventually, marks were found on the street light poles and other vertical surfaces. Snowy and icy footing required suitable footwear. Off we go to find the trail!
RunnersWalkersTorrid pace!Yes, the trail goes this way
A sliding opportunity was presented. A popular location for the neighbourhood sliding community. Some Hashers borrowed sliding devices from small children and made a spectacle.
Sliding anyone!Hashers spottedTentative to commit to the downhillDaisy makes it downHuggy Bear and Liquor Lots get ready to slide!
A convenient pedestrian overpass provided safe passage over Macleod Trail and off to the terrain on the West side.
Hardly and StoolieRashy catching upStoolie observing gasoline pricesSnevil keeping the pack in lineCompeting marksA pedestrian friendly overpassDixon’s Pub – We will go there later!
As we made our way through the neighbourhood, a back alley lead to the warmth of a fancy heated garage for the regroup. We were told to bring a chair for a reason!
Plenty of spaceWarm and cozySet up space for beveragesWaiting patiently
Refreshments were enjoyed and the group waited for the down down’s to start.
The Down Down’s
Hump the Shark reached out to Stool Stuffer to conduct the down down ceremony. After sufficient preparation, the down down’s were ready to go!
Down down’s and snacks!Stoolie ready to go!
Stoolie got the program running starting with the hares and followed up with a number of crimes and offences!
Hares!Best trail of 2025!Bacchanal and Just JennDaisy DukeKK and Slow Clap
Thankfully, the Onesie of Shame was handed off to a new recipient. Skewbic Hair was pleased to relinquish to On In for his lack of formal attire for the New Years Day run,
Onesie offHarder than it looksDon’t fall !On In – with his new acquisition clothing item
We continued as there were many charges and offences identified
Dastardly and Blue Balls – non formal attireLL and Huggy BearDastardly shares a gambling success storyHappy hashers showing off!
Eventually, we were done then Stoolie declared us to be “on the piss”
Down down for the RA
Scribed by Skewbic Hair
Trail Summary
We covered more than 5 km’s on the fine trail. Great way to start off 2025!
A tradition in the Calgary Hash is to conduct a Boxing Day Run after Christmas, which hashers adorned with boxer shorts, a box, or other costume to celebrate this special day.
As this is an afternoon run, no headlights required. The group assembled at the Hardly Twisty residence in the NW community of Beddington.
The group of intrepid daytime hashers assembled in the Boxing day finery in anticipation of the run. With Boxer shorts and other box themed costume, the group was ready to run.
I wonder who belongs to those boxes?
Conveniently, hashers Dirty Dancer and Mouthful live across the street from Hardly and Twisty. Not only were they in attendance, but the hash used their driveway for the circle!
Hash Test Dummy and Auntie FrankHardly and TwistyRashy BushSnow Blower and King ShitRoaring NancyBooty CampSkewbic HairStoolie and KrustyTighty Whitey, Mouthful and Dirty Dancer
In the absence of anyone that looked like a Hash master, Hash mattress or Past-it-master, Booty Camp conducted the circle. She know the correct number for the run and went through the introductions.
Booty Camp introduced the hares and we were given a description of the marks to expect for this run. Circles were replaced by squares The group needed some time to figure out what this meant, but eventually figured out that the squares were in fact boxes.
Hares pleaseBoxes mean somethingHardly markingTwisty markingThese are the marks!
The hash was released to find the check backs that Hardly had placed at the beginning to destabilize the pack. Eventually, true trail was discovered and followed
The Trail
Beddington is on the side of Nose Hill. As such, there is an overabundance of uphill that was delivered to the group. No getting away from it.
Through the sidewalks, streets alleys and pathways, marks were in abundance.
Thinking inside the boxRashy with speedYes, that would be a false trail….Uphill trudge
Eventually, we were delivered to a plateau with a view of the airport. A group photo of those that chose to be part of the running faction.
Happy Hashers
Airport this way!
The hair did not want us to think that the viewpoint was the peak of the run, there was more uphill to be discovered and the distance increased.
Some of the pathway features were quite interesting. Apparently, it is good practice to chain up your buffalo statue to prevent theft.
Buffalo bondageYes, this would be uphill….
Rashy Bush was out to set a personal best with her speed and perseverance. How to go from front of the pack to the back of the pack with the discovery of some key check backs.
Bloody checkbackHow did I get so far behind?
The walkers provided some evidence of live hares on the trail, plus some interesting Christmas decorations.
Live hareDo you want to press his toe?
Thankfully, it was all downhill to the regroup where beverages and snacks were available.
Beverages and shelter for post run celebrations
The down down’s were conducted in the garage. A good choice instead of making a mess in the kitchen!
The Down Down’s
Skewbic Hair was pre-selected to be the religious advisor for the afternoon. He solicited material from the group and imagined a program for the celebration.
Normally tied up with photo taking for the run, Scoobie offloaded the task to Tighty Whitey for the down down’s.
Too bad we did not get the whole can of beer in the frame..
Scoobie requested that the group think of songs, as a choir was a bit much for the special group. The hares were called up first and we sang them a fine song about the shitty trail.
Hares readyYummy cider!
A number of offences were observed on trail and a series of down down’s were delivered,
KrustyKS sporting his head boxersScarry photo of Tighty Whitey and Snow BlowerAuntie Frank and Hash Test DummyRoaring Nancy by special deliveryTighty Whitey with a ball storyRashy and KrustyI can take pictures of just about anythingStumbled into the garage
The photographer declared that we needed a group photo to share with those that were not able to be here is person. Look at all the fun they missed!
Look at all this fun!
With everything complete, it was time for Scoobie to declare “on the piss” so we could move on to the feasting portion of the day.
On the piss,
The Hardly Twisty’s put on a fine feast of pot luck goodies. Very yummy and tasty. Nothing like a big feast in the afternoon to bulk up for the post Christmas season!
Trail Summary
A challenging trail through the hilly neighbourhoods, lasting somewhere between 5 and 6 kms. Great views and plenty of uphill!
Hash Extra
As you may or may not be aware, the is the location that donated the Christmas tree to the Alberta government MacDougall School this year.
Tree was once hereEscaped to the MacDougall Centre
Ask Auntie Frank if he has any idea how this happened……
The Grey Cup is the final game of the Canadian football season. The winner gets to take home the Grey Cup.
There was some hope that the local team would be present to compete, but that was not the case. As such, we were relegated to celebrating the Grey Cup football game with a run, and a watch party.
Grey Cup was held in Vancouver in an enclosed stadium, with teams from Toronto and Winnipeg participating.
Booty Camp and Snow Blower hosted the run. This is a special run on the Sunday in the afternoon. Thankfully, the weather was good for the run. Snow predicted for that evening, but the daytime was double digits and sunny.
A group of intrepid hashers showed up, running without the burden of headlamps. We gathered initially inside, awaiting the late cummers to arrive.
Gathering pre runAre those chips and orange food group?Shoes off!CYHMN and DastardlyJello shooters abound, Pyro and CYHMNHot Cheeks and Ba Ba BeerCamshaftCan CrusherMmmmm Lady FingersLiquor Lots and BacchanalInsane BoltPMSAbandoned Pussy
Enough of this warm inside stuff, time to go outside and face the elements!
CYHMN and CamshaftCan Crusher and Abandoned PussyBacchanalLiquor LotsPyro and Insane BoltMmmm Lady Fingers Mucky Dip and Hot CheeksOn In and his hash shitSnow Blower ready
Ba Ba Beer and PMS
Insane Bolt ran the circle and went through the announcements and introductions. Milestone for Mucky Dip – 650 runs! The hares went through the marks for the run.
Circle HaresMarks
The pack was released and we were off to find the trail!
The Trail
Through the pathways and back alleys to eventually hit the pedestrian overpass to McMahon Stadium, a shrine for Calgary football. We had a chance to circle the stadium to take in all its wonderment. This location will host the Grey Cup in 2026! Stay tuned!
Ba Ba Beer teaching PMS how to runThey have high density infills here!Bacchanal showing us the wayOver the bridge to the football stadiumNo tailgate parties today
Apparently the walkers also discovered the stadium.
Selfie master at work
Thankfully, there was more trail with considerable elevation loss and gain coupled with a viewpoint or two. Playgrounds included!
Trekking to the hospital areaSanta restingPicked up a random runner for this section
View of the city
SwingersHow fast can this go!Faster then we likeHasher heading for funThis is how you do it!
Of course there was more uphill and downhill. Why do they call this neighbourhood St. Andrews Heights!
Downhill firstPizza delivery nightmare
Thankfully, the good marks showed up and we were directed to the regroup vehicle to find suitable refreshments.
Good markBetter mark
Regroup
LLTeam PinkGreat run!XXX Ray appears out of nowhereBlue BallsMucky Dip
Down Down’s
After a successful regroup, the retreated to the backyard comfort of our hosts. Not as warm as we would have liked, but OK for the down down’s.
Group assembling
SnacksHot CheeksSome problem with the hash shitLL researching ways to get rid of that hash shit
Abandoned Pussy was the religious advisor and delivered the program.
AP with an assistantChoirLate cummer XXXRayAP has plans for the hash shitBacchanal makes an appearanceThe fast running group Blue BallsLL temporarily has the hash shitPyro and On InScoobie, Camshaft and Mmmm Lady fingersMucky – 650 runsHosts – Booty Camp and Snow Blower
All was well and AP declared us “on the piss”. Can Crusher took a moment to demonstrate her superior can crushing skills.
We are done!Watch this!The can had no chance
We completed the afternoon with a splendid eating feast and the watch of the football game. Now we know that the Toronto team were victorious.
Scribed by Skewbic Hair
Trail Summary
A fine trail through the posh neighbourhoods with some uphill, views and downhill. Some of us went around 6 km. Others went further to enjoy the check backs the hare had provided!
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for many things. Some of these include: Special beer for the hash from Village brewing, someone who volunteers to host the hash on Thanksgiving day, Hashers that help with the turkey and pot luck goodies, and lastly the weather.
Recollections of winter conditions at Thanksgiving are not uncommon. To have a 22C sunny day on Thanksgiving is unusual. Perhaps global warming is not such a bad thing here!
Stool Stuffer and Rashy Bush hosted the run and the feast from their new Fairview mansion. The million dollar views of downtown and the Rockies were a fine setting for the run and feast. A reasonable turn out of 23 intrepid soles, including visitors, made for a good group.
The pack assembled in the Stoolie/Rashy back yard and the keg was tapped prior to the run. Turkey cooking in the smoker smelled delicious. The preliminaries were interrupted by the call for the circle.
Fire pit in a tentA crowd appearsYummy beer!Night Stalker surveying the landscapeCan Crusher taking stock. With keg, small number of cans….
The circle formed on the front lawn much to the amusement of the neighbours. PMS made things happen.
The circle
Slippy Thong sets here device to stunMucky Dip happy to be hereLying Sack of ShitPMS thinks I am number 1Can You Hear Me Now (CYHMN)Twisty, Hot Cheeks and Frogadile HunterNight StalkerNever Been and DastardlyAP and Can CrusherDaisy Duke and Buzz Light Year (visitor)Hardly hereScoobie never gets in the picturePMS modelling her Onesie of Shame, set to “sport mode”
The circle proceeded with announcements and the usual procedures. Visitor from Norway, Buzz Light Year confirmed that we attract international attention! Stool Stuffer took a break from his Turkey smoking duties to tell us about the trail and what marks to look for.
Stoolie (and Rashy) readyI have set an epic trail. Follow the T’sThese marks tooIt is all hereOff you go, and don’t forget the three playgrounds!
The Trail
The first mark was a check. Off went the pack to follow the marks that lead deep into the inner reaches of Fairview.
Roaring Nancy and his big dogsOff goes the packA parkDastardly on trail
Eventually to runners made it to the park to play. Walkers played as well!
Scoobie and Dastardly monitoring Park 3
Quiet parkNo swingers yetFirst waveTwisty gives it a goNight Stalker likes to flyA surge of runnersReady to playDoes this thing spin?The faster the betterNo problems hereDaisy Duke climbsPMS practicing her countingSlippy Thong at speed!
Thankfully Playground 3 was close to the regroup. Here, the pack sorted out their chairs and found suitable refreshment.
Regroup and rehydration. Down Down’s then food!
The Down Down’s
Hardly did the Religious Advisor role. Beverages were carefully poured and a choir was selected.
A fine pouring by Lazy CummerHardly waiting to get going
Choir – Abandoned Pussy (AP), Hot Cheeks, and Frogadile Hunter
The down down’s were delivered with skill and finesse. There were a large number of hash shits at the run that need to be dispensed with. No shortage of material!
Here’s to the hare!CYHMN for smelling plantsPMS Roaring NancyNight StalkerDastardly and ScoobieBuzz Light Year with Fatty and SweatyRoaring and LSOSNever Been and TwistyMucky Dip with a new hash shirtDaisy Duke strikes a poseRash Bush… the hostess with the mostessKS with the OnesieLSOS with new hat shitHardly declares “on the piss”
With down down’s complete, it was time to be “on the piss”, or in the case “on the food”. As the scribe was overcome with joy that the down down’s were now done and he could enjoy the rest of the day. Not a lot of food shots were taken. Here is a proxy of the wonderful feast we were thankful for!
Scribed by Skewbic Hair.
Trail Summary
As Scoobie neglected to fire up his distance device, nothing to report here. Some say it was encroaching on 5 km. If a summary appears from others, I will report it here!
Hash Extra
Here are a few additional pictures from the afternoon.
Proof that Scoobie was there!
Dogs ready to walk Roaring NancyIrish speaking houndsCan Crusher with the comfy chair
The format for the annual Stampede Run was changed. We planned for a Saturday run with a food and beer fest to finish. Hardly and Twisty arranged for the venue, a picnic, aptly named Sparrow Song picnic site located in North Glenmore Park SW.
It was a hot day with lots of sunshine. Great weather for hashing.
Busy place and parking was a bit of a problem. The directions on the website directed us to a parking lot. From there, you were on your own to hear the Sparrow Song and find out where we needed to be.
We gathered for the circle and eventually got ready for the trail.
Prior to the runThe crowd arrives
We new we were in for some excitement as we were forbidden to bring any phones of car keys. A harbinger for what was to come.
Hardly described the marks made in flour, toilet paper, and chalk. As there were four hares, and our proximity to the steep embankments and the Elbow river, we suspected that this would be an epic adventure.
Hardly marks the grass
With phones put away, not a lot of pictures for the circle and the trail. As such, you need to imaging On In getting the circle together. Introduction of the archives, announcements, and introductions. Now we were ready to run.
The Trail
We started the trail toward the Weaselhead wilderness area. However, a check at the top of the cliff meant that some had to go down the steep trails for be rewarded with check backs.
The forest was very dense and making progress to find marks was challenging. Fortunately, some of us know that there was only one bridge over the Elbow river.
Reacquainted with the group, we followed the pathways through the Weaselhead flats for a long time. Eventually, we were introduced to the river swim portion of the trail. As the snow melt has replenished the reservoir via the Elbow river, the river was deep. To deep to walk so swimming and floating was the only option.
Even Lofty Prancer was insufficiently tall to avoid floating.
After a very long time in the water, and realizing that swimming was not your olympic sport, we arrived at the regroup back the the Elbow river bridge. The refreshments were very tasty, and on ice from a cooler that was transported a long way from the cars for the regroup.
The Down Downs
Skewbic Hair was the religious advisor. A round of down down’s were delivered to the enthusiastic group. Lofty and Roaring Nancy were the choir. Not a lot of evidence of the closing ceremony, but those that were there enjoyed themselves.
The group of Hares….Hardly, Pyro, Snow Blower, and Dastardly. Choir Lofty and Roaring Nancy thinking about a song
All done, on the piss to transition to the food and beverage course.
A fine feast of yummy beef on a bun was enjoyed.
Scribed by Skewbic Hair.
Trail Summary
It appears that we covered close to 8 km, of which 1 km was the raging Elbow river. No one drowned, which a fortunate outcome.
Location: Chez Hardly and Twisty, Beddington, NW Calgary
RA: Stool Stuffer
Attendance: 19
Boxing Day Run!
The Beginning
With the calendar enabling to have hash after hash after hash, it was now time for the traditional Boxing Day – Boxer Shorts run. Hardly and Twisty volunteered to set trail and host the crew of runners and walkers who had not yet succumbed to the over abundance of Christmas cheer, given that Monday was Christmas Day…. and there was a run to be had!
The weather cooperated and it was a warm, sunny day well suited for an afternoon run through the wilds of Beddington. Temperatures in excess of 10 C were observed on the drive up to the run. Global warming is adorning the hard packed ice and snow with a delightful layer of meltwater, just perfect for loss of traction.
The group parked on the street and assembled on a sunny driveway across the street. Dirty Dancer and Mouthful are used to their sunny driveway being overrun by hashers, so did not call the police to remove the unruly gang of anxious and loud hashers.
The circle starting to formChildren and visitors , along with Booty Camp ,Snow Blower and Hash Test DummyBa Ba Beer and Huggy BearTighty Whitey, On-In, King ShitBlue Balls, Rashy Bush, Stool Stuffer and DastardlyPMS and Strap On…. Who is number 1?
Boxer shorts fashion show.
Matching shortsLook what this covers!Matching shorts
Circle up was called, and On-In lead the group through the opening ceremonies. Hardly described the marks for the run, confirmed that the run conformed to the Abu Dhabi convention, and to disregard any ancient marks from previous trails set in the neighbourhood. B was the letter of interest for those following true trail.
On-In runs the circle…Hardly and the marks
The Run
The pack was released to find the true trail. Of course the first long downhill segment lead to a check back. After much milling around and discovering other false trails, evidence to the true trail emerged.
This is what you are looking forRashy outruns her shadowPMS pleased with finding another false trailTypical decorations in the hood.Blow up toys looking for snow
There were playgrounds to be enjoyed. Hardly had selected a portion of the neighbourhood that was rich with PG’s. Unruly hashers took to swinging, teetering, and shopping cart thrills. I do not suspect we will be welcome back.
Strap-on demonstrating here swinging skillsChecking out the equipmentNo jumping off!This will not end wellEscape before the cops come
Finally, after an exhausting trail, the end was near. BN spotted on the post meant that beverages would soon be available to quench our overpowering thirst. A crowd gathered on the sidewalk in anticipation of refreshments to follow.
This is a good signWhere is the beer?
Regroup and Down Down’s
In spite of global warming, the regroup was held indoors so we can bask in the shadow of and warmth of our carbon footprint.
Central heating!And seats! Best regroup ever!
As we enjoyed our beverages, the call was made to a spontaneous RA to do the closing ceremonies. Stool Stuffer did not decline quick enough and was elected to conduct the down downs.
Here we go!No vessel shortage this time….
The group packed into the section of the house that was beer spill resistant, and Stoolie launched into his program. Choir…. whoever could remember a song. Content? Clever hand off to the down-down recipient to select the next victim. A fine display of mirth and merriment, in keeping with the drinking season we are in the middle of. Down down to the hares and hosts, down downs for the check back champions, Christmas sock wearers and best boxers. Blue Balls has chosen to be the fastest runner in the hash! Another down down. It keeps on going until On-In declares “on the piss”.
Serious group worried about being singled out for crimes and offences
And the winner is! Best shopping cart adventure ride of the trail.
Best shopping cart ride ever!
The Trail
Something close to 5 km in the warm sunny weather!
A fine trail
Scribed by Skewbic Hair
A Drinking Club with a Running Problem — The Calgary Hash House Harriers
