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Run, Special Event

Run 2380 – Tacky Formal Run 2025

Hares:   Snevil and Strap On Crampon

Location: Melinda’s Place – Midnapore SE

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RA:  Stool Stuffer

Attendance: 17

Tacky Snow Angel

The Beginning

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 hash
On In – Past-It-Master
Huggy 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 dogs
Slow Clap and Karate Klit
Daisy Duke
Rashy Bush and Poppy
Blue Balls
Stool Stuffer
Skewbic Hair
Hardly
Twisted Sister
Just Jenn
Snevil and Strap On
Strap On and Huggy Bear
Bacchanal

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 circle
Marking
Marks
This 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!

Runners
Walkers
Torrid 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 spotted
Tentative to commit to the downhill
Daisy makes it down
Huggy 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 Stoolie
Rashy catching up
Stoolie observing gasoline prices
Snevil keeping the pack in line
Competing marks
A pedestrian friendly overpass
Dixon’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 space
Warm and cozy
Set up space for beverages
Waiting 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 Jenn
Daisy Duke
KK 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 off
Harder than it looks
Don’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 attire
LL and Huggy Bear
Dastardly shares a gambling success story
Happy 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!

Run

Run 2321 – Tacky Formal New Years Day Run

Hares:  Dastardly and On-In

Location:  Weaselhead Bar & Grill, 4604 37 Street SW #30, Calgary, AB T3E 3C9

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RA: Tightey Whitey

Attendance: 21

Welcome 2024!

The Beginning

As the Tacky Formal New Years Run is a long standing tradition for the Calgary Hash House Harriers, we were pleased to have Dastardly and On-In agree to set this trail. Come out in your finest tacky formal wear (or christmas present box outfit) to run in the new year.

As New Years Day follows New Years Eve, it was not unexpected to see some sluggish hashers turn up somewhat worse for wear and tear from the prior evening. Some elegant and tasteful attire was present for those that made the effort.

A bright sunny day for the run, however, the New Years Eve rainstorm had an impact on the marks that had been set. A bit of touch up was necessary, which provided On-In an opportunity to start into the multiple celebration beverages that would be the signature for this trail.

The parking lot of the Weaselhead Pub was suitably ice covered and glistening in the sun, a harbinger of the crappy footing we had in store.

A circle eventually formed and we were ready to kick this off!

Pre run refreshment
Dressed and ready to run
Cock Tale with duct tape accessories
Rashy and Just10 Beaver
Tightey Whitey and Roaring Nancy
Can Crusher and Ba Ba Beer
Slippy and Lying Sack. Apparently the hash is good for his recovery
PMS confirming that we are Number 1!
Touche and AP
Stoolie, Hardly and Twisty
Liquor Lots with her fur children

The marks and final instructions provided by On-In prior to the pack being released. Special marks…24 means your are on. 23 (in a circle) is check back. Special marks to create a new level of confusion. Mostly Abu Dhabi, except where it is not.

Diligently marking
Hard to read, but 23 in a circle (checkback) and 24 (on-on)
AP practicing photo bombing

The Run

From the parking lot, the pack was released. Being careful not to succumb to the slippery conditions, the pack found the marks (recently refreshed) to head them in the right direction. The walkers were given some notional instructions on where to find the next regroup, and they were off as well.

PMS leading the pack
LSOS and Slippy not falling
Regroup 2
The dogs having a good time
AP, children and dog enjoying a library stop
LL, PMS and Hardly out for a drive
PMS and Ba Ba Beer practicing their best smiles

Apparently there was a third regroup on trail, which was found by some, but not by all. Some confusion on where it was, relative to where we were was unresolved. As such, there was an advance party of walkers that arrived that the 4th regroup at the KAYAK. Sadly, we did not have keys, so if was access denied until the rest of the pack showed up to let us in!

Final Regroup

Regroup with long shadows.

The Down-Downs

Tightey Whitey was the religious advisor for the down downs. He donated the roof of his car to used as a staging area for the refreshment required. Not exactly flat, but it did the job.

Ski box becomes art!

Tightey had taken notes and proceeded to deliver the ceremony. No choir, but the group was able to remember just enough songs to fill in the requirements.

LSOS and ST showing us how it is done
Hardly up for something
Enthusiastic hashers

As the down-downs progressed and the sun gave way to shadows, it was declared “on the piss”, to retire to the nicely heated Weaselhead Pub and Bar for further celebration.

Scribed by Skewbic Hair

The Trail

Somewhere between 4 and 8 km, depending on your route and check backs.

Walkers
Runners