A lot of history to this birthday run, so nervously I headed out to the runsite with memories of near death experiences this time the previous year. As we turned towards Alpine Golf Course, I was tempted to pull in and hit some balls, but Matty was keen to see if Asia was going to be there. (He didn’t stop speaking all day, and was sure Asia would be there). The parking was crammed – this was a big turn out, lets hope Scooby could deliver…
The hare brief was ominous – a wimp rambo, where the Wimp sounded like a rambo and the rambo like a ball breaker! Nonetheless we turned away from the mountain and that made me happier. At the first V check I picked left and was immediately confronted by a big snake – ugh! We were hitting checks every 200m and the lead cycled over and the pack stayed together, although numerous were spotted short cutting.
The short cutting was cut out as we hit the canal. There were several excellent checks where we just didn’t know which side to check – get it wrong and you have the choice of swimming across, going back around, or gambling on a bridge further up. Only HRA was stupid enough to choose the swimming option, and I spent quite a bit of time playing catch up as I kept picking the wrong side.
The beer check was a welcome respite – but with limitless beer in the fridge, there was a danger that we’d be there forever. Skiddy thought better of it and led Sloppy Rod off to check before the beer was finished. Brown Finger couldn’t resist either as he feared losing his lead. Fortunately another check just around the corner brought us back together. Then it was on to the Wimp Rambo split. It was already turning into an epic, so I ducked out with Horny Monkey and we made our way back with the walkers.
With so many runners present, the circle was already a tough job. Interruptions from a German visitor who started making up new rules. I can only imagine her reporting back to her home hash ‘ze hashers in Chiang Mai, zey drink with ze wrong hand’. Afterwards it was on to the OnOn – a great resort, but finding a way out of it wasn’t easy!
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The Rambo (courtesy Graven Image)