Back in 2012 I did a post called “Elevation Gain Criminals” – it’s been a while, but after tonight’s CH4 run, I thought I would take a walk UP memory lane and find those unpleasant runs when the hares hated the pack! Getting on these lists is not a compliment! Also – this is based on my GPS, which of course includes my checking etc. and if I wasn’t at the run, or my GPS didn’t work, it’s not here!
We begin of course with the Ball Breakers – much longer runs generally result in some elevation change:-
1) January 13th 2013 – Belly Dancer & Grease Gorilla – 23.45km – 1,229m Elevation
A memorable run, over the mountains near Baan Pong – A gruelling ascent up the twisting road, and then back down so steep we used a ladder to get back down, and just when we thought it was over the hares took us back up over one more hill.
2) January 5th 2014 – Byte My Yahoo & Shagless – 21.75km – 690m Elevation
What can I say? As I can remember it went up 200m in the first km, but got better! I loved it, but I’m probably biased! As I was hare, it wasn’t my GPS, so I’m not 100% sure.
3) January 7th 2017 – Frozen Dick, Sheep Shagger & Graven Image – 21.14km – 557m Elevation
This year’s BB – Nice tough set from FD & team!
4) January 3rd 2015 – Turkish Delight & Pigshit – 13.07km – 525m Elevation
As I remember this was very much about the hill! I was injured so might have missed a bit, but I remember climbing and climbing, with few checks, only to come back down close to the out trail!
5) January 15th 2012 – Humperdick & Frozen Dick – 9.84km – 440m Elevation
Remember this one? Poor “In & Out” got his name as he kept going back to the start to try and figure out where we were going! The hares hadn’t quite managed to connect the trail up the hill with the trail back down, and left us to guess where it might be! Really good food though! 😀
(Note – I don’t have the track from the 2016 HRA & BMY BB, but I don’t think it was that hilly)
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Now the BB’s are out the way, back to “regular” hash runs. At this point I’ve done >700 runs, over the past 7 years – I’m not sure anyone would want to be on this list!
1) July 30th 2016 – Belly Dancer (Cave Lodge Outstation) – 15.62km – 494m Elevation
And I did the wimp option!!! Another of Belly’s memorable runs, with the punishing beds warming us up for a punishing run – a run made more epic when the hare blew up a dam to flood the river forcing our tired legs an extra few clicks to the nearest bridge. Write Up
2) February 10th 2013 – Skid Mark – 6.37km – 363m Elevation
Now this one takes some explaining!!! This was Mr. Poo & Knock Out’s wedding run, where Skiddy set near Insta Resort. It was an A->B, but the songthaews couldn’t quite make it up the hill to the start, so he gave us slightly confusing directions. CW & I ran several km in the wrong direction before giving up and turning around. On this run, all the elevation change was DOWNHILL back to the resort. Had we not fooked up the start it was a great run! Write Up
3) February 9th 2013 – Big Top – 5.84km – 353m Elevation
When someone decides to get married in the mountains, what can you expect? It’s all hills around here, so little surprise that the CSH3 run before the Poo/KO wedding appears on this list! Write Up
4) March 14th 2015 – Belly Dancer & Anything – 7.35km – 350m Elevation
We were warned… A suicidal run scrambling to hold onto the side of the mountain near Baan Pong – mountain goats might have enjoyed it more than hashers! Write Up
5) June 6th 2016 – Cuckold – 10km – 294m Elevation
Cuckold, Cuckold, Cuckold! Who could forget this 10km epic with just 6 checks? A fairly new hare from the Sameong Football field, wanting to use every trail and every inch of mountain!
Write Up
6) October 20th 2012 – Throbbing Ninja – 5.02km – 293m Elevation
We had guests in town, and TN treated them to an epic mountain. Behind Doi Kham, TN set an unforgettable climb, up and more up, before a shiggy traverse and descent… 5 Years on, the run still has a 1 Star vote!!!
Write Up
7) June 15th 2017 – Sex Pistol & Knock Out – 5.83km – 291m Elevation
I am still reeling in pain from this run that inspired me to create the list! The A site was close to the run above – after 400m or so of today’s run, we passed the runsite TN used! Interesting my times for each of those runs were within seconds of each other! Write Up
8) August 17th 2013 – Square Rooter – 4.13km – 286m Elevation
Finally Rooter gets on the list! This epic was from part way up Suthep mountain. The master managed to pack in nearly 300m of elevation change into just over 4km of trail – thank god the run wasn’t any longer! Write Up
9) September 22nd 2012 – Hollow Legs – 7.68km – 283m Elevation
Ah yes – the run Hollow Legs set that was an unplanned A->B… He climbed and climbed, setting trail, but decided not to set a way back down the hill. We all had to find our own ways back, and yes we won’t forget it. The Sameong Road football field again – a few runsites seem to be repeating! Write Up
10) February 13th 2017 – Square Rooter – 5.71km – 278m Elevation
The final entry goes to Rooter for that epic male hash run – again from the runsite behind Doi Kham, where he had us crawl on our knees every inch up the most evil slope imaginable. For everyone on that run we will never forget, but still it is only in at #10! Write Up