Brisbane Men's Hash Monday 18th November 2013

This was the Scottish run, set by Grewsome and Tinkerbelle with a prize for the best dressed Hasher.
At 4pm, as the hares were setting the run, the heavens opened up and we had a beaut storm.
By the time they came back from setting the run the trail was mainly washed out so a live hare run ensued.

Before the run Grewsome painted everyone's faces blue with the white cross of St Andrews, well that's what it was supposed to be anyway. The prize for the best dressed runner went to Radar who got a bottle of Glenfiddich whisky . Skiddy and Scruffy were the runners up and Vaso looked like something in drag.

Radar actually looked like a cross between a Viking and a Scot, but when the GMs name is Carlson he must have been swayed by the Viking horns.

The run meandered around Spring Hill before making its way to the Valley and a regroup beside the cop shop in the Brunswick Mall, where the group of runners had a photo taken standing around a cop van.

After running through the mall the run ended up on Ann St for a stop and a poem at Robbie Burns statue of course. Then back down Turbot St, through a couple of car parks, through the Sheraton and Central Railway Station before shooting across Anzac Square to Queen Street and a regroup at the mall.

Then up the mall to Albert Street, turning right and across King George Square for a photo again by the Kangaroo Statues. This brought forth peels pf laughter from some Asian tourists who declined to join in.

The trail then went across Ann Street and headed up the Albert St hill, accompanied bu Miles whinging about having to run up it, before veering off to the left up steps into Wickham Park, across Wickham Tce,
down and up Birley Street, across Leichhardt to Allenby and back to the International Hotel where we started from.

Little Arse Play was adjudged SOW in the circle for his services to Cleo, and visitors included a bloke that runs at the Brekkie Creek on Wednesdays, Skidmarks, and a long lost Bricks.

The OnOn was in the pub, for a variety of value meals and a beer before heading home.

Skinnychino HHH Run Saturday 16th November 2013

Today's run was from New Farm Deli, met in the Coles carpark on Merthyr Road. Two visitors this morning, Trevor and Amanda from Tampa, Florida. He has an interesting Hash Name from the Shanghai Hash - Backpassage Boy!

Runners this morning included Genitals, Grewsome, Catgut, Scruffy, Megadrive, Craft, Backpassage Boy, Amanda, Wee Lassie and Cleo.

The front runners took off with me and Grewsome accompanying Amanda for a while. Grewsome was marking the trail at this stage for Wee Lassie and Cleo who were following behind us. They were determined to do the run but hadn't done it before and needed a trail marked. By the time the first drink stop came up, 27 minutes into the run at Newstead Park, we were spread out like Brown's Cows. Grewsome was champing at the bit and handed the chalk to me to mark the rest of the trail as he's a bit competitive and wasn't liking having to hang back with me and Amanda.

Off we went past the Breakfast Creek pub and around to the next drink stop at Perry Park. At this stage the FRTs went right and over Bowen Hills, while Amanda and I cut around Breakfast Creek road. Catgut caught up to us first as he didn't stop on the hills, while the rest of the FRTs caught us at about Wallace Bishops in Commercial Road. Then it was up the bloody steep hill to Tenneriffe Park and on home.

Breakfast was had at the New Farm Deli and mug of the week was Grewsome (GreySoft)

Royal Exchange Hash, Wednesday 13th November, 2013

Did the usual thing, walked from Southbank to Toowong after work, taking around 45 minutes.
Coronation Drive was like a car park, there were traffic delays all over Brisbane for some reason.
The weather was showery, warm, and storms threatened.

Got to the RE and found that they had their annual Beach Party on, and access to the Post Office car park via the pub was blocked off. Had to go right round and come in from the High Street alleyway. Usually the party is on a Thursday, very inconvenient of them to change it to our Hash night.

Due to the traffic chaos around the city a lot of the members hadn't turned up by the designated start time so we waited a while before setting off on the Girl's Gallop Run. Surprise visitors were Catgut, Grewsome and Wee Lassie, from Breakfast Creek Hotel Hash, who had decided to try out a night with the RE.

The Girl's Gallop run goes through Toowong Village, turns right on Jephson Street, and heads
across Sylvan Street, along Croydon, crosses Milton Road into Morley, turns right into Gregory St, left. into Musgrave and right again into Frederick St along side the cemetary. Then there's a long climb up to Birdwood for a regroup. The group at this stage consisted of Peewee, Grewsome, Catgut, JC, Royal Screw, Rhubarb, with me and Brengun staggering up in the rear.

After the regroup it's down Birdwood all the way to Torwood, where we turn right and invariably wait at the lights to cross Milton Road again. The run then carries on along Eagle Tce for a little while, then under the railway line on Camford St, turns right into Kilroe, lrft into Roy, and makes its way to under Coronation Drive via the car park building to the bike-way and back to the RE.

As I am still trying to regain my fitness after a 3 month layoff, I dropped way back and ended up shortcutting back via Eagle Tce, and Wests Rugby grounds, along with Screw, who is struggling with injuries.

The OnOn was transferred to the gaming bar at the RE as our usual bar had been overrun by students at the beach party.

Brisbane Men's Hash Monday 11th November 2013

The run tonight was from the Paddington Tavern, Hares Mortein and S'Bags.

We run from the Paddo quite a bit, and it's a very hilly area. The weather was showery with the chance of a thunderstorm, and this meant that we were going to have fun with the chalk markings. And so it turned out. 

The hares gave Even Optus a map of the run just in case we needed it, and we did. Optus had trouble reading the map from the start and we ended up off trail after the first corner!

As usual the pack was split up into runners, walkers, and drinkers, with the drinkers going straight into the bar. The usual suspects here were Spermwhale and Monty with a couple of hangers on.

C'Toe turned up again and gave everyone a hard time, and he had his mate from Toowoomba,  Each Way, with him, who makes the occasional appearance.

After a minutes silence for remembrance day the run took off up Given Terrace and left into Guthrie Street, where the first of the mix ups occurred. The chalk trail was being affected by the rain and Optus was having trouble understanding the map.

After some correcting we were off again and the pack eventually thinned out into a small pack of 11 runners, as the rest of them short cut, even at this early stage. 

Running conditions were quite good, warm and wet, with light rain falling. The pack at this stage consisted of JC, Grewsome, Catgut, Bugs, Best and Less, Even Optus, Scruffy, Tinkerbell, Hand-job, C'Toe and Each Way, and me. LAP and Multiple Choice were with us as well albeit some way back, but they were still on trail.

After more hills and then more again the pack dwindled until there was only Bugs, Grewsome, Scruffy, Catgut, Tinkerbelle and me, with the rest of them either being lost or taking off back to the tavern. We crossed over Milton Road and came across a two-way which further split the pack. Bugs, Grewsome, Scruffy and I took the wrong option and ended up off trail for some time, eventually finding it again along Grimes Road near the Auchenflower railway station,

At this stage we thought we'd just head back to the tavern as we'd been out for 45 minutes at that stage.

We got back onto Milton Road and headed east towards the brewery where we found the trail again, and ran back to the on-on.

My hamstrings were beginning to feel the pinch at this stage and I was grateful to be finished, not wanting to injure myself again after the long layoff.

The circle was held with usual vigour and we adjourned to the Paddo Tavern for a drink before heading home. Run time was 56 minutes in the end and I noticed that my fitness was gradually returning, albeit slowly. Must remember not to overdo the return and take it steadily back to full fitness - or near enough to it.

Sunday Hash Bike Riders

Every Sunday a group of Hashers from Brisbane Men's, Royal Exchange, and Skinnychino Hash meet for a bike ride from a number of different venues around Brisbane.

Popular rides are the River Loop, and we start from either Tennyson, Milton, or University of Queensland; the Wynnum Ride, meeting at Stone's Corner; Avalon Road ride, also meeting at Stone's Corner; and the Sandgate Ride, meeting at Wilston Village.

The ride today was the Wynnum Ride from Stone's Corner. The riders were Royal Screw, Peewee, and Ringpiece.

The guys met at Lady Marmalade Cafe in Cleveland St Stone's Corner and rode from there.

Mother Hash

The Mother Hash is the first Hash Club that you run with.

Mine is the Brisbane Men's Hash House Harriers, who run every Monday night at 6:15 sharp anywhere in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

I started with BH3 (Brisbane Hash House Harriers) in 1998, after the break up of my second marriage.

The Hash is a good group to be associated with when you go through issues in your life, it's very irreverent and Hashers don't take themselves too seriously, just the tonic needed in a crisis.