AH4 Run 50. Rose & Crown, Brailsford

RUN #50
Date: Saturday 5th April 2014
Location: Rose & Crown, Brailsford
Hare: Horse's Arse
Weather: Overcast with showers
Pack size: nearly 30

The Ashbourne Hash has made it to 50 trails! Andean Sex Beast's baby has grown up and we're here to stay. A pack of around 30 hashers turned up to celebrate this milestone, swollen by a good number from Birmingham who had the added excuse of celebrating Tweeny's birthday.

Most of the hashers that did Run # 50

It was a fantastic start to the trail. We had hardly left the Rose & Crown's car park when we had the first of two beer stops. I like this concept. A beer stop after just 500 m is a sensible way of letting latecomers (Smutley and Captain Oates) catch up. Though alas not Hot Air. She failed to appreciate the magnitude of road works and traffic delays on the A38 through Derby.

Welcome to the hash Lab Rat

It was a long and challenging trail with plenty of shiggy. Swings both ways recorded more than nine miles (see below) doing the long trail, other options were available and walkers were well catered for. The complexities of trails splitting and joining again proved difficult for the intelligence of most hashers. The walkers for example went missing prior to the second beer stop having correctly followed the flour trail but in the reverse direction of the longer trail. At this point Non-runner was rumbled for having a GPS with a map.

Hash Puppy getting DD for slippers
in the circle. Good idea, perhaps we
should make slippers at the On Inn
compulsory

In the circle ASB and Tweeny took the DDs for the birthday celebrations and Stretchy for being so obtrusively pink. We also welcomed Lab Rat to the Ashbourne Hash, I hope your anticipated new arrival doesn't get in the way of your future hashing.
Horse's Arse was thanked for a good run, lots of other photos are posted to the AH4 Facebook page.