AH4 Run 56. The Horns, Ashbourne

RUN #56

Date : Saturday 3rd January 2015
Location: The Horns, Ashbourne (DE6 1GG) 
Hare: Road Pickup
Weather: Wet wet wet
Pack size: 10



So here we go again for another hash year - the first hash trail of 2015 for us was the AH4 run from The Horns, in Ashbourne. At short notice Road Pickup had been made the hare for this event and for her the weather was, as it usually is for runs she sets, very wet. That's the wonder of hashing for you. Why else would you go out on a cold wet Saturday January morning for a run when it would be much nicer doing other things somewhere warmer and drier? The hare recommends self-raising flour for wet weather, I would suggest rice flour may feel more at home in paddy-field conditions.
The pay-and-display machine was broken so we got to park for free in a town not known for its easy parking. The pack huddled together sheltering from the rain in the entrance to The Horns waiting for Skids and Elly to find the pub. Horse's Arse recounted the hand injury inflicted on the last trail, now healing and unaffecting his ability to run. After knee surgery ASB was also present but, with the setting still in slow mode, she was the only walker of the day.
We may have thought the hare would set an easy trail for us being just after Christmas and the weather being so miserable. This was not the case. We got a 5+ mile trail with lots of up-and-downs and plenty of shiggy, a route that took me to parts of Ashbourne I'd not been before, including a few more obscure alleyways I never knew were there.

..and you shall be known in hash circles as Jelly Knob

Today there were no subs collected (Hash Cash was absent!) and we had hash chips and numerous goodies borne by various hashers. This included Jelly Babies brought by Steve at which point the conversation deteriorated regarding the anatomy of the said Jelly Babies. This led very indirectly to Steve getting his hash name today - welcome to the hash Jelly Knob. We warmed to the jelly theme and decided we should also name Elly - Physio Jellic.
Elly had previously received a welcome back with ASB. Malteaser also received a DD for ignoring the fish hook. The hare Road Pickup received the 'good run' accolade and was thanked for setting an excellent trail
Moist has volunteered to do the next run (No 57 again) from the Tavern in Denstone and with Durex setting the March trail we're well set for the start of the hashing year.

AH4 Run 56 Trail as done by Durex