AH4 Run 60. Red Lion, Hognaston

AH4 RUN #60
Date : Saturday 6th June 2015 (11:00)
Location: Red Lion, Hognaston 
Hare: Psycojellic  Co-Hare: Durex
Weather: Splendidly sunny but windy 
Pack size: 12





This was Pyscojellic's first hare employing the Durex consultancy on how to lay a hash trail. Not only does Pyscojellic set a well recced trail but she also serves up a pretty good breakfast. Early arrivals found Durex and Pyscojellic tucking into croissants, chocolate chip cookies, bananas with tea and coffee.

You've heard of a dog's breakfast - this
was a hares's breakfsast!

The trail wound around the back end of Hognaston, after the first mile crossed the main road some 200 m up the the pub. The trail was deemed to be hilly and with long grass in many fields the going was slow. Moist was observed fastidiously checking whilst Crooked Squire, more subdued that usual, did't run the length or number of checks he normally does. Horse's Arse decided to give the field of cows a miss and was the only one who took up one of the many short-cuts on offer.

Although this was a trail under 5 miles it still took the pack more than 1.5 hours to 'run', obviously missing the checking skills of the A-team. Wallington running his first AH4 trail for a while confused everyone when he came to the one fish-hook on the trail interpreting it as a back check and wandering off-trail. Jelly Knob was the only hasher prepared to run the fish-hook though by the time the pack had worked out what Wallington was up to the hares had already arrived. Wallington also had his best pink T-Shirt plus a whistle which between them offended several people on the hash.

Nice to see a couple of visitors/returners. There was the Milton Keynes Enema and Caboose currently on a working assignment in Derby. Just as well our own Diarrhoea and Enema were absent otherwise it would have been a very loose run.

Durex held a quick circle, punishing Wallington first for his pink T shirt and annoying whistle. Caboose (visitor) and Enema (returner) were welcomed in the traditional manner followed by Moist (checking the bits others didn't want to do) and Pyscojellic for an excellent effort on her first haring of a hash trail. Horse's Arse was given the remaining beer for being a 'cow magnet', they seem to sense his fear. Wriggle fulfilled the obligation of her free T-Shirt advertising the Nash Hash weekend at the end of August - registrations still open.

Many of the pack retired into the Red Lion's conservatory for lunch, though Malteaser managed to set the tone for the meal by ripping off the door handle. Meals were over-priced, soft drinks ridiculously expensive and it was service without a smile. 

That's the way I saw the AH4 sixtieth hash trail..On On.. Durex

Trail as swept by Durex