MH3 Run 276. The Horseshoe, Tatenhill

MH3 Run 276
Date: Monday 6th June 2016
Location: The Horseshoe, Tatenhill
Hare:Captain Oates
Weather: Dry and Sunny
Pack size: 14



Captain Oates' trails are always something to look forward to and today's run was no exception. You only have to look at the GPS map trace of the trail (link below) to see his imaginative approach to trail laying. This was not your ordinary symmetrically shaped route. Who else would make us run three quarters of a mile along one side of a fence and then back along the other side? The National Forest with its extra permissive paths makes such interesting routes possible. The first check set the tone, three blobs of flour (four if you use the Gobalot counting method) then a plan B at a public footpath buried in stinging nettles, i.e. return to the check and go somewhere else. The trail laying strategy worked well. The Artless Dodger caught up even though he arrived 20 minutes late, Trianal was kept in view for most of the run, and even the walkers were forced to do a decent trail and some checking. The pack was kept together, for this I was grateful as I am slowly getting back to running. Even at the aforementioned trail down both sides of the fence I declined to accept the obvious shortcut and follow the walkers. Short-cutting and then publishing the GPS map does not do the trail full justice, so I felt obliged to do the whole trail. Lengthwise this was relatively short (3.8 miles), though I didn't do the checking others hashers were kept busy with. Time-wise it was just right taking not long over an hour. No complaints with nice weather and a new location for the hash, though with the return of B*gger to hashing we all noted that his complaints had been missed.
The circle was held in the beer garden shared with the occasional quacking of ducks and the farting of two hairy pigs, smelt though not always heard. Dobber led the circle awarding DDs to: Artless Dodger (20 minutes late); Trianal (staying with the pack this week); Gobalot (unable to count flour blobs); Catflaps (missing a check and so misleading the walkers); Ballcrusher (must be summer now he's seen on hashes); B*gger (welcome back, we've missed his complaining); Oriface (already a cripple with a foot injury managed to twist his other ankle); and the hare, Captain Oates, who for this excellent sheepfest and trail was awarded the accolade of a good trail.

Well done Captain Oates, oN oN ...Durex

Trail as done by Durex