MH3 Run 277
Date: Monday 11th July 2016
Location: White Hart, Stanley
Hare:Lightning Rod
Weather: Dry amongst heavy and localised showers
Pack size: 12
At ON OUT time (19:15) the hare was missing, presumed still out laying the trail, so we had to set off without hearing his advice or excuses. Fortunately, Jelly Knob's flour detection capability was working well and he was able to lead us out of the village in the right direction. The first mile went pretty well, flour markings surviving on the swampy fields, the crossing of which was made made more difficult by the paths being churned up by herds of wildebeest, or suchlike. We then entered a zone where there had obviously been a recent heavy downpour and flour became difficult to find. After checking paths in several directions we temporarily lost Diarrhoea whilst special forensic teams were sent out to recheck paths. After a further mile along the trail we were rejoined by Diarrhoea and the hare on a stretch which obviously hadn't been rained upon.
We came to a point where a shorter trail had been marked and here the hare advised that, given the length of the run (it had taken 3 hours to set!), hashers were recommended to take this shorter route. This advice came too late for Diarrhoea, Jelly Knob and myself who had already set off along the 'long' loop. After about half-a-mile flour became washed out again and we lost the trail on the main road at Morley. Experienced hashers that we are, it was inevitable that if we turned left we would pick up the trail again, and so we did after a short break of about 500 m. Jelly Knob, possibly guided by the road sign to Stanley, turned left along Centenary Way, whilst Diarrhoea and myself, interested to see what bits of the trail we may have missed, went right in the other direction. Hard luck Jelly Knob who found himself going around backwards.
From this point the flour was very fresh and had not been rained upon and marked checks suggested that we were no longer on the long loop but following those that had taken the 'shorter' option. Indeed, shortly after the end of the Great Northern Greenway cycle path (which one day will extend all the way to Ilkeston), we came upon Gobalot, Oriface and B*gger, so the running pack was again reunited. Paths were covered with slugs and flour blobs were observed to be a heaving pile of the aforementioned.
Shortly after this Gobalot choose an unfortunate place to take a tumble, on a gravel covered hardcore track. A lot of blood and grit-filled cuts but no apparent structural damage. The windmill at West Hallam was spotted on the horizon and we knew we were on our way back to Stanley. At the ON INN all the walkers plus Jelly Knob were already enjoying their first pint of 'Proper Job' beer. Only the hare, Lightning Rod, was absent, presumably sweeping the trail in every direction for any stray hashers.
In the circle the following awards were given by Dobber: 1. Seaman Stains - RA abuse; 2. Gobalot - for getting 'gravelled on the hash; 3. Malteaser - for harvesting elder flowers on the hash; 4. Durex - for instigating the production of elder flower champagne and keeping it to himself; 5. Catflaps - part time joiner open to doing commissions. In view of the rain we had had in recent days it was suggested he could help Noah with his Ark; and 6. Lightning Rod, the hare. With various wild beasts sighted and a challenging trail, we reckoned he had given us 90% of what we wanted. A long trail made more difficult by the weather is always something to be remembered. Well done Lightning Rod for a good run this evening and despite everything, we all got back to the pub before darkness.
On On ..Durex
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| Trail as done by Durex |
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