Run 1447

Sunday 11 November 2018

ONE HUNDRED YEARS ON

The Cornerstone, Shefford

Hares: Capt Fantaaaastic

HASHERS: 14  ANKLE BITERS: 1  MUTTS: 2  APRES: 1


Pre circle circle in a New-to-H5 Pub...


...but a familiar Hare


Looking down from Cockshoot Hill


Bangers, Top Man for Lincolnshire


Atomic, fascinated to know her charge...


...but even when he's told, Shuffle not sure what he did wrong


The pre-silence poem was read, and...


...heard, with humility


A Held Check at the bottom of Cockshoot


Lady Tarzan not tempted to use her plate


Camping Mug tries to Raise her Hairs


Worst Joke of the week gets RA the Purple Sprouting

I was intending to lay the run on Saturday, but it was umbrella catand dog so I decided to lay it on Sunday morning instead.

Unfortunately, on Sunday morning it was still umbrella catand dog but as they say, the show must go on.

As it was poppy day, the people and soldiers were gathering for an impressive remembrance day parade.

The circle was called just before 11am and the poem Perhaps by Vera Brittain was read as a poignant reminder of the pains of war. After this a one minutes silence was held in memory of the fallen.

The off was called and before long we encounter aboobscheck. The run was pretty cassette throughout, but with some long false trail to keep the group together. It was over the bridge and along the road before eventually a big 10% incline up Cockshoot Hill. At the top of which most of the hashers were puffin and pant ing.

To keep this pant I will not bang on about the runner too much, but suffice to say there were plenty of numbers checks to keep the pack nice and compact.

The pub was a pleasure and the pub sign was great, especially when loads of sausage, ham and chipswere brought out (yum yum).

After the run there was of course a closing circle, but I don’t recall that much about it as my memory has faded, but as usual there were plenty of beer awarded for all sorts of miscellaneous misdemeanors. We did thank Bangersfor arranging the excellent away day the week before. Tarzan got one for her nurse injury. There were loads more, but quite frankly too numerous to mention.

Thanks to all that turned out. I realise that Shefford was a nightmare to get into last weekend, so your tenacity and commitment was very much appreciated.

On-on to next week's run, at the Whitehart in Maulden.

el captain