Antipodean Training Programme - Episode 4: The Friday Hash
So, time for some proper high-intensity land-based training at last! Perth was the first place outside of KL/Malaya to sport an hash, and as a result it has over 20 hashes, catering for pretty much all the various different varieties of hasher* All of them follow more or less the same rules, although the songs are different. I ran with the Friday Hash yesterday, who were running in Greenwood (out near Joondalup, in the northern suburbs). Fine bunch of hashers, about a third of whom came here from overseas somewhere. About 40 mins of gentle running through streets and parkland in the glowing sunshine found us back at the beerstop, where a vast array of food and cold drink suddenly appeared out of the hash trailer
(now this device would be a useful innovation for us, if only to provide somewhere portable to keep Brad locked away). Much banter and hash-sinner-reporting ('charging') ensued, with the familiar penalties. However, Perth is fairly spread out, meaning people have to drive to get to hashes, so the downdowns are 'splash' (Beer and ginger-beer) rather than proper beer. Probably a good thing, since Jeremy was fined at least twice for front-running and competitiveness, plus the obligatory visitor downdown. Oh, and yes, I got lots of stick about the cricket!
Not sure it did much for my Paris training programme, but it was fun! If I'm not crewing at the RPYC again on Wednesday, I'll be investigating the Heave-Ho Hash House Harriers and Harriettes in Fremantle / Wireless Hill.
*Except for Poofters. Obviously. Read the Australian Hashing Rules...
posted by Jeremy @ 2:56 PM
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