Any hashers going to Telluride? My fiance and I are going to be there. If enough are going, lets pick a date and time and get a hash started
Yes. There will be thousands. We run every morning during festival at 9 or 10am. Then we hit the beer tent. Come join.
Where do you meet? Is it just a run or a real trail.
What is HHH? :huh
Well…it’s not “just” a run but there’s no trail. The hard thing is that you actually run past the beer at the beginning so it’s hard to not get distracted. First time to Telluride, HnRC?
Hooch be messin’ wit ya. The morning “tarp run” is about as athletic as any organized event gets for most Festivarians. Lots of us run and drink, just not at the same time like you Hashers. And a couple hundred yards to the tune of the 1812 Overture or “Mr. Soundman, Turn Me Up Loud” is usually plenty for us.
HOWEVER…I think if you’d be interested in educating the Festivarians about hashing, and inviting them to join you, they’d be more than willing to show you many places around T-ride to do it! I think just the word “hash” will draw a lot of attention to many of us.
Ditto! Just say where and when! :lol
Hash House Harriers - “A drinking club with a running problem”. Started by British officers in Malaya in 1938, now and international phenomenon.
:lol :lol :lol oh well now I know. :lol Thanks.
BTW I raise a glass to you if you run any distance at that altitude. I don’t think it would be cheating to ride the Gondola up and run back down.
I saw a women run up Bear Creek and down. I want to be her in another life. Lungs like an ox :medal
Dammit. He had me going and I was going to chastise Hooch for excluding me from the hash runs. Now I shall chastise him for tricking me into thinking I was missing out on something.
While I’m chastising people, who slipped me all that crunchy frog last year so that I missed out on a run with Lisa and Bill???
Blame it on AJ.
I ran in several hash house harrier runs in the desert in Qatar in 1994. They were “administrated” mostly by the Brits. It was a great way for us Westerners “on a leash” in the Persian Gulf to blow off a lot of steam, and “keep it together”. Drinking beer is involved. Here’s a few things that I witnessed firsthand. Be sure to wear the correct shirt!
Most hash events end with a group gathering known as the “circle”, or less commonly as “religion”. Led by chapter leadership, the circle provides a time to socialize, sing drinking songs, recognize individuals, formally name members, or inform the group of pertinent news or upcoming events. Circles may be led by the chapter grandmaster, the group’s religious advisor, or by a committee. (If you’ve never been on a hash, you need to know about the down-downs!!)
A “down-down” is a means of punishing, rewarding, or merely recognizing an individual for any action or behaviour according to the customs or whims of the group. Generally, the individual in question is asked to consume without pause the contents of his or her drinking vessel or risk pouring the remaining contents on his or her head. Individuals may be recognized for outstanding service, or for their status as a visitor or newcomer.
Down-downs also serve as punishment for misdemeanours real, imagined, or blatantly made up. Such transgressions may include: wearing the wrong shirt, failing to stop at the beer check, straying too far on a false trail, pointing with a finger, or the use of real names. Commonly, hashers who wear new shoes to an event can be required to drink from that shoe.
I witnessed one “regular” hasher getting singled out for a petty misdemeanour (not showing up with his buddy), and he was told to consume a bowl of putrid food as punishment. After consuming the putrid food and drinking his beer, everyone in the circle cheered, “On, on!”
:wave Wow sounds like one game I could do without…thanks :thumbsup
Do the Hash Run, Mel! I dare you. Meanwhile I’ll be elsewhere helping people make poor life decisions like trying to run uphill at 9000 ft elevation with the promise of a margarita stand at the top of the mountain.
Getting ready to run. Let the training begin.
Hey Hooch why not promise them there is a “Frog Pond” at the top of the hill! :cheers
Sounds like you’re chicken, Hooch.
I’m in. I’m already figuring out all of the infractions Hooch has incurred, real or imagined.
or run up and take the gondola down. Better for your legs, less impacting.