Run 657 - Xmash Hash Bash Run
Venue - Tom Chandy's farmhouse.
A bright sunny and warmly comfortable day greeted us at 3:30 p.m. at Dr Tom Chandy’s farm. (See the pictures). Verdant green lawns, plants and flowers with an amazingly restored and expanded farmhouse were a treat for our eyes and set the expectations for what would come next. Some 80+ of the 97 hashers registered for the run trickled in, and so did our host Dr Chandy. Registrations and nice white drifit T-shirts for the lucky ones.
Vinay – ShitStrides and Sunita ably mismanaged the registration.
They all came – Gargi, a PR professional, Supang a buddy cuisine-entrpreneur, David our veteran Admiral and long-time hasher from Bahrain, Hash King Sanju with ever a smile and cheer, Faheem-Blowjob with his permanent beer can in hand, most of the movers and shakersfrom the party of the previous day and runners like Gopal, Navin - Crushed Nuts both our serial marathon and ultra marathon runners, Vinnie the Pooh, Johan – Belgeek from Belgium, Stephen – Cyber and family who did the party decorations, Jhansi Rani and Rana Rajkumar (the runner) who sponsored some wine at the circle, Rajinder Kalsi and Jyoti our juice sponsors, Abhi who kabhi kabhi runs who metamorphised from a runner to a walker on the trail, Shastri – Bureaucrap, and many more!
As our host could not stay with us for the end of the run, we gave him a glass of beer and did a down down to the usual hash chorus. The hares Skyhigh and Dude – couldn’t figure out who was the lead hare – Loose screw and Half size said something about the run which no one remembers now and off the pack went out into the countryside, with the runners on a longer trail and the walkers given a treat of the undulating countryside.
Some walkers managed to also go in the direction of a false trail, but were quickly herded back to the main pack! Rajesh - ILikeHead had a tumble in a soft freshly ploughed patch of field, but enthusiastically picked himself up and got going again.
Next, the walkers nearly short circuited the trail by discovering the return path of the run, but hares quickly corrected that and the walk continued.
An impromptu Beer drinking competition at the water stop with hashers devouring oranges, saw Rajinder and Dr Roshan – Loose Screw walk away with the prizes (VAT 69 pegs) given away by virgin Supang.
And by 5:45 p.m. we were back to the farm and beer, wine, softdrinks and potato crisps and the circle commenced. The hares were iced, and the trail named as The “Som-Sak” Shitty Trail run! And Kirti, the Greased lightening lass from the party and Belgeek prompty iced for admitting that the run was “fantastic” and “superb” along with our modern day Santa ILikeHead. Virgins Kumar, Sheela, Abhi, Kirti’s friend and Navin’s friend all iced.
Our modern day Santa made an appearance – in a striped super hero suit and a Santa hat to give chocolates to the horrors.
Solemn moments of the Swinglow anthem followed by Kebabs and Biryani organised by the hares with the evening slowly coming to an end thereafter. On on for the next run on January 8th in Whitefield for a Run with a bonfire! Not to be missed.
A bright sunny and warmly comfortable day greeted us at 3:30 p.m. at Dr Tom Chandy’s farm. (See the pictures). Verdant green lawns, plants and flowers with an amazingly restored and expanded farmhouse were a treat for our eyes and set the expectations for what would come next. Some 80+ of the 97 hashers registered for the run trickled in, and so did our host Dr Chandy. Registrations and nice white drifit T-shirts for the lucky ones.
Vinay – ShitStrides and Sunita ably mismanaged the registration.
They all came – Gargi, a PR professional, Supang a buddy cuisine-entrpreneur, David our veteran Admiral and long-time hasher from Bahrain, Hash King Sanju with ever a smile and cheer, Faheem-Blowjob with his permanent beer can in hand, most of the movers and shakersfrom the party of the previous day and runners like Gopal, Navin - Crushed Nuts both our serial marathon and ultra marathon runners, Vinnie the Pooh, Johan – Belgeek from Belgium, Stephen – Cyber and family who did the party decorations, Jhansi Rani and Rana Rajkumar (the runner) who sponsored some wine at the circle, Rajinder Kalsi and Jyoti our juice sponsors, Abhi who kabhi kabhi runs who metamorphised from a runner to a walker on the trail, Shastri – Bureaucrap, and many more!
As our host could not stay with us for the end of the run, we gave him a glass of beer and did a down down to the usual hash chorus. The hares Skyhigh and Dude – couldn’t figure out who was the lead hare – Loose screw and Half size said something about the run which no one remembers now and off the pack went out into the countryside, with the runners on a longer trail and the walkers given a treat of the undulating countryside.
Some walkers managed to also go in the direction of a false trail, but were quickly herded back to the main pack! Rajesh - ILikeHead had a tumble in a soft freshly ploughed patch of field, but enthusiastically picked himself up and got going again.
Next, the walkers nearly short circuited the trail by discovering the return path of the run, but hares quickly corrected that and the walk continued.
An impromptu Beer drinking competition at the water stop with hashers devouring oranges, saw Rajinder and Dr Roshan – Loose Screw walk away with the prizes (VAT 69 pegs) given away by virgin Supang.
And by 5:45 p.m. we were back to the farm and beer, wine, softdrinks and potato crisps and the circle commenced. The hares were iced, and the trail named as The “Som-Sak” Shitty Trail run! And Kirti, the Greased lightening lass from the party and Belgeek prompty iced for admitting that the run was “fantastic” and “superb” along with our modern day Santa ILikeHead. Virgins Kumar, Sheela, Abhi, Kirti’s friend and Navin’s friend all iced.
Our modern day Santa made an appearance – in a striped super hero suit and a Santa hat to give chocolates to the horrors.
Solemn moments of the Swinglow anthem followed by Kebabs and Biryani organised by the hares with the evening slowly coming to an end thereafter. On on for the next run on January 8th in Whitefield for a Run with a bonfire! Not to be missed.
