Bush Run # 117
12 June 2010

It was the annual Neil and Linda (approx) half-marathon hash from the Khao Mai Gaow National Park.  This was my 3rd time doing this run and 2nd successful finish.  The first year most everybody fucked up and couldnโ€™t find the trail before darkness denied us from tackling the third stage.

We had a smaller group than last year where about 25 people finished the full 20KM.  Nonetheless, close to 20 actually finished this year.  The Bangkok contingent of the Pattaya Bush Hash seemed to be the running portion of the hashers with Pussy Virus, One Inch Penis, McSwirly Face, Drunken Donuts, the guy with the dog (sorry forgot your name), Rabid Bitch among others arriving back to the A site having actually run at least most of the trail.

The first stage was brutally hot, as are the first stages of virtually all Bush Hashes so that wasn't new.  I experimented with wearing a hat and found the first section to be not as draining as usual.  Hope to continue this hat-wearing tradition except I forgot my hat in the piss truck oh well, maybe it's still there.  This section combined the unavoidable open tapioca fields as well as some beautiful, canopied trails that were obviously used by mountain bikers.  Multiple checks abounded and I did get caught on the last one going 150 meters the wrong way, therefore enjoying a shorter than ideal rest stop at the B site.  Before long it was off again for the C site.  At this time it was now 4pm and the sun was still in force although slightly less intense than at the start.  By the end of the 2nd stage, it had cooled significantly and my hat was not longer required.  Luckily too since this section was quite open with little canopy coverage.  Again I was caught going the wrong way at the last check before the C site break.  Oh well, wasn't going to catch Pussy Virus anyway. 

The last section of 7KM or so was the nicest as usual.  Well except for the first part of it, or rather the first 2 parts.  I was still guzzling water and gabbing when Pussy Virus with Drunken Donuts and the Man with the dog in tow set off to get back to the A site first (as is their burning ambition, it's a hash PV, you can't win it!!!).  I followed them out one minute later and after the initial hill, I saw the 3 amigos running back towards me.  Ha ha, they were off trail and therefore now at the back of the pack.  This of course didn't stop PV, DD and Mw/tDog, they quickly caught back up to retain their positioning although only PV managed to overtake McSwirly and One Inch Penile.  After finding the paper entering the forest, we walked up a long hill, stepping over and around fallen trees, trip wires and prickly branches.  15 minutes of this fun and we hit more trails.  For the next 5KM or so we ran unchecked through fantastic trails and beautiful forest until finally the C site appeared before us.  Then it was over the long dam and on in to gallons of water before getting into the inevitable copious quantities of beer.

All in all, it was a great event, great run, great circle, great (well, as good as we can get in this country) beer and finally on home to sleep too drunk to care about any morning hangover or sore limbs.

Many thanks to the hares for such a huge effort in putting a hash of this magnitude together.  Look forward to your next years ball buster.

Onon