Madison Hash House Harriers

September 8, 2007

HASH HISTORY - HASH RUN #1568 - Blown & Bone

BONE and BLOWN started their run at Orlando Bell Park on the far, far east side. About 30 hashers showed up for the start including one new boot, Just Janine, and a visitor, DESIGNATED DRINKER, from Lansing Michigan. He and COL MUSTARD were whooping it up at the news of Michigan's second football loss to the Oregon Ducks, a water polo team from the west coast. There was great weather, crisp with a breeze, so there was very little momentum to actually start running. After instructions, the pack walked several hundred yards before the first running steps were taken. After that it was an all out run with only a few diversions. BLOWN DRY claimed that the good trails through the shiggy were cut off by fences and "No Trespassing" signs. Early in the run, there was a long, long stretch on railroad tracks, then a short stretch on a road. This led to a sweeping curve that headed back toward the start but not before stopping at a beer check and mosquito check. Most hashers could stand still very long before they had to jiggle away the bugs. DESIGNATED DRINKER didn't seem to mind the insects and got covered by them while he calmly drank his beer. He was temporarily renamed DESIGNATED (BLOOD) DONOR. From the beer check, the hares claim there was a trail set with flour back to the start. This may, or may not be true, since the pack broke into several groups that all went different directions, but all claimed to be on trail. Eventually everyone seemed to make it back to the start and they all headed to BONE's house for the On-On. The hares served African chicken and vegetarian stew, plenty of beer and BLOWN's high performance hurricanes. Ceremonies were conducted outside and included the hares, a bunch of people for wretched excess for something, a bunch of seldom seens, the visitor DESIGNATED DRINKER who was made come by the internet, and New Boot Just Janine who stated, "ZAMBONER wishes he made me come!" Once again, mosquitoes attempted to break up the event but calmer heads prevailed. As everyone knows, the mosquitoes swarm at dusk for about a half hour and then they disappear. Apparently the little critters just can't handle the late nights, thus allowing hashers to continue sitting in lawn chairs drinking beer well into the night.

The Ironman Aid Station - Captian Mayor CORNHOLIO once again led the hash volunteers through a successful conduction of the Ironman aid station. With the help of the DNR folks, the Wisconsin Track Club and some kids recruited by CO CO, no Ironman runners went without aid from this station. PUPPY's and SAMMI's 60 music and signage were a big hit with participants and volunteers, and LORENA's and WET WILLIE's tie dyed shirts made us all look like hippies. And CORNHOLIO didn't drive the supply truck into the lake this year. Several volunteers attended the Monday night dinner and rumor is, we have a perfect record of not winning the aid station contest (again), but we had the most volunteers (chumps) who have volunteered for all six Ironman events.