Summiting

B flat and Malpractice - who make up the Cambridge chapter of Samford Hash (and I refuse to say "Cambridge, England") - acted as joint hares on Sunday, and it was triffic to see them again. They looked as hale and hearty as ever, despite a back injury. They and Superhacker took us up the mountain (where else?) on a route I don't remember tackling before. Some of the summiteering walkers took this selfie before reaching for the oxygen bottles:

The runners completed a circuit which led them home by way of the Channel 9 studios. They were joined by FRB and Swedish hasher Epic:

Back home we tucked into two varieties (vegetarian and humanitarian) of tasty moussaka and salad. Many thanks, hares!

Hash Cash has now supplied all hash dogs with safety gear in the form of flashing collars. Escargot had left her canine at home, so had to do some flashing herself (and I'm sure Le W*nk would have come up with some other comment had he been there.)

The Samford Fun Run took place earlier in the day. While we didn't make it a Hash activity, some hashers did run the course, while a number of others lent a hand as volunteers:

Next run details
When: Sunday 17th September, 4 pm
Where: Ironbark Gully picnic area, Ferny Grove. A map!
Hares: M. Promptu or Flip O'Coin will set the route. Potluck will cater (please bring something to share.)

On, on!

Dad Jokes 2017

Dads, lads and others gathered at the old soccer club for this year's celebration of the Y chromosome and the Y front. It's been a while since we ran from this location, so the circuit around the back of the Steiner school and past some rather terrifying cross-country pony jumps was a new one for many members. The runners explored some rather terrifying inclines on the lower slopes of Camp Mountain.

Back home, the "girly man" Haughty was awarded a down, down for his female impersonation on the Bridge to Brisbane last weekend. Leave Pass, Eweshggr, Le W*nk and others provided a seemingly endless stream of Dad Jokes....

And then it was time to award the prestigious Tight Jocks Award to our 2017 Father of the Year. Our worthy recipient was father, grandfather (and, coincidentally, birthday boy) Jamesbondage!

Thanks to a recent donation, he is first transformed into Michaelangelo's David:

And then he shows off what he's made of - it looks as though there could be plenty of slugs, snails and puppy-dogs' tails tucked away here:

And a warning - look away now if you can't face a close-up of the family jewels:

The Father of the Hash 2017 is now charged with preserving the Tight Jocks - with all their skidmarks and other stains - from seeing the inside of a washing machine for the next year!

A really flat run this coming Sunday, I expect.

Next run details
When: Sunday 10th September, 4 pm
Where: J. C. Slaughter Falls - meet near the first set of shelters. A map!
Hares: Superhacker and Hopalong

On, on!