Day 356/365 Hashing

An introduction to Hashing. Setting off from the Duke of Cumberland in the dark about 30+ runners of mixed abilities members of Mendip Hash Harriers, not knowing in which direction we were going but following a trail of flour set earlier in the day by the hare. Along muddy footpaths and trails runners could be heard shouting as to which way to go or if a route checked out was actually blind which could be determined by the symbols left on the floor in flour. Some routes were false where the flour ran out the correct route had 3 continuous blobs of flour also a route may indicate that the lead runners had to run back behind the group so as slow runners were not left behind. At half way point where we had a regroup the hare had hung a Christmas stocking up in a tree full of chocolates, it was much fun until...
Tonights run was also a reminder how easily my challenge could have ended at anytime. A hasher climbed over the stile in front of me and landed awkwardly  immediately he was in immense pain and unable to even walk on his foot. The run continued as those in front ran on oblivious, we carried him across a couple of fields to the road where a car collected him. We tried to catch back up with the group but had lost the trail and the group, we ran around the road heading back towards Holcombe where we actually  came across the trail again heading across the fields into the quarry. I was running out of time to be back home in time to collect my daughter from a Christmas party, so me and one other continued around the road back to the Duke of Cumberland whilst the rest continued on the hash. 6.16 miles after losing the trail, 1964/2014 running miles day 356.
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