UPDATE: Here’s a map of the trail.
Today I served as a co-Hare for the first time. This simply involved me assisting the primary Hare, Pubic Head and another Hasher, Buddy Fucker, to set the trail for tomorrow’s Hash.
Pubic Head has been Hashing in Subic since 2004 so he pretty much knows all the trails and where they go. He had a course in mind so off we went. My job was to mark the trail at appropriate locations using powder.
Overall I deem the trail we set as being a good one, although I had nothing to say about the course selection. We did two moderately difficult climbs and the last downhill through a rocky creek bed was not much to my liking. The trail is approximately 6 kilometers long from the walkers drop off point. The runners will have the option of starting out from our on-home at Johannson’s which adds another 1.5 K to the trail. It should be a good day for everyone!
It is a Subic H3 tradition that the Hares sit on the ice during the portion of the circle where the other Hashers give feedback on the day’s trail. And anytime throughout the proceedings if any of the Hare’s are found in violation we all sit: “When one Hare sits, ALL Hares sit” as the saying goes. Last week Pubic Head had a “Hash Crash” at the Grandmaster’s bar which may or may not have been caught on video. That may well result in more time on the ice for all three of us. Hopefully that’s all!
Anyway, I think the trail I’ve been working on may be a little too wimpy for SB H3 standards. Pubic Head likes an easy trail and today’s was quite a bit more difficult than mine (which only has one uphill). I’m going to have to search out ways to spice it up some. I’ve got time to work on it, Hare’s are already scheduled through April.
I expect I’ll be hearing this song tomorrow:
Shitty Trail (A Song For The Hares)S-H-I-T-T-Y T-R-A-I-L
Shitty trail (It sucked)
Shitty trail (really fucked)
The motherfuckers laid a shitty trail
I would rather drink a beer than hash your shitty trail,
S-H-I-T-T-Y T-R-A-I-L
Drink it Down down, down down…
If the 8K trail produced complaints about shortness, I can only imagine what people will say about a 6K trail. Here’s hoping the runners’ portion of the trail is ten times more difficult than the walkers’ portion. Fewer complaints that way.
Is there ever any confusion about old chalk markings from previous Hashes, or does the chalk fade after a day or so?
Yes, as a matter of fact sometimes the old chalk does create confusion. I made sure to put fresh chalk on the old where ever I encountered it. The chalk fades so after a couple of weeks you can usually tell the old from the new, but not always. That’s why the chalk arrows with a number work well.
Let ’em complain! We are subjected to their insane trails when they Hare. We’ve got two climbs tomorrow and that’s plenty!