Next Monday I’ll be laying trail with Pubic Head as the co-Hare. It’s my first time and really I’ll just be assisting and learning the ropes. I believe he already has a path in mind so it will just be a matter of marking the trail with powder and chalk.

What I’m really focusing on is the time in the near future (no firm date as yet) when I’ll be the primary Hare. At least for a newbie like me who is still not all that familiar with the area it is a challenging task that requires quite a bit of preparation. The past few days on some of my walks I’ve been working out the details of what my trail will look like.

First and foremost, it will be the kind of trail I like. I mean, that’s the advantage to being the Hare, right? I’m sure some of my Hash-mates will think what I have in mind is too easy. All I can say is fuck them, I’ve Hashed many a trail that is too damn hard. My first trail will have a moderate up and down section, some road time, and the walking portion will be around 8 kilometers–two hours or so at a decent pace. The longer section for the runners will add another 4 K to the trail I reckon.

Having a trail that accommodates both runners and walkers is one of the bigger challenges. My preference as a walker is to walk out from the start–I really dislike riding in the Hashmobile. But if the walkers start from on-home instead of being dropped off further up the trail it means I need to incorporate a longer section that rejoins the walking trail later for the runners. Pain in the ass logistically.

Anyway, I plan to incorporate a goodly portion of the My Bitch trail into my first path as a Hare. I walked that section yesterday and it took one hour from my house. So you can add maybe another 20 minutes to/from on-home. Still need a little more, but that’s getting at least close. The other day I walked a mostly flat route on roads that was just over an hour in length. I could easily incorporate that for the runners to junction later with the walkers, although I’m sure they’d find it a boring trail. The runners are the bastards that seem to pick the hardest path possible in the mountains. Maybe they deserve to be bored when I Hare. We’ll see.

Time to get ready for today’s Hash. I’ll be keeping my eyes wide open for more trail possibilities. Hey, I’m easily entertained!