Version 1 as submitted by XMAS:
Greizzly’s Run in leafy Jolimont.
It started early with Phantom and Deeply Boring getting into parking practice. Then “Grizzly” remembered which way the run started, the Pack moved off. The Hash is Aging!We meandered around the lake till Phantom figured out we had to go back the other way crossing Jersey Street. Walkers runners and “doggers”. I noticed Pembos non start as I didn’t have Sacha’s lead given to me. However I did see Skid being handed the tow rope of “Bulldozer” who was steadily heading back to Grizzley dragging Skid with him.Finally getting Bulldozer to follow the walkers. Skid set the pace until they hit the sign post. “Yep he went one side and Bulldozer the other, almost tore the post out!. Entering into the beautiful Parklands that was once Humes Cement and Ceramic works. Emerging from the forrest on a path, I noticed we (Walkers) were on trail.Off to our right came the runners, we can always lend you our “Phantom” if you have trouble following the trail mates.Moving on to down town Subi. We stopped to let the runners catch up? We all moved in the direction of the Catholic Church. Also I was informed previous abode of our very own “Ashay” Red Shoe member, Bushranger.On reaching the intersection, the runners were hovering around looking quite confused when we all took off towards St. John of God Hospital. I think Q was standing on top of the arrow which was clearly marked on the pavement.We passed through the Hospital grounds and stopped again at Carmbridge Street. Runners disappeared again. Across the road was the Old Wembley picture Theatre. (Patricia & I used to go there when we were kids)Heading west to Harbourne Street we came across the Runners again dashing down the lanes. Don’t know if they got to the drink stop, but there was still plenty of water and even a few beers. Rumpole must have overstocked the wagon. From there a one can walk back to the bucket. A very pleasant run/ walk Grizzly and plenty of tucker.P.S. Grizzly mentioned to me that the runners missed half of his trail. Maybe the runners should all become walkers.
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Version 2 – received via Moses
We gathered with two police cars and four cops in attendance after some sort of accident believed to have occurred with a scooter and a young chic somehow involved. Aunty Trickie was most concerned about the location and parking shortage and threatened to move across to the Netball area in Selby Street with a guaranteed PHHH SNAFU. The Hare finally arrived; we were treated to three of the most original parking demonstrations imaginable by pilots who must have obtained their driving licences in Perth Show bags and the wind had many resorting to jumpers and beanies.
Forty Hashmen presented and 17 runners went off for a damned fine run orchestrated by Grizzly and set by Bushie with Trickie doing a magnificent job of organising bucket et al and doing a cooking job extraordinarily well.
So the run was 5.5km in 48 minutes with APITW and Piggy doing something more than that. The standard suspects did a short walk and had sat down exhausted at the Onon by the time the runners returned.
The Circle was up to standard with the OnSec stealing all the RA’s potential thunder allowing Reluctant to pick on the bad parking award runners up. Deeply Boring earned the gong and Scummy and Antman close run losers. This left the RA to pick on Moses for his three year stint of avoiding being troubled by Hash emails due to having 15 email addresses none of which are functional.
Tea was a very fine hamburger with onions, beetroot, cheese and coleslaw. The cheese was sealed in plastic to delay proceedings, the only blemish.
A damned fine run, in cool and windy conditions nothing like expectation in mid-January, top meal well organised and the RA awarded a very creditable 9.2 for a good effort all round.
Where else could you possibly want to be on a Monday evening?
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