Runners, check it out! Brooklyn Hash tonight 5/1

steve

As I mentioned a couple of weeks back, I am a member of the Brooklyn Hash House Harriers, a drinking club with a running problem.

What The Heck Are You Talking About?: Hashing . . . it's a mixture of athleticism and sociability, hedonism and hard work; a refreshing break from the nine-to-five routine. Hashing is an exhilaratingly fun combination of r*nning, orienteering, and partying, where bands of Harriers and Harriettes chase Hares on eight-to-ten kilometer-long trails through town, country, jungle, and desert, all in search of exercise, camaraderie, and good times.

There are trails in Brooklyn every other Monday, tonight's starts In Manhattan though, at the 456 City Hall stop near the base of the brooklyn bridge.

Feel free to email me or check out www.hashnyc.com

oiseau

Hash only means one thing to me and it ain't about running or corned beef.

stacey

Oiseau wrote: Hash only means one thing to me and it ain't about running or corned beef.

So glad to see that even though you changed neighborhoods you are still the same funny Oiseau Miss ya though.

steve

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kosherdave

so is it a route with a map you follow or are you in a group or what's the deal?

steve

Q: What exactly happens on trail?

A: The trail is set by another Hasher called the Hare. The Hare marks the trail in flour or chalk. Periodically the Hare ends the trail with a "check", and starts the trail again somewhere nearby. The Hashers - called a Pack - try to find the continuation of the trail. The idea is that the fast r*nners will get to the check before the slower r*nners; will expend a lot of time and energy finding the continuation of the trail; this will allow the slower r*nners to catch up; and the whole pack - fast and slow - will finish the r*n at about the same time. There is an explanation conducted by the Hare of the marks used at the start of each r*n. The length of the trail varies from too short to too long. Forty-five minutes for a good r*n, one and a half hours for a lousy one. Bring money on the r*n, you can often get a cab if you're lost or just want to pack it in.

For more
http://web.hashnyc.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=42