Chardonnay’s Polish Independence Day Trail – R*n 1424
27 June 2024 from Spotty Dog Brewery
Hare: Pole Dancer
Run Reporter: Johnny Fuckacarcass Wee Bev

Sizeable pack gathered at the Spotty Dog at the end of Bender Drive – the road to nowhere!

In order of American Independence Day We were all suitably attired in red white and blue.. except for Sonar who was wearing a yellow tee shirt. Closer inspection revealed that it had the name of an American State on it, so I suppose it was a pass. The only other failures on the theme front were Zero (but what’s new) and Cracker who – according to Herr Flick – could quite easily have come as Stormy Daniels!

Come 6:31pm There was a brief from the Hare.. same trail in and out… walkers to head home at the runner walker split.

After a rendition of the Star Spangled Banner we set off into the night, up the hill back the way we drove in past the bright lights of Incat.

At the start we had a few runners, Jack Sh*t, Red Dress, Snacky, C*nt Stop, Sonar, Hooray and myself. At the first check, just past the sewerage works, Red Dress found the trail in the rough, heading towards Bowen Road.  At the next, the trail was found winding up the concrete bike through the Lutana Wood Reserve and down Lennox Avenue to Cashion Street.

Snacky found the trail down an alleyway that led to Harlow Road then down another sneaky one back to Bowen Road, where we came across all the walkers.

 (The check at the edge of the reserve did not entice many walkers to check, so the barstewards kept wandering up Bowen Rd and subsequently shortcut their already short trail!)

After a FT on Bowen Road we checked back and headed down O’Grady Street towards the Brooker Inn. The runners did a wide loop around the Inn via Athol St, a kiddies playground and back along the Brooker.  Looking in the window of the pub we observed Uber, Sonar and Spoof settling in for a beer or two.

At the petrol station at the corner of Gepp Parade and Derwent Park Rd we hit the runner walker split. By that time the running pack was down to four: me, Red Dress, Jack Sh!t… and Hooray following in the distance.

We crossed the old railbridge, up Pearl Street, Right on Gormanston Road to a falsie then left to Derwent Park Road… Jack Sh!t was excited that we might be going as far as The Albert, but he was disappointed as we turned right into Sunderland Street. The light from Hooray’s torch was still with us ….shining bright and coming in our direction about 200 m behind.

Right into Lampton Avenue then left to a cheeky check in Elmsleigh Rd….Trail was found in Somerton Crescent which took up back to Lampton Avenue and back across the Brooker. Despite much calling and waving Hooray on… he was oblivious of our efforts and went checking up Elmsleigh road on his own!

Across the other side of the Brooker we continued down Lampton Avenue to Gepp Parade where Jack Sh*! failed to entice Red Dress and I to stop for a beverage at Brewlab. Shortly after the Brewlab we took a left turn across the grass round the edge of the bay and onto the railway tracks back towards the outward trail. Where we caught site of Sonar on his way back from the Brooker Inn, trying to make out that he had been on trail all the time.

Strava maps suggest that C*nt stop got as far as Gormanston Road… but turned back to join the walkers again.

A good trail except for the excess of concrete (councils to blame) and the location of the venue meaning that the in and out trails were the same for at least 800m but all forgotten as we headed into the Brewery to sample the large range of beers on offer.

ON-Y-ON  Wee Bev

DOWN DOWNS

Down Downs conducted by Slippery Nipple.

• Pole Dancer: the Hare
• C*ntry members: C*n’t Stop, Pussy Galore, Buddha, Cracker, Sonar & Jaffa
• C*n’t Stop: Got so cold after his first outdoor swim in Tassie after returning from Europe he had to get some girlies to help dress him.
• Hooray: Torch trouble again!
• Herr Flick: Is now retired and has joined the Hash retirees bike club on Wednesdays… but turned up in inappropriate gear.

Skols from the floor

• Poley -> Red Dress In a convo around whether Red Dress would be at the Birthday Hash given it was across the bridge Red Dress said he had to cross the bridge to get to the Spotty Dog Brewery!  It must have been an imaginary one!
• Jack Shit-> Poley normally complains about the proportion of concrete on Hash trails. Jack Sh!t calculated that 84.6% of Poley’s trail was on concrete!
• In The Raw -> Dyke. He ate before he came to Hash because he thought the food was too expensive… Then forced In The Raw to share his dinner with him.
• Buddha. One Dutchman skols.. All dutchmen skol!
• Prickit for giving her real name when she ordered her food!
• Jack Sh!t -> Sonar.. Who is about to head off to Europe .. The  appropriate F*ck  off song was sung!
• Grassroots -> Snack Bar.. Birthday Boy
• Buddha -> Sonar lost property … His hat!

NEXT RUN

Run 1425: 11 July 2024
Chardonnay Birthday Bash – Heroes and Villains Theme
DRESS UP YOU BARSTEWARDS!
HARE APPARENT: Wee Bev
STARTING FROM: Mornington Inn
RUN REPORTER: Maximus
$5 run fee – includes PS (provided by Wee Bev and Goblet!)
Buy your own food and drinks at the venue.

Make sure to bring your torch WITH batteries
AND
Wear your BEST Hero or Villain’s outfit
Meals should be ordered as you arrive at the pub.. Menu below so you can mull on it
before you get there.

RECEDING HARELINE

UP CUMMING EVENTS

• 28-30 March 2025 | Aussie Nash Hash 2025, Fremantle
• 8-10 May 2026 | Interhash 2026, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

HASH FLASH

All the photos from Run 1424

MISMANAGEMENT 2024

Contacts for committee members.. tho’ its just as easy to use messenger.. or just ask a stupid question on the facebook page… There will always be someone willing to give you an answer.