Runners with a drinking problem: 2018

29 October 2018

Run # 554, 'Outside' Aangan Bungalow, Lonavla

Drive/ Run/ Drive/ Beer/ Biryani

Winter has started approaching. Atleast the morning had a nip of cold in the air. Oh wait! That must've been because I was on the bike. Ha Ha Ha!

The gang at ze German Bakery? Beers at 8am cos why not?

Horny Yeti breaking his Karwa Chauth ka vrat by the hands of On A Loop!

Lonavla runs have gotten a lot better since German Bakery has opened up. That is definitely evident as a lot of hashers gathered at the drinking hole for beers and breakfast before heading towards Aangan Bungalow for the run.

... only to realise that the run was not supposed to start from there. Hares (apparently) Fartashaty and Wreckless had consulted hare (actually) Shailesh to show them a route for us to run/walk this morning.

So, here is how it went, we drove to a lil ahead of Della Adventures, parked our vehicles in the middle of nowhere, walked 3kms to an open piece of land, had chai and then walked back 3 kms to the parking. No marking, no false trails, no nonsense. Just how I like it. Long runners were not disappointed to as the hare, Shailesh, had planned a longer route which took them further ahead and back. So, the short runners did 6kms and the long runners did 10 odd clicks.

And then started the drive back to outside Aangan bungalow is. The venue was nice and shady with a lot of greenery and trees around. Thank you Anand, Gayatri and Neel aka 'Little Master' for giving us the spoils.

The gang there was!

The headcount for this one was 18. To our advantage, the beers were in the ice for longer than usual.

Circle:

"Hares on the ice", said Bonsai and, somehow, Wreckless and Fartashaty came and sat on the ice. Shailesh was nowhere to be seen. I think he took a break from all the hard work and decided to give the circle a miss. Anyway, Wreckless kept cribbing about how the newly posted, 'Father In Law' (congrats Sanjay) came late and how they couldn't mark any trail. Bloody bullshit I say but it is always so merry when Wreckless is talking with his typical Bawa accent and that baby smile that we let him talk forever.

Osama and Bollywood Boobs!

Osama suddenly decided to bail... He quickly ate his biryani and was trying to exit with Bollywood Boobs even before the circle had started. So we very rudely (thats the way he likes it) asked him to wait, got him on the ice where he kept showing his middle finger to everyone. We thanked him for letting us know that he is alive and also for the lovely Candies breakfast that he got for us.

Not often does BH3 get a crowd willing to do a long run, especially when there is no marking for a long run. We had to acknowledge that. So, all the long runners made it on the ice too.

It brings us immense pleasure to find out that, after joining the hash, hashers get the knack of running. So much that they go and buy new shoes. And nothing else makes us happier. Just Gaurav and Just Ria recently declared their love for running. So we asked them to remove their left shoes and drink the damn beer off it. They obliged. "Not a single drop spiller and that's how it's done!"

We were in such a good mood that we even knighted 2 of our hashers. Ria got Sulemani Ass (Mrs. Assman had to get a last name) while Neil got 'Little Master'.

And on that happy note, we pledged our loyalty to the hash via the Hash Anthem and then ate our Biryani and thinned away.

On On until the next one!

21 August 2018

Run # 550 Huseni farms, Karjat

On this run...

Bela is unsuccessful in getting rid of Vinod

Horny Yeti and On a Loop fuck the markings up, literally!

Everyone keeps saying, "Checking"

It did not rain... :( Well, not as much as we would have hoped for it to rain. But that didn't dampen our spirits for Run # 550. With that thought in mind and Wandering Nuts on the lead, 40 of us took a right from the gate.

Within the first km, we were off the trail, as we blindly followed Wandering Nuts and then someone yelled, "Have you seen any markings?".

For the next few minutes, all we heard was, "Checking!"

Eventually, we found a small piece of tape hiding behind the big leaf and moved on!

Another km into the trail, we were lost again as there was no visible tape. Horny Yeti claimed that there was tape but we felt that he was equally lost.

For the next few minutes, all we heard was, "Checking!"

Eventually, we found a small piece of tape stuck to a twig on the floor behind a big rock and moved on!

Wanna go up there!

Wackopedia's failed attempt at drowning in that ocean!

Waterfalls galore!

The scenery had now changed from a small village to a slightly higher, mid-mountain climb through bushes and the occasional waterfalls. We came upon a thick patch of bush...

For the next few minutes, all we heard was, "Checking!"

Eventually, we found a small piece of tape somewhere far off from the track we were on and we moved on!

Once we reached on top, the rain decided to help us off our misery with occasional bouts of drizzles to cool off Wackopedia's angry head. It was also noticed that the moment Wacko went a few hundred meters away from us, it would rain. He would come close, it would stop.

All this chaos from the checking and looking for the marking made sure that Front Runners were in close proximity of the walkers behind. Once we hit the lush open patch, full of greenery and a lake visible at a distance... we looked again... AND THEN...

For the next few minutes, all we heard was, "Checking!"

Eventually, we found a small piece of tape somewhere far FAR away and we moved on!

The marking stayed aloof from us all the way back to Huseni farm. But the trail was at its monsoon best.

Since we were celebrating our 550th run today, beers were on the house. The weather made sure that the beers got chilled faster than ever and the party began. A little while later, Bela screamed in joy, "YEAH! I am finally rid of Vinod!". Horny Yeti couldn't bear to see her happiness. He took his car and found Vinod and brought him back. Bela fake smiled for the rest of the event.

Circle:

Virgins couldn't stop praising the trail... AND the marking, they need more time on the hash. While their opinions need grooming, their interest in the concept of hashing was very visible. So we sang to HORNY YETI and ON A LOOP as they emptied the piss-pots. Neelima, virgin hasher, couldn't come to terms with the fact that those were actual piss pots.

VINOD, who was back to the safe embrace of his favorite hasher(s), was iced next. BELA joined him as they emptied their share of piss pot beer.

ASHWIN, GAURAV, and UNIBALL were accompanied by HALF A PEACOCK on the ice for arriving fashionably late for the run.

ASHWIN and UNIBALL sulked while HALF A PEACOCK spent all her ice time on GAURAV's lap as he was hung, big time! (see image for reference)

ASSMAN and RIA were next on the slab. Assman was applauded for doing a wonderful job on the t-shirts while Ria was officially trained for the next time on the ice during her naming ceremony.

Huseni farm is officially on the 'BH3 Heritage site' list as it continues to be our TO-GO spot for August runs. And what better coincidence than the 550th happening from Huseni farm? We couldn't thank SHIVAJI enough for this venue and to join him was our 'VML-A' (decode this) for the lager.

As it has NOW become customary, we do not end our circle without the customary... Zafar Anthem (name changed... cos I fucking felt like).

Quickly to follow was the HASH ANTHEM. Seniors sang and acted and spat as virgins tried to keep up.

What followed was the very special session of BEERYANI and conversations.

Moments from the run:

29 July 2018

Run # 549 Wackopedia's Hideout

Wackopedia Hideout, Neral

They say great minds drink alike; Plato, Shakespeare, and even Abraham Lincoln have declared their love for a pint!

While that may have nothing to do with the Bombay Hash House Harriers, I just could not figure out a better way to start this blog.

The only thing that 3 hashers were particularly glad to discover was the insanely convenient One Day First Class Tourist Pass for train travelers like the hashers. With that thought in mind, Horny Yeti bought 3 passes and off we went to Neral for a possibily rainy affair with run # 549.

While we all wished that it would have rained a lil, the beautifully marked trail by Tulsiram (I stand corrected if I am wrong) more than made up for it. Wacko and Anjali (who's name would change by the end of this blog, made good use of their money (maybe) and resources (definitely) to ensure a beautiful countyside run.

Tulsiram is the one on the extreme right... the rightful hare.

However, we would like to thank the duo to help him in carrying chalk and tap throughout the run and make it easier for him to mark the trail.

All jokes apart, this was one of the better trails that we've run from. The run took us around an entire lake with views of the hills covered by a dark blanket of clouds, gigantic concrete water-fountain structures abandoned completely, an infinity pool, more green that the Hulk's skin tone, a small stream crossing and a wall climb. A beautifully marked and well laid trail is what made Run # 549 a successful one.

A few clicks from the run!

The incredible view!

Lady Bieber in the house!

The abandoned concrete water fountain!

The photographers being photographed!

He who shall not be tagged with FUBAR and Falguni

The AntMan and the Wasp?

Gang bang... eeeer... group selfie!

Some more greenery!

On In at the end of the run... GKG stands for Gaon ki Gori....

Back at the hideout, things were pretty loud and it felt we were much more than the 18 enthusiasts who made it for the beautiful Sunday shenanigan. There was music in the background and small interval showers. Kingfisher poured down throats and one would ocassionally here the entire Parsi clan, alongwith Wacko, indulging in a session of "Teri mai ni aankh" and some other abuses which come in the PG category.

Zafar's absence was not missed as Nazia decided to fill his bitchiness by constantly asking when the circle would start.

The circle:

The hare, Tulsiram was accompanied by Wacko and Anjali on the ice. Tulsi got a solid 8/10 for the trail and the other two were applauded for their capabilities of holding the chalk and tape carefully. We sang to them as they gulped down whatever was there in the piss pots.

SCB's : Anand, Horny Yeti and On a Loop were iced next for short- cutting. Things people do for free beer... and Anand doesn't even drink beer. :(

Fiji and back: Nazia was then given the honor of sitting on the ice for being the only one that day who attended the Fiji hash in Fiji (Lol).

A couple of hash names were given out that day too. Falguni got christened "Half a Peacock" thanks to her weird hairstyle and the color. She got knighted and she loved it. Dr. Anjali also got a name apt to her daily speech. Being a dentist, the 'n' number of times that she used the term, "Open Wide", we thought that in itself makes an apt name for her. She obliged.

Wacko was again put on the ice was allowing us to use his property for the run and we decided to not spray Pepper in house again. To join him was Horny Yeti (on behalf of KF) who has no resemblance with any KF big shots whatsoever. But who cares after a few beers?

Since we had time, we didn't even spare our GM and Brewmaster. They got their free beer for coming late and still doing the run. We spoke for a couple of seconds before they could chug, couple of seconds, enough for Shining to dose off on the ice.