Columbus Hash House Harriers: 2009

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Turkey Trot

Join us at theTurkey Trot Tomorrow!

Columbus Food Pantry Turkey 5k Trot / Run 10am Thanksgiving Day @ Columbus Armory
Entry fee is a non-perishable good for the food pantry. There is no other fees. You can pre-register at www.columbusturkeytrot.blogspot.com and order a shirt online.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Columbus Turkey Trot

WWW.COLUMBUSTURKEYTROT.BLOGSPOT.COM

WHAT: 5k Trot (running or walking also allowed)

WHEN: 10AM, Thanksgiving Day, November 26th 2008

WHERE: Pawnee Park Trail (Starting at the the Far East Side)

COST: We will be accepting donations for the food bank, there is no monitary cost

Click HERE to Pre-register online or just show up on Race Day!

Pick your favorite shirt or other turkey trot gear AT COST from www.cafepress.com/colturkeytrot

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Welcome little Grant Hash

When: Thursday August 13 - 6:30 PM

Where: Downtown - Gottberg Brew Pub

What: HASHING!!!

Bring: Wear your running shoes but the trail won't be long- bring a lawnchair or blanket for lawnchairs on the square on after

Hare: Grant's Daddy (Dick Pilot)

"I Determined Never to Ask for Anything, and Never Have, Not Even a Colonelcy." --Ulysses S. Grant, August 13, 1861, in a Letter to His Father

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Columbus Duathlon

HASHERS,

See me look like a tool in my live TV interview on KOLN/KGIN 10/11 yesterday morning at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KeKpFtOk2I

Hopefully it won't discourage you from joining us for the Columbus Duathlon August 8th-

ON-ON!

NO DICK 4 U!

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WWW.COLUMBUSDUATHLON.COM

Register by Friday July 31st and receive an upgraded Duathlon "Dri-Fit" Shirt!

Proceeds of the Duathlon benefit Columbus Area Recreational Trails (CART), a non-profit organization formed to provide leadership in the construction of the trails.

Contact Race Directors Jason Buss or Tom Kent at columbusduathlon@gmail.com

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Jason Buss
402-563-6550
785-969-7173
Co-Race Director Columbus Duathlon www.columbusduathlon.com
CART Secretary www.columbusnetrails.com

Thursday, March 19, 2009

St. Patty’s Day Hash Recap

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

St. Patrick's Day Hash

WHEN: 3/15/09 AT 3:33 PM

WHERE: COLUMBUS YMCA

WHY: BECAUSE IT'S PRACTICALLY ST. PATTY'S DAY!!!

WHAT: SHORT HASH TRAIL TO GET US BACK INTO THE HASHING HABIT

What is Hashing?

Simply put, we walk/run a trail every Sunday at 3pm and have fun the whole time...

Hashing 101

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 running, 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.

Hashing, as we know it today, began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1938, when a group of restive British company men started a hare & hounds running group. They named the group after their meeting place, the Selangor Club, aka the "Hash House." Hash House Harrier runs were patterned after the traditional British public school paper chase. A "hare" would be given a short head start to blaze a trail, marking his devious way with shreds of paper, soon to be pursued by a shouting pack of "harriers." Only the hare knew where he was going . . . the harriers followed his marks to stay on trail. Apart from the excitement of chasing down the wily hare, solving the hare's marks and reaching the end was its own reward, for there, thirsty harriers would find a tub of iced-down beer.
Hashing died during World War II (Japanese occupying forces being notoriously opposed to civilian fun), but came back to life in the post-war years, spreading slowly through Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand, then exploding in popularity in the late 70s and early 80s. Today there are thousands of Hash House Harrier clubs in all parts of the world, complete with newsletters, directories, and regional and world hashing conventions.

Despite its growth, hashing hasn't strayed far from its British and Malaysian roots. A typical hash "kennel" is a loosely-organized group of 20-40 men and women who meet weekly or biweekly to chase the hare. We follow chalk, flour, or paper, and the trails are never boring. When forced to, we'll run the occasional street or alley, but in general we prefer shiggy . . . fields, forests, jungles, swamps, streams, fences, storm drains, and cliffs. And although some of today's health-conscious hashers may shun a cold beer in favor of water or a diet soda, trail's end is still a party. Perhaps that's why they call us the "drinking club with a running problem!"

So . . . if you'd like to spice up your running program with fun, good company, new surroundings, and physical challenge, try hashing. Just remember one thing . . . never wear new shoes to the hash!

Hashing Philosophy

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Turkey Trot

Monday, November 16, 2009

Columbus Turkey Trot

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Welcome little Grant Hash

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Columbus Duathlon

Thursday, March 19, 2009

St. Patty’s Day Hash Recap

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

St. Patrick's Day Hash

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