Scribes

Aberdeen Hash House Harriers Run 1291
Hare: Megane
OnOn: Bridge of Feugh Car Park, Banchory
OnInn: Scott Skinners, Banchory
Scribe: Fifi

GM Wotzoff called the pack to order and my incredulity at his boast of a scribe having been written for last week’s run resulted in my mysteriously being picked on to write about this week’s. Only later did I discover the reason for his pride – he had resorted to writing it himself.

Prerun Down Down went to Cannae Be Arsed for attempting to conceal from the RA the presence of copious quantities of Hash beer in his car boot.

A mercifully short briefing from the Hare set the overall tone for the run as the pack headed off along the road towards the bridge and the first check. Some curious souls checked across the bridge whilst those with brains headed south up the road. The trail soon branched off into the woods (note the careful use of verb here) along a gentle uphill track before an arrow commanded the pack to turn steeply right up through the trees. All except Penguin and Olymprick followed orders, with the uphill climb separating the men from the boys and girls (so to speak).

I was fortunately delayed listening to the combined laments of Sans O and Eric “Down Down” Brown on the parlous state of Aberdeen’s transport infrastructure and hence arrived at the next check with More Butt just as the front of the pack was returning downhill from an apparently long and crafty back check.

I was too busy discussing the merits of shrubs over perennials, and bark mulch over soil with More Butt to take much notice of where we headed next but a number of checks, one road-crossing and several leafy trails later we happened upon a bench at the edge of the woods where three trolls (Penguin, Sergio and Hippo) sat drinking beer.

A longish jog back along the South Deeside Road brought the majority of the pack back to the cars within an hour of setting off. Now that’s the sort of run we should have more of.

Down Downs were awarded (in no particular order) to:
The Returners    - Eric “Down Down” Brown (after 21 years away) and Batty (recovering from the delights of India)
Mrs T                           – for failing to offer any juicy gossip to the RA
Piss Poor    – for attempting to block political progress in Edinburgh with a Subaru
Olymprick    – for failing to set a good example to the Virgins on how to follow trail
Irene and Nicola    – Virgin Hashers
Numbskull    – for his VPL
Sans O                        – for attempting to dispose of some full bottles of beer in the car park litter bin
Megane                       – the Hare

OnOn to Scott Skinners for some of the more social (or hundgry) souls.