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Remembrance Sunday 11th November 2007
Hares: White Trash & Bruce Almighty aka The Two Bookends
Location: The War Memorial, Corsearder Hill, Finzean
Having arrived early to ensure I had somewhere to park the car I was disappointed not to find the local vicar with his congregation, pipe band, boys brigade and air cadets holding a service. At least we held the traditional silence in memory of the fallen.
Despite hiding from the weather behind the War Memorial I was soon ferreted out by our erstwhile GM Sergio to act as scribe.
We were the only foolish ones in a day of very mixed weather to brave the top of the hill. We had the lot sun, rain wind and sleet and it was cold! Gloves and Gore-Tex jackets, dress of the day.
Olymprick arrived with a bus load of passengers from Zimbabwe and America not forgetting the pies and sausages. Good lad!
Tiger Feet was presented with his 150th run sweatshirt. Well done, as he’s been on a 6 week on/2 week off schedule for the past ten years or so.
The run instructions were you are on when you are on flour. Farmer and Cannae Be Arsed dragged me up a steep hill toward Uncle Tom’s Cairn before we were all called back to cross over for an excellent run around the Finzean estate despite much muttering about the false start
Although having set the run two days earlier so the Hares would not miss the Mearns run on Saturday and the heavens throwing everything it could at the trail there was still some traces of the odd check now and again. Despite this slowing the front runners down slightly I never managed to catch up so can only comment from the back of the pack where I thoroughly enjoyed the run in some new terrain for me. Well done White Trash & Bruce Almighty. It was well worth the hard work setting it.
Even better was eventually arriving just in time at the beer check to enjoy a Gluhwein and chicken wings. Very enjoyable despite a quick flurry of ‘sleet’ . This was the first of the winter so get used to it.
Arriving back at the cars we found Kiara just arriving after her little noddy car had grumbled at being taken out into that horrible weather and complained all the way to the run coughing & spluttering causing her to miss the run. When she asked to inspect Olymprick’s sausages, as a Food Agency Inspector, she was immediately presented with a Chipolata due to the cold. Wrong question and not impressed by the size!
Down Downs:
Shirley Temple and partner from the Fort Collins Hash, Colorado
Megane: Misappropriating, three at the last count!
Olymprick: Bringing along three virgins
Three Virgins: Magda, Kelly & Darlene visiting from Zimbabwe.
Hillary: Can’t remember why but must have deserved it
Hares: White Trash & Bruce Almighty.
On On
Drillbit
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