R*n 146: Caton Green

The full moon trespass run

18 hashers assembled at Marybank farm for this full moon run hared by Bubbles. We were presented with the acronym WHIMPBASTARD by Bubbles to describe all the features of the run, checks etc. He must have spent too much time on management training courses and I was expecting him to start talking of keeping ducks in a row with us all singing from the same hymn sheet etc.

The weather was warm and fine and we only had one whimp/rambo split to contend with but we had been told that the first runner to a gate tied with pink string had to stop and wait for the last hasher. Nipple got there first but did not stop so he got a down-down. He did not recognise the piece of wire fence as a gate perhaps? The barbed wire we had been warned about, but nothing had been said about sharp gorse and most had shorts on. After we returned we were told we had been trespassing. We all arrived back in good time but blackhead had head butted a barbed wire fence and got a down-down for his injury.

The Adams family got a down-down for being the Adams family and lots of us got down-downs for forgetting our song sheets. Feels-on-wheels left early so escaped everything. The Barbie afterwards was excellent and another similar event is being planned for August.