Venue : Ulu Tamu Hot Springs
Hare : Jenny Lee
Co-Hare : Adnam
Scribe : Brenda Ng’s Substitute – Tommy Chin
Ulu Tamu Hot Springs, Ulu Renning, what natural streams and cool forest, “…..I have no power, I make the rhythms of nature my power” said an ancient warrior. It’s a run set by a sweetish voiced ex-colleage (long time ago) of mine, Jenny Lee, with co-hare Osama Bin LADman and Rambo, the macho.
I can smell right from the start, it’s a particular someone’s macho trail even though his name, as an additional co-hare, was not published in the hash circular for this run. It starts with climbing up a hill. But if you are not clutching your heart yet, a coupla more panting exhaustive hills later, only then, he unfolds the real run into soft ground paths zig-zagging by the terraces. I’d guess that you don’t have to take a guess, who is the guy, ‘cos its obvious (for 14 reasons, 1 reason = 1km).
The first quarter of the run comprised of hill, hill, valley, hill, valley, more valley, more hill……..and thus two worlds were created from one. Same as, one Short Run of 7km and one Long Run of 14km, separating the pack in two.
In the second quarter, the forest found us. On a thick bamboo bush, a six footer green snake bit Mike on two his fingers. It was more like a shy sleeping snake resorted to attack him out of self-defense rather, as it was rudely awakened by our inconsiderate absent-minded hasher who grabbed it by accident (thinking it’s a piece of bamboo). That poor snake will never again show up. I heard some conversation followed, “ Quick. Suck the blood from your injured fingers and spit it out…..No-o, that’s only good in movies lah”. “No, suck, swallow, suck, swallow”. A band of good Samaritans hashers accompanied Mike all the way back and drove him, straight off to medical aid. Paul Smith was heard quipping his concern that Mike may faint along the way. Wow, what are hash buddies for, right?! Somewhere around the bamboo area here was the start of the long run option. The Hare wrote on a note stuck onto the bushes, for us to turn back if we choose Short Run. Most of us took the short run home. (Ed’s note – I think the scribe has been bitten by a snake – this happened two week s later different hare, different venue only common part is the co-hare rambo)
The long run was good for warm up towards the Hash Challenge. It was a very pleasant undulation all the way back. One may say, in short, the short run pack did miss a good long one. But that does not mean too, short is no good or only long ones are good. And now, I am still talking about the run, right? There is no point in creating gossips on harmless conversations as these, ok or not? “……for man has closed himself up, ‘til he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern.” - William Blake
First 2 runners in, FROP, were Wolfgang Druba and Rob Stott in 1.5 hours. What happened to all the younger runners lah, Awan ?
Run Comments:-
Ron – I did not do it.
Paul Smith – Excellent, excellent, could have run faster . Lots of ice in his knee guard.
Emilia - went half hour in, half hour out. (a difficult climax).
Gary Murrel – Very good. T-Shirt. Directions and signage very good. Not many checks. Our buddy, back on holiday, GoodRun, should not be speaking in German in the run.
Gail – Good climbable hills.
Choo Nai Kong – Uphill down hill too many lah.
Chris Boyd – Good use of terrain. Parking site, good. Classic Saturday Run.
Well done, Jenny, Adnan and Rambo!! Made my day too. Enjoyable, interesting choice of jungle paths, good depth, great countryside. Missed ON ON, so could not scribe that.
Posted by onsec at October 4, 2004 11:52 PM