Venue: Taman Agrtech, Ulu Lnagat
Hare: Peter Miller
Co-hare: David Wilson
As the previous week had been Mike Clarke’s run at Batang Kali Football Field it should be his duty to be writing this report, or failing that the person he delegated. It should be noted that at the previous run that he had agreed with this scribe (the GM) that he would be attending and able to write the report, so where was he. (Answer on a post card in not more than 50 words – best effort, as judged by the GM may win a Ramli TIGER beer).
A pleasant day with a good crowd gathered by the river ON ON was called and led across the road and up a very steep hill, and up, and up! One check halfway up but it was still up.
At the top of the hill on the ridge was another check long broken before I arrived with paper leading off down a narrow trail. At this point I was with “she who must be obeyed” who did not show a lot of enthusiasm for going downwards on the far side of the ridge, in the full knowledge at this stage of what goes down must come back up to get home. So along with that other well known shortcutter Robin Cox we continued to use our heads and walked along a very good running path along the top of the ridge.
After about 1km we come across the paper coming up onto the ridge and then going down on the correct side. No sooner than we have started on the paper than the FROPS catch up. Proceed down the trail to a junction – paper goes left but home is obviously to the right. So as the FROPS go left we go right. Have only gone about 20m when Greg Dall calls out “GM, I hope you are not short cutting and off paper?” Unfortunately Greg can not see what I can see – the paper in the creek bed m away so I reply “You may think what you like.” Anyway it must have been a very long circular as the pack never caught us on our 30-40 minute walk and two more checks on the way home. Pack arrived about 10 minutes after we did.
Cannot remember much about the circle –it was short and away about 7:45 and would have a couple of bomo’s.
Off to the ON On as it is school holiday and daughter wants to come full tribe with me. Daughter falls asleep on 10 minute drive to restaurant, so she stays in car, while we eat good food subsidized by the hare.
To show impartiality and that we are able to award all standards of run retrieve The Toilet Seat from the car for the run judging, however consensus was a “T-shirt run enjoyed by all” – unfortunately do not have T-shirt (was handed out on 5/5/07). Triple ON was backyard and as we left a couple of tables still drinking. About 10km down road realize that The Toilet seat is still under table at restaurant so return and retrieve said article. Will now keep in car unless it is going to be used.
Back to the first paragraph, Mike turns up at next run and as Peter Miller is now absent got his agreement to scribe this run – so Mike where is it?. (Scribe Report on A4 paper in not less than 1000 words required)