7th International Hash Challenge plus normal PH3 run for the faint-hearted
Venue: Taman Agrotek, Ulu Langat or Gombak to Ulu Langat if you were on the slightly longer run
Hares: Abraham Kok & Isaac or hash Challenge mob for the slightly longer run
Scribe: Mother Sheep
Bugger - thought I did not need to write this report web page is down and the temporary web page has no where to post scribe reports. Why does Emilia ring me and says have you seen the new web page it looks really nice? Generally agree but some of the photographs are not that flattering at the top of the page.
1st May 2010 and Petaling are setting two [2] runs Run 1729 of our normal Saturday's and the 7th Hash Challenge. I have taken a much more low key for this Hash Challenge but I still have Waterstop 2 to man.
Maid has been briefed night before to get tea ready and cool box paced. Alarm clock goes off at 6:00pm intention to leave Mont Kiara at 6:30, same time as buses from Ampang so should beat them to Gombak. Manage 6:30pm but do not beat buses to start of Hash Challenge Run. Never mind the runners have not left yet and they all look fit and healthy. Eventually set off just after 7:00pm and it is time for the helpers to adjourn to Melawati for makan and collect supplies for the waterstops.
Water stops are to be run like clockwork - Swiss Clockwork - problems
1. Large Swiss Gentleman, in charge of waterstops has forgotten to set his cuckoo clock to get up in the morning
2. Experienced waterstop people in the form of Dog Shit and White Raja forgot their tables - they were definitely on the list of items to be provided by the waterstop teams not the club.
3. Wagon with water cannot get up hill to waterstop 1 and water needs to be transferred to 4 wheel drives
4. 012 numbers will not work at Waterstop 2 will 019 work? (it does)
After leisurely lunch move to waterstop which is only 10 minutes away at the back of Ukay Perdana. Finished housing estate but not handed over allows us to set up on tarmac in the sun. Stretch an additional tarp out to provide more shade for when the runners come in as it is going to be hot in the middle of day. Hares predict that first runners will arrive at 11:00am and the cut off time is 2:30pm.
Allocate duties - I take signing in the runners, Nan signing out rest of team told keep an eye on the supplies but just let the runners do there own thing.
Set up chair under shade of very small sapling at 11 and wait. First runner in at 11:45, by now sun is nearly vertical and shade from small sapling is smaller than the bald spot on my head - luckily I am wearing a hat but it is hot and can feel myself dehydrating. Sweepers arrive at 2:00pm feeling very smug with themselves for a job well done. Minor problem there is still three [3] runners unaccounted for. There other team mate is already in and luckily he can contact them on the phone. They had missed a turning on the major track and proceeded without paper, but they are on their way and back on paper. All runners who are proceeding plus sweepers have left by 2:30pm. Eight dropouts so far at WS1 and WS2 combined.
Pack up the run site carefully stash the rubbish and leave about 3:15 for Taman Agrotek, arriving just after 4 and set up remainder of fruit, ORS in case any finishers want them.
A reasonable size pack of about 60 especially considering we have about 20 people on the Challenge and probably 40+ helping on the day. Still suffering from sitting three [3] hours in the sun and decide not to do the run instead drink large amounts of water. Shortish run of only 1 hour but is judged a T shirt - well done, but how does the new judging system work, perhaps the Committee would like to inform the members it might help them put the correct weighting to their judgments.
Hash Challenge first runners and team in about 5:45 (10.5 hours+ for 46km) only 5 full teams out of 30 finish and only 51 or 53 runners depends who you talk to out of 120 actually finish. Are there two still out there!). The GM said we had set a Challenge and they had accepted it. I think they probably found it a challenge. Only 4 people went to hospital but all released in time to get to the run site for the evening.
Last off the site with the GM, Nan and Emilia and about 10:30 - another long hashing day like the week before.
If you think there is nothing about the actual runs you are correct but then it is described as a "Scribe Report" not "Run Report".
ON ON
Mother Sheep.
P.S. (added by Onsec) Thanks very much to the 40+ PH3 members (Hugh's estimate above) and others who contributed hours, days or weeks of their time to ensure that 20 PH3 members and 100 other runners survived a very challenging Hash Challenge and had an excellent day, whether they got a finisher's t-shirt or not!
We hope Kamikaze's heavy cold / fever / bubonic plague is better now.