Run Site: Kampung Dusun Tua Seberang (near Ulu Langat)
Hare: Colin Hercus
Co-hares: Ryan, Nigel and Jose Hercus
Scribe:Abraham
After an easy ride over the Ampang Ulu Langat road we arrived surprisingly early at the run site. There was not much parking left. The valet parking spot in front of the house of the vegetable planter was already taken up. A car was parked right on his door step. I had to turn my car around to find a parking spot in the rough.
The run was started off by the grand master by warning the visitors to stay on paper as we were entering jungle terrain. This was not picked up by Dr. GPS and Isaac who trusted the GPS rather than the paper.
The run had a good warm up section with a flat run towards the first check. It allowed the legs to be stretched without the need for a hard uphill struggle. This struggle would come later on in the run. A simple back check was broken very fast and the run continued uphill through some old rubber.
We were running back towards the run site which would finish the run far too early. Two false trails were called. The false trails delayed the run by almost 30 minutes. Due to the narrow paths the front runners took some time to get past the pack to check out the area. Finally the trail was called back uphill. It was single file all the way uphill. I found myself once again right at the back of the pack as I had checked forward.
I believe there was one check in the long uphill section. A narrow path with many trips and rattan wound along the top of the hill. After being rescued twice by Mike from the thorns and the trips, I was shown the home trail by Daniel who had found the trail in thick undergrowth.
From there on it was downhill all the way. A last check did not stop the front runners who kept running straight through the check. The home trail gave a good opportunity to run.
The first runner arrived in 1.5 hours. Dr. GPS and Isaac managed to arrive just before darkness. They decided not to follow paper as the GPS showed a very short route back home in the direction of the road. It took them a bit longer than initially anticipated. We suggest to leave the GPS at home and follow the paper instead as also mentioned by the Grand Master at the start of the run.
After a few refreshing drinks I went back to the car to have a shower. Before I could finish my shower, many cars left the run site. That is a bit unusual to see so many cars leaving at 7 o'clock. Was the beer finished? Then I was told that the vegetable farm owner was not so happy with the parking of cars on his doorstep. He started demanding parking fees. He was not happy with the offered amount and consequently the hash had to vacate the area.
The circle was moved to the car park of the restaurant "The Beer Garden" in Hulu Langat. The beer truck did not show up. However some beer was provided. After the circle we could walk straight in the restaurant and then straight out again. All seats were reserved. The junior hashers, who were with me, opted to eat in the western restaurant Chestnut in Ampang instead (behind the De Palma hotel - the location for that Hash Challenge registration party on April 30th). Live music was provided. Chu Chu and John Lavelle were also enjoying the music in the Chestnut. This could be a triple on location.
The parking at the run-site was not so well selected. Permission was not obtained from the landlord. The interruption of the proceedings after the run spoiled the event. Otherwise it was a good run.
Abraham