When we go running (or walking or traipsing) on Sundays we follow flour blobs. Three blobs of flour and you are on the right track, aka “true trail”. Every now and again we might encounter a circle like this, aka a check.

It means you have to check out the trail in 369° (sic! we are a very immature bunch), i.e. you have to find the next three blobs in a row. Somebody might call to you: “R U?” (i.e. Are you [on trail]?) and you call back with “Checking!” if you haven’t found the trial yet. If you only find one or two or even a cross, it’s back to the last check and try again.

A check might have a letter in the middle to add a bit of fun: an SV stands for “scenic view” (looks around, there might be something beautiful to see), an N stands for “naughty check” (you have to wait for the next runner behind you who will clap you on the bum and then wait his/her turn for the next runner again), an S stands for “song stop” (you have to wait for a number of runners and you’ll have to sing a song before you check out the direction), and our favourite one, of course, the BN stands for “beer near”. Oh, and of cause there is this check:

Yes, it’s a boob check. It tells the runners to wait for the females to go and check out the direction.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Checks