since 1987. The t-shirt is by now 10 years old but the run is still going. Even during COVID time we kept it up trying different kinds of runs that kept with the regulations. It takes quite some stamina.
Tag: Hash House Harriers
You Better Listen
if you want to find the way!
Once a week we indulge ourselves by participating in a paper chase. One of us prepares a trail, marks it with chalk and then he has to explain his/her signs in detail to the rest of the group. Some signs are pretty standard, others are more creative. Either way, the audience is captivated.
Nothing as Elegant as a Red Dress
Red Dress Runs have a long tradition within the Hash House Harriers. If you want to know more, click here. Many men take great pride in their elegant attire at these charity events (for women it’s a bit boring in comparison although it can still be challenging to run 10km in a tight red dress).
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A Tradition Since 1988
Red Dress Runs are one of the highlights in the calendar of the Hash House Harriers. The rules are simple: a) There are no rules. b) Wear a red dress. Some of the guys stick to a red t-shirt but others will go all the way. I cut off a few heads or blurred faces to protect the not-so-innocent.
Red dresses and accessories for Life in Colour.
Circle Up!
The words “in the circle” has a special meaning to anyone who has ever hashed (for more information check out Hash House Harriers on the net). After a run hashers congregate in a circle (or a more or less circle shaped form) and have fun, rehashing (sic!) what happened while out in the wilds. Lots of singing and drinking (a beverage of your choice which is often but not necessarily beer) and frivolity is involved.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: In the Circle
🎻Runners in the wood! 🎼 Tradition!
It started with somebody saying: “Wouldn’t it be nice to do a hash-a-thon?”  We call a run a hash, and a hash-a-thon is 42 km. The trail consists of four separate trails of approximately 11 km, give or take a few hundred meters, and spread out over a whole day with breaks in between. Participants can – if they really really want to – run all 4 legs. Or, they can run only 3 or 2 or even only 1. We are a diverse group so each one’s ability is accommodated. And sticking together and having fun together overrules any competitiveness (which is in any way punished at the end of the day, usually by having to drink a beer, with or without alcohol).
The participants come from the south of Germany, from Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich and Kaiserslautern. One group organises a location (usually with a suitable campsite close by) and each group plans one leg of the run. We’ve been doing this for the last eight years, so I guess it’s now a tradition.
For A Photo a Week: Tradition  where you can find more traditional photos and photos of traditions.
On On, HHH!
No, don’t worry: S.H.I.T.S. is an acronym and stands for “Saturday Hash in the Summer“.
No, you really don’t have to worry: Hash has nothing to do with smoking. Or cookies, for that matter.
It’s short for a worldwide social running club, the Hash House Harriers. A foot (or feet) is its logo. Runners follow a trail marked in chalk or flour and when they find the right way to run they shout “on on“.
Cee was asking for feet for her Black&White Photo Challenge. Feet she got. More feet can be found here.
True trail
When I hear trail I cannot help but think of paths marked with flour (or chalk, and occasionally completely different stuff) followed by mad people whom I happen to call friends, running, walking, skipping, crawling … following the “hash” and calling “on on”. An arrow with lines is called “true trail” and if you find this you know you are on the right track, and beer (or water) won’t be too far away.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Walking Paths and Trails
pictures imperfect blog 