Medusa Named, Guinness Claimed – A Run That Struck

Run No: 2487

At: : Merton Hotel

38 Victoria Road, Rozelle

On Inn: Merton Hotel

Hare: 4×2

RUN REPORT by Stretch

🐍 The Run

 The run took off from the Merton Hotel and headed in to Rozelle Park. It followed the park perimeter and then through the play park  gardens. After weaving through the landscaped section, it then popped over the pedestrian bridge toward the light rail. That crossing always feels like a small transition point — leaving the quiet greenery and stepping back into the hum of the city for a moment before the route swings away again. Heading southwest past the station gave the run a bit of straight-line pace before the turn south into Whites Creek. That part of the course is a contrast: narrow, scenic, and tucked away. Running up and down the creek is a hidden detour designed just for runners.

  The expensive twirly‑whirly bridge delivered everyone back into Rozelle Park but not Swifty who detoured to avoid vertigo. The trail pushed on through the back streets of historic Lilyfield — narrow lanes, old cottages, and leafy corners giving the run a bit of character before the homestretch. From there, it was a steady return to the Merton Hotel, closing the loop in classic style.  

🐍 A New Member Joins the Pack

The ceremony didn’t disappoint. Religious Advisor Mongrel presided over the inauguration of a new member, bestowing the name Medusa — a title with just the right mix of menace and myth. Mongrel claimed he reads Greek Myths on Wednesday nights. Likely? There was a bit of theatre as Medusa drank her beer with the paper cup clenched in her teeth. Try it! Frankly wanted her called Medusa the Seducer but was voted down.

⭐ Run Rating

With all the twists, scenery, bridges, creeks, and back‑streets, the run earned a rating somewhere in the mid‑9s to 10.1 — high praise and well deserved. Thanks to co Hare No Knickers.

⭐ On On

The On On erupted into full celebration mode — the kind where the energy from the run just folds straight into the atmosphere of the evening. With St Patrick’s Night as the backdrop, it’s no surprise things turned boisterous. Good food, much of it Irish, loud conversation, an Irish Band and that hum that comes from a room where people are enjoying themselves.

And of course, plenty of Guinness — because on a night like that, it’s practically part of the dress code. It adds a kind of warm, communal feeling to the whole event.

You’ve now got a complete arc: a scenic, varied run; a spirited naming ceremony; a high rating; and a festive, laughter‑filled ON ON to close it out.

On On

4×2

Frankly’s Facts

Frankly realised toward the end of the run that the trail was going close to the house where she and Fetchit first lived together. So she dragged the newly named Medusa to see the joint.

More info on the down downs given to those not sporting any HHH gear. Aspersions were whispered about Celestial’s shirt not looking much like hash gear. Turns out on closer inspection that indeed it was a hash shirt – East Coast (NSW) Aussie Nash Hash 2005 – to be exact.