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Paddington: Vice, Razor Gangs & A Twisted Run Through the Dark

Run No: 2499

At: Quarry St Car Park, Paddington

On Inn: The Lord Dudley

Hare: Celestial

Paddington was a notorious hub for Sydney’s 1920s underworld and razor gangs, acting as the stomping grounds for prominent gangsters, brothel owners, and standover men. While the neighbouring suburbs of Darlinghurst and Woolloomooloo were the epicentres of the infamous Razor Gang Wars, Paddington housed key figures in the vice trade.

With this brief preamble the Pack set off at 6:30pm sharp, descending Harris street into the dark, depths of Trumper park to emerge at Trumper Oval. From here the trail split into runners’ and walkers’ loops. The runners trail to New South Head Road via Lawson Street, Boundary Street, and McLachlan Avenue. The walkers trail to New South Head Road via Glenmore Road. Both groups were then to cross New South Head Road at different points, converging via different trails across the park at the Cultured Youth Club (CYC), from where the re-combined pack would then climb their way up the very steep Loftus Street, to then diverge again into separate runners & walkers packs. Returning back Home to the Bucket and Quarry Street via Edgecliff Station and Tennis Courts.

What did actually occur however, due to imperfect arrowing, by the Hare was that most of the runners took the walkers’ split back at Trumper Oval, up Glenmore Road.

As a result of this most of the runners ran part of the 4.8km route.

So runners finished somewhat earlier than envisaged. Starting with BEJESUS at 7:05 pm. Closely followed by HE’LL DO; RED DELICIOUS; SWIFTY; MASSIVE COCK CHECK; & FETCHIT .

Soon after this the remaining pack returned comprising: CHUCK; TWIN DICKS; NYMPHO; FRANKLY; SHORT SHEETER; COLONOSCOPY; LADY DI; GRANGE; LAUNDROMAT; WHITE RABBIT; & BRISTLE ;

Honourable mention must however go to the one, and only runner who completed the whole runner loop: Undisputed hero of the night: AFTERBIRTH . Who completed the 6+ km loop by 7:34 pm. A genuine Iron Man !

DANCES WITH TREES – Arriving at run’s end, but in time for the bucket

Down Downs:

• Afterbirth – Run Report ;

• Celestial – Hare;

• Massive Cock Check – Cumming Twice

Charges : Bristle – Not wearing his brand new, Larrikins shirt

Swifty gave a name to the run: “A twisted tail of three trails” ( say that quickly a few times )