Venerable looses to Horus

Run No: 2450

Run No: 2450

At: North Sydney

On Inn: Percy’s North Sydney Hotel

Hare: Venerable

RUN REPORTsby Mongrel & Twin Dicks

Larrikins defy BOM cyclone devastation

There was a wind warning, a rain warning, a surf warning, a flood warning, a small craft warning, a large craft warning, a traffic warning, a public transportation warning ,Old Hand said stay home  and the Sydney Morning Herald said stay home. But it was Tuesday night and the Larrikins show must go on.

The Venerated One had set the run and mentioned at last weeks checks discussion that his run would be all on backs.

Turning up the the shelter at the basketball court for the run it was obvious that everything was washed away. The Venerated One said he would lead a live hare walk for the stalwarts that showed up. With a wind chill of minus 2 off went Twin Dicks, Chuck, Laundromat, Mongrel, Colonoscopy and Brendgon.  The Venerated One led us down to Chattswood thru lanes,parking lots, train station etc. Turning one corner out of the wind and rain it seemed like we were in the eye of a Hurricane. Past a fancy restaurant were the aspirational bourgeois were enjoying the Tuesday special of half price Beef Wellington. They looked at us from their warm and comfy location with horror. We looked like a rabble mob that was coming to steal their food. 

After half an hour enough was enough so back to the start and on on to Percy’s where  Pretzel and Bristle showed up for the feast.

The circle was at the Percy’s where everyone agreed that we would all remember the run well into the future because of the inclement conditions.  So a memorable run deserves a score of 10.

The highlight at Percy’s was that Bristles Parmi was twice the size of the other dishes that came out. Much to the envy of Colonoscopy and Brendgon.

Also Colonoscopy lost his flashlight

A run to be remembered thanks to Venerable

ON ON Mongrel.  

Alternative Run Report prepared by TDI (aka Twin Dicks Intelligence)

With the wind gusts on this lovely Tuesday evening dropping down to below 100 kph, and the rain sometimes easing down to showers, it was surprising that the five Committee Members present (Chuck, Laundromat, Mongrel, Twin Dicks and Venerable) were joined in the huddle under the shelter at St. Leonards park netball courts by just one other Larrikin, Brengun.  Braving the conditions, and with marked trail only still visible in secluded places, they set off to follow the Hare on a brisk walk.

Strangely, by the time the pack reached McLaren Street, they realised that Brengun had morphed into Colonoscopy, which increased the noise level but not the quality of the conversation.  They wandered down the hill through the renovated parts of North Sydney, past Victoria Cross metro station, the new Reddam House school and too many restaurants to remember or count.

On Mount Street, discretion, the cold and wet got the better of us, and we returned via Miller Street directly to the pub.  There we found Bristle and were soon joined by a reappearing Brengun, who had also found Pretzel, both complaining bitterly about the lack of a bucket, though the rest of us were happy to trade warmth and dryness for a free beer.

Laundromat made the unilateral decision to award the run ten out of ten, drinks were drunk, food was eaten and, as always, the people who made the effort on a cold, wet night really enjoyed the event.