The Larrikins’ Literary Lark in the Glades

Run No: 2506

At: Cremorne Point

On Inn: Minsky’s

Hare: Codpiece

On a glorious Sydney evening, around 20 Hashers gathered at Cremorne, all eager to discover whether Codpiece had finally managed to produce the best run of the year—or whether the evening would simply involve a lot of wandering around in the dark pretending to know where we were going. The trail was planned by Codpiece and set with the able assistance of Ollie, who arrived with Venerable firmly on the leash. The pack was soon sent scampering through the streets of Cremorne and Neutral Bay, with the usual mixture of enthusiastic running, strategic shortcutting and outright cheating. The runners and walkers eventually reunited for the hill down to Cremorne Point. The walkers, sensibly deciding they’d had quite enough excitement for one evening, headed straight back up the ever-so-slight hill and just a few stairs, while the runners took the scenic route through Reed Park, negotiated one or two steps and tackled yet another little incline before finally reaching the bucket. Fetchit, however, was clearly not satisfied with the amount of exercise on offer and decided to take a slightly longer trail—or perhaps simply went off and made up his own—through the streets of Mosman. He eventually found his way back none the worse for wear. WWT seemed particularly taken with the On-In venue, passing it not once, not twice, but three times. He’ll do led the runners in closely followed by Red Delicious. Venerable did a sterling job shepherding the walkers and managed to get most of them safely home and in one piece. Unfortunately, Siberia went missing somewhere along the way. Fortunately, she eventually found her own way back, proving once again that a woman who can survive a Hash trail can survive almost anything. Ollie awarded the run a very impressive 10/10, largely because he was particularly impressed with the snacks. RD, ever the harsh critic, was less generous with a measly 9.45. Clearly, the man has standards. All in all, a glorious evening, a great trail, plenty of hills, a few questionable navigational decisions, one missing Hasher and enough snacks to keep Ollie happy. Codpiece, has just set the bar dangerously high.