HZH3 Hash #146 – “The Search for the Real Dragon Well Run” – (briefly) re-Hashed…

Hash 146 was a Tea Village and Tall, Tall, Tall Mountain run.  The hash was centered around Longjing Tea Village.  The Hares, Private Parts and Just “Birkoff” met early in the day to set the run using flour, chalk, and a nearly lethal amount of testosterone and adrenaline.  Not shy of a little climbing, they set the toughest Hangzhou Hash yet, as measured by vertical gain.  The runner’s trail was 5.04 miles with a vertical gain of 1879ft and a maximum slope of 45% (which is super steep, by the way) and an average slope of 14.2%.  The walker’s trail was a milder but still challenging 3.53 miles with a vertical gain of 911 feet, a max slope of 34% and an average slope of 10.5%.

Perhaps the Hares were a little too ambitious, because they just finished setting the trail right before it was time to start, though the Pack of 28 hashers hardly noticed.  After a quick meeting and briefing, the runners started off at 4:00 sharp with the walkers leaving soon thereafter.  While the runners climbed Lion Peak, the walkers took a scenic stroll through Longjing Village and down Jiuxi Road. Both groups quickly became lost and learned the importance of teamwork while hashing!  Halfway down the Jiuxi Road the groups met up at the first of two planned beer stops, and Heavy Junk, AKA Hash Flash took the opportunity to take a group photo.  The walkers again took to the trail with the runners not far behind.  After wandering up yet another hill and through some picturesque tea fields, the runners took another break for beer in WengJiaShan village while the walkers returned to the Bash venue.

After the run, the group first set down for beers and food (due to the bus schedule), and then conducted a Circle after dinner.  The food was great, the beer was shitty but cheap, and the environment was very peaceful.  Keg on Legs from Hong Kong Southside Hash made a guest appearance and really helped out with the camraderie. As usual, we were very happy to introduce several Virgin Hashers.  Everyone had a great time.

Thanks to those I stole, errr, borrowed photos from. Thanks especially to Kim Kendall for her awesome photographs!!!

See many more great HZH3 Hash #146 photos here.

On! On!