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Run No:- |
1051 |
Date:- 12 May 2003 |
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Location:- |
Pakkret |
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Hare:- |
Joost 'Hashendale' Zwagger |
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Scribe:- |
Lynda 'No Meat' Sharpe |
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"The
Proud Father's Run"
Last
Monday I had a cold. My throat hurt, my head throbbed and I felt sick.
We'd not been to a Monday run for a few weeks due to the Nash Hash,
weekend excesses and another long weekend when we ran down in Pattaya, so I
wasn't going to let a little thing like a virus stop me getting back to a
Bangkok Monday run.
The
run site was the restaurant on the other side of the river at Pakkret, a 2
baht boat ride from the market on this side. There was a good turn out
of runners, including a few visitors and long time returners, including
A Man Called Horse, but no sign of the GM, the
JMs, or the hare. Luckily Spinning Dwarf as the
highest ranking committee member (well he is tall and fairly rank) saved the
day and called us to order and set us off on time. Still no hare and
no sign of paper, but then flour was spotted on the left and off we jogged.
The first check foxed us as we expected it to be on through the Wat (like
last time) but instead lead us off through fields and round houses. Hashendale
had spent time with a pack of coloured chalks drawing arrows and
writing little messages in a myriad of colours which made a pleasant change
from the usual white. In fact the first 3/4 of the run was quite
imaginative with some good fields and paths and not much concrete. One
part took us past a large excavated hole. Were they digging a hole to
make a big pond or taking the contents out to build something else?
Nearest
and Dearest and Beefeater
went down into the centre for a closer look but were still none the
wiser and on we ran. My favourite part was a series of raised banks
around the paddy fields, where it was difficult to see the flour and so it
allowed the pack to get back together again. The views were impressive
and it looked to be an attractive sunset.
Not
much further was the ON IN , a boring 2km stretch of road. Apparently Hashendale got
hot and tired at this point (too many nights kept awake already?) so
brought us in the fast way rather than doing another loop. The result
was a 45-50 minute run which was fine by me as I'd finally got my
appetite back and as, the snacks included tofu, I was able to pig out a
bit. Thanks Daeng!
Quite
a few people ran late, and some including The Great Pudenda and
Bullet decided not to run at all. After snacks and
drinks Spinning Dwarf called the circle to
order bringing in the hare, visitors and returners. Sadly my headache
had now reached sledgehammer proportions so Weed Eater carried
me back to the car at this point so I missed the rest of the circle. I
am sure it was marvellous and that Hashendale was
duly congratulated, commiserated or generallly teased at the birth
of his baby daughter.
I
am sorry that I wasn't there to join in.
ON
ON
No
Meat
*****
On Monday 12 May we had 23 Harriers, 10 Harriettes, 2 new boots and 4 visitors, total = 39. Returners included Ed "Great Pudenda" Rubesch, Neil "Weedeater" Biggadyke, Linda "No Meat" Sharp, David "Toy Boy" Ivory and Tom "Man Called Horse" Sorensen. Welcome to New Boots Geoff Reynolds and Daeng Plitsiri.
