Circle Report #1915
3rd March 2010The 'Welcome to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwychwyrndrobw...' Run
Fort Canning Car Park, River Valley Rd
Hares: Mr. Welsh Potato Head & Loose Welsh Change
The Run
This was not a run for the faint-hearted. If you thought the name of the Welsh town on the banner strung between 2 trees near the van was tough to pronounce, the run was just as tough.
Up into Fort Canning Park we went. Up and up. When we ran out of steps, it was up the grass until finally the wire fence around the water storage reservoir at the top indicated we could go no higher. We then looped around the park in an anti clock wise direction, taking every possible set of steps down and the next set of steps back up again. While ascending steps is pretty straight forward, it’s just a hard grind that can be conquered in a variety of styles, as long as you have the strength. But descending steps is another matter. For people like myself who can trip over nothing while standing still on a flat piece of ground, trying to get your size 10 elephant feet placed correctly on stone steps designed for size 5 Asian feet so as to prevent a nasty fall and tumble to the bottom, this can be a harrowing moment. Looking at the way people like Singaporn and Tarnished Image bounce down them on their toes with arms swinging, it appears that to have done a course in Irish dancing would be to an advantage.
After reaching another peak at the old Fort Gates, trail mysteriously disappeared. Runners searched everywhere but nothing. Why? Well the trail actually went through the massive thick steel gates of the old Fort, but the gates had been mysteriously closed and it took 6 people to push them open for us to get through. On On.
More ups and downs, including one nasty T Check all the way down on Clemenceau Ave, resulting in another climb all the way back up. Eventually it was back to the Car Park, giving walkers and the wounded a chance to stop. For runners, it was out along River Valley Rd, with side loops and deviations all the way to Killiney Rd. Surely across to the River and back now? No way, it was up to Outram Rd for one last climb – all the way to the top of Pearls Hill.
Then it was pretty much follow the river back to home, with of course a few more loops, just in case it wasn’t long enough. A real gut buster, well done Hares.
Stiffy’s Hash Maths. Toy boy does not use his play thing on city runs, but that would have been a 9km run.
The Circle
Crikey, What did we think of that for a run? Too short, not enough hills, too much shiggy, not enough sheep. Too many Welsh. Good run! Can anyone explain how Great Balls of Fire ended up with Shiggy all over the back of his shirt by the time we left Fort Canning Park?????? At this stage, I have commenced copying the name of the Welsh town that is on the banner. I could use it to name the run.
Tell us about your on on mate. Mr. Ho’s traditional Welsh fish and chips, apple pie and Welsh tarts, I mean cakes, sorry.
Well what about next week? Vigilante Drive, sorry missed the Hares as I was too busy trying to copy the name on the banner.
Virgins: Yep, 3 bags full. Stuart, Denise, Pat. In between mouth full’s of popcorn, the Circle managed to sing a song.
Visitors, returnees and other misfits: Trash, Dripping Wet, Tarnished Image, Sunee, Great Balls of Fire, amongst others.
New Member – nope.
Lippy – Boo, Wet Patch, Hooray, Handbag, Stiffy. Not actually sure if they got lippy as I was still copying the name on the banner.
The Tits – Boo has the Tits, and gives them to your scribe for last week’s run report on Boo’s 60th birthday run.
The Dick – Lost Marbles has the Dick, and does a duo with myself to give it away. Before the run, Gypsy was telling me how he once had some off alphabet soup. It made him vomit and the letters came out to form the same word that was on the banner. Sick man Gypsy and Loose Marbles places the Prick upon his head.
Awards - nope.
AOB –
- Stiffy asks Armless how old Stiffy turned recently. Yes, 60, correct. (Should we mention what he got for his Birthday again?) Stiffy then points to Handbags mother, who is a visitor, and explains to Armless that she is 72 so how can she possibly be Stiffy’s mother!
- Loose Change then charged Armless for sabotage by being at the run site early and laying paper up the hill.
- Zipp reminds us that we all received a blue Boo singlet at last week’s run. Well how come is the GM not wearing it, in fact is not even in Hash gear.
- Nearly ½ way through copying the banner name.
- Dances With Kerbs gets something off her chest and informs us that we raised $2010 for the Breast Cancer Awareness Fund. (I saw a couple of bikini girls at Siloso Beach last weekend and I was very aware of their breasts).
- Handbag then asks Shoe Shopper if she has been to the Bali Hash, and tells her he has something in his pocket to show her. Out comes a picture of a topless girl who looks remarkably like Shopper.
- I missed the next charge as I was stuck on a particularly difficult section of the word on the banner I was copying.
- Stiffy asks what do the GM and Loose Change have in common? Yes, they are blonde. And they are both Chris. So when a female member asked who the Hare was tonight, Stiffy replied Chris. Who is Chris was the reply from the confused female. The Welsh Chris explains Stiffy. Which one is the Welsh one says the even more puzzled confused one. Wet Brazilian, can you not tell the difference between a Welsh blonde and a Kiwi blonde!!
- Hooray spotted Gypsy attacking a set of steps, doing his best to avoid being spotted as he was short cutting and found himself in the lead without a woman. End result was he slipped, went a over t and ended up flat on his back.
- I am now more than ½ way through copying the name on the banner.
- Handbag is charged by Wet Brazilian for bringing his family all the way out from the UK, and deserting them on the run.
- The GM then charges Hooray for going around the Circle and trying to find someone to charge the girls who are not wearing Hash clothes. Give the dobber a note.
- Handbag congratulates the Hares on providing such a great Welsh atmosphere, and then asks Loose Change if there is any Welsh Malt Vinegar for the fish and chips? Oh no, I forgot is the reply from LC. No problem says Handbag and produces his own bottle of Malt Vinegar from his pocket. Very thoughtful.
- Twin Towers charges Shoe Shopper and Wet Patch for short cutting. No way they exclaimed. Yes you short cutted behind me at the wall claims TT. Oh, yeah, there. Guilty.
- ¾ of the way through copying the name on the banner.
- Wet Patch asks CR where he is picked up in the car to go to the Hash sometimes. Umm, on a street corner says CR. Would it be that street corner just over there asks WP. Umm, looks a bit like it admits CR. Well why did you ask Shoe Shopper if I would be coming in the car tonight, do you think I am incapable of walking 200 meters to the run site?
- CR is further charged for coming in the front seat of Shoppers car.
- Kan Not Can charges Gypsy for blowing wind and CR for blatant short cutting.
- The GM has a charge, but I missed it as I was frantically trying to finish copying the name on the banner.
- And the GM calls on on. Oh no, I haven’t got the name on the banner finished. I’ll try again next year.
On on On on to Welsh fish and chips, complete with malt vinegar.
Scribed by Cock Radio.