| Date | Hare | Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 | Keith | Kevin |
There was a good turnout for Keith’s hash today which was brought about by the fair weather and the knowledge that we could rely on Keith laying a couple of excellent trails. Even Maurice made an appearance to test his fitness before setting off for the Himalayas next week, although his trusted travel companions Des and Colin decided to give a testing hash a miss, and it was good to see Debjit before his return to Uni. In all there were 8 runners for this hash, which is a record for this year, and 10 walkers.
Keith briefed us and gave a refresher of what marks to look for on the trail, hoping that we would return for the apres. Keith continued with the briefing, the hash would be mainly on the flat, be dry, 2 ½ miles for the short and about 5 miles for the long, look out for the circles, there were some arrows, the weather was perfect, and On! On! was in the direction of the miniature railway.
Off we set towards the railway and the northern end of the lake where we came across a greyhound walking group and a bank of swans who were very quiet, mute in fact! Keith’s trail then directed us towards the west side of Coate through the mature wood, which has very rarely been troubled by our hashes of the past, and this was a nice addition to the trail.
Myself and Mrs GOM decided to do the long trail which virtually circumnavigated Coate and included sites of the golf course, the M4 and Sarsens Way. The short trails meandered through Broome Manor and back into Coate. All-in-all it took myself and Mrs GOM one hour and 20 minutes to complete the long trail and our pace was aided by the runners ahead of us correctly kicking out the circles and Keith’s well marked trail. Everyone was back at the Sun Inn by 12:30pm to enjoy the weather, convivial conversation and David’s chips. GOM thanked Keith for the well laid trails and everything Keith stated at the briefing was what was experienced.
