Hash House Harriers

[Gość: tomboyyz]

Was wondering if there was a group in Poland.

[Gość: ore]

Gość portalu: tomboyyz napisał(a):

> Was wondering if there was a group in Poland.

what's that?!

[Gość: gadula]

The HASH HOUSE HARRIERS is a social club of runners that have been described
as "a drinking club with a running problem." Ex-pat British businessmen,
accountants, lawyers, civil servants, etc., started the HASH in 1938 in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.

It is a club based on the old English game of hares and hounds where one or two
members would be given several minutes head start and would drop shredded paper
as the "scent". The hounds would then follow, after the prescribed time, and
attempt to catch the hares. The hares would lay the trail in a straight or
obvious line, but then would stop laying trail and run off in another direction
and begin laying the trail after 100 meters or so. When the hounds discovered
that they were no longer on trail, they would fan out in all directions in
search of the "scent" and would call to the others when the trail was once
again discovered.

The Hash House Harriers are:

[Gość: tomboyyz]

Hashing is an exhilaratingly fun combination of running, orienteering, and
partying, where bands of harriers and harriettes chase hares on eight-to-ten
kilometer-long trails through town, country, and desert, all in search of
exercise, camaraderie, and good times.

Hashing began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1938, when a group of British
colonial officials and expatriates founded a running club called the Hash House
Harriers. They named the group after their meeting place, the Selangor Club,
nicknamed the "Hash House." Hash House Harrier runs were patterned after the
traditional British paper chase. A "hare" was given a head start to blaze a
trail, marking his devious way with shreds of paper, all the while pursued by a
shouting pack of "harriers." Only the hare knew where he was going . . . the
harriers followed his clues to stay on trail.

Apart from the excitement of chasing the hare and solving the clues, reaching
the end was its own reward . . . for there, thirsty harriers would find a tub
of iced-down beer. Hashing died out during World War II (Japanese occupying
forces being notoriously anti-fun) but picked up in the post-war years,
spreading through the Far East, Australia, and New Zealand . . . then exploding
in popularity in the mid-70s. Today there are thousands of Hash House Harrier
clubs in all parts of the world, with newsletters, directories, and even
regional and world hashing conventions.

Hashing hasn't strayed far from its Kuala Lumpur roots. A typical hash today is
a loosely-organized group of 20-40 men and women who meet weekly or biweekly to
chase the hare. We follow chalk, flour, or paper, and the trails are never
boring . . . we run streets and back alleyways, but we also ford streams, climb
fences, explore storm drains, and scale cliffs. And although some of today's
health-conscious hashers may shun cold beer in favor of water or diet sodas,
trail's end is still a celebration and a party.

So . . . if you'd like to spice up your running program with fun, good company,
new surroundings, and physical challenge, try hashing. Just remember one
thing . . . NEVER wear new shoes to the hash!

[Gość: joanna]

Thanks you tomboyyz
Finally you explained to me what Hashing really is !.

[Gość: G.Bardic]

I also like to hash... I heard there are 3 hash groups in NYC alone !

Warsaw H3

[Gość: tomboyyz]

I was hoping there was a group in Warsaw