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| SO YOU WANNA HARE EH? |
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| It is a good idea for Virgin Hares to lay with experienced Hares. PLANNING Notifiying: Let Mechanical Bull know that you want to Hare. Once you set a date to Hare it is your responsibility to do the rest. Please do not sign up for a date only to bail out at the last second. If you make a committment to Hare, please stick to it. For A to B runs, hares are to transport hashers back to the start and may make a few trips. Plan to have a large enough vehicle to do this. Hares are responsible to provide a large enough Bag-Wagon and get it to the finish, and to get the food and beer to the finish. ARRANGE THIS AHEAD OF TIME. Directions: You should go out and actually drive according to the directions you plan to give, to see if the off ramps are marked as you say, and people who are strangers to the area can follow the directions. Special arrangements: Please do NOT plan any time changes, extra charges, or other deviations from normal deviant hash behavior without advance clearance ahead of time from the mismanagement. Runs should ALWAYS have beer check(s) midway to 2/3rds through run. Run start: The start should allow sufficient, safe parking without tickets, towing, etc. Be sure the expected crowd can be accommodated at the start area. Don't put us out in the middle of a busy street. Bag-Wagon. (A to B Trail) Don't expect someone will be there to keep an eye on everything in the back of a pick-up truck. Hash-Cash wants to pack up and run just like everyone else so there needs to be someone there to watch the bags. The Lame and Infirm are ordinarily good prospects. If they are in a locked truck or van, hash cash can lock up and take off. (The bags, not the Lame and Infirm) Run End. The end will be in an area where beer is "legal", and where the hash can congregate without interference. (well, sometimes) Light is necessary and may have to be provided by lanterns, etc. Don't put us in an illegal area where the Police are going to rush us out of. Lost Hashers: Hares are responsible for finding any Hashers still out on the trail by the time down-down's are over. . This is good incentive to lay a well-marked trail!!! The search party starts with the hares. The Trail Run the entire run and time it to estimate the overall length. If it's at night, run it in the dark to avoid loosing your way in a canyon while haring live. Hares must select hash location and notify Hare Raiser 2 weeks in advance of run. (try at least) Scout your trail beforehand (if you can scout it by car - try another trail.) Runs should be approximately 1-2 hours long and 3 - 5 miles in length depending on terrain and weather conditions. Trail markings should be by flour, chalk, toilet paper, or other suitable means. Don?t skimp on flour - It is far better to lay a trail that?s easy to find and a son of a bitch to traverse, than vice-versa. Hash marks should be placed no more than 25 yards or so apart (approximately 20 paces.) Be creative. You?re not catering to any special interest group - especially competitive runners. A regroup at the beer check or an overlook is great way for slower runners to catch up. Give a chalk talk before the hash. This is to acquaint the new boots with hashing in general and to apprise everyone of the marking methods you are using. Flour marks should be approximately every 10 to 20 paces. Hare arrows should be used to indicate any change in direction and at all street corners. Toilet paper can be used when flour and arrows can not be seen. Checks tend to bring the strewn out run group together, as front runners look for true trail from a check while the rest of the pack reaches the check waiting for an inkling as to where to go next. A run should contain approximately a half dozen checks. Fewer could make for a boring trail, and a lot more can make for a much longer run. The trail should start up within 100 yards of the check. Back tracks should be less than 1/4 mile long The true trail should come out of check in a forward direction, on to the right or left, (not back in the direction of the original trail). The flour should be easy to follow when you are on trail, flour placement can be clever, but should not be hidden. Use interesting checks to keep the pack together, not obscure trails. Beer checks are a good idea, and should include sodas & plenty of water. Long and/or hot trails should include extra water. Runs should have beer check(s) midway to 2/3rds through run. At a check, a trail cannot 'die'. If a trail is marked and it is not true trail there will be a backtrack made by three lines across the trail. Run Length : Approximately 2-4 MILES If you want longer runs you must have a turkey-eagle split. No one should have to run more than 4 miles if they don't want to. Stash flour on trail to avoid carrying a heavy bag. Runs should have beer check(s) midway to 2/3rds through run. Hares responsibility to coordinate on providing and manning beer check |
| Haring A primer for the first timer |
| DISCLOSURE: THE GUIDELINES BELOW ARE JUST THAT, GUIDELINES. THINGS ARE FLEXIBLE AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING IN THIS TURMULOUS UNIVERSE SO THINGS CAN BE ADDED OR SUBTRACTED FROM THESE GUIDELINES AT THE WHIM OF WHOEVER. |
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