Yo, anybody here heard of hashing? Guys at work talk about it and say it is a heck of a workout. They also imply that the hashers could be professional runners if they wanted to but they choose to hash instead.
What's the deal? Someone told me they karaoke after they run drunk or something? Really?
You must have drunk hash coolaid. Go to a hash and find where fantasy crosses over to reality.
When I hashed --it's been more than 10 years since-- there was a 31 minute 10k who hashed. I was a measly 38 10k guy. I almost always finished the run before he did. He ran a lot further, and sprinted a lot when he got behind and wanted to catch up as quickly as possible.
The guy was fast. He was an engineer. He couldn't solve the trail to save his life. I sure do miss beating him on the runs.
Hashers love to run through shiggy. Shiggy is something that is like a trail but it is not. Shiggy is like extreme cross-country. Shiggy can be your friend. Shiggy can be your enemy.
Be one with the shiggy, and the shiggy will be one with you.
hashed hashers wrote:
You must have drunk hash coolaid. Go to a hash and find where fantasy crosses over to reality.
When I hashed --it's been more than 10 years since-- there was a 31 minute 10k who hashed. I was a measly 38 10k guy. I almost always finished the run before he did. He ran a lot further, and sprinted a lot when he got behind and wanted to catch up as quickly as possible.
The guy was fast. He was an engineer. He couldn't solve the trail to save his life. I sure do miss beating him on the runs.
im confused, i don't know what hashing is, but what stopped this dude from sitting on you and outkicking your a$$ ???? this is what would happen in real running
Generally known as drinkers with a running problem.
You don't understand hashing. FRBs don't always, but often, get to the on in before speedsters. FRBs are Front Running B*stards. The On In is the beer awaits, at the end if the trail.
If you a speedster, you run in front. If you run in front you are first to arrive at what is called a check, which us where the tails is no longer clearly marked. You have to figure out where the trails, meaning you might run in circles for awhile. The first person might waste a minute or more trying to solve the check. In the meantime, someone like me would arrive at the check and solve the trail, while the speedy guy is still lost. By the time the speedy dude figures out you're on the right trail, while he is still jerking around, you can suddenly be as much as a half a minute ahead of him.
A typical hash trail has 10-20 checks, depending on how evil the hare ( trail marker) is. A check can be easy to solve. A check can be very difficult to solve. A check can also have long false trails leading off it. False trails mean, oops, wrong way, I must run very fast to catch up now, and I must race past the slowest runners, and even the trail walkers.
Hashing is a fun way to explore other running options. It is not racing, it is non-competitve but tons of fun.
I did a hash in January with 8 inches of snow on the ground so it was hard to find the trail. At 7am while signing up, the bar was already open for a 10am race. Instead of water stops, the organizers had beer and whiskey stops. It is an event for fun. If you are an older runner and want to have fun, hashing is great.
The Hash House Harrier clubs have been around for DECADES.
This is not something new. It's a riot to particpate in.
Here is a picture of some hashing shiggy.
NATURE SHIGGY
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Lima_Hash_444_Lunahuana_01.jpg
http://www.cabier-vision.com/uploads/pics/610-laura-uz-19_06.jpg
This is not your normal cross-country trail.
STORM DRAIN SHIGGY
http://www.foothillflyers.org/jpeg%20files/FH3shiggy3.jpg
Yes, the trail might lead through a storm drain. I've ran a hash where the trail when through an underground security tunnel across a giant shopping mall. The person laying the trail had a security key.
SHIGGY MUD WRESTLING
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/3892472187_6908b0f0d7.jpg
Either some fast guy didn't get the memo--you don't race in a hash, it is non-competative--, or the person being tackled was too worried about getting their shoes muddy.
SWING SHIGGY
http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/d/9/9/600_6828537.jpeg
You might need the help of a rope to get through the trail. Notice that there isn't a trail. This trail is extreme cross-country. Going over, or under, a barbwire fence is not unusual.
As a previous poster said, hashing has been around for decades. And it's been discussed on this board several times. Hashing a friendly and social outlet where you run from bar to bar (or something similar) and stop to have some drinks. Different cities hash differently: some are more into running and have a lot of fast runners, some are more into drinking and do very little running, most are somewhere in between.
Every hash kennel is different. Some are more running based others are much more drinking based. Both are good times.
"The guy was fast. He was an engineer. He couldn't solve the trail to save his life. I sure do miss beating him on the runs."
Or he was purposely running likely false trails to get a little faster running in trying to catch up. That is what I would do if I did not get a workout in before hand. I always laughed at the guys that thought of it as a race and needed to beat people while I sipped away that great tasting beer.
H3 wrote:
"The guy was fast. He was an engineer. He couldn't solve the trail to save his life. I sure do miss beating him on the runs."
Or he was purposely running likely false trails to get a little faster running in trying to catch up...
No, this guy wanted to finish first to finish, first arrive at every check, first to solve every check, and first to beer checks and the On In. His problem was he though too much when trying to solve a check, and further than he needed to when solving a check.
He eventually became less anal about his running. When he got really far behind, he would run slow with the middle or back of the pack. This eventually worked out in his favor. He meet his longtime girlfriend at the Hash, and got to know her really well by just jogging slow with her. She was a hottie. He did alright in the end.
"most are somewhere in between."/quote
All are douches .
Versus being obsessed with PRs and mileage to the point of being a total arse-wipe.
Used to hash, but like to keep my running & drinking separate...seriously. I like running. I like drinking. But, I didn't like doing them together.
Hashing is NOT about running! I would rather run.
Add to that, I ended-up not caring much for a lot of the other hashers. There were a lot of ex-military, creepers, etc.
Try it. You might enjoy it, but realize it's not about running. And, the beer is crap beer meant for quantity drinking.
I completely thought you were talking about message digests, you know like MD5, or SHA-1.
Would have been a much more interesting topic.
Professional runners? Are you serious? Maybe there is like 1 runner at every 10 hashes that could be professional if he didn't love hashing so much but that's it. It is definitely not filled with a bunch of could be pros that drink too much
This sounds totally gay. I would never do this. Solving puzzles with your guy friends? Seriously?
This sounds totally gay. I would never do this. Solving puzzles with your guy friends? Seriously?
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Well, it is co-ed. And, there are "tit checks" where girls are exposing themselves. Alas, the ratio of hot girls to fat girls is quite uneven to the fat side. Sigh.
Add to that, the whole event is filled with sexual references with the girls/women commenting & acting wildly probably means it's not too gay.
Still, not as much fun as you would think.
[quote]hash memories wrote:
STORM DRAIN SHIGGY
http://www.foothillflyers.org/jpeg%20files/FH3shiggy3.jpg
Yes, the trail might lead through a storm drain. I've ran a hash where the trail when through an underground security tunnel across a giant shopping mall. The person laying the trail had a security key.
much like the original xc course at belmont plateau!
