As I had a dinner the same night, I was wondering since the morning if it was reasonable to come to this run. Moreover with the weather, the rain could be falling anytime like for the previous run, when my waterproof GPS stopped suddenly ( I had to work on it a few hours to make it come back to life ).
Nevertheless, after checking the sky a last time, I decided to come with my motorbike, thinking I could do it with a normal one hour run. A-site was a nice place already known just behind a huge garbage field, but we were lucky, the wind was blowing in another direction.
After the traditional signs-up organized efficiently by GI Joe and SMT, our not less efficient GM, Rumpled Foreskin, called for the first circle, the for “virgins”, ”visitors”, and “new shoes”. As I knew I was the next hare and was a bit lazy to write the run report, I decided to escape from the circle a few minutes before being called.
When I came back in the circle, I heard that the GM had called my name unsuccessfully..….. The hares (Arseaholic & Pelar) told us about the run, the paper, the checks colors, and everybody was stunned by the “quite long run , with 10.8 km”. “Shit, I am in a hurry, and I am gone for at least an hour and half ” . It was too late to change my mind, I grabbed quickly a bottle of water and I was on the trail.
Even if we still are in the dry season, it has been raining a lot during the last days, pineapple and cassava fields are just wide muddy areas. After a few minutes only I heard somebody shouting “you’re the scribe, you’re the scribe…”. This was our esteemed GM who, at the end, caught me.
The landscape was almost flat with fields most of the time, but after twenty minutes run, we passed close to local wood charcoal factories and the air became difficult to breathe suddenly. While having a chat with a returnee, “Mademoiselle Chang”, I realized the hashers didn’t follow the same trails, and I decided to follow “Hobbit” as I knew he was a reputable hasher. During ten minutes I didn’t know I was sharing the trail with what we can call the offenders of the run – the shortcuts specialists – There, we had “Lord Lucan”, “Hobbit”, “E.T.”, “Marathon Man” together with I presume non-guilty, “Robbing Bastard”, “Homosexual”, and “Mlle Chang.
I tried to get information about this trail, and why they took it, as I didn’t notice any paper during a few minutes. The answer was clear. VV was in front and had been calling “On On”. “Oh no, my so often co-hare, was THE "shortcuts specialist"”. So this was true, so many told me the same, but up to now, I refused to believe it.
Apparently we were again on the trail after avoiding a loop of three kilometers. Of course we saw four or five unbroken checks, and we didn’t touch them. We were in the A site direction, and my GPS indicated we were very close now, when we heard “On On” not far behind us. The small group decided to hurry up a little bit and two minutes after us, the FRB arrived. “Active X” together with “Cabbage Knievel”, then “Jello Butt”, “GI Joe”, “Pussy Snatcher” etc etc etc…..One hour twenty five for the first real runner.
Of course VV was already there and was drinking his third or fourth beer. This could explain why he has habits taking shortcuts ????. The time was running quickly, it was 5.30 PM and I had to leave. Unfortunately I couldn’t stay for the circle for this run and I quite regret it, as it’s normally very enjoyable to see others in the bucket.
While starting my motorbike, to make me smile I just thought, at least, I shouldn't be starving this Sunday.
On the19th., I will hare with Casanova , everyone is welcome, good trails for runners and walkers are forecasted , ice and bucket should be ready.
On-On

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