BlogHide Resteemschaingmai.hhh (75)in hashhouseharriers • 7 days agoThe newest Hash chapter in Thailand is celebrating their 1 year anniversary...and we should do our best to support them as much as possible. I recall back in the early days of the Chiang Mai Hash House Harriers that it can be very difficult to get a HHH kennel / group…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 11 days agoA jungle run with a double beer stop? What?One of the things that the Hash House Harriers will do in countries that they are allowed to do it is they will have what we call a "beer stop" in the middle of the trail run. Since many of the…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 17 days agoHashing and why we avoid the roads whenever possibleWe are quite lucky - or perhaps smart - here in Chiang Mai because despite the city's rather large population this is one of the only cities in all of Thailand where they seem to have started out…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 20 days agoThe importance of staying on trail with the Hash House HarriersThe Hash House Harriers in Chiang Mai almost always does their runs in jungle territory because cement is boring. Some of our contemporaries such as the Hash that exists in Bangkok, Thailand have…chaingmai.hhh (75)in hashhouseharriers • 23 days agoThe Hash House Harriers museum in Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaIt was recently pointed out to me that someone has set up a HHH museum featuring thousands of commemorative shirts in his place in Kuala Lumpur, which is the birthplace of the Hash House Harriers…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • last monthSupport the Haberdasher at HHH events!None of the Hash House Harriers' chapters in the world are money makers, I think that most of them probably come really close to operating at a loss. Despite our silly exterior and apparent ways…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • last monthThe "On In" is a trick used on new runners :)The ON IN is something that I have seen at many different Hashes around the world. It isn't universally used but it is used at enough places that it is kind of important that you know what it…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • last monthThreats of rain make for good sceneryIf you live in the mountains in a tropical country there is always a threat of rain. Every now and then it doesn't actually rain though and you just end up with these really cool cloud filled…chaingmai.hhh (75)in hashhouseharriers • 2 months agoThe ladies get together for a rather large Bunny HashThe Bunny Hash is the women-only Hash House Harriers chapter here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In cities and areas all around the world there are Bunny Hash Chapters although there are far fewer of…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 2 months agoThe Chiang Mai Hash is celebrating their 1000th runThis is quite the milestone. Not many Hash Chapters anywhere in the world make it this far. It wasn't always easy and just like with most Hash startups there were times that we nearly closed it…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 2 months agoBig group, decent weather and a water feature means a good runWe have pretty good attendance most of the time anyway but now that smokey season is for the most part, over with, we have seen a lot of people return to Chiang Mai who leave during the time of year…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 2 months agoThe social aspect of the Hash is the best partWhen I tell people about the Hash House Harriers they sometimes think that I am really committed to exercise because at first glance it appears to be a running club. Yeah, we do go running but that…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 2 months agoJust because we are cleaning up doesn't mean we aren't going to be sillyThe Hash House Harriers is a unofficial, rather disorganized global group of "drinkers with a running problem" and for the most part, we are actually quite good people. We enjoy a beer but also…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 2 months agoTeam Hash running event: Do you have what it takes?This was recently brought to my attention and up until now, I was unaware that an event like this existed. Normally, Hash events are an "everyone for themselves" sort of event where it is only…chaingmai.hhh (75)in hhh • 3 months agoSongkran runs, does the water matter all that much to us? NOSongkran is an interesting time of year in Thailand. Most of the country completely shuts down so that all of Thailand, and from what I hear to a lessor extent neighboring countries as well, in…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 3 months agoWhat do you have to do to end up on the ice at a Hash event?It varies depending on where you are in the world but for the most part all Hash House Harriers events will have some sort of ice block or a wheelbarrow of ice cubes for a person or several people…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 4 months agoStarting a new Hash House Harriers chapter can be challengingThose of us that are in the Hash love it and we are pleased when we travel to other places in the world and they have an active Hash. To those of us that are involved, it is a big part of our lives…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 4 months agoUnderstanding the signs you will see on a Hash trailAll of the Hash House Harriers chapters that exist around the world are independently operated. It's not like we have a centralized command that hands down rules to the rest of us. I recall a…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 4 months ago70 meter pitch makes for tired legs on recent trail runEvery Hare has their own choice with how they are going to set a trail for us and some of the Hares are known for trying to punish the other runners as much as possible. I get that 70 meters…chaingmai.hhh (75)in running • 4 months agoInteresting scenery on a recent runOur runs take us all over the wonderful city of Chiang Mai, Thailand. This is a unique city in Thailand because although it does have a high population once you get just a bit outside of the city…
