Hash Run

This past Sunday I went on a hash run. If you don’t know what a hash run is, the best way to explain it would be as a fusion of a cross country run, a scavenger hunt and a beer drinking competition.
We went up in the mountains around Beitue, which is where most of the hot springs surrounding Taipei are and met up with the Taipei Hash club. The idea behind hashing is that two people lead the rest of the group along a course marking it as they go with flower. Your goal is to follow their markings, not be duped by false markings and splits in the trail, and finish the course in as fast a time as possible.
Upon completion of the course there is a long “toasting” ceremony in which people give random speeches and sing songs. For example, because it was Easter all the “church going christians” were invited to come up and take a drink. Then, all the Jews were invited to come up and take a drink for “making Easter possible.”
All in all it was a pretty good way to spend a Sunday and something I think I’ll try and do in the future as a more entertaining way to go for a run.
Hope everyone is well and had a happy Easter/Passover.

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