BADLADZ had a great time hosting the finish line for the ninth staging of the PHILIPPINES HASH RUN in Puerto Galera. On 05 March 2016 with over 80 participants from twelve countries. For 4 days going on challenging hiking trails and eating delicious food and drinking copious quantities of cold beers.
This above video is from DAY-TWO finish line which was host here at BADLADZ Beach Resort on Small Tabinay Beach near to Puerto Galera.
What is Hash Run
A Hash Run is an event put on by the international organization or the Hash House Harriers. This organization has chapters all over the world. They organize non-competitive running events with their main focus being on providing a fun and social club atmosphere with some friends running.
Members tend to describe themselves as a “drinking club with a running problem”.
These running events are hash or hash runs. The participants are hashes or hares and hounds. One or more members will go first (hares) and lay the trail for the remaining part of the group (the “pack” or hounds) to try to follow.
The trail that is laid out will periodically end at a “check” and then the pack will have to find where it starts again. They find that often the trail includes false trails, short cuts, dead ends, back checks, and splits.
At the end of the trail is where all the hash run participants gather to socialize and observe any traditions they normally have at their events.
Circles
For this event, these hashers sit in circles on big blocks of ice called an Ice Seat or Ice Throne as part of the down-down ceremony.
Leading a Down-Down Ceremony
The down-down ceremony is lead by chapter leadership, organizers or the grandmaster. The irrepressible Wild Wolf was the organizer for the entire event.
What is a Down-Down Ceremony?
Hashers sit on their bare bums and have to go through long lasting songs, chants and other wild weird traditional antics. While freezing their bums off and ending their set with a shot (down-down).
Post Down-Down Ceremony
After many bums were frozen, announcements made, thank you’s and welcomes given to other chapters from around Asia. It was time to eat dinner and kick back for the rest of the evening. And enjoy great Mexican food here at BADLADZ Restaurant in the courtyard.
Hash House Harriers Say Thank You
Of course, the event wouldn’t be complete without a proper thank you to BADLADZ Resorts Team.
We welcome all Hashers and their events to BADLADZ and look forward to hosting more events in the future.
If you wish to arrange a Hush Run Events or any group events here at BADLADZ Beach Resort, visit our contact page and drop us a line.
Cheers,
Sean
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