What a lovely pub.  We set off right from the pub until we met the dis-used railway.  Ringer found the trail but was so delicate with his calling that we didn’t hear him and A Cruel pointed us the right way.  Hotlips and Lemony then checked further along the ‘tracks’ as Ringer checked down hill.  Will he never learn?  Hotlips and Lemony were correct.  On they went and then Lemony checked down hill (?!?) She called ‘On to check’ but no-one took any notice, continuing on along the track.  Jill followed Lemony and was told that both trails went the same way.  The problem was that Lemony had obviously run through a cross which she hadn’t seen. They continued along the field below the railway line and agreed that they would stick together if attacked.  “You go high and I’ll go low” was agreed.  They came through a gap in the hedge and met the others that came off the railway.  Then, guess what, there was a check and 3 ways to check.  No-one wanted to go back through the gap in the hedge, so Lemony did as the trail had to go back to the check she had found.  From here we were pointed left under the railway arch and headed towards Upton.  Through the village and East towards Blewbury before turning back north, skirting the sewage works and back into East Hagbourne.  It was near the edge of the village that Lemony let out a scream and ended up on the floor. She had put her foot down a rather large hole and twisted her ankle.  It was rather painful and FBJ did say that she could be carried back.  What a gent.  But standing was OK and she made it back to the pub.  Once there Henry V arranged a bag of ice and Jill pulled a chair up for her.  Everyone was very kind and a week of rest saw her running again. (I think she was just trying to get the attendion away from Tinkerbell and hold the title of Fall Girl for a week. Anyway, the trail had turned right along the edge of the field and the right back to the pub.  Most of the East Hagbourne 5k course, Ringer thought.

A lovely run and very generous portions of chips.

Ringer tried to call everyone to order for Hash Words as Jill was getting cold but, as usual, had trouble.  People were in and out of the pub and Penny Pitstop came out with a coffee!  Is this real hashing? There was one Yellow Vest and this went to Hotlips.  She has been getting faster and faster.  We thought this was general fitness but a book she has read says that sex makes women run faster and men run slower.  Need I say more?!?

On On

Hares:  Henry V and A Cruel Joke

Hounds: Lemony Snicket, Wimpey, Ringer, Tinkerbell, Pressganger and Qualcast, Professional Peach, CS, Pyro and Whisper, Hotlips, FBJ, Dancing Queen,Noddy, Penny Pitstop, Miss Whiplash, Lilo, Tinopener and Minx, Jill and Big Stiffy

Date: 18 October 2015

Distance:  c5 Miles