Once upon a time loooong long ago…some time in the previous century…...in April 1990  a Norwegian national committed a grave error by starting the hash here, in Bangalore.  His  parents named him Ove Bugge, but was christianed “Pre Menstrual Tension” by the Bangalore Hash.  He was ably misdirected by two Australians, John “Hammo” Hamilton and “Rod “St Sheepdip” Jamieson.

About us (The Bangalore Hash House Harriers )

We run /walk, even crawl every alternate Sunday afternoons from a farm or a resort on the outskirts of the city at around 4 p.m.

The trail is a mix of a short walk and long run where the walkers ( or even the crawlers) do about 5 to 6 kms with a waterstop and the Front Running Bastards (FRB’s) do about 8 to 10 kms….hhhaa…hhaa.….hhaa (with a water stop, of course.)  Contrary to what most people think the percentage of serious runners is only about 30. And 70% are walkers !

The crowd is a mix of employees from the various corporates, expats, business folks, professionals.  Even though we have such a variety of specimens amongst us,  we run side by side, helping each other over obstacles, encouraging one another either with a kind word or with a rude suggestion and generally displaying the hash spirit of camaraderie.  And catch up with conversation and a few laughs at the end.

Pre-requisites:  If you have a bad sense of humour you should take your butt elsewhere.  Those with a good sense of humour or the sporting types generally gel here.

Why “hash”? 

Most hashers are here to take a break and get away from the stress generated by the busy modern day schedule, laugh, get a good workout with a dose of what’s becoming scarce nowadays……..a breath of fresh air, and there are plenty who wish to combine this with beer drinking.  We are known the world over as, “The running people with a drinking problem or drinkers with a running problem !”

In short, if you wish to spice up your running programme with challenges, laughs, new surroundings and crazy company, may be, you should try us.

If you’ve read all this you need a laugh !

Q. When a hasher stops a man on the road from beating a donkey, what is it called ?

A. Brotherly love ! 

Gear:

T-shirt, joggers and track pants or running shorts.