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Day 215
Friday, November 13, 2020
☀️ 27 °C
Altitude: 26 m
United States Mirror Lake 27.774228, -82.64237127°46’27” N 82°38’33” W
St Pete H3 Trail #152
November 13, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After the Jolly Roger Hash was cancelled this week, disappointingly, due to Hurricane Eta, I was chomping at the bit to get on trail today. The SPH3 is really getting a reputation for (shall we say) poorly marked trails. After issues with the start point getting specified, we ended up waiting over an hour for the hares to get their act together before we even started. Then, questionable trail, got things spread out. And, in the end, the bulk of the walkers ended up hanging out in a bar (for the beer stop) for over an hour . . . as much as I want to never come back, I know that in two weeks my insanity will prevail, and I will come back hoping for a well functioning hash event. But I will once again, anticipate disappointment. :o) But then again I laugh at myself, having run 4.5 miles, on an advertised 3.1 mile trail. What a fool I am.

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Day 216
Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 3:00 PM
⛅ 28 °C
Altitude: 5 m
United States Cypress Point Park 27.950507, -82.54369527°57’2” N 82°32’37” W
Tampa Bay H3 Trail #1116
November 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Strapped on the old flour bag again, and set a city shiggy trail out on Cypress Point. Made use of some grassy areas, and skirted around an FBI building, and even gave the pack a beer check 3/4 of the way into trail. It was a small pack, but we all had a good time. I even live hared (most) of the trail.Read more
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Day 220
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
☀️ 23 °C
Altitude: 11 m
United States Hickory Hammock Lake 27.918395, -82.28547727°55’6” N 82°17’8” W
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Jolly Roger H3 Trail #1495
November 18, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
It was billed as a birthday run, from a recently returned hasher from Korea. Crisis Identity hashed with the Osan Bulgogi H3, where he learned his skills . . . but they were lacking. After an elaborate chalk talk, he sent us out on trail, but there was not so much trail to follow, and it basically was a long rectangle, missing out on some very easy twists and turns that could have been added. He also had a check back 15, that turned out to actually be a check back 11, which kept us guess for a while. In the end, it was just another S H I . . . T T Y . . . T R A I L.Read more
Traveler The actual true trail was the rectangle. All the other turns were intersections, or just plain searching for the next mark.
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Traveler There was probably more chalk used here, than on the actual trail. :o)
11/19/20Reply
Traveler I am not a fan of the birthday cake, but CI seemed to really enjoy it.
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Day 223
Saturday, November 21, 2020
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 29 m
United States Cypress Creek 28.080952, -82.4114728°4’51” N 82°24’41” W
Jolly Roger H3 Trail #1496
November 21, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Dab set a BASH trail for the bikers, and as usual . . . I ran it (but manged to scrape a mile or two off the edges). Was able to actually beat about half the bikers to the finish. Felt good all the way, so hoping to keep it up. There were about 15 of us in total, and after the circle, we had an excellent dinner at a German gastropub. Good times on the hash.

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Day 224
Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 3:00 PM
⛅ 26 °C
Altitude: 13 m
United States Cypress Strand 27.501724, -82.48568527°30’6” N 82°29’8” W
Circus H3 Trail #270
November 22, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Despite 2020 being a crazy year, with all the lockdowns and quarantines, today i ran my 100th hash trail this year. The year started out in Saipan, then trailed through several countries before getting restricted to Hawaii. After 5 months of retracing my old trails there, I set off again looking for new terrain. Florida is keeping me busy, with 2-3 trails every week. I also hared today, for the 27th time this year. Crazy, right. Hoping all the travel restrictions end soon, so I can get back to big time travel.Read more
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Day 227
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 16 m
United States Breckenridge Park 27.992816, -82.35749127°59’34” N 82°21’27” W
Jolly Roger H3 Trail #1497
November 25, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
This was the trail we would have run two weeks ago, but got rained out by TS Eta. Good turn out. Trail was mostly pavement, and was well marked . . . good time, good circle, but less than 3 miles. :o)
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Day 229
Friday, November 27, 2020
☀️ 25 °C
Altitude: 16 m
United States West and East Lealman 27.81135, -82.68561827°48’41” N 82°41’8” W
St Pete H3 Trail #153
November 27, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Well, I did it again . . . I went to the St Pete hash hoping for well marked trail, and was once again sadly disappointed. ;o) The hare bragged about setting a live trail, but also said the checks would be difficult so he would not get caught. Marks were crap, and it was only a little over a mile into trail when we hit the first of two shot stops. WTF? I did a little free ranging to see what was next, only to return to the shot stop to find out the hare was hanging out there. After about 15 minutes, he finally takes off. We wait another 5 minutes, and off we go . . . and just over a quarter of a mile later is a beer stop . . . WTF? Same process again, and about a mile later is the second shot stop . . . F-ing hell, this isn't hashing, this is putzing around. Then it was a no mark walk back to the start. less than 3 miles in total, with close to an hour of standing around at shot/beer stops. I only have myself to blame. :o) At least the circle was fun.Read more
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Day 230
Saturday, November 28, 2020
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 25 m
United States Little Hobbs Lake 28.152811, -82.47032128°9’10” N 82°28’13” W
Tampa Bay H3 Trail #1117
November 28, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
It was Rectum Rider's birthday trail, and we were lured up to Lutz for 6-7 mile shigtastic trail. It was a good time, with plenty of beer, shots, and chimichangas. The walkers got the usual short boozy trail, but the runners got 4 miles of sidewalk, basically just going around the block. Darn . . . just another S H I . . . T T Y . . . hahahahahaaa.Read more
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Day 231
Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 1:00 PM
☀️ 25 °C
Altitude: 11 m
United States Spitler Park 27.866651, -82.50216127°51’60” N 82°30’8” W
6-Pack 10-K (remote)
November 29, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Back when I was in Hawaii this past summer, I signed up to run the 6Pk/10K just to see if I could still do it. Unfortunately, it got postponed due to a lockdown, and then again a second time . . . and it didn't happen before I left. Finally getting things sorted out, PI back in Hawaii offered those of us who had already paid, to do it on our own wherever we were. So I did mine today, solo, running laps in a local park, and pulling the drinks out of the trunk of my car. Although I had no intention of creating land drawings, it appears that I did (ironically). What do you think? :o) Does it look like a foot?Read more
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Day 234
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
⛅ 12 °C
Altitude: 11 m
United States Foster Park 27.895304, -82.51291527°53’43” N 82°30’46” W
Jolly Roger H3 Trail #1498
December 2, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Took another turn with the flour bag, and set an urban shiggy trail. Temps dropped a bit (brrr, what the hell am I doing here?), so a few hashers did not show, but we still had about 15 on hand. Good times.Read more
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Day 237
Saturday, December 5, 2020
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 26 m
United States Red Bug Lake 28.275036, -82.47169428°16’30” N 82°28’18” W
Tampa Bay H3 Trail #1118
December 5, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
It was the annual Tampa Nekkid, although much smaller this year due to the COVID thing. We had about 50 out at Riverview for the camping weekend, but only went up for the day. Trail was short but heavy shiggy, with several water crossings from ankle deep, up to nearly neck deep.Read more
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Day 238
Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 3:00 PM
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 11 m
United States Poynter Park 27.757488, -82.63997527°45’27” N 82°38’24” W
Bay 2 Beaches Trail #111
December 6, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
It was the annual Red Dress Bash, and as usual, I ran it. There were about 10 of us, 9 bikers and me. With a massive hangover, I managed to run and felt ok.
"With a massive hangover"...staying true to hashing history! ;-) [DF]
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Day 241
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
☀️ 14 °C
Altitude: 13 m
United States Temple Terrace 28.031828, -82.39037728°1’55” N 82°23’25” W
Jolly Roger H3 Trail #1499
December 9, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Oh lordy . . . it was one of those trails better fit for daytime, but not the night. Ended up running an additional mile and a half, but it was a nice evening for a run.
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Day 243
Friday, December 11, 2020
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 2 m
United States Pinellas Park 27.849861, -82.68613727°50’59” N 82°41’10” W
St Pete H3 #154
December 11, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Hared the St Pete H3 today for the first time. Unfortunately only a dozen hashers were on hand due to the holidays. Was a good time, a short shiggy night time trail. Only one runner ended up doing the eagle trail, but fun was had by all.Read more
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Day 244
Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 3:00 PM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 27 m
United States Lake Allen 28.157273, -82.49229428°9’26” N 82°29’32” W
Jolly Roger H3 Trail #1500
December 12, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
JRH3 reaches another milestone . . . 1500 hash trails. My first trail with the Jolly Roger was back in 2012, right after I retired from the Corps . . . trail #823. Since then I have had over 100 fun filled adventures with this hash club, which included 4 Caribbean hash cruises that were so much fun. Hopefully I will get the opportunity to run with them many more times in the future.Read more
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Day 245
Sunday, December 13, 2020
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 12 m
United States Tuttle Avenue Park 27.337658, -82.51014727°20’16” N 82°30’37” W
Circus H3 Trail #271
December 13, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A fun trail (from Tampa Bay H3 named, former area hasher, now hashing with Houston H3, looking for an excuse to move back to Florida, welcome back) FINGER IN THE DYKE. She kept the marks simple (excellent), stayed off the pavement about half the time, and provided extra beer and food at her palatial family abode. Well done, hope it all works out for you. We also had an unusual naming, one of the longest endeavors in hash history . . . lasting about 45 minutes, with 25-30 suggested names. There were LOTS of stories, so many so, that we just let her keep talking about her life stories, we just needed to sort it all out. In the end, it came down to a sweet offering from her young son, who held up a cookie (snicker doodle). When discovering that the chocolate all over his hands was NOT in fact chocolate, she sprinted for the door, wiping out. Hence forth and forever more, she will be known as DOUBLE SHITENDRE. And fun, fun, fun, was had by all.Read more
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Day 248
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
⛅ 22 °C
Altitude: 15 m
United States Beans 27.943938, -82.5268727°56’38” N 82°31’37” W
Jolly Roger H3 Trail #1501
December 16, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
It was supposed to have been a major storm, but our RA . . . HPV . . . skillfully managed to ward off the weather in order for this trail to go down. With only 5 hashers turning up for trail, it turned into a bit of a mess. The walkers decided to bail on trail, and Dab was biking his way around . . . our two runners got the brunt of the trail. All was well until about a mile from the finish, when our hare (Hazugoofbag) got waylaid on a rained out portion of trail, and instead of crossing off a few marks, just went back a check mark and put a false trail mark down. Our two stalwart hounds missed the ||| and found the check beyond, and that is when the shit hit the fan. They tried their best to find their way, eventually finding the way out, but not after exhausting all options on the fake check. After that, it was a cake walk into the finish. Our hare, Hazugoofbag, has learned a valuable lesson . . . no matter what, always cross out the extra marks. I scored an extra down down for that one, beer, yum.Read more
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Day 251
Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 3:15 PM
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 19 m
United States Tangelo Park 28.441353, -81.46303428°26’29” N 81°27’47” W
Other Orlando H3 Trail #2027
December 19, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
I had the idea I could run two hash trails today . . . so off I went, driving 85 miles over to Orlando, and despite a 5 car pile up on I4, still manged to arrive just in time. I was looking forward to a nice 4 + miles of trail, but that was not to be. It turned out to be just 2 miles, and only over 2 because I ran a couple falsies along the way. So less that 30 minutes on trail, and well over an hour into circle, I had to beat feet even before they started their naming . . . which I knew would take some time. Ran the half mile back to start, grabbed some MickyDs on the way back to I4, and drove the 75 miles back to hash number 2.Read more
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Day 251
Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 6:55 PM
⛅ 19 °C
Altitude: 14 m
United States Brandon Fellowship Baptist Church 27.94605, -82.45138827°56’46” N 82°27’5” W
Tampa Bay H3 Trail #1119
December 19, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Made good time coming back from Orlando, and started off on trail just before 7 pm. I was about an hour behind, but being the 12 downs downs of Christmas trail, a pub crawl, I figured I would catch up in short order. So took off following marks, got to where the first stop was . . . and promptly lost trail. So after running around for a few minutes, I texted to see where they were at. A mile away, so off I went, and eventually found trail again along the way. Caught them at stop number 6, and the rest is history. The pack was feeling pretty happy by the time I got there. Took us another 2 hours to finish up the last 6 stops/down downs, and back to the circle up. The circle lasted under an hour, thankfully, then we had dinner at the local pub. Good day, two trails, and stayed mostly sober. Victory.Read more
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Day 254
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
☀️ 18 °C
Altitude: 17 m
United States Totstalahoeetska (historical)27.825538, -82.63642627°49’32” N 82°38’11” W
Taco Tuesday H3
December 22, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Added another first time hash club for me, with an excellent trail with the Taco Tuesday H3 in the St Pete area. Only 3 runners, and about a half dozen walkers, but we got a good run in, over 5 miles. Then, we had home made tacos in the back yard, along with a White Elephant Christmas party . . . great trail, party, circle, and food.Read more
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Day 255
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 29 m
United States Garrett Heights 27.971341, -82.46139227°58’17” N 82°27’41” W
Jolly Roger H3 #1502
December 23, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Excellent trail from HPV and PoMF. We had a pretty large pack of nearly 30 hashers. Many little happy Christmas lights were seen on trail, along with a big ole' circle jerk.
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Day 257
Friday, December 25, 2020
⛅ 11 °C
Altitude: 12 m
United States North Central Neighborhood Park 27.815187, -82.68501727°48’55” N 82°41’6” W
St Pete H3 #155
December 25, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
It was a short, but convivial evening trail, followed by a Christmas feast at the new GM's also new palatial domicile. We had a fun pack of about a dozen, and hardly a creature was stirring as we plodded along on our merry adventure. After a quick circle out in the cold, Chardonnay Derrière made a motion that we adjourn to the warmer climes of home. So off we went, for a feast of lasagna, home made meatballs, salad, and other assorted charcuterie. Many thanks to Field and Streams for the trail, as well as hosting dinner with Chardonnay D. 🙂 Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.Read more
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Day 258
Saturday, December 26, 2020
⛅ 8 °C
Altitude: 36 m
United States Orlando 28.537988, -81.38409228°32’17” N 81°23’3” W
Other Orlando H3 #2028
December 26, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
The hare had been bragging about how awesome his trail was going to be, and of at least 5 miles . . . but it was a lame effort. Eagle trail was only 3 miles because I ran through a false trail, and added a couple blocks as I looped around. Still a good fun time, maybe next week will bring back the miles. Surprisingly, I ran 4 hash trails this week, and did not hare any of them. First time that has happened in the past 2 months.Read more
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Day 261
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 9 m
United States Dead Cypress Lake 28.266186, -82.67768828°15’58” N 82°40’40” W
Tampa Bay H3 #1120 (Full Moon)
December 29, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
It was over an hour drive for me, but its a hash right. Turns out it was a good thing I made the drive, because the pack consisted of two walkers and ONE runner (that's right, I had the WHOLE trail to myself). Turned out to be about 4 miles, but being alone and having to break all the checks on my own, I got in about 4 1/2. Had a great time.Read more
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Day 262
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 14 m
United States MacFarlane Park 27.956731, -82.49465427°57’24” N 82°29’41” W
Jolly Roger H3 #1503
December 30, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Last trail of the year, and we had some nice weather. My 25th hare for JRH3, and we had over 20 hashers on hand. Lots of twists and turns on trail, and we actually passed a couple strip joints. Happy New Year.Read more
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