Run 740 - The Crown at Rumwell - WAM! & JB

Hare: WAM & JBHounds: Phantom, Why Bother, Grasshopper, S Apprentice, Dormouse, Tenzing, Liz, Bigbird, Chris, Martini & PaulBrief Guest appearance: DitW

Whilst we were awaiting the off from our Hares a car screeched to a halt in the car park and DitW got out dressed in a becoming outfit of black and purple.  I thought that this was a  strange attire for running, especially as her shoes were more suited to the ballroom.   She then pulled up her skirt and showed off a leg that had more black and purple (and brown & yellow) than her clothes.  She explained that she had been practising her ballet steps on her slippery floor and her splits had  gone awry and she with it. Hopefully she will recover in time for her next performance on the floor!On on was right out of the pub and right again down a road and onto footpaths round and across fields, an impromptu for everybody to catch up, Why Bother was having recurring problems with his hamstring, and although manfully struggling on further decided that enough was enough and short cutted back to the pub.  We continued on along more footpaths, short stretches of road , more paths, coming into and through Bishops Hull and onto a check on the Silk Mills road.

The trail took us through the Cornishway industrial estate and onto Galmington road.   At this point I thought Dormouse had finally gone over the edge as he was running in front of me , first waving one arm in the air and then two. It turns out he was indicating one blob then two for on on, all very technical!

Then right and right again onto a long footpath that took us along behind said industrial estate and on to a very narrow pathway between two fences, no good for anyone over 18 stone!!  Before long coming out onto the Wellington road just past StoneGallows.Another footpath led us to a road that took us back to the Wellington road just a couple of hundred yards further down, then left onto a track that took us to our regroup by disused chicken barns.   Plenty of sweets to go round with only 13 hashers, and two bags of choccy  sweets!Fully sated, we continued on, coming to a drive that took us through a horsey place with a number of young frisky horses. Previously warned of this place by WAM we dutifully walked through the farm/stables area and then back into our proper hash mode running and calling along the remaining footpath trail until reaching the pub.We all then enjoyed the real benefits of running by quaffing quantities of alcoholic beverage and feeling quite virtuous about it!   Many thanks to our hares for a fine and enjoyable run.