Latest Run Report - September 2024

NBH3 RUN #280 REPORT – ROSEVILLE CHASE OVAL – 1ST SEPTEMBER

The first day of spring was like the first day of summer so a good turnout set hare WHITE RABBIT into a bit of a tizz on the subject of ‘can I feed everyone’!!  So she was a bit frazzled when she called everyone together at the start to listen in.  She warned us it was a long explanation and everyone HAD to listen – even waited for CANDLESTICKS to stop fussing around and be quiet!  In a nutshell the walker’s trail would take about 1 hr 15 mins to complete at a good pace, lazy walkers could turn round and go back whenever they wanted and there were 3 runners loops.  BONDI asked if it could all be repeated and received the death look so we all set off.

 STARBOARD had stepped in as TM and after being handed a map by Hare Helper OLD HAND, (other helper MONGREL retired from any further help as he’d fallen over setting the run and was bloodied) was made aware that the runners loops were actually very long on-backs, prompting her to think WHITE RABBIT had a touch of Trumpism about her.  Someone must have been listening in to that as PHANTOM said one of the first runners loops was just an on back and he elected not to do it.  He had his come uppance later!!

The first not so long on back was discovered by HE’LL DO closely followed by SHORT SHEETER and STARBOARD who had done it in the hope of sucking others in.  No luck and only  BONDI and dog were fooled at the second ‘loop’ at the end of the long flight of stairs down to the water.  So the runners went right at the end of the stairs almost to Roseville Bridge before those dreaded arrows pointing back were found.  The walkers went left and all seemed to be still on trail as the runners passed them for the second time.  We all headed along the lovely waterside track to the Two Creeks track where the walkers went left and the runners went right.  As PHANTOM hadn’t discovered that the previous 2 loops were in fact on backs he had no fear that this third one would be like that, and proceeded to race HE’LL DO.  It was sweet music to hear his very loud curses when he reached those backward pointing arrows first.  All that effort and nothing to show for it! 

When the runners caught up with the back walkers it was where the fire trail ducked into real bush along and up and up a creek.  PEE DUB and COPRA with walking poles and CRUMB unassisted were debating the merits of pressing on, going back or indeed tapping into PEE DUB’s local knowledge.  The result will be divulged later.

The trail was really well set and really didn’t need a TM (rare high praise), even as we emerged from the bush into the laneways, parks and golf courses of Roseville Chase back to the Oval.

Runners came in at about 60 mins and walkers in dribs and drabs after.  Thinking we were all there we did a swift head count and realised the dithering trio plus COD PIECE and CANDLESTICKS were still missing.  The latter 2 soon came into sight and the circle was called.  CALICI and CRUMB between them got the job done in the absence of the presumably still walking GM.  CRUMPET remarked it was really well set and PHANTOM received a down down for finally doing a run that he could not short cut.  That’s more paise for the hare!

Just as were wrapping up the circle the dithering trio appeared – having done the whole walk including the bush trail!  PEE DUB was asked to give the walker’s report and he declined saying there were ladies present – obviously his local knowledge was to no avail and they came in after 1¾ hours!!  Finally though it was time for food and the fishes and loaves miracle was not required – plenty for all!

ON ON STARBOARD