K3H (J1)

Since a few weeks ago we have joined the Kalahari Hash House Harriers (K3H). The hash house harriers is an international club, mainly joined by expatriates, with clubs all over the world. They call themselves "a drinking club with a running problem".

The Gaborone club gets together once a week, on a Sunday morning during winter, and Monday evening during summer (because Sunday morning would be too hot). The "hash" has its own set of rules for the run. The "hares" are members who set out a trail, which is to be followed by the rest of the club. There are both walkers and runners, and by setting out a trails with a few false trails etc, the runners and walkers stay close together, and finish around the same time. The run is usually around an hour, and about 6 or 7 kilometers. The run is finished with drinking beer, which is the 'drinking' part of the hash. We have met some really nice people already, and have been on 4 runs so far. More about the 'hash can be found on the world wide hash house harriers website.

Two weeks ago, the local "kennel" had the 1400th run, which was celebrated with a special run, and nice meal at a lodge afterwards. Some pictures:

The runners on the 1400th run.

Drinks and snacks after the run

On a beautiful view point.

J1