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Welcome
to the Rome Hash House Harriers, the
Rome chapter of the Hash
House Harriers international running
club!
Since its foundation in 1986 the Rome Hash has been causing chaos and confusion in the streets of Rome and its surrounding environs, as a part of a world-wide (dis)organization - The Hash House Harriers, or HHH - which counts over 1500 chapters. Founded in the 30's by a group of British settlers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, "Hash" comes from the name they adopted for their colonial club where the early run started - it was called "Hash House" because the food was inedible. |
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Flying Booger's Half-Mind Catalogue Global Trash, the world Hash directory European and World Hash locator Forthcoming Hash events - by UK HHH
Hash in the News:
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"HASH" could be described as a sort of Hare and Hounds or treasure hunt with beer as the treasure. The way we Hasher like to define ourselves is: "serious drinkers with a running problem"... Hashes follow the same loose (very loose) format all over the world: the organizers for the day's run (the Hares) lay a trail of flour or paper. The pack (the rest of the layabouts) follow it. Everybody can run, the fit and the unfit (most of us are definitely unfit). As each one has his own pace and training, not everyone runs at the same speed - but the idea is to follow the trail more or less together. The way the hares achieve this, is to lay false parts of the trail, tricking the front runners (FRBs). Checkmarks force the FRBs to find the trail, while the slower sedate Hashers catch up. Shortcutting is positively encouraged. Competition and racing are severely punished! The run is followed by the ceremony of the "down-downs". The infractors of the day will have to swallow a pint of beer while the rest of the pack will be singing. And what they can't drink, they have to tip on their heads!
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The Italian Nash Hash 1998 - Siena The Ides of March Toga Hash Run - a picture gallery- (1999)
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The Rome Hash runs every week, normally on a Sunday, but alternating with Mondays in the Summer. Each run is followed by copious festivities. The Hares provide food and drink. Beer is the Hash Drink, but, for those who are not drinkers (nobody is perfect!) soft drinks and - which is more disgusting! - water are also provided.
Hashers are mainly English speakers, but they come from every country and continent in the world. Most of current Roman Hashers are "expats" resident in Italy, but there are also Italians ad visitors from foreign Hashes. It is the best entertainment in the International Community and a great way to meet new people. The average "Pack" per week is around 30-40. There is an extensive social life leading off from the Hash, including parties, bars, Embassy do's, etc. Groups of Rome Hasher visit other Hashes every year and participate in the great Hash events, as the national, continental and world runs (Nash Hash, EuroHash, InterHash) |
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Music
background: "Swing low, sweet chariot" (world Hash hymn)
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If this short description tickles your fancy, join the Hash and try! You are absolutely welcome, there are no admission formalities. Hash House Harriers is an open society, and anyone with a good amount of sense of humor can be a part of it. Enjoy
a moment of life where: |
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Thank you for visiting, please sign the guestbook
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RUN LIST | Welcome! | About Us | Cos'è la Hash | How it works | The Rome HHH Committee | Ides of March | RH3 Photo Archive | Hash Trash | Hash Songbook | Vatican Full Moon Hash | Links | Visitors in Rome | Contact Us
Informations For the Press: Rome Hash on Runner' World Magazine New York Times:
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