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turkishlover25 · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 142 Location: Charleston, IL USA

Just wondering if anyone here is a member of the Hash House Runners Club?? I ran with them in a few cities across Europe, even in Ankara, and might be interested in see what they're like in Istanbul.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Crumpy is your man to get in touch with. There was a thread.
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/job/viewtopic.php?p=238720&highlight=#238720

crumpy · Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 79 Location: Istanbul

Hash geldiniz TurkishLover ... and thanks dmb.

I'm not hashing much these days 'cos my one-month old baby boy takes priority in my life. That said, I think I'm still on the IH3 Mis-Management in some capacity, but our new Grand Master hasn't decided which yet.

So, you've hashed in Ankara. When? 'Cos I've hashed with them guys quite a few times. (W)ankara, as the IH3 like to call them, are seriously well-organized. Here in Istanbul, we're more into the drinking and socializing side of hashing.

I presume you've already checked out the web site on www.ih3.org . Once on the web site, for the most-up-to-date news, then click on the IH3 bridge logo ... for access to our yahoogroup.

The IH3 is a fortnightly hash ... and if I remember correctly ... are not hashing this weekend.

On on ... MB ... that's an abbreviation of my hash name

turkishlover25 · Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 142 Location: Charleston, IL USA

Well I hashed a few times this past summer, but never in a row so I have no special name at this point. Really it was quite an experience: I was an all-state cross country and track runner for four years in high school and hold a few school records, so it was nothing like what i was used to, but certainly a good mixture of exercise and social enjoyment.

My sponser was a certain Cem, known as "Mad Max" because he rides a motorcycle and always wears leather when he Hashes.

I figured it would be a good way to meet some other foreigners in Istanbul, ones not connected to the underground empire of TEFLers that seem to overrun the highways and byways of the world.

crumpy · Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 79 Location: Istanbul

I'm afraid we DO have a few TEFLers in our ranks. I actually teach maths ... so I'm almost one of you guys :-(

Why not send a blank message to [email protected] ... to join our yahoo group. Then all the news of our runs, parties, pub crawls, "Mister Murdery" Weekends, etc will automatically be sent to your e-mail account.

By the way, I used to run for my university as well ... and when I first came to Turkey I felt that too much drinking wasn't good for my training routine ... but as time went by ... I realized that the lifting of ones elbow was a more important exercise to me than that of running :-)

On on ... MB

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:23 am Post subject:

Hi
Interested in some male bonding ,any hashers in Izmir ?

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

ollie, if you google 'hash house harriers izmir' you'll get a load of links to the hash in Izmir.

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:53 am Post subject:

Thanks mate I'll just do that .