What we’re about
“A drinking club with a running problem!”
We are the Gothenburg chapter of the international, non-competitive running/drinking/social club called the “Hash House Harriers”.
What is the Hash House Harriers?
The Hash House Harriers was started by a group of British expatriates at the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1938. They named the group after their meeting place, the Selangor Club, which was nicknamed the “Hash House” for various reasons.
The three tenets of hashing are: a) to promote physical fitness, b) to acquire a good thirst, and c) to satisfy it with beer.
About us
In Gothenburg, we meet to run/jog/walk roughly twice a month. It all depends on the number of people who want to contribute to setting a run. We run all over the greater Gothenburg area, on city streets, alleys, parks, forest and in the archipelago.
We are a very social group. Our members come from all walks of life, all abilities of running and walking, from slow to fast, and all age groups (we're a family hash, so kids are welcome, as are dogs). Our main goal is to have fun!
We usually start from someone's home, but it can also be another location, like a pub (bag storage is normally available). One person (the hare) is responsible for laying the trail. The length of the trail is usually about 7 to 9 km for runners and shorter for the walkers.
Trail markings are done with flour or chalk. The participants (the pack) follow the markings. There are several different markings that are used to slow the faster ones down and give time for the slower ones to catch up, because hashing is not about winning, it’s about getting to the end together.
After a run, we conduct an entertaining ceremony known as “a circle”. Here, we drink beer (non-alcoholic is always a possibility), sing frivolous songs and punish/reward each other for stupid or funny things that may or may not have happened on the run. After the circle, we socialize and eat (often the hare has prepared a meal for us).
More information can be found on our website
More information about hashing and its history can be found on Wikipedia
