DH4: Dayton Hash House Harriers & Harriettes

“A drinking club with a running problem" Runners and walkers of all abilities are welcome! Who are we? Welcome to our running club!!! No two runs are alike.

We call ourselves “A Drinking Club with a Running Problem”. We hold running events known as “Hash Runs” every other Saturday in the afternoon and in the evenings during Full Moons. Our runs are typically three to four miles in distance. Hash runs are unique in that the organizers, the “Hares”, set a trail of flour and chalk for the pack of runners, “Hashers”, to follow. The start location changes

for every run and the routes are different. To make it fun and challenging the hares try to misdirect and confuse the pack of runners in which direction they should go. The faster runners are up front looking for the flour marks on the ground. Sometimes they go in the wrong direction or follow the wrong marks, “False Trail”. They then need to retrace their steps and search in other areas. This allows the slower runners or walkers to catch up. Together we run more or less in a social group “pack”. Of course in the middle of our runs we have to hydrate with refreshing beer/water stops. Everyone then stops and socializes for a bit. The events are a lot of fun and you almost never notice the physical exertion part. The routes often go into interesting areas including a lot of forest, which we call “Shiggy”. We also do pavement. Runs are usually a combination of both. Hashers soon learn never to bring their best running shoes to a hash event! After the run is complete we get together, “Circle”, to jokingly critique the hares and hashers on how well they performed. We then follow up the “Circle” with food and drink at a local establishment. Who can attend? Due to the adult nature of drinking and the colorful language we use, it’s recommended that only 21 and over should participate. Children can attend, but it is strongly encouraged that the parents or guardians participate in at least a couple of hash events first so they can judge whether it is appropriate for their children. Children should always be accompanied by a supervising adult. Hares will have the final say regarding children attending each hash event. There might be issues such as indoor beer stops that don’t allow children, or there might be physical challenges that children will not be able to overcome. If the hares don’t mention children's attendance in the event description, feel free to reach out to the hares directly. Dogs:
Dogs on a leash can attend our hash runs since we are mostly in public areas. However, the hares have complete discretion due to the nature of the trail route, such as climbing fences, indoor beer stops in bars that don’t allow dogs, etc. There are a few dog guidelines:
- Don't trip other runners with the leash
- Loud barking dogs are a distraction
- Dog must get along with other dogs. Feel free to view the images of our past runs to get a feel how we set trail for hashers to follow. Note that the red "X"'s is where hashers have to search for marks in all directions to find out which way trail goes. When a hashers finds the right direction they yell "On-On", so everyone knows which way to go. Past Trails album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=a.100772395724500

Website: https://daytonhash.com/

DH4 Google Event Calendar:
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Many thanks for those joining our club!!! See you on trail!!! On-On!!!

Photos from DH4: Dayton Hash House Harriers & Harriettes's post

09/29/2024

01/21/2024

Hanging out at the Runners Plus "Dayton Running club Fair". We'll be out at the Brown Street location until noon. Come out and say hi and for a chance to win a prize!

12/01/2023

Our hash running/hiking group has reached 500 followers!🙏🤗🎉 Thank you very much for your support!!!

If you haven't tried hashing before, please come out to our biweekly and full moon events. It's a lot of fun and it's and a good way to exercise even during these cold weather months. And of course afterwards we go out to eat and drink. 🍻 A great way to socialize and meet new people!

I hope to see you at the next hash event!!! On-On!!!
Dah Gimp

01/29/2023

Come see us at the Runners Plus Expo on Kingsridge Drive...they are offering discounts and prizes. Between 11 am and 1 pm.

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01/19/2023

Website: daytonhash.com

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Welcome!
We call ourselves “A Drinking Club with a Running Problem”. Our club holds informal local Dayton area running events known as Hash Runs. Our runs are typically three to four miles in distance. Hash runs are unique in that the organizers, the Hares, set a trail of flour and chalk for the pack of runners, we call Hashers, to follow. To make it fun and challenging the hares try to misdirect and confuse the pack of runners in which direction they should go. The faster runners are up front looking for the flour marks on the ground. Sometimes they go in the wrong direction, False Trail. They then retrace their steps and search in other areas. This allows the slower runners or walkers to catch up. Together we run more or less in a social group.

Trail:
Start locations change from run to run. The hash routes are very entertaining and almost never repeat. We go into many areas including forest, which we call Shiggy. The trail routes are usually a combination of both Shiggy and pavement. Hashers soon learn never to bring their best running shoes to a hash event! The events are a lot of fun and you almost never notice the physical exertion part.

Beer:
Of course in the middle of our runs we have to hydrate with refreshing beer and water! Everyone stops and socializes for a bit before continuing on the run. Life is good!

Who can attend?
Due to the adult nature of drinking and the colorful language we use, it’s recommended that only 21 and over should participate. Children can attend, but it is strongly encouraged that the parents or guardians go to at least a couple of hash events first so they can judge whether it is appropriate for their kids. Children should always be accompanied by a supervising adult. There might be issues such as indoor beer stops that don’t allow children, or there might be physical challenges that children will not be able to overcome. If you are unsure, feel free to reach out to the hares directly.

Cost:
We charge a nominal fee of $8 per hash to offset the cost of trail supplies and beer. A small portion of this fee is saved for awards and special events. No advance registration is required to attend. Just park and hash!

Dogs:
Dogs on a leash can attend our hash runs since we are mostly in public areas. However, the hares have complete discretion due to the nature of the trail route...fences, indoor beer stops in bars that don’t allow dogs, etc.

11/06/2022

Reminder that ShigFest tomorrow is at 2 pm. Also remember to set your clocks back one hour due to the ending of Daylight Savings Time. One extra hour of sleep! On-On

02/28/2022

Our new website is up and running! We are pretty excited about it! It is by no means finished. We have many new planned features in the future and they are coming in fast. Every once in a while check it out and see what you are missing!

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