THE CHA-AM FREEDOM HASH
Invited Co-AdministratION Of The Cha-AM HASH HOUSE HARRIERS 2024-2025
NOTE SPECIAL BITE MARK & EASY OFF RUN TIME OF 16:15, THAT'S 4:15 PM!
RUN 498: HUAI SAI RDSC WITH EARLY START!
NOVEMBER 23, 2024 @ 16:15
HARE(S): Bite Mark & Easy Off
LOCATION: Huai Sai Royal Development Study Centre (RDSC) - Google Maps Link
COORDINATES: N 12.707582, E 99.902768
DATE & TIME: November 9, 2024 @ 4:15 PM
(arrive by 3:45 PM to check in)
ON AFTER: Country Kitchen - Google Maps Link
NOTE: PLEASE CONSIDER CARRYING A PHONE WITH YOU ON THE TRAILS, IT MAY HELP US TO HELP YOU GET BACK TO THE START SHOULD YOU FEEL LOST. Contact # Bite Mark 089-615-1898
DIRECTIONS:
From Hua Hin Railway Station
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/yZWnRA2GZ4sM6Au78
From Hua Hin drive north on Phetkasem Road and turn left into Chompol Road (Route 1010). Drive to the Bypass traffic lights. Turn right and drive north on the bypass. The main entrance to the Royal Development Study Centre, (RDSC), is just under 3.5km, not far after the entrance to the Majestic Golf Course. Turn left into the RDSC grounds. From the entrance drive 175 meters and turn right, (HHH Sign). Drive for a further 1.3km to the car park (at the end of the lake road).
From Cha-Am via Railway Station
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/LqEz6AAihQ9NZMfj8
From Cha-am on the bypass, the RDSC is just under 3km from the Springfield Road (Route 1001) traffic light. No need to U-Turn, just carefully turn right and carefully cross over the road bypass road into the main RDSC entrance. From the entrance, drive 175 meters and turn right, (HHH Sign). Drive for a further 1.3km to the car park (at the end of the lake road).
Any questions then please call Easy Off on 099-174-9280.
Please be at the run site NOT later than 3:45 pm to pay Hash Taxes prior to a 4:15 pm run start.
Haresay Notes: We needed to obtain official permission from the Royal Development Study Centre to set this trail in previous runs so we have marked this trail with Red Plastic Rope, and flour or chalk on the road sections. We will remove it on the Wednesday walk.
At the Car Park, the trucks / cars / motorbikes must be parked carefully, not blocking the road for other traffic.
The On After: Country Kitchen (To be confirmed with Smelly Fingers (Mark), his wife’s family run the restaurant)
Google Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JTiWd64ddvrdm6CX6
Misdirection’s from Run Site to the On After: Make your way back to the bypass. Take care crossing over north bound carriageway and turn right. Head south to the Chom Phol Road traffic lights and turn left. Drive for 7.1 km to roundabout on Klong Road. Take the 4th exit and drive south 1 km on Klong Road, at the roundabout take the exit to the 7/11. Follow the road for 500 meters the restaurant parking in on the left behind the Thai supermarket.
Anyone interested in the Huai Sai Royal Development Study Centre can have a look here: http://www.rdpb.go.th/en/Studycenter/royal-development-study-centres-rdscs-c60/huai-sai-royal-development-study-centre-v70
NEED A RIDE?
Contact Hash Pimp, Rubber Duck, by phone or LINE at (+66) 095 959 6114, or email, well in advance - a donation of ฿50 per head is generally appropriate, but please consider number of passengers and distance in your math, which, you know, is considerable in both space and time in this case.
🍻 RUNNING & DRINKING EVERY OTHER SATURDAY 🍻
NEW MEMBERS (1st Run): FREE!
FULL MOON HASHERS: ฿711
MEMBERS: ฿100
JUNIOR RUNNERS: ฿50
FREE FLOW BEER: +฿100
WATER & SOFT DRINKS: FREE
Misdirections To Our Hash
Directions to the next hash are always above on this page, but hashers are boneheads, so here's a link back to the top 👍
500th Run Event - December 21st!
A weekend of hashing - with trails every day, dinner & drinks, a one-of-a-kind t-shirt, all the beer you can drink and a ride to the run. Details coming soon-ish!
Hua Hin Full Moon Hash
Go run with the Moonies, and enjoy a refreshing beverage from a 7-11, or from a similar CP brand outlet TBD!
Hua Hin Hash House Harriers
Run walk with our little sister hash on alternate Saturdays as you finish off the last of the summer wine at sunset!
WHAT'S A Cha-Am Hash LIKE? WATCH!
NEVER HASHED WITH US BEFORE? NEVER HASHED AT ALL?
Hashing with the Cha-Am Hash under invited co-administration of the Cha-Am Freedom Hash is, in spite of the name, an easygoing affair. The trails (shorter for walkers, longer for runners) are almost always in the countryside, through fields, jungles, hills, mountains, temples and more - and you can run, walk or both. It's not a competitive affair, it's fun.
The circles are not too short and not too long, with everyone gathering around to roast one another with beer (or non-alcoholic beverages, if you prefer) and the dinners are at local restaurants in and around Hua Hin where you can almost always find a wide varierty of Thai and foreign foods and beverages.
Run fees, listed above under the Misdirections, are very reasonable at ฿100 for the run for adult runners, and only another ฿100 for those who want to drink beer from the hash beermeister - which is usually a mix of Chang, Leo, MyBeer and a few others - as well as water, sodas and some snacks, which can include homemade Thai food :)
For junior hashers, we only charge ฿50 - and for new members your first run is free!
Never hashed before? It's a great way to see parts of the greater Hua Hin-Cha-Am area that you probably never would otherwise see, and to meet people from around the world who live in, and visit our area. You don't need to be a strong runner - in fact you don't even need to be a runner. If you don't have transportation, you can call Rubber Duck (per the Misdirections above) and he'll help you get there. Basically, don't worry, just come try it 👍
A FEW SHOTS FROM 2024 CHA-AM HASHES🏃♀️
GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHA-AM HASH?
Are the runS and DINNERS In Cha-AM? Mostly, No - Hua Hin!
While The Cha-am Hash was founded in Cha-am, and the runs can be out in the wilderness near Cha-am, most all of the members - and most all of the On Afters - are in or around Hua Hin. So, if you're in Hua Hin and worried that it'll be all the way in Cha-am, don't! Just come!
Do i need to be a member? No! Can I become a member? YES!
Don't take the hash too seriously, you'll ruin the fun! Just show up, pay the meager run fees (which go to pay for the beer and other details), and you'll quickly be a member - in fact, your second run as a member is free.
What if I'm not a strong runner? What if I want to run? Choose!
For those who haven't hashed before, there can be a concern that you'll either be too out of shape - or too competitive - for the event. It's true, we frown on overt competitiveness (e.g. shoving past people on the trail), but we have everything from spry, fast runners to tough, trail-hiking septuagenarians on sticks. Run, or walk at your own pace and you'll be fine - and don't worry about kit, gear, etc. Just show up.
Is the hash just like other running clubs? 100% lol NOT.
Most people discuss the drinking after (and sometimes at a stop on) the run aspect of hashing when noting the differences, but the drinking is entirely optional, and it's hardly what differentiates hashing from other running events. What really makes it different is the nature of the run.
On the Cha-am Hash, the run is always in the countryside, it's always green and fresh and natural (occasional dumps aside!), but what really sets hashing apart is the problem-solving aspect - there's not a set course like in most events. Instead, there's a trail... until there's not. Then it's up to you to find it again, which will continue throughout the hash.
Every event is a unique trail running (or walking) challenge that you'll only ever experience that one time, with that group - and the next run will be totally new again. Then you drink beer in a circle, berate one another in an orderly fashion and go eat and drink more together - if you want. If you don't want to do that part, you don't have to :)
Thank You,
The GM
The GM
