Red Dress Run, 2008

What do you get when you mix lots of beer, lots of runners, and lots of red dresses?

Why, the 21st Annual San Diego Hash House Harrier's Red Dress Run!!! (wow, that was a mouthful).

Okay, what is a House House Harrier, to all you mortals out there?? First, it has nothing to do with that kind of hash...sheesh!!

The Hash House is a running club that started in Asia many years ago by some British ex-pats. Eventually, it made it's way all across the globe. The club has all sorts of funny drinking songs and lots of traditions. The "hares" are the run leaders who mark the trail, usually with puffs of flour. It's up to the pack to follow and not be led down the wrong path.

Anyway, the SDH3 hosts the very famous Red Dress Run in San Diego every year. I went for the 2nd year in a row and convinced Rachel to come out too...so, so fun. Beer checks, high fives from random tourists, running through Gaslamp and Little Italy, CRASHING the St. Augustine graduation!! Woohoo! Debauchery at it's finest. In any case, here's a little sampling of the pics:

I may be crazy...

...but I am going to sell the Niner.

I know. I know.

I have been doing some soul-searching and thinking about what I want from my biking life...XC racing has been "fun" (insert sarcasm here...) but it's not what I want to do. I've been down the "racing" road before (2005) and burned myself out.

Yeah, I'll probably still do the occasional race here or there, but I'm not committed to doing the full schedule. Eventually, I want to end my 4+ year state of perpetual rentership and get a house. Having a little coinage in the bank won't hurt :)

More later, esp. some Red Dress Run pictures :)

Sweet Lochsa Video

...from YouTube...



Excellent footage! We were there when the clips at the end were taken. At minute 4:45 you can see Dan with the shamrock on his back at the left of the screen. I have photos of the yellow Creature Craft posted below (plus the guy that nearly did the backflip on the blue cataraft).

Hmmm...what else is new?

School is only about 1.5 weeks from it's end! Woohoo! Who said the kids are the only excited ones?!

Got a job with the Upward Bound program at SDSU for this summer. 6 weeks, 4 hours a day. Not too bad...still gives me time to go riding, do yoga, relax, etc.

Haven't ridden in 2 weeks BUT I have hashed twice (SDH3 Red Dress Run and Humpin' Hash last Sunday. If you don't know...hashing started in Pacific Asia. It is a running club that has all sorts of quirky rules and drinking songs...usually a great stress reliever. Hoping (?) to get named soon!!

Anywho, feeling under the weather today. Going to go relax on the couch!