Hashing ...

• is what you might like
• might help you get in shape - or get out of it
• will provide you with a weekly workout, as gentle or as tough as you like it
• will have you running in various surroundings, always finishing with a drink, a chat and usually a nice meal with your running pals
• is the best way to meet different people of various backgrounds and nationalities right here in Tallinn

Please explain more!

First of all: Hash House Harriers do not encourage the use and abuse of the recreational drug of the same name. We don't smoke it - we run it!

Hashing is kind of an orienteering run comparable to the British game of Hares and Hounds. One or two people, the Hares, mark a trail of flour. This trail can be set anywhere: around fields, through woods, on roads, on city streets. The rest of the group will follow the trail. The Hares set false trails and check points where the Hashers have to look for the trail. This makes the group stay together as the better runners tend to run all false trails while the rest of the group is catching up. On finding the trail, Hashers holler "ON ON" to help Hashers running behind to find the trail. The trail ends at the "Hash Home" where the beer is waiting.

Origins of the Hash

The original Hash House was a restaurant that was part of the Royal Selangor Club Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Here in 1938 A.S. Gispert and seven other British decided to have a game of Hares and Hounds prior to drinking beer, thus being able to work up a thirst and see a bit of the countryside. This kind of social workout quickly was copied and carried to Singapore and other Asian locations. Since the 1950's the Hash started spreading worldwide. Today, there is a network of Hash House Harriers spread over all continents, with seven groups even in Antarctica!

Tallinn Hash House Harriers

The Tallinn Hash House Harriers was founded by Bob "G-String" Filby and Mike "Axe Murderer" Tulley on Halloween 1999.

In the wintertime, we run on Sundays at 1 p.m. and in the summertime, on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. If you're interested in meeting fun, beer-loving people with a running problem, meet us in front of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Islandi Väljak 1 in central Tallinn.

 

Welcome to the hash!
Tere tulemast hashile!

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