Run 856 Mar 10 is an In Run - RLC

• Run 856 is by Bob Yong and Eva Lim
• March 10, 2015 Tuesday 6pm
• In Run - RLC

RLC Harriers Run 856, 10 March 2015

Hares : Bob Yong Tow Foo & Eva Lim

(Chew Leng Soon, FKChin, C K Leong, David Wee & Mighty Mouse as hired hares)

Runsite : Lake Garden & its vicinity

Weather : Drizzling

It promised to be a difficult day when the sky opened up with a slight

drizzle as we set off towards the traffic lights. As usual, Uncle Yap

would go off towards the National Monument.

The rest went up to the Tugu Negara and then down to the path that led

to Parliament House. The policemen at the guardhouse readily and

without being asked said "pusing kiri" and off we went down the slope

toward Jalan Ledang. The route went up and up and then we found

ourselves in the vicinity of the Senators' Club.

The check was broken when UY and Peter Leong went down a slippery

slope which led to the Dragon Trail*. The route thro Dragon Trail was

horrendous and most challenging. The path then meandered its way pass

all manners of obstacles and then we came to a narrow path around an

area condoned off by blue fences.

Then it was into a drain and up towards Jalan Tengku Ampuan and then

right to Changkat Tunku. Soon we saw cilvilisation when MRR came into

view, we knew the end was near. Nevertheless, it was a long run (altho

Thambi Chye's GPS showed only less than 6.5km)

FROP was, as usual, Mike Kuan at 73 minutes. UY came in at 7.30 and we

sat and waited for the rest of the gang ... Uncle Teh, Auntie

Margaret, Chee Mooi, etc

The Circle, like all RLC circles, was hilarious with ridiculous

charges made left, right and centre. The principal hare then told us

On-On-On was at LFF off Old Klang Road. Most of us made it and we had

a fantastic time; what with a litre bottle of a single malt (courtesy

of Chew Leng Soon), beer and Guinness Stout.

On a night when the weather was really miserable, we RLC Hashers knew

how to overcome and have a jolly good time

Note * The Dragon Trail (DT)

More than 15 years ago, I was introduced to a narrow stream to the

right of Parliament House. There was a path beside the small stream

and we walked/ran amidst the idyllic stretch of water. We ended up at

a hill where there was a Condo and we walked down towards Jalan Ledang

and came home.

Then things happened ... thunder and lightning occurred and trees fell

across the path along the stream. Adventurous hashers found a way thro

Dragon Trail by avoiding the fallen trees. But it was never like the

DT that UY fell in love with. Today the DT is an ugly path with many

trees fallen across.

Wouldn't it be nice if we can organise a path-clearing exercise and

restore DT to the delight that it was. Anyone can get hold of a strong

worker with a chainsaw? We just need one Sunday morning for volunteers

to clear the path and make DT what it used to be.