AKWABA / WELCUM
Our mission:
Provide together a non-complicated and respectful environment to share Fun, Sport, and a Few Drinks.
We are a family hash, therefore horrors (a.k.a. children) and mutts (a.k.a. dogs), wives and girlfriends are very welcome to join! We are a drinking club with a running problem. We are the ones who pass out beer at the 24th mile of marathons and yes, that was us you saw on TV having a great time and doing something silly. We drink, we run, it’s fun.
As long as you can speak some English, are able to walk (or) run for an hour, knowing that you even have a break half way, than you qualify!
Being in an athletic shape is nice, but good mood is mandatory!!!
Therefore, feel free to join us for our c(u)ming event.
When do we run?
Our usual hash is held once a month, on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
Details – location, time, fee etc. – are mentioned on this website a few days before each hash. Please check ‘Cuming Runs’ for more info… then just show up!
We also tend to regroup and howl at the Full Moon during the “Abidjan Full Moon Hash“. You’re right… at full moon (or there about on the Friday closest to the Full Moon). For more details see the special page.
Where do we run?
The Abidjan Classic Hash House Harriers (ACH3) hosts their trails for the most part in the greater Abidjan area, however we also go out into the wild blue yonder to lay trails all over the place beyond the usual run within half an hour up to an hour’s drive of Abidjan. If you need a lift to get to the start of the run, please feel free to ask in the WhatsApp group where surely someone will accommodate you. Go to ‘Coming Runs’ for more information.
How much does it cost?
The run fee, to be paid to Hash Cash before the run in cash, is usually 5,000 cfa per adult and 3,500 cfa for kids (6-12 years), horrors under 6 years and mutts go free! This fee pays for beer, soft-drinks and snacks available before the hash, at any drink-stop and the snacks after the hash.
For special occasions, the fee will be increased to cover special events like barbecues, but this is announced on the run information. Those forgetting to pay before the run will be suitably punished! There are no membership fees.
Do I Need To Be An Athlete?
Certainly not! The runs are set to suit all levels of fitness with plenty of check points along the way, allowing the slower walkers to catch up. You may run/walk/talk as you wish. Hashing is strictly non-competitive.
How does it Work?
Well, by the time you show up to a hash, the hares (the ones who make our trail) have already hidden extra beers at secret locations on the trail, and have returned to socialize and drink. Once all the hashers have arrived, (Hashing usually works on hash standard time: HST (Hash Standard Time) uses a completely variable and made up unit to measure time, so the start time could be much later than the time listed on the website, the hares explain the marks they will be putting on the ground to lead us towards the beer. The marks are generally made using flour, paper or chalk. Then we start.
What is Hashing?
The hash itself is a version of a kid’s game called hares and hounds. In the real game, the hares use flour, paper or chalk to lay a trail for the hounds to follow. Ours works the same way only with dead ends, wrong turns and beer. Now, if you are a slow walker, the fast bastards ahead of you have already solved all of the wrong turns and ideally, everyone gets to the beer stops at the same time. Additionally, being a front running bastard is generally discouraged. If you want to train for an ultra marathon, you may have come to the wrong place. Often, the trail is a big loop, passing through bars, wilderness, streets, beer stops, apartment complexes and other places before somehow ending up back at the beginning.
What Happens After The Run?
Once everyone has returned, the Hash is called to order and the Circle commences. The Grand Master (GM) and the Religious Advisor (RA) welcome any newcomers, welcome back the welcome backs, and administer liquid “punishments”, known as down downs, to those who may have transgressed in any way either on the run, or during the previous week. Some of the charges may be slightly exaggerated for comic effect! After the Circle food is served.
How to get in touch?
- Email: to contact the Mismanagement of the ACH3 or AFMH3, please send the message to info [AT] abidjanclassichash.com or use the form on their page.
To sign up for the Abidjan Classic Hash Mail, to receive our regular emails with the latest trail information and other activities, please fill in this page. - Facebook Group: become a member and visit our Facebook group, with lots of pictures of previous runs and activities.
- WhatsApp Group: we also have a very active WhatsApp group, sharing the latest trail information, Hash Flash (photos), Hash trash on fellow Hashers and a the one joke. If you would like to join, please contact the Mismanagement. Mind you, if you post shit (anything else than Hash or beer related stuff, such as politics or advertisements, etc), you will be punished with lots of beer and kicked out!
First-time Hasher / Visiting Hasher
As a hashing virgin (yes, you’re a virgin again… technically), we will pretty much just socialize with you and try to convince you that like yourself, we don’t really run all that well either.
In case you are a visiting hasher and you would like to cum and hash, you are very welcum to join us. Just show up! (Look for 30 people plus standing around in a parking lot or bar.)
Simply check the details for the next run on ‘Cuming Runs’ and come along in your walking gear. If you are completely clueless when it comes to following a map (as most of the ACH3 are) contact someone from the Mismanagement (see above).
If you don’t want to feel lost (even if you won’t), be informed that you can bring your friends with you as long as they fit into the “requirements” as well.
Your devoted Mismanagement team!
On On !!