The sun was shining when getting into the runsite, however, the runsite was wet. A small turnout and no usual check breakers when OnOn was called just past six by JPS.
The usual in-trail where you had hoist yourself up from the tarmac, walk along the terrace before the first usual climb. Before reaching the top, a check which, after nearly twenty three mins of "R U"s and "Checking"s, nearly ended in checkmate until someone called On On.
Getting on to the paper trail, it meandered up to the hilltop where the papers stopped abruptly. A falsie? So fast? (it was learnt later that the falsie, the runners had hit, was the falsie of the 2nd check). Soon On call was heard and the few runners hit the trail down the hill, which turned out to be more difficult than the climb.
Coming out from under canopy, Chickadee and Blood Donor, stopped to admire the view but actually looking for the shortcut out. The paper now led on the just cut, muddy laterite road and it kept going up and up, much to chagrin of Bandit. Meanwhile SK, Pengsan, Miaw Miaw, Khoo Kongsi and Gigi Putih made good haste to be FROPs.
Getting off the muddy road, the trail took a sharp turn into the jungle, where it went up and then down for a shallow stream crossing and on to the another just cut muddy road. Soon the papers went under canopy again and then coming out, to hit a near shoulder height bracken covered trail which also led upwards. By now, SK, Pengsan and Gigi Putih had gone much ahead leaving chit chatting Miaw Miaw and the one who wants to be known 'Leng Chai'.
From the top, the trail downward was a bash through some thick undergrowth. Getting to civilization was a ten foot vertical drop near the just completed housing where the 'Leng Chai' nearly had a 'pangsai' when he landed on his back from about five feet high. The home trail was a nineteen minute walk on tarmac to home. Late going in Cock Pain and XL soon caught up with the back pack and completed together.
It appeared 'not my standard' for just came in time Long John Silver, Buaya and ABC to do a walk up on just the tarmac instead of going in for the run. They went looking for property for sale in the long abandoned 'Kenny Hill' style project.
FROP was in about 1hr 8mins while the last out at about 7.30pm. KFC and Heny followed Blood Donor and Chickadee on their short cut.
On On onsite, the hare's home cooked offering.
Next Run: No 975
Date: 24/03/2012
Hare: Khoo Kongsi
Venue: Bukit Gasing
