This is it, the Suzhou kennel of the Hash House Harriers is up and running. For those not familiar with the club; the Hash House Harriers are a loosely-organized group of adults who meet regularly, or semi-regularly, to play a game based on the principle of Hare and Hounds (or a Paper Chase). The hares go out running and lay a trail and the hounds run behind and try to follow. There is no race or competition; the fun is in the group following of the trail and in the camaraderie over beer and food afterwards. The events (called Hashes) vary in length and terrain; city, trails, parks, even shopping centres - all are fair game. Experienced Harriers and Newbies and all who like running and meeting people, (and who don't frown upon indulging in a pint or two) are welcome.

Hash Run No. 48:   The next Suzhou Hash Run is planned for Feb 11th 2012, but Hares are still needed. Please contact MK at suzhouH3@gmail.com if you want to be a Hare. Watch this space for updates!  Happy Year of the Dragon to all and On-On! 

Suzhou New Year's Run: Suzhou's most popular end-of-year Running event was a great success.  Suzhou’s 6th annual New Year’s Eve Run was held on December 31st 2011. The Run was a 10 KM race through Ligong Di, Jinjihu Da Dao and Golden Lough.  

Santa Hash 2011:  The renowned Shanghai Santa Hash annual charity Run was the weekend of the 9th-11th of Dec. 2011 and it was a great success! If you missed it this year, you'll have to wait all year for the next one, so plan ahead for this 2012 charity Bash.............

Hash Run No. 47:   Suzhou Hash Run on Sunday Nov. 20th was a live hare Run with Sausage Supporter and TVA as Hares. And nobody caught them, though Agatha did come quite close until he was thrown off the scent by a very nasty check. Seems like Suzhou is getting more and more into the Live Hare spirit! 

Hash Run No. 45&46:  The Chengdu Pandas Hash House Harriers came to Suzhou for a Hash Run Weekend from November 4th - 6th, and a great party it was! There was a pub crawl on Friday night, cross-country Run out at Qionglong Shan on Saturday with 55 Hashers in attendance followed by nice Sunday morning Run in Suzhou's historic old town. Thank you Pandas for the visit. Can't wait 'til the next Suzhou-Chengdu event! 

Hash Run No. 44:  Suzhou Hash Run no 44 was on Oct. 15th. Agatha, Daily Discharge and Just Kyle sent the Hashers on a wild and crazy trail the included traditional villages, farms, a boat ride, golfing and even fireworks. Photos and write-up coming soon.  On-on!

Hash Run No. 43: Run no. 43 was the adventure Hash of the year as for the first time, the group found a gate slammed in its face as the Runners approached. Lots of action and also, buddhas, wild monkeys, temples, and even an obstacle course -it was all there on this Run. Watch this space for photos and click here for the write up.

Hash Run No. 42:  Suzhou Hash Run no. 42 was the All-China Nash Hash in Beijing. The Suzhou group had a weekend full of Hash Runs and great parties with Hash kennels from all over China . Click here for photos. 

  

Hash Run No. 41: The August 20th Suzhou Hash Run was a two-set live hare run throughout the SIP wilderness, with a Japanese beer stop in between. Slippery S and CSR were Hares for the first event, and for the second set they were assisted by Just Zoe, who proceeded to get everyone lost. But everyone ended up back at Ollies sooner or later and a great time was had by all. Click here for photos.

Hash Run No. 40:  July 30th was the Mermaid Love Hash. The Hares promised spectacular views, bamboo, lakes, hills, mermaids, goats, love and more. Most of that was pretty accurate, though they didn't mention the Stairway to heaven aspect.... Click here for photos.

Hash Run No. 39: The July 9th Suzhou Hash. Well, Come Alone and Conan the Barbarian aka the Hares dubbed it the Waterfront Run, but it seems like just calling it the Wet Run would have been more appropriate.......Has anyone ever seen so much rain on a Hash? A new record was set, and even live Hare didn't work as marks were washed out as soon as they were put down..  Click here for photos.

Suzhou Run No. 38: Suzhou H3 joined the Shanghai Drunken Dragons to celebrate the Dragons 5th anniversary.  The Hash Run took Suzhou Hashers to a sunny location outside of rainy Suzhou and was followed by a BBQ on-site. Thank you Dragons for a great time, and nice t-shirts, to boot! .....Click here for photos.

Suzhou Run No. 37: The Yangcheng Lake Lotus Island Suzhou Hash Run was Saturday June 11th. 40 Suzhou Hashers braved the rain and lots and lots and lots of mud and a great time was had by all. Photos here.....

Suzhou Run No. 36: The May 28th Suzhou Hash Run featured a beautiful trail in the Jiangsu countryside with forests and fields and ponds and hills and vineyards and even a grass farm (??).  Over 88 checks were counted, though the accuracy of the counting by any Hasher is well up for debate.... In any case, the checks kept everyone together and provided just the right level of challenge for the 40 Hashers present.... Except maybe Mr. Mo, who rumor has it, got a bit carried away while setting up the beer stop and was seen hiding on the bus instead of going on the Run? Engineer Early-Riser, Sausage Supporter, Come Slowly and Just Adam did a great job and has anyone mentioned that this might well go down in Suzhou Hash History as one of the top trails of the year?  Read the Write-Up on this Run.    Photos here.

Suzhou Run No. 35: The May 5th-8th Joint Hash Weekend with the Chengdu Panda Hash was an incredible time with 16 Hashers from Suzhou travelling out to Chengdu for a long Double-Hash weekend. The Pandas showered us with hospitality and showed us an awesome time with super trails, amazing food and the best of company.  Thank you Pandas! Read the Write-up here.   Photos Here.

Suzhou Run No. 33:  Despite the expectations of some, the Suzhou Hash House Harriers Run no. 33 was very definitely a Hash Run. 2 sets of Hares did the markings, and there were lots of buy one get one free beer stops in between. MK and Tiny Tim hosted this first ever 'Train the 'Hers post-marathon Hash' , and it certainly won't be the last one! Photos here.

Suzhou Run No. 32:  The Suzhou Hash House Harriers Run was a long affair. Hares Slippery S. and Just Mark of Decent Body fame forced 29 Suzhou Hashers to reach a whole new level by setting an over 15k trail without a beer stop. Even the beautiful spring weather and sunshine didn't save them from the lynching, tar, and feathers afterwards.  Keep an eye out for Dr Ruth's Write Up and  click here for Phantom Flasher's photos.

Suzhou Run No. 31:   The March 12th Run was an eventful one -there was Just Marina who managed to find a pit of quicksand while searching for true trail, and Just Sam who saved her with his big stick and Tiny Tim, who had run off to NingXia for a special massage at the last moment, leaving LTTB to train virgin Hare Alex on his own, and more.....Photos here, and if we are lucky, there will be eventually be a write up of the tale!

Suzhou Run No. 30:  The first Suzhou Hash House Harriers Cross-Country Run of the Year of the Rabbit was on February 26th. MK, Phantom Flasher and Dr. Ruth took the unsupecting Hashers on a wild and crazy Run over hill and dale, through tea plantations and bamboo forests, around and over ponds and through parks.  Our RA's rain dance didn't work, though and although the Run started off in dry conditions, we were drenched by a torrential downpour in the first half. Read the Pulitzer-winning Write Up and View Photos from the Run.

Suzhou Run No. 29:  The Suzhou H3 Run travelled to Wuxi on Jan. 22nd to join the Wuxi Hash House on their Farewell Run. There were 6 Hares for this historic Run and a 15-course meal and even bigger party after. Write up coming soon. And Photos--- as soon as we can get them off of Dr. Ruth who has been suspiciously reluctant to give them up!

Suzhou Run No. 28:  The first Run of the New Year was on Jan 15th 2011. LTTB and Tiny Tim hared this historic Suzhou City Run which will go down as the first Run in Suzhou H3 history where mulled wine was served at the 'beer stop'. Click here for Photos

New Year's Eve Run: The 5th annual Suzhou New Year's Eve 10 km Run was a great success with
Nicola Beretta of Italy winning the men's 10K, Mari Kauri of Finland taking the prize in the women's 10K and Ferdinando Sorrentino from Italy coming in first for the Men's Masters 10K. Download the results here:

The 12 Pubs of Christmas: And what a party it was! Click here for the Suzhou H3 special 12 Pubs song and here for Photos.

Anniversary Run - aka Run Number 26:  One year of Suzhou Hashing! The Suzhou H3 anniversary Hash was on Nov. 20th and was quite the memorable event. 92 Hashers joined in the Run through the countryside and at the party afterward.....Click here for the Write up and Photos.

Run Number 25:  The Suzhou Hash House Harriers joined the Wuxi H3 for their Saturday October 23rd Run at Taihu Lake. 20 Suzhou Hashers joined the Wuxi crowd for a great and muddy run along the lake and through the bamboo forests and the rain did nothing to dampen the Hashers' spirits. View the Photos from the Run here: but the Write-Up is still not available -those lazy Suzhou Hashers really do need to get their act together!

QiMen Ancient City Wall Hash  Suzhou Hash House Harriers Run no. 24 was on October 16th at Wang Shan in the Shihu Lake region. There were 24 Hashers in attendance and the cross-country trail took us along part of the thousand-year old Qi Men ancient city wall.  See Photos here and keep and eye out for the Write-up.

Number 23 - Hash Down Memory Lane     Suzhou Run No. 23 was s a trip down memory lane with a re-enactment of Suzhou Hash Run Number One. The Run was good and the Party afterwards even better. Click here for the Write Up. Photos coming soon. .

Nash Hash  The 2010 All-China Nash Hash was held in Qingdao and Suzhou H3 was there!  Read the Write Up. Click here to view Photos from the event. .

Dongshan Hill Hash      Suzhou Hash Run number 21 was a Home Hash Run at Taihu Lake's Dongshan Island on August 21st . 36 Suzhou Hashers hit the Hills in the Heat for a great Run with a BBQ Bash afterwards.  Read the Write Up and check out the Photos

Number 20      Suzhou Run no. 20 was with the Shanghai Drunken Dragons on August 7th at Dianshan Lake, just across the border into Shanghai. The weather was hot, but (most of) the beer was cold and as always, the Dragons were great hosts. Read the Write Up here.

Number 19       Suzhou Hash Run number 19 was on July 24th at Yangcheng Lake. Hares were Engineer, Jingjing (who got a new name), PhantomFlasher and MasterKater.  Photos are up now (Click Here) and read all about it in the Write Up....

Suzhou H3 Run number 18      Run number 18 was on July 10th. 32 brave Suzhou Hashers defied the weather forecast of heavy rain and travelled to Tongli for the Run. And apart from a torrential downpour that started just as the Hash Bus pulled into point A and lasted all of 10 minutes, the weather was great. The Hares had set a challenging Run and the was ice a-plenty at the Circle. Watch this space for photos and the write up.

Shanghai Taiping 10th Anniversary Run      The Shanghai Taiping Hash House invited Suzhou H3 to join them for their 10th Aniversary Run. The Run was on Saturday June 26th at Taihu Xi Shan island and 30 Suzhou Hashers joined the festivities. View Photos from the Run here and read the Write Up.

Drunken Dragons 100th Run      The next Suzhou Hash attended the Drunken Dragons' 100th Run Anniversary Hash on June 5th at 13:30. This was a cross-country Hash in the Zhouzhuang water town area and including Suzhou H3, there were over 100 Hashers present to mark the occasion. Click here to see Photos from the event and check out the Write Up.

Xishan Hash     The Suzhou Hash House hosted a Home Hash at Taihu Lake's Xi Shan Island on May 29th.  The Shanghai Taiping and the Shanghai Drunken Dragons joined the Suzhou H3 for the run, and the total of 52 Hashers on the Run breaks the previous 'Biggest Suzhou Hash' record of 46 Hashers for a Home Hash (Shi Hu Hash). See photos and Read more.

Mountain Goat Hash     The May 15th Wuxi Hash was quite the experience. Dubbed the Mountain Goat Hash by all in attendance, it featured--you guessed it--a very, very big hill. A total of 46 Hashers were in attendance for the climb up. It was a rough trail for all, but the fun had at the Bash afterwards made up for it all. View Photos and read all about it in the Write-up

Labor Day Hash       The Suzhou Labor Day Hash was on May 1st and was a festive affair. The Harriers travelled northwest to the Shu Shan hot spring area for a cross-country run. Hills, valleys, tea plantations hot springs and temples all made an appearance. Visitors from Shanghai, Wuxi and Malaysia joined us for the Run, and Bigfoot even put in an appearance! View photos and a full write up.

April Harriers in the Suzhou Old Town           The Suzhou Hash House Harriers invaded Shantang Historic District the afternoon of Saturday April 10th. This was a Suzhou Old Town Hash in the Shantang Historic District. Tiny Tim, Sausage Supporter, Shuttle Cock and Helen hared the event and took us on an amazing tour of cobblestoned alleys, canals bridges and all that makes Suzhou Suzhou.  The Nanjing Hash House sent over some representatives to join the Run. They were shown Suzhou hospitality and even got to see a naming ceremony at the Circle. Click here for photos and war stories  from the Run.

Changshu Spring Hash 

The Suzhou and Wuxi Hash House Harriers teamed up for an Away Run at the YuShan Mountain resort area in Changshu on March 27th. Footrot's bagpipe playing was a major highlight and a good time was had by all. If you missed it, be sure to have a look at the Photos and the Write Up to see what all went on.

March Taihu Dong Shan Hash

The Suzhou Hash House Harriers joined the Shanghai Taiping Hash for a Taihu Dong Shan Run on Saturday March 20th.  The trail featured a fish pond maze, tea fields, farming villages, orchards, and, of course, views of the lake. Shanghai Taiping Hashers Van Cock & Ban the Cock and a group of flour-throwing assistants set the trail. It was Live Hare and the Hares almost got caught....and we all knows what comes next if that happens! The Bash afterwards featured traditional Jiangsu cuisine.Read all about it in the Write-Ups -Away section of this website and and  View Hash Photos here.