While we were covertly doing them anyway in out of the way locations for the past couple of weeks - which i hinted at but did not actually provide any actual pictures of the event or the people involved in it - the announcement has come down from Thai authorities that we are allowed by law to resume Hash House Harriers events. One of our Thai members has confirmed this with a member of the police force and the officer was even willing to allow us to have his private phone number as a reference if we encounter any resistance from anyone else in the process.
on a small side note, our food drive during the full lockdown was intended to be a 90% selfless act, but making some connections with government officials was a secondary goal and it seems to be paying off because the officer was aware of our actions and this is why he is so willing to help us should help be needed.
This if fantastic news for the few of us that remain in Chiang Mai during Corona and I think I speak for everyone when I say that we really need this: I am sure that almost everyone in our ranks has put on a pound or two over the past 10 weeks of being subjected to take out and sitting on the sofa watching TV for 10 hours a day.
Those of us that have kids are on the verge of murdering them as well, so it will be nice to get out of the house and socialize with our favorite people.
We are very unlikely to see huge crowds at these things because there aren't very many of us left. However, I want everyone to understand that we will NOT be social distancing on these runs and if that is something that makes you nervous we strongly encourage you to NOT attend. It is not required by the government for us to distance and we have no intention of doing so. Hand sanitzier will be available at the runs but honestly, we are not looking for a debate among members so if you are the type of person that is made uneasy by fear of Covid we kindly ask that you refrain from attending any Hashes until the time comes that you are comfortable doing so or you get vaccinated or something.
You can refer to this article HERE where The director-general of the Department of Health of Thailand states that outdoor exercise activities are allowed to resume.
So from this point forward we have runs scheduled for Saturday the 20th and for next Thursday on the 25th of June. Pickup time is 3:45 outside the McDonalds at Tha-Pae gate, as they always have.
