DC Area Hashes

(Updated 1 Jun, 2018)

There are over 300 Hash groups in the United States with 13 groups that run regularly in the greater Washington, DC metro area. In fact, the first Hash in the U.S. was started right here in DC in 1972 by Tumblin' Bill Panton, who ran with the mother Hash and now maintains the Hash genealogy. It was called, oddly enough, the DC Hash House Harriers (DCH3). That group is still in existence today.  DCH3, also known as "the Men's Hash" was closed to women.  In 1978, Naoe Hiruta, formerly a stewardess with Cathay Pacific, and an avid Hasher in Hong Kong, arrived in D.C. to pursue her studies.  With two good friends in the men's Hash, she began running as their guest, hoping to meet new friends, and explore the area in her own style, on foot, and at a good pace.

Since the Men's Hash had a genital requirement, Naoe started her own Hash, the DC Hash House Harriettes and Harriers (DCH4).  Things started slowly for the first few years, but they've been running regularly since then and now have over 2,000 runs. They run at 3pm on Saturday afternoons.

The genesis of the Great Falls, Virginia Hash (GFH3) stems from John Gurr's run with the San Jose, Costa Rica Hash while on a business trip there in May, 1982. Peculiarly smitten with the concept of Hashing on the basis of that single run, Gurr convened a meeting of several local runners upon his return to Great Falls and proposed the formation of a local Hash chapter. Attending that meeting at Gurr's home were Jay Rini, Bob Clark and Bob Ozols. Clark volunteered to host the first run and it was held at his house on June 23, 1982. Today, Great Falls has over 1,900 runs.  They run on Wednesday evenings in the spring and summer, and Saturdays in the fall and winter.

The Mount Vernon Hash House Harriers (MVH3) was founded by two derelicts, The Dribbler and Snow Fairy, in December 1985. The first Hash, attended by eight people, was such a fiasco that even the Hares' next door neighbor refused to attend the second. Somehow, they persevered and celebrated their 1650th run in Jun 2018.  They run on Saturday mornings at 10am.

Mad Dog and Double D began the Annapolis Hash in 1986.  Swamp Bitch and Areola  co-founded the Baltimore Hash in 1990.  They ran on alternating Sundays, and Baltimore also ran on Wednesday nights.  In 1994, the Baltimore and Annapolis Hashes were combined under the leadership of Hangman (the Grand Master of both the Baltimore and the Annapolis Hash at the time) to create what would become known as the Baltimore-Annapolis Hash House Harriers (BAH3).  They will celebrate their 1600th run in Jul 2018 and run every Sunday at 3pm.

The White House Hash House Harriers (WH4) was founded on June 23rd, 1987 by Monica “Smooth Operator” LaPlain, John “Ahab” Epple, Thomas “No Pop Corn” Osorio, Marly “Wrong Way” van de Ven, Chad Freckmann, Jacky Taylor and Susie Cummings. Bill Daoulas showed up at the third run and Spinal Tap at the 48th run.  Garfield soon followed.  White House is perhaps the second largest Hash in the area, providing them with justification to purchase their own beer van back in 1996.  The first van didn't last long, but they purchased the beloved "Shitty Shitty Bang Bang" in 1997.  SSBB was retired after serving WH4 Hashers for 11 years and was replaced by "I'd Tap That." White House just did their 1800th run in March 2018.  They run on Sundays at 3:00 PM most of the year, and at 5:00 PM in the summer.

Over the Hump Hash House Harriers (OTH4) was founded by the infamous "Sex Cadet" on 19 March 1991 when he came home to Quantico MCB from the Okinawa Hash House Harriers.  As a twice-weekly Hash, O-T-H meets every other Sunday at 2:00 PM and every Wednesday night at 7:00 PM.  Normally the first Sunday trail of the month is a family trail with a bash after the trail, the rest of their trails are designed primarily for adults - 17 years of age or older. 

Everyday is Wednesday (EWH3) was founded in December 1999 by HolyTit and Monkey Piss  who wanted a mid-week alternative to the other Hashes.  They originally ran on Wednesday evenings, hence the name, but soon switched to Thursday nights in order to get a jump on their weekends.  EWH3 quickly became the largest Hash in the area in terms of numbers, generally attracting over 100 runners.  They run inside the DC beltway and are always metro-accessible so that their members don't have to worry about driving home. 

So Happy Its Tuesday H3 started in September 2002 by Tupperware, O-69, Hood Whorenament, and Field of Cream.  And How's Her Bush and 14K also quickly joined in and helped things run smoothly.  SH*T celebrates analversaries in multiples of 7, rather than 5.  They always run their trails "live" and run on Tuesday evenings throughout the year.  They've got 848 trails under their belt in June 2018 and still counting! 

SMUTTy Crab H3  was founded in December 2007 by Major Private Tickler, Windup Toy, and Testiclze, and run mainly in St. Mary's and Charles counties of Maryland.  Their runs are normally every other Saturday and are nearing 300 runs.

The Hillbilly Hash (HbH3) has trails run all over Northern VA, parts of WV, and MD, but have come inside the beltway before, and they do join us for special events and regularly participate in the Tour duh Hash. Nearing their 500th trail, the Hillbillies run two (2) Sundays each month at 1069 in the winter and 1469 in the summer through plenty of shiggy.

The ladies-only Hash - the Red Tent H3 - runs once a month on Sundays nearest the new moon. The ladies allow only a Boy Toy for entertainment at each trail, but welcome all ages and genders to the brunch that follows. 

Want to hash in Baltimore city? Lucky for you there is Charm City H3. Charm City hashes meet the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month at 7pm and are nearing their 150th hash.

For your Sunday morning recovery, we have the Hangover Hash House Harriers (H4). Hangover is nearing its 100th trail - that's a lot of hangovers killed each month at 10am! Run 21 trails, 33 trails, 42 trails, 69 trails, and 100 for some unique hab.

Fredericksburg Urban H3 (FUH3) runs every other Sunday at 3pm.

Not to be confusing, Old Frederick H3, runs on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at 1:30. OFH3 will reach their 250th trail before the end of 2018.

There is also the DC Full mOOn  (yeah, that's US!), which runs once a month somewhere around the full moon.  We aim to foster camaraderie and cross-pollination of all the Hashes.  Each of the DC kennels takes a turn in sponsoring one Full mOOn event a year so that we can experience the different flavors of each Hash. We host a twice-yearly meeting of all the area's GMs in order to coordinate efforts and avoid making you have to choose between two great events because they're planned for the same time.  We also sponsor the Tour duh Hash, a summer-time event that tests your endurance, by visiting every DC Hash over a 10 day period.  In 2007, 14 wankers ran every leg, and in both 2008 and 2009, more than 30 wankers completed every leg of the Tour!

Lastly, this discussion of DC Hashing wouldn't be complete without mentioning the annual DC Area Red Dress Run, usually the first or second Saturday in October, where everyone wears—you guessed it—a red dress.  This is the area's largest single-day event, attracting over 600 Hashers from all over.  With other kennels sponsoring runs around the RDR, it has become a huge Thursday-Sunday Hashing weekend.

 Each of the area Hashes provides its own unique atmosphere, and we encourage you to check out any or all of them. For directions and other information, call (202) PUD-JAM-0 (783-5260) or check the DC Hash web page [www.dcHashing.com].