Christmas Run and Party

If you’ve been in any shopping malls lately, you’ll think it’s Christmas Eve already,
but in fact Christmas is still 3 weeks away.

We ARE going to have a Christmas run/party, but this time it will be on the 8th of January, which is actually closer to Christmas than our usual Christmas party.

So our run on 4th December is technically a ‘normal’ run, but I know that I’ll be wearing a Santa hat and my kids will be dressed in red and wearing antler headbands, so you can either laugh at us or join in.

Run-site: Batang Kali estate, between Ulu Yam Baru and Batang Kali
Travel Time: allow 70 to 80 minutes, depending on starting point
Date: Sunday 4th December, 2022
Registration: 1:20 onwards, but please come an hour earlier with a picnic!
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm
Hares: the Lai family
Co-Hares: Not sure

We encourage people to come early with a picnic lunch – that can be as simple (sandwiches or take-away nasi lemak) or as complex (full bbq with tablecloths, wine and desserts) as you like.

Hot dogs and drinks will be on sale after the run, as always.

Please remember to register BEFORE the run, at our registration desk.

Guests: fill in kids’ details (including a phone number and/or car reg) on the guest sheet, and pay the guest fees of RM10 per kid.
Who’s a Guest? Any kid who isn’t a member 🙂

EVERYONE (members and guests) must also sign out AFTER the run, so we do not send out a search party.

Location
As with most run-sites, it’s easy to get there if you let Waze or Google Maps help you navigate – just click one of the icons below or follow the directions further down – but remember that it might not take you all the way:

The dirt road starts here, just after you turn off the main road:

 

 

The run-site is further in – you can use this Waze link, but if you put the same coordinates into Google Maps it will take you the wrong way, past an orchid farm.

 

 

To make sure you don’t get lost, it’s also a good idea to read the directions below:

Directions
• Get to Ulu Yam Baru any way
The B23 Jalan Hulu Yam Bharu-Batu Caves road is a good way from most starting points, but you can also go through Serendah (use the Rawang or Sungei Buaya exit from the N-S highway) and Antara Gapi
• Zero your tripmeter at the bridge over Sungei Liam, just before you enter Ulu Yam Baru town.
• At the t-junction immediately after the bridge, turn LEFT towards town.
• At 0.9km, in the middle of town, turn RIGHT onto the B113 towards Genting Highlands.
• Pass the Balai Polis on your left.
• At about 2.1km the road bends sharply to the left.
TURN RIGHT HERE AT THE SIGN ‘LADANG BATANG KALI’ (small tarmac road)
• Then take the first right into the estate (earth track) and continue nearly a kilometre to the run-site

Some parts are a bit tricky for low-clearance sports cars, so we suggest you leave the Ferrari at home and bring the Perodua instead.

The runsite has plenty of parking near a small stream – or maybe a big stream after all the rain.

Please watch out for small kids when you drive in and reverse into a parking space!

Note: It’s always a good idea to bring insect repellant, for mozzies, etc.

And it’s always essential to bring a change of clothes, plus a water bottle to keep the kids hydrated on the trail.

On On!

Run-site: Bukit Lagong
Travel Time: not very long 🙂
Date: Sunday 13th November, 2022
Hares: Lucas Tan, plus his Dad and Grandad (old-time hasher)
Co-Hares: Lucas, Marcus and Oscar French
Registration: 1:30 onwards
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm

Some of you will remember that we were at the same run-site just 6 weeks earlier!
But that was before Halloween, and everything is different now – at October’s run, we only had a couple of leeches to worry about, but now we have ghosts and ghouls and witches and vampires and zombies. But it will still be fun, at least for the survivors!

We have a brand-new hare for this month, and Lucas has invited his Grandad to help set his run – Tommy has been setting runs at Bukit Lagong for decades, so it should be a good one!

The walk/run will set off at 2:00pm, and the hares have planned two trails, of different lengths.

If you want to bring a halloween costume, that would be great, and if your kids bring halloween costumes that would be even better 😉
I hear that some committee members are planning a costume competition with prizes, and there should be a Halloween pinata, so plenty of spooky fun this month.

There will be hotdogs and cold drinks, as usual, so please remember to bring some pocket money and a change of clothes (or at least some cobwebs and a witch’s hat).

PLEASE remember to register when you arrive at the run-site (BEFORE setting off on the trail), at our registration desk. Members just mark the registration sheet, and guests must fill in kids’ details (plus a phone number) on the guest sheet, and pay the guest fees of RM10 per kid.

EVERYONE (members and guests) must also sign out AFTER the run, so we know that nobody is lost.

Guests just pay RM10 per run, as always.

Directions:
Direct Waze or Google maps to ‘Bukit Lagong Parking Spot’.
There’s a grassy area, which can be boggy in wet weather, and a paved parking area, which can be busy in dry weather, so the weather will probably determine where we park!

If you click on one of these icons, it will take you to exactly the right place:

 

 

On On!

Run-site: Bukit Lagong
Travel Time: not very long 🙂
Date: Sunday 2nd October, 2022
Hares: Iris & Zulaika
Co-Hares: Lucas, Marcus and Oscar
Registration: 1:30 onwards
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm

To plan October’s run we spent a few hours travelling round a few spots we haven’t run at for a while, looking for a pleasant run-site next to a river. We decided on Bukit Lagong, in Kepong, which we last used in 2017, and has the added benefit of being a much shorter drive than our usual areas.

The walk/run will set off at 2:00pm, and we have planned two trails, or maybe even three, of different lengths.
They start by going up a hill, so remember to do your stretching and warm-up at the run-site.

There will be hotdogs and cold drinks, as usual, so please remember to bring some pocket money and a change of clothes.

PLEASE remember to register when you arrive at the run-site (BEFORE setting off on the trail), at our registration desk. Members just mark the registration sheet, and guests must fill in kids’ details (plus a phone number) on the guest sheet, and pay the guest fees of RM10 per kid.

EVERYONE (members and guests) must also sign out AFTER the run, so we know that nobody is lost.

Guests just pay RM10 per run, as always.

Directions:
Direct Waze or Google maps to ‘Bukit Lagong Parking Spot’.
There’s a grassy area, which can be boggy in wet weather, and a paved parking area, which can be busy in dry weather, so the weather will probably determine where we park!

If you click on one of these icons, it will take you to exactly the right place:

 

 

On On!

Run-site: Lata Gapi Waterfall, close to Antara Gapi (just beyond Serendah)
Travel Time: 40-60 minutes
Date: Sunday 7th August, 2022
Hares: Muyang Niu (new hare!)
Assisted by: Lucas, Marcus and Oscar
Registration: 1:30 onwards
Run Starts at: 2:00 pm

This month’s run is at the Lata Gapi waterfall, close to the Antara Gapi housing estates, just beyond Serendah town, and easily accessible from any part of KL in well under an hour.

This is a popular destination for families, and all kids love to play in the waterfall. As always, please take care when hopping around the wet rocks, especially with the littlest hashers.

The run-site is at the ‘trailhead’, with plenty of parking, and then it’s around 2.5km to the waterfall – mostly on a very easy trail, but getting a little technical at the end as we walk up the stream. Then it’s a similar distance back along the same trail.
So it’s a bit longer than our normal ‘short trail’ – obviously you could turn back early to do a short run, but the waterfall is definitely worth a longer run/walk.

There will be hotdogs and cold drinks, as usual, but they won’t be at the parking area – they’ll be a few hundred metres further in, close to a stream, to enable kids to play in the water after the main part of the run.
So it’s going to be a fun afternoon for the whole family – remember to bring some pocket money on the run with you, plus spare clothes so you can change back at the car.

Don’t forget that the hot-dogs and drinks will be a few hundred metres along the trail, near the stream, instead of at the parking. So you will want to take some cash with you on the trail, or you will only be able to gaze longingly at the hot dogs and cold drinks!
We will remind you about this at registration 🙂

PLEASE remember to register BEFORE the run, at our registration desk (no need to message us in advance!). Members just mark the registration sheet, and guests must fill in kids’ details (plus a phone number) on the guest sheet, and pay the guest fees of RM10 per kid (aged up to 18). There is no cost for adults, or for babies who are too young to even toddle around the trail.

EVERYONE (members and guests) who signs in must also sign out AFTER the run, so we know that nobody is lost. Sign-in will happen at the parking area, but sign-out will happen at the drinks stop on the way back.

Directions

GPS coordinates for where we turn off the main Antara Gapi road are 3.422536, 101.646651

You can get there from two directions:
– if you go up the B23 Batu Dam road, via the Batu Caves area, then you will turn left at the Hulu Selangor Science School, which has a new housing development on the corner, towards Antara Gapi. Then continue 2.4km, passing lakes on both sides of the road, and turn left onto a track.
– if you go via Rawang or Sungei Buaya or the scenic Rawang bypass, you’ll be heading North on old highway 1, and then you turn right to Antara Gapi (traffic light junction with some colourful shops on the left, including Mr DIY). Drive about 2.6km up the Antara Gapi road, and just past a turning to some empty new houses on the right you’ll see a right turn onto a track.

KLJHHH signs should be visible from both directions, to ensure that you find the correct turning.

From that point, drive straight along the track for about 600 metres, and then turn left and go another 100 metres to find our registration desk.

You can follow one of these links on your phone, to find the point where we turn off the Antara Gapi road, and then you should watch out for KLJHHH signs:

The track is suitable for all cars and there should be plenty of space to park.

On On!