Mid Argyll Swamp Skiers
Hash House Harriers
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Harriers kennel. If you are under eighteen years old,
or are of a sensitive disposition your are advised to
leave this site now.
The list below contains all the MASS events known to have heppened. There may well have been others that everyone has forgotten.
Hareline
| 12 February 1994 | Bay Inn, Bowling |
| 13 May 1995 | Braeval |
| 24 June 1995 | Port St Mary Station, Isle of Man |
| 30 March 1996 | Bellside Inn, Cleland |
| 26 June 1996 | Laxey, Isle of Man |
| 29 March 1997 | Trossachs Inn, near Aberfoyle |
| 27 August 1999 | Forth Inn, Aberfoyle |
| 7 July 2001 | Knapdale Forest Car Park, near Tayvallich |
| 29 September 2001 | Kingarth Hotel, Kingarth, Bute |
| 3 August 2001 | Cathedral of the Isles, Millport |
| 30 November 2002 | Aberfoyle run report |
| 29 March 2003 | Village Inn, Arrochar run report |
| 31 May 2003 | Inverbeg, Loch Lomond run report |
| 21 June 2003 | Tayvallich Saturday Run. The Underwater MASS.
Report to follow. |
| 19 July 2003 | Glasgow 950th and MASS. The MASS Ballbreaker. |
| 30 August 2003 | The Short Trail. The trail was unremarkable. |
| 29 November 2003 | East Dumbartonshire. T.B.A. |
| 31 January 2004 | Kinlochard Village Hall |
| 30 October 2004 | Blane Valley Inn, Strathblane |
| 29 January 2005 | Frenich, Burns Supper Run |
| 30 April 2005 | George Bar, Hamilton |
| 30 July 2005 | Old Mill, Killearn |
| 29 October 2005 | Carbeth Inn |
| 30 October 2010 | Antonine Arms, Twechar |
| 29 October 2011 | George Bar, Hamilton |
| 30 August 2025 | Village Inn, Arrochar |
Correspondence
A message from Brown Bottle
Who are we
Mid Argyle Swamp Skiers Hash House Harriers (or MASS H3 for short) are Central Scotland based.
We are made up of members of Trossachs, Glasgow, FACAF and other H3 kennels.
When do you r*n
The fifth Saturday of every month with five Saturdays, when we can be bothered to organise a run.
We are also often asked to set trails for other H3s weekend events to cover their Saturday runs (though we tend to tone down the swamp skiing and path avoidance for these).
Examples of this include Trossachs' Mid Argyle weekend (Tayvallich) 2001 and Glasgow Isle of Arran (900th) 2002.
What time
Noon sharp
Describe the trails
Generally live hare, of around an hour duration in winter and longer in summer. They definitely fall into the "Hazard" category of H3 trails. There is an anti tarmac ethos. This has led on several occasions to ingenious and uncomfortable use of culverts and rivers.
Predominantly wet and muddy, though barren moorland has also featured on one occasion (though the hare was lucky as the pack got caught in a blizzard and as such did not escape unscathed).
The Circle
Much more a traditional name, honour and shame rather than a "Jakarta Circle". i.e. MASS circles are short, quick, effective and entertaining. Being the West of Scotland if the RA is boring, longwinded or even just not quite on form they will be pillared and the circle will end.
No ice is used, probably plenty on the trail, and why waste money on ice when you can buy more beer.
Beer
Previous suppliers include Arran Brewery, Fyne Ales, Houston Brewery and Kelburn Brewery.
Mismanagement
MASS H3 does not have a mismanagement.
The hare of the previous run is the GM, RA, ON SEC, PRO
and Hare Razor for the next one. This, therefore,
eliminates most of the autocratic
bureaucratic elements of organization.
How do you spell Argyll
We cannot agree either.
Site Owner
See above article on mismanagement. Webhamster is previous hare!
Last fed August 2025
Maintained by Glasgow H3