5.16 Thunder Thighs – by Run2Eat

Episode Summary

Thunder Thighs began with London Hash on Hampstead Heath on September 6, 1978, when the club was only two years old and hash names were uncommon. As overseas visitors arrived with names, she chose her own—an obvious joke about her strong legs—and became part of London’s transition from a male-oriented expatriate tradition to a more inclusive modern community.

Recorded at UK Nash Hash 2025, she recalls early travel, founding a short-lived Harriettes kennel, favorite smaller events, injuries in Kraków and England, memorabilia, and decades of friendships. She dislikes mega-events, needlessly vulgar songs, and ceremonies that overshadow true hare-and-hounds trail, preferring camaraderie and socialization. Her account also tracks how newsletters, Facebook, and WhatsApp changed recruitment and how COVID unexpectedly produced new London kennels.