BCRR Update: November 3rd, 2025

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird ­ In This Newsletter:  ­ Thank You Everyone! It's Medal Monday! Tuesday: Election Day! VOTE! 28th Consecutive Valhalla Beer Tab - BDay Tab and Alumni Night! Next HARRA Race - The HMSA 25K - Nov. 23rd! Save The Dates: Holiday Event Schedule! ­ ­ Alex's 5K Recap On behalf of myself and Milan Jamrich, we thank everyone who helped make Alex's 5k & Kids' K a great success again this year!   We are so grateful and honored by the continued efforts of everyone at BCRR to keep Alex's memory alive and raise money and awareness for autism charity every year. This includes all who have volunteered, run or donated to our cause.  There were some terrific BCRR performances on Saturday, including 1st Overall Male, Valentino Jay (15:55) and 1st Masters Female, Ally Serrao (22:15). The race was also the 2025 RRCA Texas 5K Championship and the following BCRR members were on the podium: Valentino Jay (Open Male), Ally Serrao (Masters Female), Jody Berry (25:29; 60+ Female, and Theresa Pearsall (29:05; 70+ Female) There were a number of BCRR folks among the age-group winners as well. Congratulations all! FULL RESULTS Special thanks to Bernard Castro and Hardeep Thind for taking such great pictures of the event!  PHOTOS ­ Harvest Marathon Relay ­ Medal Monday ­ Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Harvest Marathon Relay this Sunday! BCRR fielded 2 teams of runners (for a total donation of $1000 for the Houston Food Bank) We had a great time too!  Kudos to Steve Hasson for spearheading this endeavor for several years to support the food bank. Photo: M. Chang RESULTS Next HARRA Race: HMSA 25K/10-Miler/5K, Nov. 23rd. Use code BCRR2025 for discount. ­ ­ New York Marathon ­ Medal Monday ­ Congrats to all who toed the line at the New York Marathon this Sunday! Leyla Østerhus (3:36:45 ), Eivind Østerhus (3:39:01 ), Ankur Patel (5:29:23 ), BCRR Ex-Pat Frank Dougherty (2:53:12). Props to Avi Moss for giving it his all and making the difficult, but prudent, decision to save himself for another day. ­ Valhalla Wednesday - Alumni Night! This Wednesday is Alumni Night and the Valhalla tab will be sponsored by Mike DeAyala in celebration of his birthday!    This will be our 28th week of sponsored Valhalla tabs! The Wednesday run, as always, starts at 6:30PM sharp from the First Christian Church Parking lot. ­ Next HARRA Race: HMSA 25K - Sunday, Nov. 23rd The HMSA Classical 25K, presented by the Houston Masters Sports Association (HMSA), is the 4th race in the HARRA Fall Series and a Warmup Series Race leading up to the Chevron Houston Marathon. The HMSA 25K is also a selection race for the Chevron Houston Marathon Local Elite Program. Not up for the distance? Run the 10-miler or the 5K and still be part of this great community event. Use code BCRR2025 for discount. Race Info ­ BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday Memorial Day. Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards.  🙋✌ Tuesday AM till the polls close at 7PM: Election Day - get out and VOTE! 🏃🍺🎂  Wednesday 6:30PM:  Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church. Alumni Night! Beer Tab at Valhalla courtesy of Mike DeAyala! 🏃🏃‍♀️ Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run. Memorial Park Tennis Center. ­ Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday This Week:    11/5 Jesse Bounds 11/5 Kim Lowry 11/6 Lee Morris 11/8 Christa Julien 11/9 Larry Lindeen (NAG*) *NAG = New Age Group ­ Save the Date:  Holiday Event Schedule ­ BCRR Christmas Lights Run - Wednesday, December 10 -  Rose Garden, River Oaks - Kenneally's Pub aprés run. Details TBA BCRR Holiday Party - Friday, December 19 - Chuck & Cheryl's House - details TBA John's Loooong Run - Sunday, December 21 - Sue & Alan's House- details TBA ­ ­ No Happy Hour This Week  The next Happy Hour will be on Friday, November 14, Patterson Park, 2205 Patterson Street, Houston, TX 77007. We will be there at 6:30PM- ish. ­ Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Dave Piper for setting out the water and Gatorade for our long Bayou Run this weekend.                                                      🥛🥛🥛  Who likes water during the Sunday long runs? Our Sunday morning hydration team could use a your help. Please contact Loris at Loris0105@yahoo.com for more information on how to volunteer!

BCRR Update: October 27th, 2025

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird ­ In This Newsletter:  ­ Thank You Party Hosts! Kudos Houston Half Marathon & 10K Runners! 27th Consecutive Valhalla Beer Tab - Wednesday! 👻 Halloween Happy Hour - Under the Volcano - Friday!  This Weekend:  💜 Alex's 5K - Saturday, Nov 1st! 🕒 Fall Back!   🌽 Harvest Marathon Relay - Sunday, Nov. 2nd! Save The Dates: Holiday Event Schedule! ­ ­ Thank You Party Hosts! Huge thanks go to our party hosts, Lisa Thompson & Avi Moss, for throwing an epic Halloween Party on Friday night! Great company and LIVE entertainment! Equally huge thanks go to Sue and Paul Schulz for hosting a fantastic half marathon post race party on Sunday after the race!   ­ Houston Half Marathon & 10K ­ Kudos Runners! ­ Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Half-Marathon or 10K this weekend! BCRR had a great showing as usual, and many finished on the podium or podium-adjacent!. No time to list all the runners and their stats this week. Hopefully will be in next newsletter! Photo: M.Jamrich & S.Hasson Next HARRA Race: HMSA 25K/10-Miler/5K, Nov. 23rd. Use code BCRR2025 for discount. ­ Half Marathon Results ­ Valhalla Wednesday! This week's Valhalla tab will be sponsored by Alex's 5k & Kids' K, which incidentally is this Saturday, November 1st at Avondale House. We want to show our appreciation for all who have signed up for the race (and guilt the rest of you into participating)! There's still time (see below)!   This will be our 27th week of sponsored Valhalla tabs! The Wednesday run, as always, starts at 6:30PM sharp from the First Christian Church Parking lot. ­ THIS WEEKEND: Alex's 5K - Saturday, Nov. 1st This will be the 15th annual edition of our race. We are in the home stretch for race preparations and encourage everyone to participate by running, volunteering, or donating to our cause. Use code BCRR25 for $5 off at registration. The race benefits Avondale House, The Westview School, and Autism Speaks. We could use more volunteers. Contact Christina (christinabcrr@gmail.com) or sign up online. Race will be held from Avondale House (3737 O’Meara Drive, Houston, Texas 77025), Nov 1st, 8AM. Race Info ­ Harvest Marathon Relay - Nov. 2nd Still Time to Get on a BCRR Team! Run for Free! It's Fun! Support the Food Bank! We have space for more runners! Don't be left out! Contact Steve Hasson (shasson@earthlink.net) to get on the team!   The Houston Food Bank is sponsoring a fundraising Relay Marathon, and BCRR is  sponsoring two teams of 10 persons each ($1000 total). Teammates run ~2.5 miles 1 lap at a time. Speed not important.   Kudos to Steve Hasson for arranging this great opportunity to give back and have fun! The Relay Marathon is Sunday, November 2, at 7:00am, on the Wendell D. Ley Track at Rice University.  RACE INFO ­ BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday Memorial Day. Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards.  🏃🍺💜  Wednesday 6:30PM:  Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church. Beer Tab at Valhalla courtesy of Alex's 5K! 👻😈 💀 Friday 6:30PM: Happy Hour. Under the Volcano. 🏃🏃‍♀️ Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Bayou Run. Memorial Park Tennis Center. 🏃🏃‍♀️🌽 Sunday 7:00AM: Harvest Marathon Relay. Rice U Track. ­ Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday This Week:    10/29 Mike De Ayala (NAG*) 10/30 Larry Jensen *NAG = New Age Group ­ Welcome New Members! Welcome new member:  Felipe Ruiz ­ Save the Date:  Holiday Event Schedule ­ BCRR Christmas Lights Run - Wednesday, December 10 -  Rose Garden, River Oaks - Kenneally's Pub aprés run. Details TBA BCRR Holiday Party - Friday, December 19 - Chuck & Cheryl's House - details TBA John's Loooong Run - Sunday, December 21 - Sue & Alan's House- details TBA ­ ­ Happy Hour - The Volcano  Happy Hour will be on Friday, October 31st  at Under the Volcano, 2349 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005. We will be there at 6:30PM- ish. ­ Sunday Hydration Support There was no supported long run last week die to Half Marathon. This Sunday, Loris Fusi and Jamie Lopez will set out the water and Gatorade for the Sunday long run.                                                       🥛🥛🥛  Who likes water during the Sunday long runs? Our Sunday morning hydration team could use a your help. Please contact Loris at Loris0105@yahoo.com for more information on how to volunteer!