BCRR Member Camille Boon off to Volunteer in Haiti

Camille Boon has had a busy and eventful week. She ran her fourth marathon (and first since giving birth to son Ernest) last Sunday and PRed with a 4:02 (unfortunately her D-tag fell off so it's not official). She was highlighted in Roberta MacInnis's Runners Notebook column in the Houston Chronicle (another kind of PR)....AND she arranged to travel to Haiti to engage in medical relief for earthquake victims along with her husband John. Camille, the daughter of long time BCRR Member Kathryn Vidal, is an alumna of Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine. She is now an OB/Gyn in private practice here in Houston and has spent time in Haiti previously as a student at Rice. (Please read more about Rice's Medical intervention program LEAP and Camille here. ) The Boons left for Haiti on Sunday the 26th and will be there for one week, but Camille wishes she could stay longer (hard to do with a small child waiting at home).

Camille, we are so proud of you and wish you a safe trip. (Maybe we can do something about that "unofficial" marathon time)

BCRR Member Lisa Foronda: Front Page News!

As a former news anchor at KHOU (Channel 11) in Houston, Lisa Foronda has had more than her 15 minutes of fame. But although a familiar face, she shows a more private side in an article by writer Diane Cowan featured in the Houston Chronicle Wednesday, Jan. 2o. Lisa candidly reveals her battle and triumph over an eating disorder, the power of running in her life, and her personal commitment to raising awareness of mental illness and the availability of services. She also gets a plug in for HARRA's Power in Motion (PIM) Program, for which she has served as co-director.

I think we can all agree that Lisa is a terrific ambassador for running in Houston and we are proud to have her in our club!

photo by Hardeep Thind

More Marathon Media Coverage for John Fredrickson

Left: Judy Loy and John Fredrickson, both 71, made the front page of the Houston Chronicle. (H. Chron).

Right: JP running his 100th marathon (photo by T. Murphy)

BCRR Member John Fredrickson was the media darling of the 2010 Houston Marathon! His quest to run his 100th marathon made the front page of the Houston Chronicle and at least two local TV stations and internet publications. Our only complaint: not enough mention of Bayou City!! Congrats JP!

Coverage by Dale Robertson of the Houston Chronicle here (BCRR Member Ray Boytim is also mentioned as a Houston Marathon Veteran with 31 Houston Marathons)

Coverage by Channel 13 here

Coverage by Channel 12 here

Culturemap.com here

Online Houstonist here

JP Fredrickson: Prolific Marathon Runner, Raconteur, and TV Personality

John Fredrickson got 20 seconds worth of his 15 minutes of fame on Channel 2, Tuesday, January 13, 2010. JP will be running his 100th marathon this Sunday in Houston.

I couldn't find a video of it online, so I videotaped it from my TV screen with my new iPod Nano.

John, you are definitely ready for your closeup! Best of luck this Sunday!

BCRR featured on Fox 26 News Extra!

BCRR is even more famous today! The Bayou City Road Runners were featured on Fox 26 News Extra this morning in a segment on Running Clubs in the Houston Area. John Phillips and I were interviewed live (!) about our club. Also featured was video footage shot at the beginning of our Wednesday Evening Run. You can view the entire interview online:
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/morning_news/091112_bayou_city_road_runners

Kathi Mahon

Can standing in line for the can...

Line for BCRR members at private BCRR Privies

Line for the wretched masses at public porta-cans

As we are in the midst of the HARRA Fall Race Series, let us give thanks for one of the major perks of BCRR membership: the impeccably maintained, incredibly clean, sweet smelling (at least initially) private BCRR Porta-Potties. In addition to the short lines, these potties are fully equipped with oodles of toilet paper, scented candles and a mirror! You'll never get caught when the gun goes off with your pants down and no TP in a dark, funky porta-can if you're with BCRR! We owe a huge debt of gratitude to John Phillips for building them, schelping them to every HARRA Race, and taking them and their contents back afterwards. Thank you John!

BCRR membership has it's privledges!!

BCRR Halloween 09

As Seen at Valhalla after the run last week...