HELLO BAYOU CITY
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Welcome new members: Lauren Hammang, Christina Jones, Aaron Imlah, and Gabe Gomez! We're so happy to have you!
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BCRR Birthdays:
Happy Birthday to Aart Schenau (August 2nd)* and Joe Lengfellner (August 3rd)
* = New Age Group
Thanks to Avi for the delicious Romano's pizza and to Lorna and Geek for sponsoring the tab at Vahalla last Wednesday!
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The Houston Marathon Run for a Reason Kickoff Party has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 31st from 5:00 to 7:00pm on the south side of Memorial Park (at the intersection of Memorial Drive and South Picnic Lane). Pickup your FREE "In Training" shirt. Look for the BCRR Tent and visit the official race charities. FREE beer, water muffins, fruit, granola bars and more! No matter where in the Park you happen to be, jump on the Run for a Reason courtesy shuttle and come to the party!
If you missed or weren't selected into the lottery for the marathon, this event is the place to be to learn how to get a guaranteed entry. You could be registered the same day!
Bring your old running shoes and the will be donated to SEARCH Homeless Services. Just look for the Waste Management shoe donation bins located throughout the event.
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It's that time of year!! Don't forget to renew your BCRR dues, either online, by mail or in person. Membership forms can be found at: Join or Renew
If your HARRA membership is current, prices are still $20 for individual memberships, $25 for family memberships (CHEAP!!). Add $5 if you are not a HARRA member. We will have paper applications this week at Valhalla if you want to pay in person. This is also a great opportunity to update your contact information (address, phone, email) for our roster.
SOCIAL CALENDER:
Happy Hour (August 1, 2014, 6:00pm): Cecil's Pub, 600 West Gray Street, 77019
After the Sunday Long Run: Join us for Breakfast at Starbucks in Uptown Park, 1151 Uptown Park Boulevard.
Alternative Happy Hour (August 15, 2014, 6:00 p.m.) Houston Escape Room, 2222 Bissonnet Street, 77005
Mark your calendars, folks. August 15 we have an alternative Happy Hour planned at the Houston Escape Room. The premise is, 10 people get locked in a room and you have 1h to solve the mystery and escape. We are booked for 6pm. Cost is $18 payable to Andrew, please tell me if you want to participate as I expect we will fill up.
If you can't make it that early or don't want to participate, Volcano is one block away and regular HH will proceed there. I don't think there is any alcohol in the room, so the escapees will probably stop by after to celebrate.
Check out details:
Houstonescaperoom.com
Yelp.com/biz/houston-escape-room-houston
Houstonescaperoom.com
Yelp.com/biz/houston-escape-room-houston
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RUNNING CALENDER:
ATTENTION BCRR ARMY WE NEED YOUR HELP. This is a call out for your presence on August 2nd to run a hot race with cold beer in beautiful Seabrook. Our goal is to have as many BCRR members at this race wearing our colors and taking home hardware. REGISTER NOW! Outriggers 5K by the Bay, Outriggers Bar, 305 Bath Street, Seabrook https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/101574/
August
2nd Outriggers 5K by the Bay, Outriggers Bar, 305 Bath Street, Seabrook https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/101574/
10th Sonoma Water to Wine Race, Sonoma, California, www.runwinecountry.com
September
27th HARRA Cross Country Relay, Spotts Park, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
October
12th Space City 10 Miler, University of Clear Lake, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
26th Houston Half Marathon, Sam Houston Park, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
November
1st Alex's 5K, Tom Bass Park
16th HMSA Classical 25K, Wortham Center, Fish Plaza, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
December
14th Finish Line Sports 30K, Sugar Land Town Square
January
18th Chevron Houston Marathon, George R. Brown Convention Center, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
WEEKLY CLUB RUNS
Wednesday at Rice University: Every Wednesday evening we meet at 5:45 at Rice University (run leaves at 6 pm sharp!). All levels are welcome. And the best part is the cheap beer at Valhalla afterwards. Parking is available at First Christian Church/School (1628 Rice Boulevard).Friday Hills at Mount Bacon (Tanglewood):Join us for this weekly run from St. Martins Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road to Mount Bacon. We meet in the church parking lot at the corner of Sage Road and Woodway Drive at 5:30 am. We have a 1.3 mile warm-up run to Mount Bacon and do 2 to 4 miles of hills with a 1.3 mile run back to the church.
Sunday Long Run (Memorial Park, 6:30 AM): Join us for the weekly long run from Memorial Park zero-mile marker. We leave promptly at 6:30 and members typically run between 10 and 15 miles. Breakfast at Starbucks in Uptown Park, 1151 Uptown Park Boulevard. ******* REPORT YOUR RACE RESULTS We want to know what our members are doing on the roads and/or trails. Send all your results to us at (bcrr.results@gmail.com) <http://mc/compose?to=bcrr.results%40gmail.com%29> before the 20th day of the month and we’ll make sure they hit the next newsletter.
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WORD FROM THE BIRD wants to hear from you. Feel free to contribute with any interesting running material you want to see in the newsletter. The bird is always on the lookout for entertaining run/race reports, how-to/technical articles, editorials, and photos. Just submit your story to bcrr.news@gmail.com< mailto:bcrr.news@gmail.com> or thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com <mailto:thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com>. The Deadline for consideration to the next newsletter is always the 10th day of the month.
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Your BCRR Board!!!
******* Are you stressed, sore, or do you just need a relaxing massage? Contact Peter Blackwell, LMT, a BCRR-affiliated massage therapist. Call (832) 248-2339 and let him know you're a BCRR member when you book your appointment.
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How would you like to see your own advertisement above in this weekly email? For all personal or business advertising inquiries, please send an email to our treasurer susancita.bcrr@gmail.comlmiaha@gmail.com
Wednesday at Rice University: Every Wednesday evening we meet at 5:45 at Rice University (run leaves at 6 pm sharp!). All levels are welcome. And the best part is the cheap beer at Valhalla afterwards. Parking is available at First Christian Church/School (1628 Rice Boulevard).Friday Hills at Mount Bacon (Tanglewood):Join us for this weekly run from St. Martins Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road to Mount Bacon. We meet in the church parking lot at the corner of Sage Road and Woodway Drive at 5:30 am. We have a 1.3 mile warm-up run to Mount Bacon and do 2 to 4 miles of hills with a 1.3 mile run back to the church.
Sunday Long Run (Memorial Park, 6:30 AM): Join us for the weekly long run from Memorial Park zero-mile marker. We leave promptly at 6:30 and members typically run between 10 and 15 miles. Breakfast at Starbucks in Uptown Park, 1151 Uptown Park Boulevard. ******* REPORT YOUR RACE RESULTS We want to know what our members are doing on the roads and/or trails. Send all your results to us at (bcrr.results@gmail.com) <http://mc/compose?to=bcrr.results%40gmail.com%29> before the 20th day of the month and we’ll make sure they hit the next newsletter.
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WORD FROM THE BIRD wants to hear from you. Feel free to contribute with any interesting running material you want to see in the newsletter. The bird is always on the lookout for entertaining run/race reports, how-to/technical articles, editorials, and photos. Just submit your story to bcrr.news@gmail.com< mailto:bcrr.news@gmail.com> or thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com <mailto:thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com>. The Deadline for consideration to the next newsletter is always the 10th day of the month.
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Your BCRR Board!!!
******* Are you stressed, sore, or do you just need a relaxing massage? Contact Peter Blackwell, LMT, a BCRR-affiliated massage therapist. Call (832) 248-2339 and let him know you're a BCRR member when you book your appointment.
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How would you like to see your own advertisement above in this weekly email? For all personal or business advertising inquiries, please send an email to our treasurer susancita.bcrr@gmail.comlmiaha@gmail.com
