Good Morning Bayou City Road Runners

The Word from the Bird

Alex’s 5k Run/Walk & Kids’ K -

November 5, 2022

Thank you everyone! Last year’s race raised $21,000 for our charities - Avondale House, The Westview School, and Autism Speaks Houston - that’s $183,000 total over the life of our race! This has all been possible due to the participation, philanthropy and volunteerism of our BCRR members!

This will be our 12th annual event - once again on the flat and act course at MacGregor Park. We welcome everyone to participate. Prices increase on Friday, September 2nd so sign up today.

https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/TX/Houston/Alexs5K

Also….Come run with us this Thursday, September 1st, 6PM at Fleet Feet - Greenbriar. Help promote the race and BCRR at their group run. We will have some shirts and free race entries to give away. See you then.

HARRA Fall Series

Run and accumulate Runner of the Season (RotS) points for yourself. Top runners receive cash awards. Rankings can be viewed on the HARRA Leaderboard. RotS standings will be calculated on the best 3 out of 5 individual races in the HARRA Fall Series. Your points also count for your club standings in the Interclub Competitions. (Relay counts for Interclub Competitions only.)

Space City 10 Miler: October 2, 2022*
Houston Half Marathon: October 30, 2022*
HMSA Classical 25K: November 20, 2022*
Miles for Military 30K: December 11, 2022*
Chevron Houston Marathon: January 15, 2023

*Marathon Warmup Series Race

Time to renew your BCRR Membership!

We will again be using the RunSignUp platform for Membership Renewal this year. If you created a user last year, please follow the instructions for RENEWAL:

Click HERE to renew your membership.
Under “Individual Membership” OR “Family Membership” click “Renew”
Sign in to your RunSignUp account.
Update any changed information.
For “Family Membership” click “Add Another Member” for each club member that will be attached to your family membership.
Enter your HARRA number and use the coupon code: HARRA2022 for the $5 discount if you are a current HARRA member.

If you did not create a user last year, you must create a NEW MEMBERSHIP, please disregard the instructions for renewal.

*If you have an existing RunSignUp account, you will be asked to log in using the account email & password*

Running Warehouse Discount

BCRR is proud to welcome our newest supporter; and we invite all our members to take advantage of the special 10% discount BCRR members enjoy on most items at RunningWarehouse.com.

Discount Code: See members' email for code

New Members

:Let's give a giant welcome to the newest members of BCRR: Natalie Cuyler & Madison Crop! We look forward to seeing you at the next club run or social event!

Happy Birthday!

This week's birthdays:

August 31: Nancy Doyle & Stephen Kallus
September 1: Camille Fitzsimmons
September 4: Michelle Wolpert

Friday Night Happy Hour!!!

Photo courtesy of Jim Koehn Art

Social Calendar

Join us Friday evening at West Alabama Ice House (1919 W. Alabama St), a boiserous neighborhood bar serving beer in a dog-friendly outdoor area with picnic table seating. We will meet around 7PM.

Post on Facebook if you will be early!

Friendly COVID Reminder

As the number of cases fluctuates, the BCRR Board kindly requests that you receive the COVID vaccination to minimize the risk to yourself and others. Wearing a mask is still encouraged. Please maintain social distancing prior to and following club runs.

Sunday NEEDS Hydration!

Who likes water during the Sunday long runs? Especially in the summer! Our Sunday morning hydration team could use a little more help as people go on vacation. Please contact Loris for more information on how to volunteer!

Want to share your race results with the club??

Email Scott Bounds - SpyderBounds@hotmail.com - with your race results and we will start publishing race results in the weekly email!

Weekly Club Runs

Mellow Monday

7pm at Memorial Park Tennis Center for a 3 mile casual paced run around the Park and dinner to follow

Wednesday Run

6:30pm at First Christian Church for a 3-6 mile run around Rice University and Hermann Park followed by drinks at Valhalla

Friday Speedwork

5:30am at Memorial Park Running Center. Contact Peter Griffiths for more info

Sunday Long Run

6:30am at Memorial Park Tennis Center for a 10-12 mile supported run w/ water at 2 locations followed by breakfast at Starbucks (1300 Post Oak Park Drive)

**Please note that in cases of inclement weather, i.e. thunder & lightning, group runs will be cancelled for safety reasons. Check the BCRR Facebook Page for the latest updates on run cancellations**

If you are feeling ill, have a fever, or have been exposed to an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, please do not attend club runs for 2 weeks.