BCRR Update Mar. 11th - Mar. 17th, 2024

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird

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BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️  Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday. Tennis Center, Memorial Park. (Dinner after!)   🍺🍺 Wednesday 6:30PM: Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church.    VALHALLA after!     🍻🥂 Friday 7PM:  Happy Hour @  Equal Parts Brewing, 3118 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77003. (part of Scott Moore's 40th Birthday weekend - see below).   🏃🍺 Saturday 12 noon: Scott's 40th Beer Mile, Cullen Running Trails Center, 7575 N Picnic Ln, Houston, TX 77007. (More of Scott Moore's birthday weekend activities) SEE DETAILS   🏃‍♀️🏋 Saturday 4PM: Hyrox Houston. GRB, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010. Watch Ally Serrao run and complete feats of strength ~4PM.    🏃🏃‍♀️ Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run from the Tennis Center at Memorial Park. Breakfast at Whole Foods on Waugh.   🍀💛 Sunday 8AM: Poppy's Run for Life 5K. Hennessy Park, 1900 Lyons Avenue, Houston, TX 77020. See details below. REGISTER FOR BCRR TEAM HERE

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Scott's 40th Beer Mile - Mar. 16th

Cullen Trails Center Track - Noon Join beer mile aficionado and birthday boy Scott Moore for an unsanctioned Beer Mile in honor of his 40th birthday. BCRR has a long tradition in this event as it marries two key interests of the club - running and beer. All on the NEW bouncy, alcohol-resistant track at Memorial Park.  DETAILS

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HYROX Houston - Mar. 16th What: The World Series of Fitness Racing. HYROX combines both running & functional workout stations, where participants run 1km, followed by 1 functional workout station, repeated eight times.   When: Saturday March 16th, ~7 AM - 6PM (Ally Serrao competes at ~4PM)   Where: George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston TX   Why: Ally Serrao is competing in the women's division around 4PM. Come out and cheer her on! Watch her run and perform feats of strength!    DETAILS ­ Poppy's Run For Life 5K - Mar 17th  When: March 17, 2024, 8AM   Where: Hennessy Park, 1900 Lyons Avenue, Houston, TX 77020   Why: Support Poppy's Run for Life, organized by BCRR member Caryn Honig in memory of her father and grandfather, who both died by suicide.   Join our BCRR team in memory of BCRR member Jim Knievel, who passed away in October.     🍀 It's Saint Patrick's Day so dress accordingly! 🍀   💛 We will have yellow💛 bandanas to wear in honor of Jim (yellow was his favorite color).   Select "Bayou City Road Runners" from the Team drop-down menu when registering. Use code HARRAFORPOPPY for $5 discount REGISTER FOR BCRR TEAM HERE

­ HARRA SPRING SERIES RACES

BCRR is a member club of the Houston Area Road Runners Association (HARRA) and participates in its competitions based on our members' performance in the HARRA Race Series.  Top runners in the individual categories receive cash awards. Rankings can be viewed on the HARRA Leaderboard. Your individual points also count for our club standings in the Interclub Competitions and are also used to calculate our BCRR Runner of the Year standings for end of year recognition..   Aramco Half: Jan 14, 2024 Law Week 8K: Feb. 17, 2024 Bayou City Classic 10K: Mar. 2, 2024 (Use code BCRR24 for $5 off) Bellaire Trolley Run 5K: April 6, 2024 Bayou Bash Relay (OUR RACE!): April 27, 2024 LP Run: May 11, 2024

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New Members Know a running enthusiast or fan that would make a great addition to the club? Invite them to join us! We're always happy to welcome new members to BCRR!    ­

Happy Birthday!

This week's birthdays:    3/12 Scott Moore (NAG*) 3/15 Sheila Ramamurthy (NAG*) 3/17🍀 Susan Davis 3/17🍀 Kate Philbrick   *New Age Group

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Happy Hour

Join us Friday evening, March 15, at Equal Parts Brewing, 3118 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77003. We will be joining Scott Moore's 40th Birthday Party. We will meet around 7pm.   Post on Facebook if you will be early!

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Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Jeff Wittig and Steve Hasson for setting out the water and Gatorade this weekend.  Next Sunday: Peter Griffiths and Jacqueline Flaherty on deck.                                            🥛🥛🥛   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!

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Weekly Club Runs

Mellow Monday 7 pm at Memorial Park Tennis Center for a 3 mile casual paced run around the Park and dinner to follow	Wednesday Run 6:30 pm at First Christian Church for a 3-6 mile run around Rice University and Hermann Park followed by drinks at Valhalla	Friday Speedwork 5:30 am at Memorial Park Running Center. Contact Peter Griffiths for more info	Sunday Long Run 6:30 am at Memorial Park Tennis Center for a 10-12 mile supported run w/ water at 2 locations followed by breakfast at Whole Foods in Montrose (701 Waugh Dr Houston, TX 77019)