BCRR Update: May 11th, 2026

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird ­ In This Newsletter:  ­ Whoops! 52 Week Streak - Bday Tab by Milan Jamrich! A Year of Supported Valhalla Tabs! HARRA Members: Check your Stats! Save the Date: BCRR Year End Celebration - Awards Banquet - Elections - June 26th! Saturday - Last HARRA Race of the Season - The LP Run! Next Volunteer Opportunity - Tejas Beer 5K - May 30th! Early Bird Registration for HARRA and BCRR Membership! Need Volunteers for Hydration Support This Summer! ­ ­ Whoops!! There were some mistakes/omissions in last week's Newsletter: Bayou Bash Relay:  Ultra-Vet Female (70+); 1st - Forever 71: Gloria Mahoney, Brenda Hilton, Nancy Greig, Camille Fitzsimmons Sunday Hydration Support for Apr. 24th: Thank you to Peter Griffiths and Charlie Schaub  Stay in school, kids... ­ 52 Week Streak! A Year of Valhalla Tabs This week's Valhalla tab will be sponsored by Milan Jamrich in celebration of his birthday. This marks our 52nd week of consecutive sponsored tabs - a full year of drinking for FREE! Thanks to all who have participated in funding the tab! Let's keep the streak going! If you would like to sponsor a tab in the future, contact houstonbcrr@gmail.com   The run, as usual, will start from the First Christian Church Parking lot at 6:30PM sharp! ­ HARRA Members: Check Your Stats! Runners: If you are a HARRA member in good standing and ran in any HARRA race, now is the time to check on the accuracy of your results on the Leaderboard for the HARRA Runner of the Season (RotS). Spring Series data is listed through the relay. Please check for accuracy and send any corrections or omissions to Hans: info@harra.org You have one more chance to improve your standings: The LP Run - that will be held on Saturday. Volunteers: If you have volunteered at any HARRA-supported races or events since July 2025 starting with the Summer Celebration, submit your volunteer hours to receive credit towards the HARRA VVIP Awards given out at the HARRA Summer Celebration.   HARRA VVIP Submission Form ­ Up Coming Events: BCRR Year End Celebration   Awards Banquet & Board Elections Save the Date! Friday, June 26th, 2026! Our Annual BCRR Awards Banquet and Elections will take place on Friday, June 26, 2026. Details to be announced soon, but there will be food, drinks, and fun!  We will announce the our running and volunteer recognition awards and hold our annual BCRR Board Elections.  It's not too late to run for a position on the board, please email houstonbcrr@gmail.com if interested. ­ LP Run - This Saturday! The last individual race of the HARRA Spring Series is the LP Run presented by the Terlingua Track Club, on Saturday May 16th at Rice University Track. The goal of this race is to run as far as you can in 33 1/3 minutes, in contrast to running a set distance for time. Unique Tie-Dye Race Shirts Again This Year! Last chance to improve your standings in the HARRA Runner of the Season (ROTS). Come run and cheer your fellow runners!    INFO ­ Tejas Beer 5K - May 30th BCRR will be partnering once again with the Run in Texas Beer Run Series for the 2nd annual Tejas Beer 5K on May 30th at Tejas Brewery (2101 Summer St.  Houston, 77007). This popular race series consists of events run from local independent breweries all over Texas. Participants receive a shirt, beer glass and choice of craft beer. The post race parties for this series are always great!   SIGN UP Use Code HARRA for $5 off. BCRR will be manning a water stop and will have our tent at the event. Run in Texas will make a generous donation for our charities.  We encourage folks to volunteer or run. Also a great opportunity to highlight our club to the beer-loving running community!   If you can volunteer, contact houstonbcrr@gmail.com ­ Early Bird Registration Renewal Season is off and running! The official "running year" for both BCRR and HARRA memberships runs from June 30th to July1st, so all current memberships will need to be renewed by July 1st, 2026.    Renew now and be good through 6/30/27!  Both BCRR and HARRA  have an "Early Bird" registration period so it is easy (and cheaper) to renew now before June 30, 2026.  (Note: anyone who joined or renewed after 4/1/26 will automatically been renewed for the upcoming year.)  (Note that Both the current year's membership package and the Early Bird membership package appear on the BCRR page. Be sure to scroll down to the Early Bird option!)   Save $5 on both memberships for the upcoming year. If you are a current HARRRA member, you will save an additional $5 off your BCRR Membership. What a deal! ­ Step Up to Help with Hydration this Summer! We need a few volunteers to help with hydration stops for our Sunday long runs starting in June, as several regulars will be unavailable. If everyone takes a turn occasionally, the workload stays manageable. This is a great opportunity to give back to the club. Otherwise, we may need to change the course to the Bayou route and reduce support to just one stop during the hottest part of the year. Please contact Loris at Loris0105@yahoo.com if you can help out. ­ BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday.  Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards.  🏃 🍺 Wednesday 6:30PM: Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church.  BDay Tab by Milan Jamrich. 🏃📀 🎶 Saturday 7:33AM: LP Run. Rice Track. 🏃🏃 Sunday: 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run - Memorial Park Tennis Center. ­ Happy Birthday Happy Birthday This Week:  5/11 Dani Carbone 5/12 Hans Wong NAG* 5/14 Gloria Jane Favuzza NAG* 5/14 Milan Jamrich *NAG = New Age Group ­ Welcome New Members Welcome: Alexandra Krupnik ­ No Happy Hour This Week Next Happy Hour (Friday May 22nd) will be at Bad Astronaut, 1519 Fulton St, Houston, TX 77009 . We will be there about 6:30PM ­ Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Avi Moss and Loris Fusi for setting out the water and Gatorade last 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: May 4th, 2026

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird ­ In This Newsletter:  ­ Happy Early Cinco de Mayo! Bayou Bash Relay - Recap Part 2! Early Bird Registration for HARRA and BCRR Membership! Wednesday: Valhalla - Alumni Night! Birthday Tab Sponsored by Loris Fusi! Our 51st Straight Tab! Call to Action: Soliciting Nominations for Next Year's Board of Directors! Friday: Happy Hour -- West Alabama Ice House Sunday: Happy Mothers Day! Celebrate on our weekly Long Run! Sunday: Happy Mothers Day - Tour de Art Walk Next HARRA Race - The LP Run - May16th! Next Volunteer Opportunity - Tejas Beer 5k - May 30th! Need Volunteers for Hydration Support This Summer! ­ ­ Bayou Bash Relay - Recap Part 2! Congratulations BCRR Teams!   Shout out to all the folks who ran on a BCRR Team for the Bayou Bash Relay! Your participation helps BCRR's standing in the HARRA Team Competition. Open Men:  8th - The Joe Blows, Kevin Diverde, Brendon Flaherty, Kavi Kulkarni, Heath Carpenter Open Women: 3rd- Girls Just Gotta Have Run: Jacqueline Flaherty, Diana Berry, Sophia Bradley, Hillary Wire 7th - We'Re Trying Here: Christiana Young, Clare Bensh, Jamie Lopez, Lara Allen Masters Male 2nd - Behind The 8 Balls: Andrew Young, Lee Morris, Chadwick Holmes, Romu Budiman Senior Male 3rd- Silver Streaks: Gerardo Mora, Steve Kallus, Prashant Sona, Steve Hasson Senior Female 1st - BCRR Carboholics: Lisa Thompson, Anna Helm, Mirka Jalovcova, Jody Berry Veteran Male 1st - Vintage Velocity: Paul Schulz, Joel Dubois, Josh Flynn, Joe Lengfellner Veteran Female 1st - Sexy Sixties: Caryn Honig, Latasha Gary, Suzy Seeley, Rhonda Emerson Ultra-Vet Male 2nd - BCRR Burnouts: Scott Bounds, Freddy Queen, John Morris, Lenord Burns 4th - BCRR Balls & Chain: Fred Ward, Mike Mangan, Larry Lindeen, Kathryn Vidal Congratulations all! ­ BCRR Board Elections We're Looking for a Few Good Men & Women! Be in the room where it happens! Don't throw away your shot!  We are currently soliciting nominations for the 2025-2026 BCRR Board of Directors (term July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027). Several current members are cycling off the board this year, presenting a unique opportunity for you to serve as a critical cog in the well-oiled machine that runs BCRR! Are you Board-curious but want a less defined position so you can contribute according to your strengths? Consider running for a Member At Large position. Elections will be held at our Annual Year End Party and Awards Presentation. The details TBA very soon. Contact houstonBCRR@gmail.com for more information.   ­ Early Bird Registration Renewal Season is off and running! The official "running year" for both BCRR and HARRA memberships runs from June 30th to July1st, so all current memberships will need to be renewed by July 1st, 2026.    Renew now and be good through 6/30/27!  Both BCRR and HARRA  have an "Early Bird" registration period so it is easy (and cheaper) to renew now before June 30, 2026.  (Note: anyone who joined or renewed after 4/1/26 will automatically been renewed for the upcoming year.)  (Note that Both the current year's membership package and the Early Bird membership package appear on the BCRR page. Be sure to scroll down to the Early Bird option!)   Save $5 on both memberships for the upcoming year. If you are a current HARRRA member, you will save an additional $5 off your BCRR Membership. What a deal! ­ Up Coming Events: ­ FREE Tour de Art Walk - This Sunday 17th Annual Tour de Art WALK Presented and led by running art historian Roger Boak! and supported by the Houston Striders FREE to ALL! Take Mom on a walk for Mother's Day! Check-in at 7:45 a.m. - Walk starts at 8:00 a.m. Tour is approx 90 minutes Downtown Houston - meet at the front of Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby St., 77002 RSVP (for snack planing) to Lee Greb (lgreb1954@gmail.com)  ­ LP Run - May 16th The last individual race of the HARRA Spring Series is the LP Run presented by the Terlingua Track Club, on Saturday May 16th at Rice University Track. The goal of this race is to run as far as you can in 33 1/3 minutes, in contrast to running a set distance for time. Unique Tie-Dye Race Shirts Again This Year! Last chance to improve your standings in the HARRA Runner of the Season (ROTS). Come run and cheer your fellow runners!    INFO ­ Tejas Beer 5K - May 30th BCRR will be partnering once again with the Run in Texas Beer Run Series for the 2nd annual Tejas Beer 5K on May 30th at Tejas Brewery (2101 Summer St.  Houston, 77007). This popular race series consists of events run from local independent breweries all over Texas. Participants receive a shirt, beer glass and choice of craft beer. The post race parties for this series are always great!   SIGN UP Use Code HARRA for $5 off. BCRR will be manning a water stop and will have our tent at the event. Run in Texas will make a generous donation for our charities.  We encourage folks to volunteer or run. Also a great opportunity to highlight our club to the beer-loving running community!   If you can volunteer, contact houstonbcrr@gmail.com ­ Step Up to Help with Hydration this Summer! We need a few volunteers to help with hydration stops for our Sunday long runs starting in June, as several regulars will be unavailable. If everyone takes a turn occasionally, the workload stays manageable. This is a great opportunity to give back to the club. Otherwise, we may need to change the course to the Bayou route and reduce support to just one stop during the hottest part of the year. Please contact Loris at Loris0105@yahoo.com if you can help out. ­ BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday.  Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards. 😀🇲‍🇽 Tuesday: Happy Cinco de Mayo  🏃 🍺 Wednesday 6:30PM: Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church. Alumni Night. BDay Tab by Loris Fusi. 😀🕢 Friday 6:30PM: Happy Hour. Alabama Ice House. 🏃🏃 Sunday: 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run - Memorial Park Tennis Center. ­ Happy Birthday Happy Birthday This Week:  5/7 Joan McGuirk (NAG*) 5/10 Gloria Mahoney *NAG = New Age Group ­ Happy Hour - W. Alabama Ice House Next Happy Hour (Friday May 8th) will be at West Alabama Ice House,1919 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098 . We will be there about 6:30PM ­ Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Peter Griffiths and Charlie Schaub for setting out the water and Gatorade last 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!