GreetingsBayou City Road Runners |
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| | | Monday, 7PM, Mellow Monday, Memorial Park Tennis Center
Wednesday, 6:30PM - Weekly Run and 75th week of Valhalla tab! Thursday, 6 PM, 3rd and final stage of Practice for the Tour
Friday 10/23 8 PM Lisa Thompson's Halloween Party
Sunday- 7 AM UT Health Half marathon and 10K
(no supported Memorial Park run)
11 AM party at the Schulzes' | | |
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| BCRR Runs the world! | | Lisa and Avi jet-set to Rome half! | Update from Avi: Lisa J Thompson ran
Rome half. With her guide Dani whom she met running Brooklyn half did
a great job safely guiding. Scenic with a few miles cobblestones
intermixed. They took time for a "Where is Alex's 5K" moment and other touristy items. |  |
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| Want to see your name and race photos in our The Word from the Bird? | Drop me an email! at gaslyte@yahoo.com | | This coming week: |
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| Halloween Party at the Modern B and B |
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From hostess Lisa: Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween Party on Friday, October 23, 2024, at 7:30 PM, 4003 Hazard St.
Early date does not conflict with half marathon Costumes are a must! DJ Drinks and refreshments provided Modern B & B |  |
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Thank you to Kathi Mahon for sponsoring tab and pizza ! This was our 73rdnd week of Valhalla tab!
🍺 💜🏃 🎂 This week: possible 75th week of tab...is anonymous the around? 🍺 |
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UT Health Half-marathon and 10K | Start times: Half-7AM, 10k, 7:45 AM Come run or cheer! https://www.houstonhalf.com/ As of 1:30 Sunday -8 spots left! Packet pickup info: Friday,
Oct. 23, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
UTHealth Houston Professional Building - Bellaire Station
6500 West Loop S, Bellaire, TX 77401 |
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| Post-race Party- 11am | When: October 25, after the UT Health Half/10K Once again, Paul and Sue Schulz will open their home for a fabulous post race party. What
to Expect: catered breakfast and lunch items, adult and regular
beverages, indoor and outdoor lounging, access to pool and spa. Where : Check your member email |
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Upcoming races: HARRA Races** | | | | Practice for the Tour is upon us! | | One last chance for a free xc race!!
All races start at 6 PM. Please arrive early to park and sign the waiver.
Joel DuBois and Adam LeSage have worked their collective magic to obtain Karbach as our beer sponsor for this fall.
Stage 2 - Oct 15 — Cullen Running Center - Memorial Park
Stage 3- Oct 22 — White Oak / Stude Park | | And beyond! | Harvest Marathon Relay benefitting Houston Food Bank | Relay Marathon is Sunday, November 1, at 7:00am, on the Wendell D. Ley Track Please contact Steve if you are interested in running ! Please email BCRR Prez Steve Hasson if you are interested! |  | | Alex's 5K is around the corner! | | This will be the 16th annual edition of our race. We encourage everyone to participate by running, volunteering, or donating to our cause.
When: Saturday, Nov. 7th 2026, 8AM Where: Avondale House, 3737 O’Meara Drive, Houston, TX US 77025 What: Flat and Fast 5K! Kids' K and Awesome Kids' Post-Race Zone! RRCA Texas State 5K Championship! Terrific Post Race Party!
To Run: Use code BCRR26 for $5 off at registration. To Give or Sponsor: Contact info@alex5k.com or donate online To volunteer: Contact Christina (christinabcrr@gmail.com) or sign up online.
The race benefits Avondale House, The Westview School, and Autism Speaks. We have raised over $280,000 over the last 15 years!
RACE INFO | |
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| Happy Birthday This Week:
10/18 Kathi Mahon 10/21 Raymond Verm 10/22 Yolanda Farias-Ruiz *NAG = New Age Group |
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| | Thank you to Christina Jones Young and Mirna Chang for setting out the water and Gatorade on Sunday. 🥛🥛🥛
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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Membership Renewal for 2026 -2027 | We are now into the new "running" year (from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027). If you joined or renewed after 4/1/26 your membership is good for the upcoming running year (thru June 30, 2027). If you did not renew recently, your membership is no longer current. Maintaining
your membership helps us keep providing the support for club activities
like group runs, parties and special events. HARRA Discount: If you are a current HARRA member, you will save $5 off your BCRR Membership with code HARRA26 at checkout. NOTE: Runsignup will start sending automatic renewal emails. Please ignore if you have already renewed! | |
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🏃🏃♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday. Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards. 🏃🍺 Wednesday 6:30PM: Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church. 75th week of beer tab! 🏃🏃♀️🍺 Thursday. 6 PM Stage 3, Practice for the Tour, Stude Park ball fields
🍷🍺 😮Friday 7:30 PM Lisa's Spooktacular Halloween party, 4003 Hazard
🏃🏃♀️ Sunday 7 AM: UT Health Half marathon and 10K NO SUPPORTED LONG Memorial Park Long Run
🍷🍺🍔 Sunday 11 AM: Al welcome! Post race party at Paul's house
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 | | 7 pm at Memorial Park Tennis Center (on trail in front of Center) for a 3 mile casual paced run around the Park and dinner to follow |
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|  | | 6:30 pm at First Christian Church for a 3-6 mile run around Rice University and Hermann Park followed by drinks at Valhalla |
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|  | | 5:30 am at Memorial Park Running Center. Contact Peter Griffiths for more info |
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|  | | 6:30 am at Memorial Park Tennis Center (on trail in front of Center) for a 10-12 mile supported run w/ water at 2 locations followed by breakfast at Starbucks, 6201 Washington Houston, TX |
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