BCRR Update: July 27th, 2026

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird ­ In This Newsletter:  ­   Wednesday - Tab at Valhalla: & 63rd Consecutive Valhalla Tab!   Friday Happy Hour- Hughie's Tavern     Save the Date: HARRA's Party in the Park - August 8   Don't Forget to Renew Your Membership!   ­ ­ Recap ­ BCRR Runs the World! BCRR member Hong Tang has been burning up the the roads around the country in recent weeks.  First was the Ragnar Northwest Passage relay in Washington, then at the Coastal Plains Relay that begins in Richmond, TX and finishes at Surfside Beach.  ­ Jody Berry raced the Cypress Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, finishing as Top Female Grandmaster and 19th overall female.   ­ Brenda Gonzales completed the beautiful  Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon in 2:24:06.I trust it  was an amazing time! ­ Want to see your name and race photos in our The Word from the Bird? Drop me an email! at gaslyte@yahoo.com ­ Valhalla This Week Many thanks to Lauren Newcomer and Patrick Williams for generously sponsoring last week's tab.  This week's tab is sponsored by Karina Yonekawa-Blest to celebrate her recent birthday! 🎂🍺 ­ Save the Date HARRA's Party in the Park - Aug 8 ­ ­ BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday. Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards.    🏃🍺  Wednesday 6:30PM:  Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church.  63rd Consecutive Week of Beer Tab!!! 🍺 Friday 6:30ish: Happy Hour at Hughie's Tavern and Grill  🏃🏃‍♀️ Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run. Memorial Park Tennis Center.  ­ Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday This Week: 8/1   Maria Del Pino Castillo *NAG = New Age Group ­ Happy Hour - Hughie's Tavern   Happy Hour this Friday, July 31st  at Hughie'sTavern and Grill , 1802 West 18th Street, Houston, TX 77008. Folks will arrive at approximately 6:30PM. ­ Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Mirna Chang and Steve Hassan 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! ­ 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 If you did not renew recently, your membership is no longer current.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! BCRR MEMBERSHIP ­ Weekly Club Runs Mellow Monday 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 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 (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 77007)

BCRR Update: July 20th, 2026

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird ­ In This Newsletter:  ­   Wednesday - Tab at Valhalla: & 62nd Consecutive Valhalla Tab   Friday Happy Hour- Alabama Ice House     Save the Date: HARRA's Party in the Park - August 8   Don't Forget to Renew Your Membership!   ­ ­ Recap BCRR Runs the World! Lunar Landing 5k  Distinguished BCRR members June Harris and Kathi Mahon ventured south last weekend to support a local 5k, and for June to claim hardware! Joined in photos by frequent podium-standers Theresa  Pearsall and Ron Morgan.   June appears to  be forming alliances with aliens (photo credit to Theresa Pearsall)  Full results HERE ­ Valhalla This Week Many thanks to Dr. Lee for generously sponsoring last week's tab (extra points for cycling over). This week's tab is sponsored by Lauren Newcomer and Patrick Williams to celebrate recent birthdays! 🎂 ­ In other news... ­ Joe Lengfellner coming out of his shell.  ­ Save the Date HARRA's Party in the Park - Aug 8 ­ ­ BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday. Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards.    🏃🍺  Wednesday 6:30PM:  Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church.  62nd Consecutive Week of Beer Tab!!! 🍺 Friday 6:30ish: Happy Hour at Alabama Ice House 🏃🏃‍♀️ Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run. Memorial Park Tennis Center.  ­ Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday This Week: 7/21 Bill Featherston 7/23 Oliver Wire  7/23 Avi Moss  7/25 Kathy Miller  7/26 Karina Yonekawa-Blest    *NAG = New Age Group ­ Happy Hour - Alabama Ice House  Happy Hour this Friday, July 24th  at Alabama Ice House , 1919 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77098. Folks will arrive at approximately 6:30PM. ­ Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Avi Moss 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! ­ 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! BCRR MEMBERSHIP ­ Weekly Club Runs Mellow Monday 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 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 (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 77007)