Monday, November 12, 2012

BCRR This Week November 12 through 19, 2012


HELLO BAYOU CITY!


 Welcome New Members:  Josha Atkins and Matthew Inman,  Welcome!

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BCRR Birthdays This Week:  Hillary McLennan (November 13), Patrick Flaherty (November 15), Terry Fanning (November 16),  Dianne Lee (November 17), Manny Valle (November 17) and Steve Liston (November 18).   *=New Age Group

Have a very happy birthday!

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This year's Rockets Run was a huge success because of the 60+ BCRR volunteers who woke up early on a Saturday morning and managed the race.   Because of your efforts the club earned a big pay check to use for our many social events.

Thanks to all of you who volunteered.    A very big thanks to our volunteer coordinators Susan Davis and Sam McMurtrey who did a great job rounding up the volunteers and coordinating with the Rockets.

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THIS SUNDAY IS THE - HMSA St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Classical 25K and Specialty Healthcare and Wellness 5K  (http://www.hmsaclassical25k.com/index.html)   

If you have not signed up you can do so on-line before Wednesday and save some money.  This year there will be a huge after race party and will be awarding lots of door prizes to runners.

Following the race, there will be an after race party at Sue Leone & Alan Svoboda's home: 326 Terrace (around corner from 6035 Feagan St.).  We will send out details about this later in the week.  

Since most of you will be running this race we will not have any water or Gatorade for the River Oaks Run this Sunday.

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 DECEMBER 15TH JOHN'S LOOOOONG RUN AND BREAKFAST
It’s time once again for the 21 mile looooong run and breakfast.   The route has many ways to get in different mileage. This is the 12th year of this run so most know the routine.  But as a reminder here are some details. Starts at 6:30 sharp from my home ( 8211 Burkhart 77055 ).  There is water and Gatorade about every 3 miles. Normally have a sag wagon if you run into trouble. After there is a full multi course breakfast, adult beverages, and hot-tub.  Bag drop in house with a shower. Shower with a friend, the line moves faster and conserves water. There is street parking but carpooling is encouraged. And the driveway holds many cars. All I ask is that you RSVP via e-mail (Jrphillips@comcast.net) so I can plan for the right amount of food and drink. And as years past a $5 donation to help with the cost. It cost about $7-$8 a person to put this on but I don’t  like making change. So if you want to donate more feel free. I may update info as the date approaches, but wanted to give everyone a heads up. Run well and stay healthy my friend.    
John Phillips 
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WORD FROM THE BIRD wants to hear from you. Feel free to contribute with any interesting running material you want to see in the newsletter. The bird is always on the lookout for entertaining run/race reports, how-to/technical articles, editorials, and photos. Just submit your story to (bcrr.news@gmail.com). The Deadline for consideration for the next newsletter is always the 20th day of the month.

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SAVE THE DATE: 12/12/12. Details to follow next week.

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Want to know about local races, training runs and BCRR events?   Just go to the BCRR Calendar:  http://tinyurl.com/c765hxu or the BCRR web site: www.bcrr.org

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 REPORT YOUR RACE RESULTS: We want to know what our members are doing on the roads and/or trails. Send all your results to us at (bcrr.results@gmail.com) before the 20th day of the month and we’ll make sure they hit the next newsletter!

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 Running Calendar:

Wednesday (Rice University): Join us every Wednesday evening at Rice University for Sprints and Spirits. The group meets at the First Christian Church/School parking lot off Rice Blvd. (1628 Rice Blvd.) at 5:45 pm (run leaves at 6 pm). The Bayou Run (6.6 miles) is the usual route but there are shortcuts and alternative routes as well. All levels are welcome. And the best part is the cheap beer at Valhalla, a delightfully casual and economical watering hole, afterwards. Come on out! It's a great way to break up the stressful work week.

Friday Hills at Mount Bacon (Tanglewood):Join us for this weekly run from St. Martins Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road to Mount Bacon. We meet in the church parking lot at the corner of Sage Road and Woodway Drive at 5:30 am. We have a 1.3 mile warm-up run to Mount Bacon and do 2 to 4 miles of hills with a 1.3 mile run back to the church.

Sunday Long Run (Memorial Park, 6:30AM): Join us for the weekly long run from Memorial Park zero-mile marker. We leave promptly at 6:30 and members typically run between 10 and 15 miles.  Breakfast afterwards at Whole Foods.

The HARRA Fall Race Series: BCRR needs for you to run as many of the following races to score valuable points for the club for the HARRA Inter Club Competition. You must be a current HARRA member to earn points so if you have not joined please do so now.
Webmaster's Note: Only the race distances listed count for the HARRA competitions. Auxiliary races such as the half-marathon relay, 5K's, and the Aramco Half marathon that occur as part of these events do not count. 

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Social Calendar:

BCRR Christmas Party (Sunday December 16, 2012, 5:30 to 10PM):   Come help celebrate a fun-filled evening with family and friends at the 2012 BCRR Holiday Bash at Cadillac Bar located at 1802 Shepard Dr, Houston, TX on December 16, from 5:30pm to 10pm. This year's event includes soft drinks (cash bar for alcohol), appetizers, dinner, dessert, music, dancing, door prizes, and maybe a few surprises.



Party Schedule:


5:30pm-6:30pm: Happy Hour (cash bar) with Chips, Salsa, Queso, and Chicken Flautas

6:30pm-8pm: Dinner Buffet - Beef Enchiladas and Veggie Enchiladas, Rice, Beans, and Dessert. Unlimited iced tea and soft drinks included. Cash Bar for alcohol.

8pm-10pm: Dancing, Door Prizes, and Fun Filled Merriment!!!



Please RSVP early at ?; Cost is $30 for members and guests if you RSVP before Dec 1, $35 before Dec 10, and $40 Dec 11 to the party. Attire is party casual with extra style points for wearing purple.
 Online payment coming soon.
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Your BCRR Board!

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