HELLO BAYOU CITY!
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Thanks to Loris Fusi-Goldberg who hosted the tab at Valhalla on Wednesday. This week the tab will be hosted up by Chris Harris. Thank Loris and Chris.
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BCRR Birthdays This Week: Milan Jamrich (May 14), Terry Robinson (May 14), Miriam Werner (May 14), Joe DeVay (May 15) and Chris Harris* (May 18) . * = New Age Group
Have a very happy birthday!
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Eddie Rodriguez is still in at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin recovering from an automobile accident. BCRR and the Houston running community have really reached out to Eddie and his family during this difficult time and many have made the trip to Austin to visit him. Lisa Foronda has been raising money to help with Eddie's medical expenses and to cover travel expenses for his mother and brother in Austin while he recovers. So far she has raised nearly $12,000. You can send a PayPal donation to https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/send-money-online and use the recipient email of edrod.fund@gmail.com.
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Social Calendar:
SAVE THE DATE: June 9th, Diaper Shower for Pablo Rivero & Maria
Our friend’s Pablo and Maria are having a baby at the end of June and we are throwing them a “Daddy” Baby Shower. Please join us on June 9th, 3pm at Alonso Vargas’ home (502 Rowlock Lane, Houston TX 77079) for some fun and games. Please RSVP to alvargs@yahoo.com if you would like to attend. If you would like to give them a gift, they are registered at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/registry/baby/31P1XTPFSGA6O
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Happy Hour (May 24, 2013, 6:30PM): Join us for happy hour at Liberty Station, 2101 Washington Avenue.
http://libertystationbar.com/
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BCRR Annual Awards Banquet, 6:00 PM, Wednesday May 29, 2013: This is the time we give recognition to our members for running achievements, volunteer efforts, and elect next year's board of directors. The event will take place at the St. Arnold's Brewery located at 2000 Lyons Avenue.
Dinner will be barbecue beef brisket or chicken with potato salad, barbecue beans, green salad, bread, desert and of course all of the St. Arnold's beers or root beer on tap. For vegetarians we will have a baked potato with vegetarian chili. We will also have soft drinks and water available.
Please no outside alcohol allowed.
If you volunteered for the Rhythm and Blues Marathon admission is free. If you volunteered for the Rockets Run, Jingle Bell Run or Darling Dash admission is $10. All other including any guests is $15. To RSVP please contact Susan Cita susancita.bcrr@gmail.com or Sam McMurtrey sammack1967@gmail.com. This year no online payment. Just RSVP and pay Susan or Sam at Valhalla or at the door.
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Nominations for the next BCRR Board will be held again at Valhalla this Wednesday night. The following nominations have been made for the next BCRR Board, however write in nominations are still welcome! We're also happy to create ad hoc positions if anyone is interested in tackling a specific project benefitting BCRR. Thanks for participating in your club elections.
Prez: Rosie Schmandt
VP: Bob Thompson
Secretary: Sam McMurtrey
Treasurer: Susan Cita
Members At Large:
Heidi Zimmerman
Andrew Kenworthy
Andrew Young
Patrick Flaherty
Nicole Richardson Desai
You will soon be receiving a listing of the candidates and further instructions for voting. Election results will be announced at the Awards Banquet on May 29th.
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The Runners High Club has invited BCRR to their interclub picnic. The date has changed to this Saturday, May 18th, 4:30pm-8:30pm. There will have volleyball, horse shoes, bean bag toss, and food. They ask that you bring a dish. They will provide beer and frozen margaritas. Location: Memorial Park (Arnot & Haskell). For more information please visit the following: http://www.evite.com/event/0047AAPMTMDWJMM52EPCXENG3ZR4JY
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Want to know about local races, training runs and BCRR events? Just go to (https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=runwiththebird1%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Chicago)
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Running Calendar:
Early registration for the 2014 Chevron Houston Marathon is now open until May 30th: Early registration is for those who have completed five or more Houston Marathons or have a qualifying time after January 1, 2012 as follows:
Qualifying Race Qualifying Time
Marathon 4:00:00
Half Marathon 1:52:55
10K 51:08
You may also register early under their Deferred 2013 Registration or by Third Times a Charm program. For more information visit their website: http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/Registration/
If you still don't qualify, then HARRA has 500 preferential spots available. You must, of course, be a member of HARRA and volunteer for HARRA races and events. Preferential registration spots will be given based on HARRA seniority and participation, also beginning on May 8.The HARRA website, www.HARRA.org, will have all of this information. If you are not a HARRA member you should join right away so you don't miss out on lots of great benefits and BCRR does not lose your club points on HARRA races.
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May 18th, Beach to Bay Marathon Relay: You should have your condo reserved by now but if you are still looking for a team go to the BCRR Beach to Bay Marathon webpage (http://www.bcrr.org/corpus13.html). Thanks to Kathi Mahon for her efforts in keeping this updated. Also, in case you are wondering, we will have a tent at the finish area - thank you Susan Cita for coordinating this. Otherwise, see you in Corpus! Run hard, have fun, and be safe.
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Chris Eick is fielding a Running Art Exhibit Team (Teams need to have 4+ runners) for the Houston Electric Run (http://electricrun.com/houston/) scheduled for Saturday, June 29, 9p in Reliant Stadium. He would like to assemble a team/set of teams for the event, register for the race by May 9, and starting middle of June the team will be working on ideas for the exhibit and the exhibit itself. Send Chris an e-mail no later than Monday, May 6, if you are interested in participating in this endeavor. Chris(toph) Eick e-mail: ceick@aol.com
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Fort Bend County will host the Run for Boston 5K/1K, May 19th, at 9:00am. The goal is to raise funds for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, with funds going to the "One Fund Boston, Inc.," established last week. This family friendly 5K and 1K is suitable for everyone - from someone entering their very first event to seasoned Marathoners. Walk, run, stroll down the route - whatever pace you need to cross the finish line. The purpose is not to win the race but rather, to not let anyone stop us from starting and finishing it!!!! For more information and to Register use this link:https://www.thedriven.net/site.event_runner/eid/689012369
To donate or become a fundraiser please use this link:https://www.thedriven.net/fundraising.fundraiser_recipient/eid/689012369
For more information contact terrie.gorney@usa.net or rocketsession@prodigy.net
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Want a destination marathon in your future, consider joining Steve and Susan Davis for American Discovery Trail Marathon (includes a half) in Colorado Springs, CO on Labor Day. This trail marathon is a USATF certified Boston Qualifier, easy to run for it is a slight downhill most of the way, very low key, and views of the Rocky Mountains. It makes a great start or finish for a fun vacation in the mountains. The Antler Hilton is a nice hotel with reasonable rates near the finish line and has a special bus to take you to the start. Susan used it as the perfect training run for the Chicago Marathon last year. For more information check out their website at http://www.adtmarathon.com
OCTOBER 12TH: The Texas Mud Run 5K: http://westtexasmudrun.com/Mud_Run/Welcome.html
JANUARY 19, 2014: Chevron Houston Marathon
Weekly Club Runs:
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 somewhere.
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!
Want to know about local races, training runs and BCRR events? Just go to (https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=runwiththebird1%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Chicago)
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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 to the next newsletter is always the 20th day of the month.
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Your BCRR Board!!!
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Are you stressed, sore, or do you just need a relaxing massage? Contact Peter Blackwell, LMT, a BCRR-affiliated massage therapist. Call (832) 248-2339 and let him know you're a BCRR member when you book your appointment.
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