Thursday, November 7, 2013

BCRR This Week, November 4 through 11, 2013

HELLO BAYOU CITY!

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BCRR Birthdays This Week: Edward Albrecht (November 5), Jesse Bounds (November 5), Larry Lindeen (November 9), Nancy Reuter (November 10) and Sarah Harrington (November 11).
Have a very happy birthday!!

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Thanks to all of you who have volunteered this Saturday for the Rockets Run.    Although we have nearly reached our goal we could still use more a few more volunteers.   Please contact one of our volunteer coordinator: Patrick Flaherty (callpatf@aol.com)  and volunteer today.  For those of you who volunteered you will be receiving race day instructions from Patrick this week. There is free parking in the Toyota Center parking garage on race day.

After volunteering for the Rocket Run join us for The Fifth Semi-Annual BCRR Croquet Extravaganza  at the Memorial Park Croquet Pitch from 1:30 to 5. This will also be a volunteer appreciation party for Rockets Run volunteers! BYOB – pizza and snacks provided. Prizes for Top Mallet (the John Phillips Award), Best Dressed (the Sam Pace Award), and Sportsmanship (the Zwick Award).  Dinner afterwards at a location TBD.  A good time guaranteed for all!

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And the following weekend is our very own Alex's 5K on November 16th at Tom Bass Park.  If you don't plan on running the race, please come out to cheer and volunteer!!  Please contact Sam McMurtrey (Samantha_McMurtrey@hotmail.com), our volunteer organizer for this event.

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Next up in the HARRA Warm-up series race is the HMSA Classical 25k and 5K Run on November 24th.  Many runners who tried to sign up for Sundays Houston Half Marathon were not able to race because the race sold out well before race day.  The HMSA Classical 25k and 5K Run is capped at 1,500 runners and the race is expected to sell out before race day.  If you have not signed up for this great race please do so today.  Even if you are not a fast runner or running the Houston Marathon in January BCRR needs your points for the HARRA Club Competition.

You can sign-up online at:  https://www.thedriven.net/hmsa-classical-25k-and-5k-fun-run.race_reg

The Houston Masters are looking for race day volunteers for the upcoming HMSA Classical 25K and 5K Race on November 24, 2013.   If you are not running the race please consider volunteering for this great event.  Please contact JoAnn Luco at joannluco@att.net or (713) 926-6709 home, or (281) 638-5930.

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Save the Dates:

December 1: BCRR Christmas Party
December 4: Christmas Lights Run and Post Run Party, Modern B&B.
December 29: John's Long Run and post run breakfast
January 16: Houston Marathon Carb-loading Dinner

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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 10th day of the month.

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Social Calendar:



Happy Hour (November 8, 2013, 6:30PM): Join us for happy hour at Beavers.  See you there!

BCRR Christmas Party, (December 1, 2013, 5:30 to 10:PM): Cadillac Bar and Grill

Houston Marathon Carb-loading Dinner, (January 16, 2014, 6:30PM): Spaghetti Western

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Houston Area Running Calendar (All official HARRA Races shown in purple

NOVEMBER
2:    Rocky Raccoon Trail Series 50K/25K/10K (Huntsville): http://trail-race.com/stone
9:    12th Annual Rockets Run (Downtown): http://www.nba.com/rockets/community/12th-annual-rockets-run
16:  THE 3rd ANNUAL ALEX'S 5K (Tom Bass Park):  www.alex5k.com   
24:   HMSA Classical 25K Race: http://www.hmsaclassical25k.com/
28:  Turkey Trot 5 & 10K (Galleria/Uptown Park):
28:  Turkey Dash (Katy):
28:  Turkey Trot (Sugar Land): http://slfinishlinesports.com

DECEMBER
4:    BCRR Christmas Lights Run
7:    Texas Trail Run 50Miles/50K/12.5Miles: (Huntsville): www.rogersoler.com
7:    Rudolph Run 10K/5K (Houston): www.itrievents.com  
15:  Finish Line Sports Sugarland 30K Race (Sugar Land):https://www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/88966
15:  YMCA Houston Jingle Bell Run (Down Town): BCRR WORKS THIS RACE _ PLEASE VOLUNTEER  http://www.ymcahouston.org/jingle-bell-run//
22:  Santa Hustle Texas Half Marathon (Galveston): http://santahustle.com/galveston
29:  John's Loooong Run

JANUARY
19: Chevron Houston Marathon and Half Marathon: www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com
26: USA Fit Marathon (Sugar Land): www.usafitmarathon.com

FEBRUARY 
1:   Surfside Beach Marathon (Surfside Beach): www.thedriven.net/surfsidemarathon.com
16: Galveston Marathon and Half Marathon (Galveston): www.galvestonmarathon.com

MARCH
1:   ConocoPhillips Rodeo Run 10K and 5K (Downtown): www.conocophillipsrodeorun.com 
8:   Bayou City Classic 10K and 5K (Downtown):  www.bayoucityclassic.org 
15: Seabrook Lucky Trails Marathon and Half Marathon: (Seabrook): www.seabrookmarathon.org

WEEKLY CLUB RUNS:

Wednesday at Rice University: Every Wednesday evening we meet at 5:45 at Rice University (run leaves at 6 pm sharp!). All levels are welcome. And the best part is the cheap beer at Valhalla afterwards. Parking is available at First Christian Church/School (1628 Rice Boulevard).

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, 6:30 AM): 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.   Afterwards stop by for coffee at Starbucks on Memorial Drive near the park.

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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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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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Your BCRR Board!!! 

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