HELLO BAYOU CITY!
Welcome to our new member: Maribel Anaya. We are thrilled to have you in the club and look forward to running with you soon!
BCRR Birthdays:
Happy Birthday to Vivian Dunlop, Rhonda Emerson, & Warren Sorrell (September 9th), Jill Fragoso (September 10th), Lauren Hammang* (September 12th), and John Johnston (September 14th).
* = New Age Group
It's that time of year!! Don't forget to renew your BCRR dues, either online, by mail or in person. Membership forms can be found at: Join or Renew
If your HARRA membership is current, prices are still $20 for individual memberships, $25 for family memberships (CHEAP!!). Add $5 if you are not a HARRA member. We will have paper applications this week at Valhalla if you want to pay in person. This is also a great opportunity to update your contact information (address, phone, email) for our roster.
SOCIAL CALENDER:
Happy Hour: (September 12, 2014) Plonk, 1214 W 43rd Street, Houston, 77018, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Tab at Valhalla: John Johnston is picking up the tab this Wednesday, September 10th to celebrate his birthday. In his words, "Canada (the whole country) will be picking up the tab!"
After the Sunday Long Run: Join us for Breakfast at Starbucks in Uptown Park, 1151 Uptown Park Boulevard.
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RUNNING CALENDER:
September
27th HARRA Cross Country Relay, Spotts Park, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
The first race of the Fall Series, the HARRA XC Relay is just around the corner! Join us for a fun 4 x 2 mile relay and a great post-race party at Spotts Park on Saturday September 27 at 5pm. Don't have a team? No problem, just email your age group coordinator:
Open Women: Heidi
Open Men: Andrew
Masters Women: Anna
Masters Men: Alonso
Veteran Women: Kathi
Veteran Men: Joe
Grand Masters Men: Mike
October
12th Space City 10 Miler, University of Clear Lake, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
26th Houston Half Marathon, Sam Houston Park, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
November
1st Alex's 5K, Tom Bass Park
16th HMSA Classical 25K, Wortham Center, Fish Plaza, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
December
14th Finish Line Sports 30K, Sugar Land Town Square
January
18th Chevron Houston Marathon, George R. Brown Convention Center, (HARRA Fall Series Race)
WEEKLY CLUB RUNS
NEW WEEKLY CLUB RUN- Join us every Monday for a 3 mile recovery run around Memorial Park. The goal is to increase membership and recruit new members with this new social event. Following a loop around Memorial, we'll head over to Petrol Station for $10 burgers, beer, and fries.
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. Breakfast at Starbucks in Uptown Park, 1151 Uptown Park Boulevard.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
Joe Sellers needs 25 volunteers for Badges and Bases, September 27th at 8 a.m. Give back to a gentleman who helps us put on some incredible local races. Please contact Susan Cita the volunteer coordinator if you can help. susancita.bcrr@gmail.com
******* 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) <http://mc/compose?to=bcrr.results%40gmail.com%29> before the 20th day of the month and we’ll make sure they hit the next newsletter.
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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< mailto:bcrr.news@gmail.com> or thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com <mailto:thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com>. The Deadline for consideration to the next newsletter is always the 10th day of the month.
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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< mailto:bcrr.news@gmail.com> or thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com <mailto:thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com>. The Deadline for consideration to the next newsletter is always the 10th 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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