HELLO BAYOU CITY and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
BCRR Birthdays: Happy birthday to Deborah Touchy (December 9th), Cecilia Farias-Ruiz & Wendy Zhang (December 10th), Rene Munoz & Cheryl Shaw* (December 11th), and Jeannie Sumner (December 13th).
* = New Age Group
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SOCIAL CALENDER:
Happy Hour: (December 12, 2014) Join us this Friday at Julep, 1919 Washington Avenue, Houston, 77007 at 6:30 p.m.
*Remember that there will not be an organized long run this Sunday, December 14th because of the 30K in Sugarland. Gatorade and water will not be put out in River Oaks.
BCRR Holiday Party: Thank you to everyone who attended last night's Christmas Party. We had a great turnout and a wonderful time! A special thanks to Susan Cita for coordinating such wonderful door prizes for the party. Thanks to Joe and Hope Sellers as well for letting us use their audio equipment.
Christmas Lights Run & Tacky Christmas Sweater Party:Save the date for this year's fun filled River Oaks Lights Run and Tacky Christmas Sweater Party on December 17th. We will meet at the Rose Garden in River Oaks for a run through their winter light's wonderland at 6:00 p.m. Then immediately following our run, we will head over to the Modern B&B for food, drinks, and merriment. Monetary donations will be collected this year to fund running scholarships for the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic School Running Club.
John's Loooong Run: Save the date for John's Long Run on Satuday, December 27th at the Phillip's residence. Stay tuned for more details.
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RUNNING CALENDAR:
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:
Mellow Monday- Join us every Monday for a 3 mile recovery run around Memorial Park at 7:00p.m.Runners who are interested should park on the east side of the parking lot in front of the softball fields off of the Picnic Loop. The goal is to increase membership and recruit new members with this new social event. Following a loop around Memorial, we head to a dinner venue for post running fun.
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:
WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS SUNDAY'S JINGLE BELL RUN!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
Susan Cita is organizing volunteers for this year's Jingle Bell Run on December 14th at the YMCA Downtown. Please email her at susancita.bcrr@gmail.com if you are able to volunteer, so she can begin assigning you to a volunteer role.
We recognize we've asked for your help a lot in the last month and a half, but all of these races help fund many BCRR activities. The success of these events cannot happen without your help!
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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Your BCRR Board!!!
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