HELLO BAYOU CITY ROAD RUNNERS!
FCC PARKING UPDATE
Next Wednesday, May 13th there will not be parking available in the church parking lot. Because we're meeting at 6:30 now parking on the side streets behind the church are free after 6:00. Just be mindful of traffic signs. Additionally you can park in the Rice Visitors lot accessible from GreenBriar for a small fee.
Please help us maintain a positive relationship with the church by honoring their request on Wednesday, May 13th. Thank you!
Make plans to join us on Wednesday, May 27th at the St. Arnold's Brewery for our annual Awards Banquet. Enjoy beer, bbq, and the company of good friends as we celebrate the accomplishments of some of our most dedicated BCRR runners.
The cost to attend is $10 for members who volunteered at a HARRA or BCRR race and $15 for members who did not volunteer this year. Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly to susancita.bcrr@gmail.com
SPRING IS FOR RELAYS
Thank you to everyone who ran and/or volunteered on Saturday to make the club's debut hosting the Bayou Bash Relay a great success.
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Beach to Bay Relay Marathon Weekend is May 15-17, 2015 The race is on Saturday, May 16th. This event is our annual pilgrimage to run, sun, and fun on Padre Island in Corpus Cristi. Form your team of 6! Arrive on Friday, race Saturday morning, and party till Sunday.
We will be staying at the Gulf Stream Condominiums as usual. Be sure to book your condo early, so we can all stay together. Race website: http://www.beachtobayrelay.com Gulf Stream Condos: http://gulfstreamcondos.com
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
We'd like to extend a warm Bayou City welcome to the following new member, Helena Cheng. We look forward to seeing you at our next club run or social event.
BCRR Birthdays: Happy birthday to Dani Carbone (May 11th), Anna Vargas* (May 12th), Miriam Werner & Milan Jamrich* (May 14th), and Addison Brabo (May 16th).
* = New Age Group
SOCIAL CALENDAR:
Happy Hour: (Friday, May 15th, 2015) Please join us this Friday for Happy Hour at The Gingerman in Rice Village, 5607 Morningside Drive, Houston, 77005 at 6:30 p.m.
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. **Please note that in cases of inclement weather, i.e. thunder & lightning, Mellow Monday will be cancelled for safety reasons.
PLEASE NOTE that our Wednesday run at Rice University has changed effective immediately: Due to an increase in after school care, the First Christian Church cannot accommodate BCRR parking in the church lot until 6:30 when their childcare day ends. Every Wednesday evening we will now begin our weekly runs at 6:30.
If you choose to run before 6:30 please make alternate parking arrangements. Parking on Cherokee is free after 6:00 p.m. if you'd like to pre loop Rice. Please help us maintain our positive relationship with the church by respecting their needs. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation and flexibility with this.
To park in the church parking lot, you need a BCRR bumper sticker. Please see Lisa Thompson for a sticker if you do not already have one.
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): Meet us at the O mile marker for a 10, 11, or 12 mile route around Memorial Park and through River Oaks. Immediately following the run, join us at Starbucks (Uptown Park and Post Oak Blvd) for coffee and conversation.
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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) <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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