Monday, June 29, 2015

BCRR This Week June 29th- July 5th

HELLO BAYOU CITY ROAD RUNNERS & HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

AND THE NEW HARRA PRESIDENT IS…

Our former BCRR President, Kathi Mahon, is now the new HARRA President. Thank you for taking on this leadership role to continue promoting a positive running community in Houston. 

CANADA DAY- WEDNESDAY, JULY 1st

Rosie Schmandt will be sponsoring the tab this Wednesday, July 1st for Canada Day. Wear red and white to celebrate and consider it your warm up for July 4th. 


SAVE THE DATE- RYDE HAPPY HOUR WITH LAUREN HAMMANG

BCRR member Lauren Hammang will lead a spin class at RYDE spin studio (River Oaks Shopping Center, 2005-D West Gray Street, Houston, 77019) on Friday, July 10th. After this sweat session, everyone will head across the street to the Local Pour for dinner and drinks. More details to follow!

RENEW YOUR DUES

It's that time of the year again BCRR. Time to renew your club dues to remain current with the club and with HARRA. 

Individual dues are $25 
Family dues are $30

HARRA members receive a $5 discount. 

Click on the link below to renew.



WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

We'd like to extend a warm Bayou City welcome to the following new members: Jackie Tobin and Julie Morris. We look forward to seeing you at the next club run or social event. 

BCRR Birthdays: Happy birthday to Jesman Devia & James Reed (July 1st), Joe Sellers & Alejandra Farias (July 2nd), and Mike Mangan (July 5th). 

* = New Age Group

SOCIAL CALENDAR:
Happy Hour:  (Friday, July 3, 2015Please join us this Friday for a patriotic Happy Hour with the the Red, White, and Brew Pub Run on Friday, July 3rd at 7:00 p.m. 

Meet at The Petrol Station (985 Wakefield Drive, Houston, 77018) in your patriotic attire to embark on a 3 to 4 mile run that will include 4 to 5 pub stops along the way. 

This is a great way to kick off your 3 day holiday weekend with two of our club's favorite pastimes- running & beer!
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. 

WORD FROM THE BIRD

The latest newsletter is coming out later today. See it here! 


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CHANGE UP YOUR TRAINING THIS SUMMER WITH WILL'S HILLS

The Will's Hills Summer Program starts this Monday, June 1st, at 5:30 a.m. at Spotts Park.

The program lasts about 10 weeks and the cost is $50.  Click on the link below to learn more about this summer training opportunity.