BCRR Weekly Update: April 18th to April 24th

HELLO BAYOU CITY ROAD RUNNERS - 

It's Marathon Monday!!! Good Luck to all the BCRR Runners at Boston!!

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 LP Run – Wednesday, April 13^th:

Thanks to all who ran in circles at the LP Run! It was a fun change to the Wednesday routine! BCRR members put in some impressive performances, including the following age group winners: Allyson Serrao (Overall Masters), Lisa Thompson, Ann Helm, Kathi Mahon, Gloria Mahoney, Andrew Young, Ron Morgan, Fred Steves, Larry Lindeen. 

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 Bayou Bash Relay – Saturday, May 14^th:

Next up for the Spring Series: The Bayou Bash Relay!! The HARRA club competition is extremely close, so BCRR needs a big turnout at the relay to recapture the top spot! The club is covering the cost of racing for all members who are current with BCRR & HARRA. Your age group captains will be reaching out to you soon to help organize teams:

Open: Christina Jones, Andrew Young

Masters: Lisa Thompson, Peter Griffiths

Veterans: Kathleen Mahon, Alan Tillotson

Ultra: Mike Mangan

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CALLING FOR BOARD NOMINATIONS!!!

Interested in helping support the club as an active member of the board? Know someone who could help this club keep growing and making an impact in the running community? Nominate yourself or someone to run as a member of the board. Open positions include:

·        President

·        Vice-President

·        Secretary

·        Treasurer

·        Members at Large

Reply to this email with nominations!

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HARRA RACE INCENTIVE

BCRR is continuing our race participation reward program. It’s designed to thank our HARRA Series Runners and encourage future HARRA Series participation… a raffle of FREE entries to HARRA Series races!

Following the last race in the HARRA Spring Series, BCRR will raffle off a free entry to each of the Fall Series races. All BCRR members who are also HARRA members and ran at least one Spring Series race will be eligible to enter the raffle. AND, the more races you ran, the greater your chance of winning a free race entry, because your name will be entered into the raffle for each Spring Series race you ran.

HOW IT WORKS: Run (HARRA Series races)!! And then run some more! And then after your race, mosey over to your computer and email your name and the Spring Series races you ran (relays count) to sgrahmann@gmail.com with the subject line “BCRR Raffle.” Runners can send emails after each race, or wait until after the final race to email their entries. Remember, for your race to be “raffle eligible” you must be a member of both BCRR and HARRA at the time of the race. The deadline to email entries is May 21, 2016. Raffle winners will be notified by BCRR with information on how to claim their free entries.

Stay tuned to the weekly BCRR email for details and reminders on the raffle submission deadline, and keep running!

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 Save the date for upcoming BCRR Events:

·        BCRR Spring Banquet @ St. Arnold’s– Wednesday, May 25^th

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

We'd like to extend a warm Bayou City welcome to our newest member, Kristin Jarecki. We look forward to seeing you at the next club run or social event!!

BCRR Birthdays:  

Happy Birthday to:

·         Claire Daum – April 18^th       

·         Robert Brown – April 21^st     

·         Chintan Desai & Lorna Greenway – April 22^nd

·         Anna-Marie Levy – April 24^th        

     

 Hope you have a spectacular day!!!

* = New Age Group

  

SOCIAL CALENDAR:

 Happy Hour – Gingerman

(Friday, April 22^nd, 2016) Please join us this Friday at the Gingerman (5607 Morningside Dr.). Rice Village’s greatest little Dive Bar!  

Sunday – Whole Foods

(Sunday, April 24^th, 2016) Join us immediately following the long run for coffee and breakfast at Whole Foods on Waugh. 

HARRA SPRING SERIES 2016:

Date	Name	Location
February 21, 2016	Space City 10-miler	Clear Lake
March 12, 2016	Law Week 8K	Downtown Houston (Sam Houston Park)
March 19, 2016	Bayou City Classic 10k	Downtown Houston (Hermann Square)
April 9, 2016	Bellaire Trolley Run 5k	Bellaire City Hall
April 13, 2016	LP Run (33 1/3 min)	Rice University Track
May 14, 2016	Bayou Bash Relay	TC Jester Park

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. 

Wednesday at Rice University: Every Wednesday evening we meet at 6:15 at Rice University (run leaves at 6:30 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). 

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. 

Friday Speedwork (Memorial Park 5:30 AM): Contact Peter Griffiths for more information-  p_griffiths@bellsouth.net

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 Whole Foods for coffee and conversation.

WORD FROM THE BIRD

See the latest newsletter here! 

http://www.bcrr.org/news-archive.html

 *******Your BCRR Board!!! 

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How would you like to see your own advertisement above in this weekly email? For all personal or business advertising inquiries, please send an email to our treasurer p_griffiths@bellsouth.net

BCRR Mid-Week Update!!!

GOOD MORNING BAYOU CITY ROAD RUNNERS

DON'T FORGET!!!! - LP Run – Wednesday, April 13^th:

The 5th race in the HARRA Spring Series is approaching. The goal is to run as many RPMs (laps) as you can in 33 ½ minutes. Registration and race information can be found HERE. This will take the place of our normal Bayou run today..... be there or be square!! 

And of course in other important information:

Happy Hour – The Owl Bar

(Friday, April 15^th, 2016) Please join us this Friday at the Owl Bar (2221 W Alabama St). A compact little hangout with darts, a jukebox, and a big wine & beer menu.

See you all tonight!

~BCRR Board

BCRR Weekly Update: April 11th to April 17th

HELLO BAYOU CITY ROAD RUNNERS

 LP Run – Wednesday, April 13^th:

The 5th race in the HARRA Spring Series is approaching. The goal is to run as many RPMs (laps) as you can in 33 ½ minutes. Registration and race information can be found HERE. This will take the place of our normal Bayou run next Wednesday.

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CALLING FOR BOARD NOMINATIONS!!!

Interested in helping support the club as an active member of the board? Know someone who could help this club grow and make an even bigger impact in the running community? Nominate yourself or someone to run as a member of the board. Open positions include:

·        President

·        Vice-President

·        Secretary

·        Treasurer

·        Members at Large

Reply to this email with nominations!

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Bellaire Trolley Run 2016

Congrats to all those who raced & thank you to all those who supported the runners!!! It was a lovely morning for a run!!  

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In case you missed this in the latest HARRA email:

Spring Series Competition Wide Open

We have not seen such a tight race for the Overall Club and Team competition in a long time.  Will BARC be dethroned?  As they will say this weekend on the Texas Independence Relay - Come and Take It.   Here is a breakdown of the top five in all competition categories after the first three events

Club (all teams from a club) and Team (fastest team from a club) competition 

Overall Club: Striders 152, BCRR 148, BARC 141, ALRC 79, Kenyan Way 47

Overall Team: Striders 141, BCRR 110, BARC 101, ALRC 71, Kenyan Way 47

Only 2 more chances to move up in the rankings!! Good Luck BCRR!!

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HARRA RACE INCENTIVE

BCRR is continuing our race participation reward program. It’s designed to thank our HARRA Series Runners and encourage future HARRA Series participation… a raffle of FREE entries to HARRA Series races!

Following the last race in the HARRA Spring Series, BCRR will raffle off a free entry to each of the Fall Series races. All BCRR members who are also HARRA members and ran at least one Spring Series race will be eligible to enter the raffle. AND, the more races you ran, the greater your chance of winning a free race entry, because your name will be entered into the raffle for each Spring Series race you ran.

HOW IT WORKS: Run (HARRA Series races)!! And then run some more! And then after your race, mosey over to your computer and email your name and the Spring Series races you ran (relays count) to sgrahmann@gmail.com with the subject line “BCRR Raffle.” Runners can send emails after each race, or wait until after the final race to email their entries. Remember, for your race to be “raffle eligible” you must be a member of both BCRR and HARRA at the time of the race. The deadline to email entries is May 21, 2016. Raffle winners will be notified by BCRR with information on how to claim their free entries.

Stay tuned to the weekly BCRR email for details and reminders on the raffle submission deadline, and keep running!

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 Save the date for upcoming BCRR Events:

·        BCRR Spring Banquet @ St. Arnold’s– Wednesday, May 25^th

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

We'd like to extend a warm Bayou City welcome to our new members. We look forward to seeing you at the next club run or social event!!

BCRR Birthdays:  

Happy Birthday to:

·         Ross Davis, Elizabeth Etheridge, Eric Pace, & Shelley Grahmann – April 11^th       

·         Rich Vega & Lana Brown – April 15^th    

·         Robert Kaping & Ross Moody – April 16^th

·         Robin Lowenkron, Roy Camberg, & Scott Williamson – April 17^th        

     

 Hope you have a spectacular day!!!

* = New Age Group

  

SOCIAL CALENDAR:

 Happy Hour – The Owl Bar

(Friday, April 15^th, 2016) Please join us this Friday at the Owl Bar (2221 W Alabama St). A compact little hangout with darts, a jukebox, and a big wine & beer menu.

Sunday – Whole Foods

(Sunday, April 17^th, 2016) Join us immediately following the long run for coffee and breakfast at Whole Foods on Waugh. 

HARRA SPRING SERIES 2016:

Date	Name	Location
February 21, 2016	Space City 10-miler	Clear Lake
March 12, 2016	Law Week 8K	Downtown Houston (Sam Houston Park)
March 19, 2016	Bayou City Classic 10k	Downtown Houston (Hermann Square)
April 9, 2016	Bellaire Trolley Run 5k	Bellaire City Hall
April 13, 2016	LP Run (33 1/3 min)	Rice University Track
May 14, 2016	Bayou Bash Relay	TC Jester Park

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. 

Wednesday at Rice University: Every Wednesday evening we meet at 6:15 at Rice University (run leaves at 6:30 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). 

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. 

Friday Speedwork (Memorial Park 5:30 AM): Contact Peter Griffiths for more information-  p_griffiths@bellsouth.net

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 Whole Foods for coffee and conversation.

WORD FROM THE BIRD

See the latest newsletter here! 

http://www.bcrr.org/news-archive.html

 ******* Your BCRR Board!!! 
 
******* 
How would you like to see your own advertisement above in this weekly email? For all personal or business advertising inquiries, please send an email to our treasurer p_griffiths@bellsouth.net

BCRR Weekly Update: April 4th to April 10th

HELLO BAYOU CITY ROAD RUNNERS

EXTRA EXTRA - The latest in news from the Bird: APRIL NEWSLETTER

Spring BCRR Family Picnic

Thank you to all who came to the Family Picnic! It was a great turnout and lots of fun for the kids & adults!

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In case you missed this in the latest HARRA email:

Spring Series Competition Wide Open

We have not seen such a tight race for the Overall Club and Team competition in a long time.  Will BARC be dethroned?  As they will say this weekend on the Texas Independence Relay - Come and Take It.   Here is a breakdown of the top five in all competition categories after the first three events

Club (all teams from a club) and Team (fastest team from a club) competition 

Overall Club: Striders 152, BCRR 148, BARC 141, ALRC 79, Kenyan Way 47

Overall Team: Striders 141, BCRR 110, BARC 101, ALRC 71, Kenyan Way 47

Only 3 more chances to move up in the rankings!! Good Luck BCRR!!

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HARRA RACE INCENTIVE:

BCRR is continuing our race participation reward program. It’s designed to thank our HARRA Series Runners and encourage future HARRA Series participation… a raffle of FREE entries to HARRA Series races!

Following the last race in the HARRA Spring Series, BCRR will raffle off a free entry to each of the Fall Series races. All BCRR members who are also HARRA members and ran at least one Spring Series race will be eligible to enter the raffle. AND, the more races you ran, the greater your chance of winning a free race entry, because your name will be entered into the raffle for each Spring Series race you ran.

HOW IT WORKS: Run (HARRA Series races)!! And then run some more! And then after your race, mosey over to your computer and email your name and the Spring Series races you ran (relays count) to sgrahmann@gmail.com with the subject line “BCRR Raffle.” Runners can send emails after each race, or wait until after the final race to email their entries. Remember, for your race to be “raffle eligible” you must be a member of both BCRR and HARRA at the time of the race. The deadline to email entries is May 21, 2016. Raffle winners will be notified by BCRR with information on how to claim their free entries.

Stay tuned to the weekly BCRR email for details and reminders on the raffle submission deadline, and keep running!

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Bellaire Trolley Run – Saturday, April 9th:

The next race in the HARRA Spring Series is this weekend. The 2016 Bellaire Trolley Run is scheduled for April 9, 2016. This run benefits PATRONS for Bellaire Parks and Bellaire High School Track and Field.

To register and for more information CLICK HERE

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 LP Run – Wednesday, April 13^th:

The 5th race in the HARRA Spring Series is approaching. The goal is to run as many RPMs (laps) as you can in 33 ½ minutes. Registration and race information can be found HERE. This will take the place of our normal Bayou run next Wednesday.

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 Save the date for upcoming BCRR Events:

·        BCRR Spring Banquet @ St. Arnold’s– Wednesday, May 25^th

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Time to Travel with BCRR:

·        We are looking for interested members to run the Bolder Boulder - Memorial Day, May 30^th, 2016 – in Boulder, CO. Reply to the email for more information & to get an initial headcount. Race information can be found HERE.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

We'd like to extend a warm Bayou City welcome to our new members. We look forward to seeing you at the next club run or social event!!

BCRR Birthdays:  

Happy Birthday to:

·         Suzy Seeley – April 4^th       

·         Larry Cullen & Heidi Zimmerman – April 5^th    

·         Robert Chandler – April 6^th       

     

 Hope you have a spectacular day!!!

* = New Age Group

  

SOCIAL CALENDAR:

 Happy Hour – Art Car Ball

(Friday, April 8^th, 2016) Please join us this Friday at an alternative happy hour, the Art Car Ball (I & II Allen Center, 1200 Smith Street). Tickets and more information can be found HERE. It is an event full of costumes, dancing, drinks, & art cars!

Sunday – Whole Foods

(Sunday, April 10^th, 2016) Join us immediately following the long run for coffee and breakfast at Whole Foods on Waugh. 

HARRA SPRING SERIES 2016:

Date	Name	Location
February 21, 2016	Space City 10-miler	Clear Lake
March 12, 2016	Law Week 8K	Downtown Houston (Sam Houston Park)
March 19, 2016	Bayou City Classic 10k	Downtown Houston (Hermann Square)
April 9, 2016	Bellaire Trolley Run 5k	Bellaire City Hall
April 13, 2016	LP Run (33 1/3 min)	Rice University Track
May 14, 2016	Bayou Bash Relay	TC Jester Park

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. 

Wednesday at Rice University: Every Wednesday evening we meet at 6:15 at Rice University (run leaves at 6:30 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). 

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. 

Friday Speedwork (Memorial Park 5:30 AM): Contact Peter Griffiths for more information-  p_griffiths@bellsouth.net

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 Whole Foods for coffee and conversation.

WORD FROM THE BIRD

See the latest newsletter here! 

http://www.bcrr.org/news-archive.html

 ******* 
Your BCRR Board!!! 
 
******* 
How would you like to see your own advertisement above in this weekly email? For all personal or business advertising inquiries, please send an email to our treasurer p_griffiths@bellsouth.net