Monday, June 8, 2020

BCRR WEEKLY UPDATE - June 8th to June 14th


GOOD MORNING BAYOU CITY ROAD RUNNERS - 
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VIRTUAL Bayou Bash Relay - June 22nd to 28th
Due to the social distancing restrictions for COVID-19, the traditional Bayou Bash Relay & HARRA Family Picnic have been canceled. HOWEVER - the VIRTUAL Bayou Bash Relay will be held June 22nd to 28th. This will be a FREE event courtesy of Bayou City Road Runners. The format of 4 person by 2 miles will remain the same. However, each leg can be run solo and the team captains will compile each runner’s activity for a total team time. Teams will submit a photo/screenshot proof of each relay leg by Strava event or Garmin GPS that must include distance and total time. Families are also encouraged to form their own teams and participate! 

Entries will be submitted on the Bayou Bash Relay Website 

Age Group Captains have begun organizing teams! Let us know if you would like to participate and haven’t received an email!

Age Group Captains:

All Women: Christina Jones - christinaBCRR@gmail.com
Men 0-59: Andrew Young - young.andrew.joseph@gmail.com
Men 60+: Mike Mangan - mikemangan@advantage-intl-mktg.com
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BCRR TRIVIA Happy Hour
Frank Dougherty will be hosting a Trivia Zoom Happy Hour this Friday evening @6PM! Zoom meeting details will be sent later this week! 

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Global Running Day
To celebrate Global Running Day, the Houston Marathon Committee has created a virtual competition to run 100,000 miles in the month of June. Additionally, each of the Houston running clubs will be competing for a supported aid station at the upcoming January event. For more details, visit the Facebook Event or register HERE

Let’s show Houston that BCRR can run the most miles!!!! 
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BCRR Club Activities
*TBD*
The BCRR Board is actively discussing plans to safely resume limited club activities. Keep an eye on the weekly email for updates. 

For additional information regarding future running club activities, please view RRCA’s recommendations. 
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BCRR 2020-2021 Membership Renewal
Membership Renewal for the 2020-2021 season is now open. A grace period will be extended until normal club activities have resumed. 

Renew ONLINE or via MAIL

  • BCRR Single Membership - $30
  • BCRR Family Membership - $35
**$5 Discount for HARRA Members**
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*TENTATIVE* Save the Date
  • BCRR Awards Banquet - September 30th - St. Arnold’s Brewery
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New Members:

We would like to give a giant welcome to the newest members of BCRR! We look forward to seeing y’all when club activities resume!
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BCRR Birthdays:  
Happy Birthday to:
  • Caryn Honig & Fred Steves - June 8th
  • Mauricio Marquez, Carol Schmidt, & Jonathan Schulz  - June 10th
  • Rebecca Harrison, Julie Walters, & Jeremy Lankford - June 11th
  • John Walsh & Rob Scheinerman - June 12th
  • Rebecca Verm - June 13th
  • Jonathan Zickel - June 14th

Hope you have a spectacular day!!!
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SOCIAL CALENDAR:

All social events are canceled at this time. 

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WEEKLY CLUB RUNS:
All organized weekly runs are canceled at this time. 

~BCRR Board