BCRR Weekly Update 9/26/22 - 10/2/22

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­ ­ ­ Good Morning Bayou City Road Runners ­ The Word from the Bird ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ BCRR 2021-2022 Banquet ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ The time has come to celebrate the 2021-2022 Running Season with a BCRR Bandquet! The Banquet will be held Friday, October 7th @ Alabama Ice House from 6-10PM. There will be an awards presentation to celebrate all those who achieved great running accomplishments in the last year.    Current BCRR Members will receive dinner and 2 drink tickets for no cost. Additional guests will cost $15.    Please RSVP HERE ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Alex’s 5k Run/Walk & Kids’ K -  November 5, 2022 ­   Thank you everyone! Last year’s race raised $21,000 for our charities - Avondale House, The Westview School, and Autism Speaks Houston - that’s $183,000 total over the life of our race! This has all been possible due to the participation, philanthropy and volunteerism of our BCRR members!   This will be our 12th annual event - once again on the flat and act course at MacGregor Park.  We welcome everyone to participate.  Prices increase on Friday, September 2nd so sign up today.   https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/TX/Houston/Alexs5K ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ HARRA Fall Series ­ Run and accumulate Runner of the Season (RotS) points for yourself. Top runners receive cash awards. Rankings can be viewed on the HARRA Leaderboard. RotS standings will be calculated on the best 3 out of 5 individual races in the HARRA Fall Series. Your points also count for your club standings in the Interclub Competitions. (Relay counts for Interclub Competitions only.)   Space City 10 Miler: October 2, 2022* Houston Half Marathon: October 30, 2022* HMSA Classical 25K: November 20, 2022* Miles for Military 30K: December 11, 2022* Chevron Houston Marathon: January 15, 2023   *Marathon Warmup Series Race ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Houston Half Marathon & 10K - BCRR Discount Code ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Use the code BCRR22 to get a discount on registration for the Houston Half Marathon! Please wear your BCRR shirts to represent the club on race day!!!    There is a limited number of times the discount code can be used, please contact BCRR if it has expired.  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Time to renew your BCRR Membership! ­ We will again be using the RunSignUp platform for Membership Renewal this year. If you created a user last year, please follow the instructions for RENEWAL: Click HERE to renew your membership. Under “Individual Membership” OR “Family Membership” click “Renew” Sign in to your RunSignUp account. Update any changed information. For “Family Membership” click “Add Another Member” for each club member that will be attached to your family membership. Enter your HARRA number and use the coupon code: HARRA2022 for the $5 discount if you are a current HARRA member.   If you did not create a user last year, you must create a NEW MEMBERSHIP, please disregard the instructions for renewal.   *If you have an existing RunSignUp account, you will be asked to log in using the account email & password* ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Running Warehouse Discount ­ BCRR is proud to welcome our newest supporter; and we invite all our members to take advantage of the special 10% discount BCRR members enjoy on most items at RunningWarehouse.com.   Discount Code: See members' email ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ New Members ­ :Let's give a giant welcome to the newest members of BCRR! We look forward to seeing you at the next club run or social event! ­ ­ Happy Birthday! ­ This week's birthdays: September 27: Christina Young & Alex Paddon-Jones September 28: John Philbrick  September 29: Bob Kirkpatrick September 30: Rus Wersing October 1: April Murphy ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Friday Night Happy Hour!!! ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Social Calendar ­ Join us Friday evening at Under the Volcano (2349 Bissonnet St), a colorful Mexican-inspired hangout with a covered patio & varied seletion of frozen mixed drinks. We will meet around 7pm.    Post on Facebook if you will be early! ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Friendly COVID Reminder ­ As the number of cases fluctuates, the BCRR Board kindly requests that you receive the COVID vaccination to minimize the risk to yourself and others. Wearing a mask is still encouraged. Please maintain social distancing prior to and following club runs.  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Sunday NEEDS Hydration! ­ Who likes water during the Sunday long runs? Especially in the summer! Our Sunday morning hydration team could use a little more help as people go on vacation. Please contact Loris for more information on how to volunteer! ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Want to share your race results with the club?? ­ Email Scott Bounds - SpyderBounds@hotmail.com - with your race results and we will start publishing race results in the weekly email!  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Weekly Club Runs ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Mellow Monday ­ 7pm at Memorial Park Tennis Center for a 3 mile casual paced run around the Park and dinner to follow ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wednesday Run ­ 6:30pm at First Christian Church for a 3-6 mile run around Rice University and Hermann Park followed by drinks at Valhalla ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Friday Speedwork ­ 5:30am at Memorial Park Running Center. Contact Peter Griffiths for more info ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Sunday Long Run 6:30am at Memorial Park Tennis Center for a 10-12 mile supported run w/ water at 2 locations followed by breakfast at Starbucks (1300 Post Oak Park Drive) ­ ­ ­ ­ **Please note that in cases of inclement weather, i.e. thunder & lightning, group runs will be cancelled for safety reasons. Check the BCRR Facebook Page for the latest updates on run cancellations**   If you are feeling ill, have a fever, or have been exposed to an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19, please do not attend club runs for 2 weeks.  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­

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