Good Morning Bayou City Road Runners

The Word from the Bird

Want a FREE BCRR MEMBERSHIP???

Here's how to get a FREE BCRR Membership for the 2023-2024 Running Season:

Sign up for one of the following Fall Series Races:
- Houston Half Marathon & 10K
- HMSA Classical 25K
- Miles for Military 30K
Have a current membership with BCRR & HARRA (With BCRR listed as your club)
Run wearing a PURPLE BCRR Shirt

If you complete these 3 criteria, you will automatically receive a FREE BCRR Membership for the 2023-2024 Running Season. There will be a Board representative at the BCRR Tent for each of these races to check in and verify your membership status and shirt color.

Happy Fall Series BCRR!!!

Valhalla Birthday!

Say a BIG 'Happy Birthday' and 'Thank You' to Kathi Mahon for the Birthday Beer Tab at Valhalla on Wednesday, October 19th!! Happy Birthday Kathi!

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 or volunteer!

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*
Cross Country Relay: November 12, 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.

Save the Date - BCRR Events:

Friday, October 28th: Halloween Party - 4003 Hazard St.
Friday, December 9th: Christmas Party - 4003 Hazard St.
Wednesday, December 14th: Christmas Lights Run - River Oaks

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:

October 17: Mary Katheryn Campion
October 18: Kathi Mahon
October 20: Kay Stewart
October 21: Yekerta Getahun & Raymond Verm
October 22: Peter Nguyen

Friday Night Happy Hour!!!

Friday Happy Hour

Join us at Memorial Trail Ice House (6202 Washington Ave) for this week's Friday Happy Hour.

An elevated ice house located near Memorial Park in Houston, TX.

We'll get started 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.