Good Morning Bayou City Road Runners

The Word from the Bird

Join the FREE Fun Saturday afternoon in Webster for the Relay!

This Saturday, Nov 12, our friends at BARC will host HARRA’s annual Cross-Country Relay (previously hosted by the Tornados in late September). The 4 X 2-mile race, will be at Challenger 7 Memorial Park in Webster, TX, and starts at 3 PM.

BCRR is supporting the race in honor of our BARC friends that support our Bayou Bash Relay. Team-up and carpool to Webster for this FREE event! BCRR is picking up the cost for all our members. Reach out ASAP to join a team.

Team Captains

Lisa Thompson (lisa@modernbb.com) and Kathleen Mahon (mahonmobile54@gmail.com): All Women
Andrew Young (young.andrew.joseph@gmail.com): Open Men
Joel DuBois (jadrun58@gmail.com): Men 40-59
Mike Mangan (mikemangan@advantage-intl-mktg.com): Men 60 and up

Sunday Long Run

start location changes

this weekend!

Heads-up! Current parking woes at Memorial Park and the Tennis Center mean the club's normal starting point for the Sunday long run will be changed to the Starbucks' parking lot at 5535 Memorial Dr (near Ashbury Street) this Sunday, Nov 13.

Please park on the OPPOSITE side of the parking lot from Starbucks (since they will be open Sunday morning). The club's Sunday long run will start at 6:30 AM as usual, but at the Starbucks' parking lot instead of Memorial Park's Tennis Center.

The following weekend, the club returns to Memorial Park.

Alex’s 5K Run/Walk & Kids’ K

Congratulations, and thank you, to everyone that came out this past Saturday to MacGregor Park in south Houston to participate in Alex's 5K. The weather was great. The enthusiasm was great. And the proceeds raised go to a great cause, supporting Autism-related charities. This was the 12th year for the event, and once again volunteers and sponsors rose to the occasion to make it a fun, successful, day for everyone involved! Learn more at Alex's 5K.

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~~: Oct 2, 2022*
~~Houston Half Marathon~~: Oct 30, 2022*
Cross Country Relay: Nov 12, 2022
HMSA Classical 25K: Nov 20, 2022* Use special discount code BCRR25K for 10% off!
Miles for Military 30K: Dec 11, 2022*
Chevron Houston Marathon: Jan 15, 2023

*Marathon Warmup Series Race

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:
- 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 logo 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 BCRR shirt.

Happy Fall Series BCRR!!!

Save the Date - BCRR Events:

Friday, Dec 9: Christmas Party - 4003 Hazard St
Wednesday, Dec 14: Christmas Lights Run - River Oaks Rose Garden
Sunday, Dec 18: John's Looooong Run - 326 Terrace Dr

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

Know a running enthusiast or fan that would make a great addition to the club? Invite them to join us! We're always happy to welcome new members to BCRR!

This week we welcome Shawn Woodland! Fun trivia: Last month he crushed the Chicago Marathon with a 2:39 finish!

Happy Birthday!

This week's birthdays:

Nov 8: Natasha Cherednichenko
Nov 9: Larry Lindeen
Nov 10: Gabe Gomez, Nancy Reuter, Hillary Wire
Nov 13: Natasha Schepps

Friday Night Happy Hour!

Friday Happy Hour

This week's “Happy Hour” is going to be at Bayou City Resale Shop (1503 Dunlavy)! Join us Friday night starting about 7 PM. Watch the club's Facebook page for details and updates.

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.