Greetings Bayou City Road Runners

The Word from the Bird

ROAD KILL XC: 8 AM, Sept 23

4 X 2 Mile Cross Country Relay

Start planning your team, and get ready for the HARRA Fall Series cross country relay coming up in just 3 weeks - Saturday, Sept 23, 2023!

NEW THIS YEAR:

Change of organizer: Trail Racing Over Texas and Hardloop Endurance
Change of venue - Bear Creek Park
Change of time: 8 AM start
No Race Day Registration – All teams must be registered online by midnight 9/22/23

Learn more HERE.

As usual, BCRR will be sponsoring teams in which all runners have current BCRR and HARRA memberships (you must have BCRR designated as your primary club in your HARRA profile). You must renew both memberships before the race!

Renew with BCRR (Remember, you save $5 on dues if you belong to HARRA with code HARRA2023)
Renew or Join HARRA. (Need your HARRA number or not sure if you are current? Check HERE.

Your age division coordinators will be contacting you shortly to organize teams:

Open Men: Andrew Young (young.andrew.joseph@gmail.com)

Open Women: Christina Young (christinabcrr@gmail.com)

Masters Men (40+): TBD

Masters Women (40+): Anna Helm (gaslyte@yahoo.com)

Veteran Men (50+): Steve Hasson (shasson@earthlink.net)

Veteran Women (50+): Anna Helm (gaslyte@yahoo.com)

Senior Men (60+) :Joel DuBois (jadrun58@gmail.com)

Senior Women (60+, 70+): June Harris (junevaughanharris@gmail.com)

70+ Men - Mike Mangan (mikemangan41@yahoo.com)

Wednesday Tab & Alumni Night

WEDNESDAY (9/5) AFTER THE RUN: Join birthday boy Eivind Østerhus at Valhalla as he sponsors a tab and pizza to celebrate his special day!

AND DON'T FORGET: The first Wednesday of the month is "ALUMNI NIGHT." If you haven't visited us lately, we offer you a special invite. Come see your "old" friends, and make some new ones!

WEDNESDAY'S RUN: Meet at First Christian Church parking lot. Run starts promptly at 6:30 PM. Stick around afterwards for post-run refreshments at Valhalla. The running crew will arrive around 7:30PM, but feel free to show up earlier!

Time to team up! The HARRA Fall Series relay is fast approaching. (See top story.)

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.)

Cross Country Relay: Sept 23, 2023
Space City 10 Miler: Oct 8, 2023
Houston Half Marathon: Oct 29, 2023
HMSA Classical 25K: Nov 19, 2023
Miles for Military 30K: Dec 17, 2023
Chevron Houston Marathon: Jan 14, 2024

BCRR Members Save $5 on Alex's 5K

THE 13th ANNUAL ALEX'S 5K - NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Thanks to all of you, we have raised over $206,000 for autism charities over the last 12 years! We were able to give $28,000 from last year's race alone! We are confident - with your help - that we can do even better this year!

Please run, volunteer or donate.

Exclusive discount code for BCRR members... (See members email)...provides a $5 discount! REGISTER HERE.

If you have questions, or would like to serve on the race committee, please contact info@alex5k.com

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!

Happy Birthday!

This week's birthday:

Aug 28: Brenda Gonzalez and Neeraj Rohilla
Aug 31: Nancy Doyle and Stephen Kallus
Sept 4: Michelle Wolpert
Sept 5: Paulina Paczkowska
Sept 6: Lara Allen, Clare Bensh, Susan Cita, and David Piper
Sept 7: Neal Wille
Sept 8: Marva Gay
Sept 9: Rhonda Emerson
Sept 10: Jill Fragoso

Happy Hour

This week's Happy Hour is going to be at West Alabama Ice House (1919 W Alabama St)! Join us Friday night starting about 7 p.m. Watch the club's Facebook page for details and updates.

Sundays Need Hydration Support

Who likes water during the Sunday long runs? Especially during the summer temps! Our Sunday morning hydration team could use a little more help as people go on vacation. Please contact Loris at Loris0105@yahoo.com for more information on how to volunteer!

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. Additionally, 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.

Weekly Club Runs

Mellow Monday

7 pm at Memorial Park Tennis Center for a 3 mile casual paced run around the Park and dinner to follow

Wednesday Run

6:30 pm at First Christian Church for a 3-6 mile run around Rice University and Hermann Park followed by drinks at Valhalla

Friday Speedwork

5:30 am at Memorial Park Running Center. Contact Peter Griffiths for more info

Sunday Long Run

6:30 am 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.