BCRR Update July 29 - Aug. 4, 2024

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird

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In This Newsletter: ­ New Running Year is Here: Renew your Membership ­ ­ Wednesday: Dash and Splash! ­ ­ Friday: Happy Hour - Crisp ­ ­ Saturday: Party in the Park ­

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This Wednesday Post Run! Dash & Splash! ­ Bring Your Suit... ­ Tina, Andrew (and Daniel) invite everyone to their home for a pool party immediately after the run on Wednesday. There will be pizza and beer. Bring your suit!   The run, as usual, will start at 6:30PM from the First Christian Church parking lot. Head over to the party after (~7:30PM). (Note: Valhalla will be closed, so don't plan on pre-partying there!)   Address: Check your BCRR weekly email for the address or contact houstonbcrr@gmail.com   Thanks Tina and Andrew! ­

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­ HARRA PARTY IN THE PARK THIS SATURDAY! ­

Saturday, August 3rd, 7-10AM - Memorial Park ­ ­ HARRA's Annual Party in the Park is only 1 week away!    This FREE event will take place from 7 am to 10am just west of the Tennis Center and features free watermelon, water, beer, music, massages, club tents and more. Get your run in, stop by and say hello.   PARTY IN THE PARK DETAILS   BCRR will have our tent in a strategically prominent place at the event - close to the action (and the food and Saint Arnold beer)! We will be giving away some Alex's 5K and BCRR swag. A good opportunity to purchase an new BCRR singlet ($20) or a vintage shirt from our extensive collection ($5).   Volunteer for a shift at the BCRR tent and help promote the club and Alex's 5K to other runners. Sign up for a shift here or email houstonbcrr@gmail.com.   Once again, Susan Cita will be organizing the event for HARRA. If you can help at the event (set up, tear down, food service, etc), let her know (susancita.bcrr@gmail.com)  or use this signup link for HARRA Volunteers.  ­

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Renew Membership ­ For 2024-2025 Year ­ BCRR's Running Year (2024-2025) started July 1st! If you have not yet renewed, your membership is now expired. (Annual memberships run July 1st to June 30th.)    Current HARRA Member? Use Code HARRA2024 for $5 discount. (...And don't forget you join or renew HARRA membership for the year as well!) ­ BCRR MEMBERSHIP

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NEW BCRR Singlets Available! These singlets are a lightweight grid fabric like the last order and available in men's and women's sizes for a mere $20! Perfect for this weather!    Available Wednesdays post run at Valhalla and by arrangement on Sunday at start of long run (contact houstonbcrr@gmail.com to arrange).   We accept cash, check, credit card or Venmo.

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BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday. Memorial Park Tennis Center. (Dinner after!)   🍺🏃‍♀️ Wednesday 6:30PM:  Run from First Christian Church. Dash and Splash Party at Tina and Andrew's. Check your weekly email for address!    😀🕖 Friday 7:00PM: Happy Hour. Crisp. 2220 Bevis St. Houston, TX 77008   😀🏃🍉 Saturday 7-10AM: HARRA Party in the Park. West of Tennis Center, Memorial Park.   🏃🏃‍♀️ Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Bayou Run from the Tennis Center at Memorial Park. Breakfast at Whole Foods on Waugh.

Upcoming Events: Save The Date

Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, 7-10AM: HARRA Party in the Park, Memorial Park (near Tennis Center) FREE

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Happy Birthday!

Happy Belated Birthday:  7/26 Karina Yonekawa-Blest 7/26 Joel Blest   Happy Birthday: 7/31 Thomas Palathra (NAG*) 8/1 Maria Del Pino 8/3 Joe Lengfellner   *NAG = New Age Group

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New Members

Welcome New Member:   Mike de Ayala   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 Hour

Happy Hour This Friday! Join us at Crisp, 2220 Bevis St. Houston, TX 77008. We will meet at 7PM.   Post on Facebook if you will be early!

­ Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Steve Hasson and Avi Moss for setting out the water and Gatorade for our long run this weekend.                                             🥛🥛🥛   Who likes water during the Sunday long runs? Our Sunday morning hydration team could use a your help. Please contact Loris at Loris0105@yahoo.com for more information on how to volunteer!

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Weekly Club Runs

Mellow Monday 7 pm at Memorial Park Tennis Center (on trail in front of 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 (on trail in front of Center) for a 10-12 mile supported run w/ water at 2 locations followed by breakfast at Whole Foods in Montrose (701 Waugh Dr Houston, TX 77019)