BCRR Update: Sept. 9 - 15, 2024

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird September 9 - 15, 2024

In This Newsletter: Get on a Team: Road Kill XC Relay September 28 ­ ­ Friday: Happy Hour at The 401 ­ ­ HARRA Fall Series Race Schedule Save The Date: BCRR Surfside Beach Day September 21

Road Kill XC Relay What: 4 X 2-mile Relay When: Saturday, September 28, 8AM Where: Bear Creek Park Gird your loins for the annual fall 4 X 2-mile cross-country relay. First race of the HARRA Fall Series.  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!  TEAM COORDINATORS: By now you should have been contacted by your age-group team coordinator. If not, please contact them directly.   Open and Masters Men: Andrew Young (young.andrew.joseph@gmail.com) Open Women: Christina Young (christinabcrr@gmail.com) Masters (40+) and Veteran Women (50+): Anna Helm (gaslyte@yahoo.com) Veteran Men (50+): Steve Hasson (shasson@earthlink.net) Senior Men (60+) :Joel DuBois (jadrun58@gmail.com) Senior Women (60+, 70+): Kathi Mahon (mahonmobile54@gmail.com) 70+ Men - Mike Mangan (mikemangan41@yahoo.com)   The race is only 2.5 weeks away so get on a team now! There will be no race day registration, all entries and team changes must be completed on RunSignup by midnight on Friday, September 27th, so we need to get organized in advance! Learn More

HARRA Fall Series Races   BCRR is a longstanding member club of the Houston Area Road Runners Association (HARRA).  HARRA conducts a fall and spring race series. We encourage our members to join HARRA and compete in these races. Based on age-graded performance, members accrue points for themselves as well as our club. Individual competition results in the Runner of the Season (RotS) awards  (with cash prizes of $85-$120 for the top runners). These data are also used for BCRR's year end Runner of the Year Awards. Your RotS scores contribute to BCRR's standing in the HARRA Interclub Competition. Thanks to you, BCRR is the current HARRA Club Champion! HARRA 2024 FALL RACE SERIES: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 8AM: Road Kill XC Relay, Bear Creek Park.  Sunday, October 6, 2024, 7AM: Space City 10-Miler, Clear Lake. Post Race Party at Ron and Theresa's. Details TBA  Sunday, October 27, 2024, 7AM: Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX. Post Race Party at Paul and Sue's Sunday, November 24, 2024, 7AM: HMSA 25K, Houston, TX.  Sunday, December 8, 2024, 30K Details TBA Sunday, January 19, 2025, 7AM: Houston Marathon, Houston, TX Bundle Registration and Save $$ - see below Learn About HARRA

Houston Marathon and 1/2 Marathon Warm-up Series $$$ Bundle prices $$$    HURRY - BUNDLE DEAL ENDS SEPTEMBER 15TH   October 6, 2024 - Space City 10 Miler October 27, 2024 - UTHealth Houston Half Marathon and 10K November 24, 2024 - Houston 25K & 10-Mile                        BUNDLE & SAVE

Sign Up Use code BCRR24 for $5 off

Alex's 5K & Kids' K - November 2, 2024 Registration is now open for the 14th annual edition of our race. Thanks to all of you, we have raised over $230,000 for autism charities over the last 13 years! We raised $27,000 from last year's race alone! We are confident - with your help - that we can do even better this year! NEW: Due to the upcoming construction at MacGregor Park, we will be staging the race from a new venue: Avondale House (3737 O’Meara Drive, Houston, Texas 77025) Avondale House is one of our beneficiaries and was Alex's school. Stay tuned for more details.

BCRR THIS WEEK:   Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday. Memorial Park Tennis Center. (Dinner after!)   Wednesday 6:30PM:  Run from First Christian Church Parking lot. Socialize at Valhalla after.      Friday 7:00PM: The 401, 6700 Ferris, Suite 150, Bellaire, TX 77401   Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run from the Tennis Center at Memorial Park. Breakfast at Whole Foods on Waugh.

Upcoming Events:   Saturday, September 14, 2024, 12 noon: FREE Houston Runner Safety Clinic (in person and virtual):  Grit Running Center, 2525 Morse St., Houston, TX 77019   Saturday, September 21, 2024: BCRR Beach Day at Surfside. Head over to Surfside on Saturday, September 21st @10AM for a BCRR Beach Day! Bring your cold drinks, beach chairs, and an umbrella - to enjoy some fun in the sand! We will have the BCRR pop-up, a charcoal grill, and a campfire! Check the BCRR Facebook for the specific location day of!!   Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 6-8PM: Houston Marathon Training Kick Off Party. Memorial Park Roy H. Cullen Timing Track. BCRR will have a tent. Come hang out and promote BCRR and Alex's 5K!   Saturday, September 28, 2024, 8AM: Road Kill XC Relay, Bear Creek Park. HARRA FALL SERIES RACE   Sunday, October 6, 2024, 7AM: Space City 10-Miler, Clear Lake. HARRA FALL SERIES RACE.* Post Race Party at Ron and Theresa's. Details TBA    Sunday, October 27, 2024, 7AM: Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX. HARRA FALL SERIES RACE*. Post Race Party at Paul & Sue's. Details TBA   Saturday, November 2, 2024, 8AM: Alex's 5K - BCRR's Race!   Sunday, November 3, 2024, 7AM: Harvest Marathon Relay for Houston Food Bank. BCRR will field 2 teams!   Sunday, November 24, 2024, 7AM: HMSA 25K, Houston, TX. HARRA FALL SERIES RACE*.    *Marathon Warmup Series Races. Bundle registration for these races and save! Offer ends September 15th! BUNDLE DETAILS

Happy Birthday!   9/9 LaTasha Gary 9/9 Frederick Fenner 9/9 Rhonda Emerson 9/12 Jody Berry 9/14 Ankur Patel 9/15 John (JP) Fredrickson Welcome New Members !   Caroline B Burum CJ Claverie Katy Tunstall Happy Hour   Join us Friday evening at The 401, The 401, 6700 Ferris, Suite 150, Bellaire, TX 77401. We will meet around 7pm.   Post on Facebook if you will be early!

Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Kathi Mahon 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 (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)