BCRR Update: July 21st - 27th, 2025

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird

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In This Newsletter:  ­ Recap - 35th Anniversary of BCRR @ Valhalla   Wednesday - Birthday Tab at Valhalla: & 13th Consecutive Valhalla Tab   Friday - Happy Hour D&T Drive Inn   Save the Date: HARRA's Party in the Park - August 9    Don't Forget to Renew Your Membership!   ­

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Recap

35th Anniversary of BCRR @ Valhalla

We celebrated the 35th Anniversary of BCRR gathering at Valhalla last week with pizza, watermelon and FREE beer! Lots of members old and new showed up to toast this milestone event. This was the 12th consecutive tab at Valhalla. We are on a streak! (Photo: M. Chang)   ...And, we will be celebrating again this Wednesday! See below...👇

Valhalla This Week Celebrate Our Newest BCRR Member ­

Our newest (and youngest) member of BCRR is Lucy Bongiorno, who was born on Saturday to Tom and Jennifer Bongiorno. Tom reports Lucy is going great and ready to sponsor her first Valhalla tab!    Lucy's father Tom and Avi Moss will be bankrolling the beer tab AND bringing pizza to celebrate Lucy's arrival and Avi's birthday.    This will be the 13th consecutive week of drinking for FREE!   Run starts at 6:30PM from the First Christian Church parking lot as usual.  ­

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Save the Date HARRA's Party in the Park - Aug 9 ­

Join BCRR at HARRA's Annual Party in the Park! This FREE event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 9th from 7 am to 10am just west of the Tennis Center at Memorial Park.  Free watermelon, water, beer, music, massages, club tents and more. Get your run in, stop by and say hello. We will have the BCRR/Alex's 5k tent at the event. Stop by and say hi! Volunteer for a shift at the tent to help promote BCRR and Alex's 5K (contact houstonbcrr@gmail.com).    Susan Cita will be in charge of organizing the event for HARRA and will also need volunteers to help set up, tear down, and for food service. You can sign up to volunteer on the link below or contact her at susancita.bcrr@gmail.com : PARTY IN THE PARK DETAILS

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BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday. Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards.    🏃🍺 🍕👶 Wednesday 6:30PM:  Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church.   Pizza and beer tab on Tom Bongiorno and Avi Moss. 13th Consecutive Week of Beer Tab!!!   😁🕢 Friday 6:30PM: Happy Hour. D&T Drive Inn, 1307 Enid St, Houston, TX 77009   🏃🏃‍♀️ Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run. Memorial Park Tennis Center.

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Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday This Week:   7/19 Lucy Bongiorno (NAG*)   7/21 Bill Featherston 7/23 Avi Moss 7/26 Karina Yonekawa-Blest   *NAG = New Age Group ­

Welcome New Members!   Welcome Back: Ricky Kramer   Welcome New Members: Lucy Bongiorno Prashant Sona Atmika Sona Bharg Sona Shourya Sona Pramila Karan

­ Happy Hour - D&T Drive Inn Our next Happy Hour will be on Friday, July 25th  at D&T Drive Inn, 1307 Enid St, Houston, TX 77009. We will be there at approximately 6:30PM. ­ Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Avi Moss and Hong Tang for setting out the water and Gatorade last 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! ­

Membership Renewal for 2025-2026  We are now into the new "running" year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026).  If you joined or renewed after 4/1/25 your membership is good for the upcoming running year (thru June 30, 2026). If you did not renew recently, your membership is no longer current.   Maintaining your membership helps us keep providing the support for club activities like group runs, parties and special events.    HARRA Discount: If you are a current HARRA member, you will save $5 off your BCRR Membership with code HARRA25 at checkout. BCRR MEMBERSHIP

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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)

BCRR Update: July 14th - 20th, 2025

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird

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In This Newsletter:  ­ Deborah Touchy - Request for Memories   Farewell to Amy Happy Hour Recap   Wednesday - 35th Anniversary of BCRR at Valhalla & 12th Consecutive Valhalla Tab    Don't Forget to Renew Your Membership!   ­

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Deborah Touchy  Request for Memories from the Running Community

A Celebration of Life is being planned for BCRR member Deborah Touchy, who passed away on July 4th, for sometime in August.    The family has asked me to collect and collate recollections from the running community. If you have any "Deborah" stories, remembrances, or comments that you would like to share please send them to me at houstonbcrr@gmail.com or my personal email if you have it.   The deadline is this Friday, July 18th.    Carlton and her family are looking forward to hearing more about Deborah's running life.   Thank you   Kathi Mahon

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Recap Farewell to Amy Happy Hour ­

Almost 30 people came out to our happy hour last Friday at Tejas Brewery  to give Amy Tan a proper send off.  In a few days, she will be off to Connecticut to assume a new position. But she will be coming back from time to time, so we will look forward to seeing her again soon.    Best of luck in your new endeavor Amy!

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35th Anniversary of BCRR @ Valhalla

This Wednesday - the 35 year tradition of gathering apres run at Valhalla, the graduate pub on Rice U Campus, will be celebrated! BCRR will be providing pizza, ice-cold watermelon, and sponsoring the beer tab.   This will be the 12th consecutive week of drinking for FREE!   Run starts at 6:30PM from the First Christian Church parking lot. We'll be at Valhalla around 7:15PM

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BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday. Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards.    🏃🍺 🍕🍉 Wednesday 6:30PM:  Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church.  35th Anniversary of BCRR at Valhalla!  Pizza, watermelon, and beer tab on BCRR. 12th Consecutive Week of Beer Tab!!!   🏃🏃‍♀️ Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run. Memorial Park Tennis Center.

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Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday This Week:   7/15 Brendon Flaherty  7/15 Ellen Pannell   ­

Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Scott Bounds and Jamie Lopez for setting out the water and Gatorade last 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! ­

Membership Renewal for 2025-2026  We are now into the new "running" year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026).  If you joined or renewed after 4/1/25 your membership is good for the upcoming running year (thru June 30, 2026). If you did not renew recently, your membership is no longer current.   Maintaining your membership helps us keep providing the support for club activities like group runs, parties and special events.    HARRA Discount: If you are a current HARRA member, you will save $5 off your BCRR Membership with code HARRA25 at checkout. BCRR MEMBERSHIP

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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)