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)