BCRR Update: September 22nd, 2025

 

Greetings Bayou City Road Runners The Word from the Bird ­ In This Newsletter:  ­ Happy Rosh Hashanah! Houston Marathon Kickoff Party - September 23rd! Valhalla Streak Lives! Space City 10-Miler - Next HARRA Race - October 5th! Welcome New Member - Isabel Young!  Renew Your Membership: HARRA Fall Races Have Begun! ­ ­ Houston Marathon Training Kickoff Party - Tuesday Sep. 23rd Join us at the BCRR Tent Tuesday, September 23rd, for the Houston Marathon Training Kickoff Party!  It's FREE! It will be held from  6-8 p.m at the Cullen Timing Track at Memorial Park. "Chevron, Michelob Ultra, Brooks, Fleet Feet, local charities, and run clubs will come together to kick off training season for the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon. Enjoy tacos from Taquerias Arandas with music and entertainment by DJ Skai Shadow and emcee Amy Lee Creel." There will also be giveaways. More importantly, come out and help us promote our great club and Alex's 5K! FREE! ­ Valhalla - Streak Lives! Thanks go to Lisa Thompson for sponsoring the tab last Wednesday to keep our Beer Tab Streak alive! This was the 21st consecutive tab at Valhalla!  Chris Eick will sponsor the tab this week (September 24th).   Next week (Oct 1st) will be Alumni Night and the tab will be sponsored by Christina and Isabel Young! The Wednesday run, as always, starts at 6:30PM sharp from the First Christian Church Parking lot. ­ HARRA Race:  Space City 10-Miler - October 5th Save the Date: The Space City 10-Miler (and Relay) will take place on Sunday, October 5th at the UH Clear Lake campus. This is the 1st individual race of the HARRA Fall Series and is put on by our BARC brethren. The BCRR tent will be there and the post race party will be held, once again, at Ron and Theresa's House (details will be provided later). Not running: contact Ron (morganron541@gmail.com) to volunteer RACE INFO ­ BCRR THIS WEEK:  🏃🏃‍♀️ 😎 Monday 7PM: Mellow Monday Memorial Day. Memorial Park Tennis Center. Dinner afterwards.  😀🏈 Tuesday 6-8PM: Houston Marathon Kickoff Party. Cullen Running Center/Timing Track.   🏃🍺 💜 Wednesday 6:30PM:  Wednesday Night Run from First Christian Church. Beer tab at Valhalla courtesy of Chris Eick! 🏃🏃‍♀️ Sunday 6:30AM: BCRR Long Run. Memorial Park Tennis Center.  ­ Welcome New Member! Our newest member is Isabel Katherine Young, who was born to BCRR past Presidents Christina and Andrew Young on September 13th! Isabel joins big sister Addison on the the Young BCRR Family Membership Plan.  Congratulations! ­ Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday Belated Birthday: 9/13 Isabel Katherine Young (NAG*)   Happy BirthdayThis Week:    9/22 Chuck Bracht 9/25 Peter Griffiths (NAG*) 9/25 Pablo Rivero 9/26 Pamela Willmon 9/27 Christina Young *NAG = New Age Group ­ Save the Date:  Fall Race Schedule ­ HARRA Fall Series Races:   Road Kill Cross Country Relay: September 13, 2025  Space City 10 Miler*: October 5, 2025 (discount code: HARRA10_2025) Houston Half Marathon*: October 26, 2025 (use code HARRA for 10% off) HMSA 25K*: November 23, 2025 (discount code: 'HARRA2025') Coach Andy Stewart's 30K*: December 14. 2025 (use code HARRA10 for 10% off) Chevron Houston Marathon: January 11, 2026   🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️  BCRR Affiliated Races:   Alex's 5K & Kids' K: November 1, 2025 (Our race! Run for Autism!) Use Code BCRR25 for $5 off Harvest Marathon Relay: November 2, 2025 (BCRR teams run for Houston Food Bank)   More details to follow ­ ­ No Happy Hour This Week Next Happy Hour will be on Friday, October 3rd  at Tejas Brewery, 2101 Summer St., Houston, TX  77001. We will be there at approximately 6:30PM. ­ Sunday Hydration Support Thank you to Avi Moss and Loris Fusi 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  Renew: the HARRA Fall Race Series Has Started! We are now into the new "running" year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). HARRA Discount: If you are a current HARRA member, you will save $5 off your BCRR Membership with code HARRA25 at checkout. BCRR MEMBERSHIP ­ 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)