GOOD MORNING BAYOU CITY ROAD RUNNERS!!
**Thank you to Jacqueline Flaherty for keeping the weekly email going while I was gone!!!**
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HARRA Cross Country Relay
Congrats to all who braved the mud and ran their hardest!! Results link will be shared when available!!
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Space City 10 Miler - THIS SUNDAY
Sunday, October 7th, join BCRR in the next fall series race – the Space City 10 Miler! Enjoy a scenic course around the Clear Lake area, with a start & finish at UH Clear Lake. Details and registration can be found HERE.
**There will be NO SUNDAY SUPPORTED RUN in River Oaks! Please race or support your fellow club members instead.**
Following the race, celebrate and commiserate at Cafe Brazil (2604 Dunlavy Blvd) for a post-race brunch. Plan to meet around 11AM - with accurate time to be announced via Facebook prior!
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YOGA IN THE PARK BENEFITING ALEX'S 5K
Thursday October 11, 6:30PM. Cullen Running Center, Memorial Park FREE with Donation to Alex's 5K
Join us at the Memorial Park Conservancy (Cullen Running Trails Center, 7575 North Picnic Lane Houston, TX 77007) for a relaxing 45 minute yoga session courtesy of Elisa Sharp and Andiamo Retreats.
Bring your mat or towel, a bottle of water, and be ready to reconnect with nature and our community with Yoga. Following, stay for refreshments and raffle for free race entries. Donations are tax deductible.
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Alex's 5K Run/Walk & Kids' K is a month away!
Alex's 5K is BCRR's very own race and all the proceeds go to local autism charities: Avondale House, The Westview School, and Autism Speaks Houston.
To those new to the club, the race features an accurately measured (by our own official USATF course certifier Jay Hendrickson) flat and fast course, a Kids' K with awesome kids' activity zone (including our signature EggStravaganza Egg Hunt), $100 cash prizes for open and masters winners, an epic post-race party with food, drinks and Saint Arnold's beer.
Register HERE to run before Oct 15th to avoid the next price increase. Use code "BCRR" to get $3 off. We are also happy to have volunteers or donations. Donations tax deductible.
Race Details: Saturday Nov. 3rd, 8AM, MacGregor Park, 5225 Calhoun Rd
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2018 HARRA Fall Series
Date
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Race
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Location
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September 29, 2018
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October 7, 2018
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University of Houston - Clear Lake
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October 28, 2018
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Sam Houston Park, Downtown Houston
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November 25, 2018
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Sam Houston Park, Downtown Houston
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December 16, 2108
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Sugar Land Town Square, Sugar Land
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January 20, 2019
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George R. Brown Convention Center, Downtown Houston
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
We'd like to extend a warm Bayou City welcome to our newest members, Steven & Frances Esson, Lulis Navarro, Joanna Ira, Rus Wersing, Thomas Jones, & Scott Schepps! We look forward to seeing you at the next club run or social event!!
BCRR Birthdays:
Happy Birthday to:
· April Murphy – October 1st
· Mark Conran & Mary Feniello – October 3rd
· Erin Gaffney & Melissa Swanson – October 4th
· Elizabeth Savino & Hardeep Thind – October 6th
· Gwen Weddington – October 7th
Hope you have a spectacular day!!!
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SOCIAL CALENDAR:
Happy Hour – St. Arnold’s Brewery Beer Garden
(Friday, October 5th, 2018) Join us at St. Arnold’s Brewery Beer Garden (2000 Lyons Ave), a newly opened cathedral inspired beer garden at one of BCRR’s home breweries! Join us starting at 6:30 PM.
Sunday – Whole Foods - To Return Next Week
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WEEKLY CLUB RUNS:
Mellow Monday- Join us every Monday for a 3 mile recovery run around Memorial Park at 7:00p.m.Runners who are interested should park on the east side of the parking lot in front of the softball fields off of the Picnic Loop. Following a loop around Memorial, we head to a dinner venue for post running fun.
Wednesday at Rice University: Every Wednesday evening we meet at 6:30 at Rice University (run leaves at 6:40 pm sharp!). All levels are welcome. And the best part is the cheap beer at Valhalla afterwards. Parking is available at First Christian Church/School (1628 Rice Boulevard).
To park in the church parking lot, you need a BCRR bumper sticker. Please see Lisa Thompson for a sticker if you do not already have one.
Friday Speedwork (Memorial Park 5:30 AM): Contact Peter Griffiths for more information- p_griffiths@bellsouth.net
Sunday Long Run (Memorial Park, 6:30 AM): Meet us at the O mile marker for a 10, 11, or 12 mile route around Memorial Park and through River Oaks. Immediately following the run, join us Whole Foods for coffee and conversation.
**Please note that in cases of inclement weather, i.e. thunder & lightning, group runs will be cancelled for safety reasons. Check the BCRR Facebook Page for the latest updates on run cancellations**
WORD FROM THE BIRD
See the latest newsletter here! http://www.bcrr.org/news-archive.html
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Your BCRR Board!!!
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