BCRR This Week, May 26 through June 2, 2014

HELLO BAYOU CITY

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BCRR Birthdays This Week: Nancy Bounds (May 26), Karen Dobson (May 26), Gail Clayton (May 26), Allison Brayton (May 27), June Harris (May 27), Subbu Venkat * (May 28), Claire Greenberg (June 1), Ruben Rosales (June 1) and Joe Carey (June 2). 

* = New age group

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BCRR This Week, May 19 through 26, 2014

HELLO BAYOU CITY

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BCRR Birthdays This Week: Jonathan Miller (May 22), Bill Lindsey (May 23), Surena Matin (May 24), Nancy Bounds (May 26), Karen Dobson (May 26) and Gail Clayton (May 26). 

* = New age group

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Thanks to Milan Jamrich for sponsoring the tab at Valhalla on Wednesday.  Milan Jamrich and June Harris will be cosponsoring the tab at Valhalla this Wednesday.  We are expecting some of the PIMsters to stop by to take us for a test drive so we will be having Name Tag Wednesday.  To help us try to find some new happy hour locations, this weeks question is...........what is your favorite Houston Pub? 

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Looks like everyone had a good time in Corpus Christi last weekend and congratulations to the following BCRR Members who were on a relay team that picked up some hardware:

3rd Place Mixed Masters, "Will Hills Team": Will Henderson, Lilly Vasquez, Darien Goodwyn, Lisa Thompson, Brian Reichard andAvi Moss.

3rd Place Senior Masters Women, "BCRR Rocks": Kathi Mahon, Michele Wolpert, Peggy Louie, Debra Touchy, Hilda Gonzales and Rosie Schmandt

2nd Place Ultra Senior Women, "Grand Gazelles": Vicki Jones, Nancy Grieg, Theresa Torres, Hope Sellers, Brenda Hilton and Candy Ludwick. 

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Its time to elect a new  Board of Directors for our club.  The Candidates for the next Board are as follows:

President: Lisa Thompson

Vice President: Heidi Zimmerman

Secretary: Susan Cita and Andrew Young

Treasurer: Susan Cita and Andrew Young

At Large: Peter Griffiths, June Harris, Kathi Mahon and Terry Fanning

To cast your vote we will open voting on the website on May 21st www.bcrr.org or you can cast a paper ballot at the Awards Banquet.   To vote on the website click on the "About Us" tab and select "Our Board" tab and go to "Election Central".  The password is literally "PleaseLetMeVote!" (no spaces between words).   

Election results will be announced at the Awards Banquet on May 28th.

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SOCIAL CALENDER:

BCRR Awards Banquet, May 28th, 6:00pm at St. Arnold's Brewery.  Come and celebrate BCRR's 30th Anniversary with great beer, barbecue special guests and special collectors party favor for attendees.  

To RSVP contact Susan Cita susancita.bcrr@gmail.com or Rosie rschmandt@yahoo.com  This years Banquet will be limited to the first 100 members and guests that RSVP.

This is the time we give recognition to our members for running achievements, volunteer efforts, and elect next year's board of directors. The event will take place at the St. Arnold's Brewery located at 200 Lyons Avenue.

Admission to the Banquet is only $15 (only $10 if your volunteered for the Jingle Bell Run, Rockets Run or Darling Dash).  Admission includes a barbecue beef brisket or chicken dinner with potato salad, barbecue beans, green salad, bread, desert and of course all of the St. Arnold's beers or root beer on tap.  For vegetarians we will have a baked potato with vegetarian chili.  Soft drinks, tea and water also available but Please no outside alcohol allowed.

This is also the time of year to renew your annual membership which you can easily do at anytime on our website www.bcrr.org   Just look for the big red "Join!" on the homepage. The same "Join!" link is also used to renew memberships.  Or you can just renew at the banquet or any Wednesday at Valhalla.  Just look for Rosie or Susan Cita.  Annual Memberships are $25 for individuals and $30 for families.  You also get a $5 discount with your HARRA Membership. 

Directions to St. Arnold's:

• From the Katy Freeway: Take I-10 towards downtown, take the Hardy/McKee/Nance exit. At the first stop sign (Hardy), take a left. At the next stop sign (Lyons), take a right.
• From I-45: Take the I-10 East exit, then take the first exit on I-10: Hardy/McKee/Nance. At the first stop sign (Hardy), take a left. At the next stop sign (Lyons), take a right.
• From 59: Take the Lyons Exit. Then go west on Lyons until you reach the brewery.
• From East Freeway: Take I-10 towards downtown, take the San Jacinto St. exit. Make a u-turn under the freeway. At the first stop sign (Hardy), take a left. At the next stop sign (Lyons), take a right.
• From Downtown: Take San Jacinto north out of downtown. At the signal at I-10, take a right, but stay on the feeder road. At the first stop sign (Hardy), take a left. At the next stop sign (Lyons), take a right.

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SAVE THE DATE - June 29th HARRA Annual Banquet at St. Arnolds Brewery.  Its also time to renew your HARRA Membership

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Happy Hour (May 23, 2014, 6:00pm): Nuveau Antique Art Bar, 2913 Main Street 77002  www.art-bar.net    

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Houston Area Running Calendar (All official HARRA Races shown in purple)

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17:   Beach to Bay Relay (Corpus Christi) http://www.beachtobayrelay.com/

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WEEKLY CLUB RUNS

Wednesday at Rice University: Every Wednesday evening we meet at 5:45 at Rice University (run leaves at 6 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).

Friday Hills at Mount Bacon (Tanglewood):Join us for this weekly run from St. Martins Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road to Mount Bacon. We meet in the church parking lot at the corner of Sage Road and Woodway Drive at 5:30 am. We have a 1.3 mile warm-up run to Mount Bacon and do 2 to 4 miles of hills with a 1.3 mile run back to the church.

Sunday Long Run (Memorial Park, 6:30 AM): Join us for the weekly long run from Memorial Park zero-mile marker. We leave promptly at 6:30 and members typically run between 10 and 15 miles.  

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REPORT YOUR RACE RESULTS We want to know what our members are doing on the roads and/or trails. Send all your results to us at (bcrr.results@gmail.com) before the 20th day of the month and we’ll make sure they hit the next newsletter.

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WORD FROM THE BIRD wants to hear from you.  Feel free to contribute with any interesting running material you want to see in the newsletter.  The bird is always on the lookout for entertaining run/race reports, how-to/technical articles, editorials, and photos. Just submit your story to bcrr.news@gmail.com or thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com.  The Deadline for consideration to the next newsletter is always the 10th day of the month.

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Your BCRR Board!!! 

 

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Are you stressed, sore, or do you just need a relaxing massage? Contact Peter Blackwell, LMT, a BCRR-affiliated massage therapist. Call (832) 248-2339 and let him know you're a BCRR member when you book your appointment.

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How would you like to see your own advertisement above in this weekly email? For all personal or business advertising inquiries, please send an email to our treasurer susancita.bcrr@gmail.com

BCRR This Week, May 12 through 19, 2014

HELLO BAYOU CITY

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BCRR Birthdays This Week: Anna Vargas (May 12), Milan Jamrich (May 14), Miriam Werner* (May 14), Jamie Varughese (May 15), Addison Brabo (May 16) and Chris Harris (May 18). 

* = New age group

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Candidates for the next board are as follows:

President: Lisa Thompson

Vice President: Heidi Zimmerman

Secretary: Susan Cita and Andrew Young

Treasurer: Susan Cita and Andrew Young

At Large: Peter Griffiths, June Harris, Kathi Mahon and Terry Fanning

To cast your vote we will open voting on the website on May 21st www.bcrr.org or you can cast a paper ballot at the Awards Banquet.   Election results will be announced at the Awards Banquet on May 28th.

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SOCIAL CALENDER:

BCRR Awards Banquet, May 28th at St. Arnold's Brewery.  Come and celebrate BCRR's 30th Anniversary with great beer, barbecue special guests and special collectors party favor for attendees.  

To RSVP contact Susan Cita susancita.bcrr@gmail.com or Rosie rschmandt@yahoo.com  This years Banquet will be limited to the first 100 members and guests that RSVP.

This is the time we give recognition to our members for running achievements, volunteer efforts, and elect next year's board of directors. The event will take place at the St. Arnold's Brewery located at 200 Lyons Avenue.

Admission to the Banquet is only $15 (only $10 if your volunteered for the Jingle Bell Run, Rockets Run or Darling Dash).  Admission includes a barbecue beef brisket or chicken dinner with potato salad, barbecue beans, green salad, bread, desert and of course all of the St. Arnold's beers or root beer on tap.  For vegetarians we will have a baked potato with vegetarian chili.  Soft drinks, tea and water also available but Please no outside alcohol allowed.

Do you have some good photos of club members and events?  We are looking for photos for the presentation at the banquet.   Please email them to Rosie at:    rschmandt@yahoo.com

Happy Hour (May 16, 2014, 6:00pm): By the swimming pool in Corpus Christi.  

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Houston Area Running Calendar (All official HARRA Races shown in purple)

MAY

17:   Beach to Bay Relay (Corpus Christi) http://www.beachtobayrelay.com/

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WEEKLY CLUB RUNS

Wednesday at Rice University: Every Wednesday evening we meet at 5:45 at Rice University (run leaves at 6 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).

Friday Hills at Mount Bacon (Tanglewood):Join us for this weekly run from St. Martins Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road to Mount Bacon. We meet in the church parking lot at the corner of Sage Road and Woodway Drive at 5:30 am. We have a 1.3 mile warm-up run to Mount Bacon and do 2 to 4 miles of hills with a 1.3 mile run back to the church.

Sunday Long Run (Memorial Park, 6:30 AM): Join us for the weekly long run from Memorial Park zero-mile marker. We leave promptly at 6:30 and members typically run between 10 and 15 miles.  

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REPORT YOUR RACE RESULTS We want to know what our members are doing on the roads and/or trails. Send all your results to us at (bcrr.results@gmail.com) before the 20th day of the month and we’ll make sure they hit the next newsletter.

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WORD FROM THE BIRD wants to hear from you.  Feel free to contribute with any interesting running material you want to see in the newsletter.  The bird is always on the lookout for entertaining run/race reports, how-to/technical articles, editorials, and photos. Just submit your story to bcrr.news@gmail.com or thatsjoesmail@yahoo.com.  The Deadline for consideration to the next newsletter is always the 10th day of the month.

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Your BCRR Board!!! 

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Are you stressed, sore, or do you just need a relaxing massage? Contact Peter Blackwell, LMT, a BCRR-affiliated massage therapist. Call (832) 248-2339 and let him know you're a BCRR member when you book your appointment.

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How would you like to see your own advertisement above in this weekly email? For all personal or business advertising inquiries, please send an email to our treasurer susancita.bcrr@gmail.com

BCRR This Week, May 2 through 12, 2014

HELLO BAYOU CITY

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BCRR Birthdays This Week: Cristi Gore (May 7), Ivy Martino (May 7), Gloria Mahoney (May 10), Dani Carbone (May 11) and Anna Vargas (May 12). 

* = New age group

Thanks to Loris Fusi-Goldberg for sponsoring the tab and providing pizzas at Valhalla last Wednesday.  

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BCRR This Week, April 28 through May 5, 2014

HELLO BAYOU CITY

Welcome new members:  Arlene Ali and Grant Jenman.

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BCRR Birthdays This Week: Janet Sutton (April 29), Loris Fusi-Goldberg (May 1), Alan Tillotson (May 2), Ken Blott (May 2), Douglas Paddon-Jor (May 3) and Valrie Rickert (May 4).  

* = New age group

Loris Fusi-Goldberg will be sponsoring the tab and providing pizzas at Valhalla on Wednesday.   Happy birthday Loris and thanks for your generosity. 

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BCRR Member in the News: Earth Day with Nancy Greig

Nancy Greig, BCRR Member and Curator of the Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, was in the news again. This time on KPRC discussing the "Butterfly Adoption" program at the museum for Earth Day. The program will be available May 10.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/celebrating-earth-day/25596952

BCRR This Week, April 21 through 28, 2014

HELLO BAYOU CITY

BCRR Birthdays This Week: Bob Brown (April 21), Greg Baker (April 21), Chintan Desai (April 22) and Anna-Maria Levy (April 24).  

* = New age group

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We had great weather and a big turnout at the Sixth Semi-Annual BCRR Croquet Extravaganza on Sunday at Memorial Park.  Congratulations to the following BCRR members who :

Top Gun/Golden Mallet Winner:  Jason Burris

Best Dressed: Sam McMurtury

Sportsmanship Award : John Philbrick

Thanks to David Piper for once again organizing this popular event. 

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