(Last Update:6-29-09)

From the Prez for the Week of 6/28-7/4/09:  


Birthdays:  
Lori Laxen-Brown 06/28, David Shaw 06/29 (NAG),  Katrina Stilwell  06/30, Allison Abbott 06/30, Richard  Brown 07/01, Joe Sellers 07/02  (NAG = New Age Group)

New Members: Cindy and David Petratis, Cheryl Shaw



Greetings Bayou City!

OK- it's still ridiculously hot....but we have an action-packed week planned nonetheless:


Wednesday run/Valhalla:
Thanks again to Jay Byers and Janine Fourie for hosting the tab at Valhalla last week in celebration of their marriage- the first BCRR wedding this year! 

This Wednesday July 1st: A Very Special Summer Celebration ...bring in the new BCRR Board and Celebrate Canada Day!!

  • Steve Connor will once again slave over a hot grill to prepare an awesome feast of hamburgers, grilled chicken and veggies for the BCRR Masses! (To accommodate everyone, dinner will be served at 8PM so everyone can be served at once- no fair begging the chef for vittles early)
  • Rosie Schmandt and Charles Kulkarni will be sponsoring the tab in honor of Canada Day.

Happy Hour: This Friday 6PM, Onion Creek, 3106 White Oak Blvd


HARRA Board and Awards from the HARRA Summer Celebration: BCRR Kicked Tail again this year
  • Out with the Old, In with the New: Congrats to Ron Morgan- New HARRA President for 2009-2010!  We are behind you all the way! Kudos to outgoing HARRA president Anna Helm for her three years of service and a job well done! We are proud of you both!
  • WE are the Champions!: BCRR took both Overall Club and Team Awards as well as Veteran Men Club top honors. (See how close we were in all categories:Complete Results)
  • Runner of the Season: BCRR Notables (Complete results here):
    • Open Women: Katrina Stilwell* 2nd, Jen Brown* 5th , Carlye Graydon 10th, Sheila Ramamurthy 11th, Sam Pace 12th;
    • Master Women: Lana Moody 11th, Lara Allen, 13th, Rosie Schmandt 14th,
    • Veteran Women; Kathi Mahon 7th, Gloria Mahoney 9th, Rhonda Emerson 13th,
    • 60+ women: MJ Savino 6th, Jo Ann Luco 7th;
    • Open Men: Jeff Eisele 7th, Simon Brabo 11th, Neeraj Rohilla 13th;
    • Master Men: Rob Walters 8th, Matt Nicol 9th;
    • Veteran Men: Jay Hendrickson* 5th, Scott Bounds 10th, Richard Verm 12th;
    • 60+ Men: Don Brenner 5th, Gary Wood 9th, Mick Midkiff 10th, Fred Steves 12th, Mike Mangan 14th.
    • *money winner,
  • Ironfoot Spring 2009:Complete Results  
    • Scott Bounds, Simon Brabo, Don Brenner, Bob Brown, Jeff Eisele, Mark Fraser, Kathi Mahon, Mike Mangan, Mick Midkiff, Lana Moody, Dave Piper, Katrina Stilwell, Roger Redding, Eddie Rodriguez, Rosie Schmandt, MJ Savino, Clayton Smith, Hardeep Thind, Richard Verm, Rob Walters, Tom Wille.

Congratulations everyone!!

There are several July 4th races slated for this Saturday: Run Wild 5K  in UptownPark, Freedom 5K in Sugarland, Firecracker 4 Miler in Lake Jackson. Hope to see you at one of them



Hope you all have a great holiday week, whether you're celebrating Canada Day, Independence Day or both!!



Kathi Mahon

BCRR President



Races This Week : 

Jul. 4, Saturday, 7:30 AM, Run Wild 5K , UptownPark, Houston,TX

Jul. 4, Saturday, 7:00 AM, Freedom 5K, Sugarland, TX

Jul. 4, Saturday, 7:30 AM, Firecracker 4 Miler, Lake Jackson. TX



 …See the proposed pedestrian/cyclist bridge design for Memorial Park... a living bridge... a green solution... with access for all! See more info at their website: http://www.bridgethepark.org. 

Remember to meet on Wednesday evening for the run at the lot just SW of Rice stadium until further notice. If you go to Valhalla after the run, do not park in the Maintenance lot on Rice Blvd. near entrance 22!


 

And the Usual ...

Tuesday Evenings .  Run Rice area parking garages or the stadium withEd_Rod.  Meet at 6:00 PM and park here:http://www.bcrr.org/monmap.pdf 

Wednesday Mornings . The fun starts at 5:30 am on Wednesday at Sugar Hill and Pine Shadows (one block east of Tanglewood; from 610 take Woodway, turn left on Sage and pull into the parking lot at St. Martin's Church (on the left).  Distances and workout vary from week to week. All paces welcome.

Wednesday Evening at Valhalla ...... We meet at Rice University for Sprints and Spirits. The group meets at 5:45 pm for a tempo run  at 6:00 pm of  5-7 miles. All levels are welcome. And the best part is the cheap beer at Valhalla afterwards.  For a detailed map on where we meet and park:http://www.bcrr.org/wedmap.pdf

Sunday Morning Long Run
...  Regular Long Run. We meet at the 0 marker at Memorial Park (in front of the Tennis Center on the cinder trail) and leave at 6:30 am sharp. Distance is 10 to 12 to 20 miles. Breakfast afterwards at a nearby restaurant. For more info on hooking up with this group, call John Phillips at 713.467.0572 or just be there before 6:30 and start running with us.  John Phillips



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