This Just In...
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6/29/14 - HARRA hosted a great awards banquet on Sunday night at the St. Arnolds Brewery. BCRR performed well in the 2013-14 season. This past fall (2013) BCRR won the HARRA Club competition in the Veterans Men, and Masters and Veterans Female divisions, as well as Overall and Female Masters awards in the Fall 2013 Team Competition. This Spring (2014) BCRR took the Club Veterans Male and Female trophies, as well as the Veteran Male and Female Team Awards and the Masters Female Award!! Individual award winners included:
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Fall Series 2013
Lisa Thompson, 3rd Place 40-49 Suzzy Sealy, 3rd Place 50+ Rob Walters, 3rd Place 50-59 Scott Bounds, 3rd Place 60+ Ironfoot Winners (Ran all races or ran all but one and volunteered there) Fall Series (2013) Victor Aguirre Steve Davis Suzzy Sealey Lisa Thompson Fred Ward Congratulations to all who participated and represented BCRR! |
Spring Series 2014
Juka Smits, 2nd Place 40-49 Anna Helm, 3rd Place 40-49 Matt Nicol 3rd Place 50-59 Scott Bounds, 2nd Place 60+ Spring Series (2014) Victor Aguirre Bob Entwhistle Ben Harvie Vicki Jones Dave Piper |
Time to Renew Membership
It's that time of year! Don't forget to renew your BCRR membership (either here online, by mail or in person). Membership forms can be found on our Join or Renew page.
It's that time of year! Don't forget to renew your BCRR membership (either here online, by mail or in person). Membership forms can be found on our Join or Renew page.
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5/29/2014 - New BCRR Board Leadership was announced last night at St Arnold's brewery during the annual banquet. Special thanks to all our board members (newly elected, and those retiring) for your generous spirit and dedication to making BCRR the best running club in Houston! The new board:
President: Lisa Thompson Vice President: Heidi Zimmerman Secretary: Andrew Young Treasurer: Susan Cita At Large: Peter Griffiths, June Harris, Kathi Mahon and Terry Fanning. |
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5/6/2014 - Early registration for the Chevron Houston Marathon opened today. Important Race Registration Dates:
Early Registration May 6 - May 29, 2014 Guaranteed Run for a Reason Charity Entries June 4 until Sell Out Lottery June 4 - June 19, 2014 Lottery Selection June 20 - June 22, 2014 Lottery Announcement June 23, 2014 Learn more at http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com/Races/Marathon/Registration.cfm |
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4/16/2014 - Nominations for the next BCRR Board were held at Valhalla on April 16. Board members donate significant amounts of time and energy working to enhance the club value to you, but if you love the BCRR, this is your chance to make a difference and help enhance the club! Consider running for the board. Nominations so far for this year include:
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. Election results will be announced at the Awards Banquet on May 28th. |
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3/29/2014 - The Bellaire Trolley Run was Saturday, March 29. Our members showed up in big numbers; and our efforts proved successful! Special congrats to the following members that finished among the top in their divisions: Scott Bounds, Camille Fitzsimmons, Ben Harvie, Brenda Hilton, Matt Nicol, Juka Smits, Andrew Young, and Fred Ward. Results posted here. |
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6/30/2014 - Last day to claim your prize for HARRA Ironfoot and Runner of the (Fall 2013) Season awards. Several BCRR members earned prizes. Congratulations to Runner of the Season awards winners: Lisa Thompson, Loris Fusi-Goldberg, Rob Walters, and Scot Bounds! |
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3/5/2014 - The good folks at First Christian Church asked BCRR to please make alternate arrangements for parking and water for our run on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. They note that Rice offers $1 at the parking at the Greenbriar lot (just west of Rice Stadium). Since 3/5 is Ash Wednesday, the church will hold service that evening and will need to use their parking lots. |
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2/16/2014 - HARRA announced the results of their fall 2013 "Runner of the Season and Ironfoot" competition. The awards include recognition and cash prizes. Several BCRR members were standouts. Congratulations to our own: Lisa Thompson, Loris Fusi-Goldberg, Rob Walters and Scott Bounds. For complete list of awards winners click here. |
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2/1/2014 - The new runner's deck was dedicated to the memory of Mark F. Fraser on February 1 before a crowd of over 100 supporters. Project lead Peter Birckhead gave the opening remarks and introduced the speakers: Bob Inaba of Kirsey Architecture, former HARRA President and City Councilman Stephen Costello, builder David Harvey, HARRA President Joe Carey, Mark's father Fred Fraser, and Mark's girlfriend Janet Sutton. Janet shared with the attendees how she first met Mark running at Memorial Park only a few feet away from the stretching deck.
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SEEKING VOLUNTEERS: We're looking for good sports. BCRR has some VERY dedicated volunteers, but a few new helping hands would be highly appreciated. Nearly every weekend there is something we need help with. Can you lend a hand? Contact any board member for the most urgent needs.
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