From the
Prez:
Celebrity
Birthdays
:
Bruce Mansur
5/5 (NAG), Ivy Martino 5/7,
Karen Alejandre 5/10,
Gloria Mahoney
5/10
Welcome New
Members:
Beverly Bellot,
Curtis Chin, Jane Lock, Mark Kosicki, Phillip
Vasquez
Feliz Cinco de Mayo
BCRR,
I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend.
The joint BCRR/Tornados run
yesterday went very well. The fruit, bagels,
cookies, OJ and beer (provided at the end by the Tornados) were a
welcome touch indeed.
It’s official now…the
Bob Brown 50th birthday
celebration is finally over! He is moving on now
and seeking input for the next BCRR
Road
Trip
to Mammoth
Lakes, California. Check out the latest info on
the website and make plans to escape the
mid-summer heat and humidity that we all love so.
Ballots
for the BCRR Board of Directors
election will be mailed in about a week. Do not
lose your ballot as they are numbered. If you do
not receive yours by the middle of the month,
contact Mike
Mangan. You can return it to
the PO Box or bring it with you to the Awards
Banquet on Wed. May 28th.
FYI~The
nominees are as follows;
President: Eddie
Rodriguez
Vice Pres.: Bob
Brown
Secretary: Mike
Mangan
Treasurer: Patrick
Flaherty
Member at Large (Vote for
3):
June Harris
Cheryl
Esposito
Sue Leone
Ron
Morgan
Neeraj
Rojilla
Look
for a short bio from each nominee in the next NL
also due out next week.
This
year our Banquet and Awards
Ceremony will once again be held in the
beautiful Heights
Fire Station on
Wednesday May 28th. Make plans to attend this long
held BCRR end of the running year tradition and
join us as we celebrate the past year, take pride
in the present and commit ourselves to the
future!
Corpus logistical info From
April Murphy:
For anyone fairly new to the
Corpus
Relay Road Trip coming up in
a few weeks....
Weekend
Plan
FRIDAY...
Everyone leaves at different times but most
head for Corpus in the early afternoon. Packet
Pickup is in Corpus until 8 pm at the Holiday
Inn-Emerald Beach (1102 S. Shoreline Blvd). If
your team cannot arrive by 8 pm, get another team
to pick up your packet (remember you will need to
have your confirmation card to pick it up - your
team captain should have it).
Generally, you will want to bring (or pick
up in Corpus on Friday) what you want for
breakfast on Saturday am before the race. After
picking up your packets, head to the Gulf Stream
condos in North Padre. Directions are on our
website on the corpus page. Some people eat out
but many of us just relax by the pool with a few
cold ones, eat things brought from home and tuck
in early for the race on Saturday. There are a few
restaurants nearby as well.
CHECK-IN AT
THE CONDOS - IMPORTANT
There
will be a list with everyone's name on it staying
in the condos. As you check in, give them your
names and they will tell you what room you are
staying in and if anyone else in your condo has
checked in. There are 2 keys for each condo. If
you have any problems checking in, please call my
cell phone 713-816-2877.
SATURDAY...
Logistics
for the race are sometimes tricky if you are new
to this race, so rely on your veteran BCRR
relayers to give you advice on how to get your
runners to their points. We generally have many
vehicles out on the course so teaming up is a
great idea. Friday night late in the condos we
generally get all that worked out.
On
the course...party on wheels..in the past we have
even had John Phillips making
frozen margaritas in his truck (with a generator
:-) for wayward BCRRers needing a ride in or just
a hit of alcohol to keep going. If you are worried
about being stranded on the course, do not worry.
Everyone is very friendly - there is a great sense
of kinship out there - and runners you don't
know are more than willing to give a tired body a
ride to the finish.
After the race, we have
rented tent space at the finish so look for our
group under the tent (and our banner). There is
free beer and pizza for everyone provided by the
race.
Back at the condos....on the way back
to the condos, it is a good idea to stop at the
HEB on the way and get what you plan on cooking on
the grills by the pool or in the condos for
dinner. Generally, it goes that we party around
the pool and hit the beach until dinner time and
then everyone disappears to cook dinner etc and
eat in their condos. For our BCRR youngsters, the
play then continues into the wee hours.
SUNDAY
Sunday morning...for those that
can wrench themselves out of bed, we hit the sand
for a leisurely beach run around 7 am followed by
a soak in the pool/hot tub. After that (9:30 am or
10ish,) all the food is brought out from Sat eve
and fair game for everyone. Condo hopping to
consume the leftovers is the theme for brunch.
Check-out is at
noon.
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WHAT TO
BRING?
..
Cooking:
Spices/Baggies/Wraps/Coffee
(Condos sometimes have the basics but most of the
time do not). The more you bring, the less you
have to buy at HEB.
.
..Towels:
There are towels but
nothing beach-like or even really bath-
like.
.. .Beach
Toys: I bought a couple of boogie boards
there a couple of years ago and now take them
every year . Sun Screen
Directions and latest details:
http://www.bcrr.org/corpus.html
FYI: Hope
Sellers is looking for a team if anyone
is short a runner. (713) 690-7671
If you have any questions about
the race or the condos, feel free to call me
713.816.2877 or e-mail april.murphy@compasscb.com
Seeya in Padre!
April
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An invite from Cindy Moore
for all those not going to
Corpus:
Cindy Moore is
inviting all BCRR members to her JUNGLE party on
Saturday, May 17th, 7:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Enjoy her own special vodka based "jungle juice",
some food, dancing and possible midnight hot
tubbing (the last 3 hot tub parties brought
violent thunderstorms to Houston, so that is why
she now says "possible!") All guys please
bring hard liquor, wine or beer.
Ladies please bring a delectable party food.
Her email is dance_c_ski@yahoo.com or call her at 713-984-1060.
Directions will be sent out through this list
closer to the event, but the address is 2303
Peppermill Rd, Houston, TX 77080 in Spring Branch.
This is a christening celebration for her newly
redecorated "jungle room!" You must wear
animal print, Tarzan/Jane, safari or (last resort)
jungle
green.
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Happy Hour this Friday will be
at McElroys
Pub on Richmond and
Sandman. The fun begins when you
arrive!
The easiest way
to eat crow is while it's still warm. The colder
it gets, the harder it is to swallow.
Eddie
Rodriguez
BCRR President
Races This Week
:
May 8,
Thursday, 7:30 PM, Houston
Young Lawyers Assoc. "Tie One On for Charity" Fun
Run 5K , Sam Houston Park,
Houston
May 10, Saturday, 8 AM,
Summer Kick-Off
5K , Clear Creek Hig School,
League City, TX
May 10, Saturday, 7
AM, Pear
Run 5K, 10K, Pearland
Independance Park, Pearland (last year gun locks
included in race
packet)
…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!
