HARRA Team Competition Tight; Striders Hold Large Club Lead
"All hands on deck!" for the Chevron Houston Marathon is the cry of three (3) running clubs -- the Houston Striders, the Bayou City Road Runners (BCRR) and the Tornados Running Club -- in HARRA's Fall Series Team Competition.
Just a year ago, the Striders held a commanding 223-to-209 lead after the Houstonian Lite 30K en route to capturing its first Fall Series Team championship in club history despite being outscored in the marathon, 50-48, by the Bayou City Road Runners.
This fall, after strong showings in the 10-Miler and 20K by BCRR, the Striders have winnowed the Road Runners' lead from 24 to just three (3) points, 238-235. In striking distance with 216 points and already guaranteed its best fall performance since at least 1999, the Tornados though would have to win at least five (5) of the six (6) categories and have either BCRR or the Striders finish third in each one -- not likely -- to have a shot at the Fall crown.
The complete Team standings are as follows: Bayou City Road Runners (238), Houston Striders (235), Tornados (216), Terlingua Track Club (156), Al Lawrence Running Club (126), Bay Area Running Club (93), Houston Harriers (73), Houston Masters Sports Association (73), Houston Fit (37), Finish Line Sports (31), PTI (20), Fort Bend Fit (16), Runners' High Club (6), Clear Lake Fitness Club (2), Galloway Running Club (2) and Kenyan Way (2).
In the Club Competition, the Striders hold a commanding 425-366 lead over BCRR.
If the Striders are able to at least replicate their marathon club performance from 2005, they will become the first club since 1999 to score 500 points or more in either the Spring or Fall Series competition directed by HARRA -and- they will win their second straight Fall Series Club championship after BCRR won it four straight years from 2000-2003.
Like in the Team competition, the Tornados have already scored more Club points (271) than in any of the last six (6) years.
In a tale of two HARRA-affiliated clubs, Bay Area Running Club is poised to score its highest Club finish ever as it is currently in 6th place (last year they were 8th) while Houston Fit needs at least 41 Club points to avoid its worst showing since 1999 when it scored a Fall Series win with 452 points.
The complete Club standings are as follows: Houston Striders (425), Bayou City Road Runners (366), Tornados (271), Terlingua Track Club (170), Al Lawrence Running Club (144), Bay Area Running Club (103), Houston Masters Sports Association (77), Houston Harriers (75), Houston Fit (51), Finish Line Sports (33), Fort Bend Fit (24), PTI (20), Runners' High Club (6), Galloway Running Club (2) and Kenyan Way (2).
Just a year ago, the Striders held a commanding 223-to-209 lead after the Houstonian Lite 30K en route to capturing its first Fall Series Team championship in club history despite being outscored in the marathon, 50-48, by the Bayou City Road Runners.
This fall, after strong showings in the 10-Miler and 20K by BCRR, the Striders have winnowed the Road Runners' lead from 24 to just three (3) points, 238-235. In striking distance with 216 points and already guaranteed its best fall performance since at least 1999, the Tornados though would have to win at least five (5) of the six (6) categories and have either BCRR or the Striders finish third in each one -- not likely -- to have a shot at the Fall crown.
The complete Team standings are as follows: Bayou City Road Runners (238), Houston Striders (235), Tornados (216), Terlingua Track Club (156), Al Lawrence Running Club (126), Bay Area Running Club (93), Houston Harriers (73), Houston Masters Sports Association (73), Houston Fit (37), Finish Line Sports (31), PTI (20), Fort Bend Fit (16), Runners' High Club (6), Clear Lake Fitness Club (2), Galloway Running Club (2) and Kenyan Way (2).
In the Club Competition, the Striders hold a commanding 425-366 lead over BCRR.
If the Striders are able to at least replicate their marathon club performance from 2005, they will become the first club since 1999 to score 500 points or more in either the Spring or Fall Series competition directed by HARRA -and- they will win their second straight Fall Series Club championship after BCRR won it four straight years from 2000-2003.
Like in the Team competition, the Tornados have already scored more Club points (271) than in any of the last six (6) years.
In a tale of two HARRA-affiliated clubs, Bay Area Running Club is poised to score its highest Club finish ever as it is currently in 6th place (last year they were 8th) while Houston Fit needs at least 41 Club points to avoid its worst showing since 1999 when it scored a Fall Series win with 452 points.
The complete Club standings are as follows: Houston Striders (425), Bayou City Road Runners (366), Tornados (271), Terlingua Track Club (170), Al Lawrence Running Club (144), Bay Area Running Club (103), Houston Masters Sports Association (77), Houston Harriers (75), Houston Fit (51), Finish Line Sports (33), Fort Bend Fit (24), PTI (20), Runners' High Club (6), Galloway Running Club (2) and Kenyan Way (2).
posted by WalkSports.com | 6:37 PM
3 Comments:
I wonder if they're ever going to update the Runners of the Season. The 30K was 3 and a 1/2 weeks ago.
That should be next up from Roger Boak.
Steve Shepard is on the first "send out" list from Roger as HARRA's club contact for the Striders. As there are many Striders in the "money", Steve will post it to the Strider Marathon Yahoo Group as soon as it comes in.
Jon
There was some great competition this year.
It would be nice to have the 30K results in for the RotS standings before the marathon.
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