Houston Area Running Clubs' Newsletter Updates
The city's two largest running clubs, the Houston Striders and the Bayou City Road Runners, have released their March 2006 newsletters.
They can be found at the following links: Stridelines and The Bird!
Other HARRA clubs that have recent semi-monthly newsletters online are the Houston Harriers (January), the Al Lawrence Running Club (December) and the Brazosport Area Road Runners Association (Winter 2006).
One of the best newsletters not online is the Houston Masters Sports Association's "HMSA News". I picked up Tom McBrayer's March 2006 effort at the 49th annual RRCA National Convention on Saturday afternoon and there is at least one piece of news:
"The Marathon date for '07 will be January 14, the traditional Sunday before MLK Day. But for '08, it's going to be a week earlier."
Tom also pointed out in his "Out & Back" piece that KRTS 92.1 FM, the classical station that was the long-time sponsor of the 25K, is having its call letters revived for a new station in Marfa, Texas. Tom notes that, "It's slated to be a PBS station, said to be the last area in the nation not covered by public broadcasting," and then added that "don't expect a 25K in Marfa." I guess you'd have to call it the Marfa Lights 25K Night Run!
And his best salvo, which I agree, is as follows: "For the Rockets Run, awards were made to the top 25 males and females. The Teachers Fund Run, two weeks later, gave to the top 50 overall. Are we witnessing the start of a trend? What ever happened to a time and place for everyone, not to mention age groups?"
The Seven Hills Running Club's "Hill Peek" newsletter for March 2006 should be coming right around the corner!
Have news? I'd enjoy seeing any club's newsletter. Please include me on either an e-mail list or if you are still mailing hard copies out to your members, e-mail me at walksports(at)aol.com for my physical address.
They can be found at the following links: Stridelines and The Bird!
Other HARRA clubs that have recent semi-monthly newsletters online are the Houston Harriers (January), the Al Lawrence Running Club (December) and the Brazosport Area Road Runners Association (Winter 2006).
One of the best newsletters not online is the Houston Masters Sports Association's "HMSA News". I picked up Tom McBrayer's March 2006 effort at the 49th annual RRCA National Convention on Saturday afternoon and there is at least one piece of news:
"The Marathon date for '07 will be January 14, the traditional Sunday before MLK Day. But for '08, it's going to be a week earlier."
Tom also pointed out in his "Out & Back" piece that KRTS 92.1 FM, the classical station that was the long-time sponsor of the 25K, is having its call letters revived for a new station in Marfa, Texas. Tom notes that, "It's slated to be a PBS station, said to be the last area in the nation not covered by public broadcasting," and then added that "don't expect a 25K in Marfa." I guess you'd have to call it the Marfa Lights 25K Night Run!
And his best salvo, which I agree, is as follows: "For the Rockets Run, awards were made to the top 25 males and females. The Teachers Fund Run, two weeks later, gave to the top 50 overall. Are we witnessing the start of a trend? What ever happened to a time and place for everyone, not to mention age groups?"
The Seven Hills Running Club's "Hill Peek" newsletter for March 2006 should be coming right around the corner!
Have news? I'd enjoy seeing any club's newsletter. Please include me on either an e-mail list or if you are still mailing hard copies out to your members, e-mail me at walksports(at)aol.com for my physical address.
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