Houston Striders

Big News:  New Race Directors for the Houston Half Marathon, Houston Strider Election, and Race of the Quarter…

New Race Directors:

We are pleased to announce our Houston Half Marathon and Relay race directors for the 2012 race.  They are long time Striders, Azita DiMarco, Kelly Ramey, and HoJin Lim.  We are looking forward to another successful race in 2012 under their leadership.  I hope that each of you will be ready to step up when they issue the call for volunteers.

Strider Elections: 

As you are already aware, our annual elections will be held at our Quarterly Meeting on February 13, 2012.  The nominating committee under the leadership of Chip Maxa has been working hard since late-November to come up with a slate of nominees for the four officers and four at-large board positions.  Following are the nominees from the committee:

·         President – Chris Cornell

·         Vice President – Mark Coleman

·         Secretary – Michelle Chang

·         Treasurer – Keith Willhelm

·         Director – Bob Pattan

·         Director – Matt Wright

·         Director – Miriam Terc

·         Director – Virginia Moherek

If there is any member who wishes to be considered for one of these positions, you have one last opportunity to get your name on the ballot.  You can do so by notifying the nominating committee chairman, Chip Maxa at rrmaxa3@gmail.com no later than Friday of this week.  Absentee ballots will be sent out in about a week’s time for the benefit of those who are unable to attend the meeting.

Race of the Quarter is Bayou City Classic 10k

The Bayou City Classic has a lot to offer for all runners:

• 2012 RRCA 10K Texas State Championship Race
• 5K distance added this year
• Proceeds go to HARRA’s Houston Parks Improvement Fund
• Centipede competition – How about a few Strider centipedes?
• Individual costume competition
• HARRA Spring Series race
• HARRA members receive $2 discount on registration

Hope to see each of you at the Bayou City Classic on March 10, 2012.  Remember everyone who participates scores points for their club in the HARRA Spring Club competition (provided they are a HARRA member).