Houston Striders

Striders:

Congratulations to all Beach to Bay participants. What a tremendous showing for the Striders.

Strider Picnic: Saturday, June 2, 11am – 4 pm. Bear Creek Park, Pavilion 5.  Contact Pony Peterson, aspenpony86@yahoo.com for volunteer opportunities and what you can do to help!

Tons of running opportunities so GET INVOLVED.

Following are the training opportunities for this week:
Tuesday:

• Inside the Loop – Track Tuesdays – Rice University Track.  (Greenbriar and University Blvd). Foam roller sessions with Abby Maxa are the first Tuesday of every month @ 6:30. Workout – Track-ladder: 200-400-600-800-800-600-400-200 with 400m recovery at 7pm led by Steve Reddy.
• Westside –   Terry Hershey Park @ 7pm.  Meet at the THP north parking lot at the gazebo; north side of Memorial Drive (between Eldridge Pkwy and Hwy 6). Workout -  5 mile run including warmup. Led by Lee Greb.

Wednesday:

• Inside the Loop – Steve & Matt’s TRAIL Run @ 7:15pm @ Memorial Park.  Meet at the parking lot with the tree in it near the Rugby Pitch off Picnic Lane.  Led by Steve Reddy and Matt Wright. Special birthday greetings this week to Bert Duplessis; let’s help him celebrate a MILESTONE!

Thursday:

• Inside the Loop – Hilly Thursday’s @ 7pm.   Meet in the parking lot across the street from the United Way Building at 3880 Feagan.   Led by Steve Reddy.
• Westside  – Terry Hershey Park @ 6:30pm.  Meet at the THP north parking lot at the gazebo; north side of Memorial Drive (between Eldridge Pkwy and Hwy 6)..  Workout – 1 min hard 2 min recovery x 10 lead by Jay Sonnenburg

Saturday:

• Open Long Run (members and non-members welcome) – J & Z’s Long Run @ Memorial Park (across from Memorial Park Pool parking lot) @ 6:30 am.  Led by John and Azita Dimarco.

Upcoming Events:

Astros Race for the Pennant, May 26, www.astros.com

Pub Run, May 28, 7pm corner of Louisiana and Elgin

Striders Summer Picnic, June 2, Contact Pony Peterson at aspenpony86@yahoo.com for info, volunteering, and general help.

Funfest Run by the Bay, 10K, 5K, June 9, Call 409.935.1408 for info

Dad’s Day 5K, June 16, www.Dadsday5K.org

Run the Woodlands 5K, June 23,  Call 936.271.1368 for info

Run Wild 5K, July 4, www.extoregister.com

Freedom 5K, First Colony, www.firstcolony.org, 281.634.9555

Houston Half Marathon, Oct. 28

Lets be careful out there,

Chris Cornell

Our libation expert, Steve Moore, is leading this month’s Pub Run. Meeting time is 7pm, Monday May 28. Come on all you Pub runners; what a great way to bring in the summer!

In his words:

I came up with a pub run route in Midtown and Downtown. The meeting place is the intersection of Louisiana and Elgin. 3.3 miles. Flying Saucer <http://www.beerknurd.com/stores/houston/> , Celtic Gardens <http://www.celticgardenshouston.com/>  and Bar Munich <http://www.barmunich.com/> .

http://bit.ly/L0aSGK

Cheers,

Steve

My name is Brady Heaps and I am a medical student at the University of Texas at Houston.  I saw on the HARRA website that you are affiliated with a Houston area running club.  I am emailing you because this summer I am involved with an experiment using technology to measure lactate thresholds in athletes.  We are looking for volunteers who are willing to come run on a treadmill for us as we take a few measurements.  The whole process will take 2 hours and occur at the University of Houston.  In return, we will be providing accurate lactate threshold measurements, these tests usually cost about $240.  So if you or any one in your club are interested please let me know.  We will be conducting the measurements in the first two weeks of June, so please respond by June 1 if you have interest so we can get you scheduled.

Thanks,

Brady Heaps

Please contact me for any questions or for scheduling.

email: bmheaps@gmail.com
Phone: 801.390.0884

Striders:

Save the Date for the Strider Picnic: Saturday, June 2. Contact Pony Peterson, aspenpony86@yahoo.com for volunteer opportunities and what you can do to help!

Quarterly meeting is Tuesday, May 15 @ Beck’s Prime in Memorial Park. 7-9pm (Meet at 6 for run 1^st!) Membership meeting so please bring new prospective members!

Tons of running opportunities so GET INVOLVED.

Following are the training opportunities for this week:
Tuesday:

• Inside the Loop – Membership meeting at Memorial Park – run at 6, meeting 7-9
• Westside –  Membership meeting at Memorial Park – run at 6, meeting 7-9.

Wednesday:

• Inside the Loop – Steve & Matt’s TRAIL (yes Trails are back!) Run @ 7:15pm @ Memorial Park.  Meet at the parking lot with the tree in it near the Rugby Pitch off Picnic Lane.  Led by Steve Reddy and Matt Wright.

Thursday:

• Inside the Loop – Hilly Thursday’s @ 7pm.   Meet in the parking lot across the street from the United Way Building at 100 Feagan.   Led by Steve Reddy.

Westside  – Terry Hershey Park @ 6:30pm.  Meet at the THP north parking lot at the gazebo; north side of Memorial Drive (between Eldridge Pkwy and Hwy 6)..  Workout – 1.5 mile warmup then 3 min. hard, 3 min. recovery X 6.  Led by Darrell Yarbrough.

Saturday:

• Open Long Run (members and non-members welcome) – J & Z’s Long Run @ Memorial Park (across from Memorial Park Pool parking lot) @ 6:30 am.  Led by John and Azita Dimarco.

Upcoming Events:

Strider Quarterly Meeting, Tuesday May 15 @ Beck’s Prime in Memorial Park. Meet at 6 for a run then burgers, dogs, chicken, beer and trash talk afterwards. Bring prospective new members and friends.

Beach to Bay Relay, May 19 – Corpus Christi

Astros Race for the Pennant, May 28, www.astros.com

Striders Summer Picnic, June 2, Contact Pony Peterson at aspenpony86@yahoo.com for info, volunteering, and general help.

Funfest Run by the Bay, 10K, 5K, June 9, Call 409.935.1408 for info

Dad’s Day 5K, June 16, www.Dadsday5K.org

Run the Woodlands 5K, June 23,  Call 936.271.1368 for info

Run Wild 5K, July 4, www.extoregister.com

Houston Half Marathon, Oct. 28

Lets be careful out there,

Chris Cornell

Striders:

Please take the survey linked below to help out the folks at Memorial Park.

There is some consideration being given to expanding the stretching area near the tennis center.

Consideration is being given to updates and/or reconstruction of the stretching area near the Tennis Center in Memorial Park. Would you please send out this link to your membership asking them to take the survey, as it will help get as much information as possible from those that run in Memorial Park.  Thank you for your help with this.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FGGS7MG <http://www.harra.org/clubportal/redirect.cfm?ID=298300552&amp;MID=41919&amp;LID=5529&amp;EID=4743914>

Striders:

Save the Date for the Strider Picnic: Saturday, June 2.

Quarterly meeting is Tuesday, May 15 @ Beck’s Prime in Memorial Park. 7-9pm (Meet at 6 for run 1^st!) Membership meeting so please bring new prospective members!

Trail running workouts have returned on Wednesday nights near the Rugby pitch @ Memorial Park. Come on out and enjoy Matt Wright and Steve Reddy leading us on the orange/blue/red/yellow trails – great cross training!

Tons of running opportunities so GET INVOLVED.

Following are the training opportunities for this week:
Tuesday:

• Inside the Loop – Track Tuesdays – Rice University Track.  (Greenbriar and University Blvd). Foam roller sessions with Abby Maxa are the first Tuesday of every month @ 6:30. Track workout every Tuesday at 7pm led by Steve Reddy.
• Westside –   Terry Hershey Park @ 7pm.  Meet at the THP north parking lot at the gazebo; north side of Memorial Drive (between Eldridge Pkwy and Hwy 6). Workout –1 mile warmup, 10-15-10 tempo run. Led by Lee Greb.

Wednesday:

• Inside the Loop – Steve & Matt’s TRAIL (yes Trails are back!) Run @ 7:15pm @ Memorial Park.  Meet at the parking lot with the tree in it near the Rugby Pitch off Picnic Lane.  Led by Steve Reddy and Matt Wright.

Thursday:

• Inside the Loop – Hilly Thursday’s @ 7pm.   Meet in the parking lot across the street from the United Way Building at 100 Feagan.   Led by Steve Reddy.
• Westside  – Terry Hershey Park @ 6:30pm.  Meet at the THP north parking lot at the gazebo; north side of Memorial Drive (between Eldridge Pkwy and Hwy 6)..  Workout –1 mile warmup, 2 min. hard, 2 min. recovery x 8 . Led by Jay Sonnenburg.

Saturday:

• Open Long Run (members and non-members welcome) – J & Z’s Long Run @ Memorial Park (across from Memorial Park Pool parking lot) @ 6:30 am.  Led by John and Azita Dimarco.

Upcoming Events:

8^th Annual Pear Run, 10K/5K/Walk, May 12 @ 7 am. www.pearrun.com

Strider Quarterly Meeting, Tuesday May 15 @ Beck’s Prime in Memorial Park. Meet at 6 for a run then burgers, dogs, chicken, beer and trash talk afterwards. Bring prospective new members and friends.

Beach to Bay Relay, May 19 – Corpus Christi

Astros Race for the Pennant, May 28, www.astros.com

Striders Summer Picnic, June 2

Funfest Run by the Bay, 10K, 5K, June 9, Call 409.935.1408 for info

Dad’s Day 5K, June 16, www.Dadsday5K.org

Run the Woodlands 5K, June 23,  Call 936.271.1368 for info

Run Wild 5K, July 4, www.extoregister.com

Houston Half Marathon, Oct. 28

Lets be careful out there,

Chris Cornell

COME TO THE MAY MEETING!

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The next Strider Membership Meeting

will be held on

Tuesday, May 15^th, 7-9 pm

 MemorialPark

1001 East Memorial Loop Drive

(713) 863-1888

(Golf course is closed this Tuesday)

Free Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chicken, Veggie Burgers & Chips!

Fun, Frivolity, and Trash Talking

Arrive at 6:15 p.m. to take a 3 mile lap around Memorial Park or arrive at 6:00 to take a longer run in Memorial Park.  Please wear your Strider gear and bring a friend.  This is our Membership Drive meeting, so get ready to renew your membership.

Hello Flatlanders! Do you remember the Chickenfoot, the Pedestrian Bridge,
the Posts, Backwards Up Under the Overpass, the Sabine Steps, the Fountain
and the dreaded Run to The Fence and Back? If not, it’s time to come out to
Hilly Thursday and reacquaint  yourself with some changes in elevation.
Your quads and glutes will thank you for it! Come meet your fellow Striders
at the United Way Building on Feagan St., just off Waugh at 7pm sharp!

Thanks.
Steve

Striders:

Great turnout for the Bayou Bash Relay. Congratulations to all who participated and enjoyed the fun and festivities of the HARRA picnic.

Save the Date for the Strider Picnic: Saturday, June 2.

Foam roller session this week (starts at 6:30) at the Tuesday track workout at Rice. Come out and learn from Abby!

Trail running workouts have returned on Wednesday nights near the Rugby pitch @ Memorial Park. Come on out and enjoy Matt Wright and Steve Reddy leading us on the orange/blue/red/yellow trails – great cross training!

Tons of running opportunities so GET INVOLVED.

Following are the training opportunities for this week:
Tuesday:

• Inside the Loop – Track Tuesdays – Rice University Track.  (Greenbriar and University Blvd). Foam roller session with Abby Maxa starts at 6:30. Track workout at 7pm.
• Westside –   Terry Hershey Park @ 7pm.  Meet at the THP north parking lot at the gazebo; north side of Memorial Drive (between Eldridge Pkwy and Hwy 6). Workout – 1.5 mile warmup then pyramid- 1 min,2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 3 min, 2 min, 1 min. with equal recovery time.  Led by Lee Greb.

Wednesday:

• Inside the Loop – Steve & Matt’s TRAIL (yes Trails are back!) Run @ 7:15pm @ Memorial Park.  Meet at the parking lot with the tree in it near the Rugby Pitch off Picnic Lane.  Led by Steve Reddy and Matt Wright.

Thursday:

• Inside the Loop – Hilly Thursday’s @ 7pm.   Meet in the parking lot across the street from the United Way Building at 100 Feagan.   Led by Steve Reddy.
• Westside  – Terry Hershey Park @ 6:30pm.  Meet at the THP north parking lot at the gazebo; north side of Memorial Drive (between Eldridge Pkwy and Hwy 6)..  Workout – 4.5 mile run with .5 mile race finish. Led by Jay Sonnenburg.

Saturday:

• Open Long Run (members and non-members welcome) – J & Z’s Long Run @ Memorial Park (across from Memorial Park Pool parking lot) @ 6:30 am.  Led by John and Azita Dimarco.

Upcoming Events:

Sprint for Life 5K, May 5, www.sprintforlife.com

Cinco de Mayo 5K, May 5, www.tornadosrunningclub.com

Tour de Art Walk, May 6 For information and RSVP: LEE @ di4000@peoplepc.com /  713-409-5517

8^th Annual Pear Run, 10K/5K/Walk, May 12 @ 7 am. www.pearrun.com

Astros Race for the Pennant, May 28, www.astros.com

Striders Summer Picnic, June 2

Houston Half Marathon, Oct. 28

Lets be careful out there,

Chris Cornell

Striders:

Our resident libation expert, Steve Moore will lead a pub run this coming Monday evening beginning at 7pm. Meet place is the parking lot at the corner of Wakefield and Golf (1000 Wakefield, Houston 77018). There are three planned stops…Shepherd Park Draught House, Plonk, and the Petrol Station. All you Pub runners and everyone who enjoys a cool one are invited. Lets make this FUN!