Location: Bear Creek Park at Pavilion 5 this year…just a bit east of Pavilion 6.

Choices are: hamburger, hot dog, salmon burger, veggie burger. Please let me know approximately how many of each kind you believe you will consume  = )

Also bring a side dish to share, please!

RSVP’s received so far:

- Sabra and Bill Harvey with grandchildren possibly
- Lee and Cheryl Greb (Lee will grill)
- Miriam Terc and the delightful Dahlia
- Chris Cornell (grill master assistant, if needed)
- Steve Reddy (grill master)
- Pony Peterson (of course!)

For the kiddos we have an AWESOME water slide this year! The stairs are located within the protective confines of the “bouncy”…so the kids won’t have to walk on the grass to climb up and slide down again. There’s a shallow pool at the bottom and space for the littlest ones to splash around while the big kids are going up and down the slide. Remember to bring swim suits, sunscreen, floaties, as needed.

For the kids-at-heart (adults) feel free to bring badminton sets, horseshoes, Bocce ball, frisbees, soccer balls or whatever game you’re in the mood for.

And once again this year, we have several kittens that need good homes! If you are interested, bring a cat carrier to take your new addition home with you  = ))

The 2012 edition of  the Beach to Bay Marathon Relay is now history.  This year proved to be another fun-filled weekend in Corpus Christi with a full slate of activities over portions of three days.  The Houston Striders were represented in the relay by five outstanding teams.  As usual, the results bear this out.

The teams were comprised of some Beach to Bay seasoned veterans who just keep coming back year after year.  However, we also welcome some “first-timers”.  A very vital part of each of the teams is the behind the scenes supporters who help get runners to and from the various exchange points.  Thanks to all who contributed.

Following are the details of each team and the finish times and places for each:

Chariots of Striders:        2:40:22 (6:07 Pace)    Masters Men – 1^st out of 9     Overall – 11^th out of 2437 Finishers

1.     John Yoder – Captain

2.     John Hill

3.     Tom King

4.     Garrett Rychlik

5.     Steve Schroeder

6.     Andrew Sharenson

Strider X’s and O’s:         2:56:35 (6:44 Pace)     Open Mixed – 3^rd out of 462     Overall – 30^th out of 2437 Finishers

1.    Chip Maxa – Captain

2.    Amanda Barth

3.    Andrew Keller

4.    Rebecca Millet

5.    Steve Reddy

6.    Amanda Stephens

60-Up Striders:                 3:34:45  (8:11 Pace)   Ultra Senior Men – 1^st out of 7     Overall 135 out of 2437 Finishers

1.     Jim Peiffer – Captain

2.     John Emmons

3.     Ruben Coryat

4.     Lev Gutman

5.     Joe Norton

6.     David Rushing

Silver Streaking Striders:      4:16:16  (9:46 Pace)  Ultra Senior Men – 4^th out of 7   Overall – 517 out of 2437 Finishers

1.     Barry Chambers – Captain

2.     Maurice Briceno

3.     David Hinkley

4.     Chris McKeown

5.     David Stadnick

6.     Tom Woltz

Escape From Detroit:     4:25:41    Odds and Ends – 179^th out of 985   Overall – 679 out of 2437 Finishers

1.     Maureen Mayes – Captain

2.     Diana Acero

3.     Danny Garcia

4.     David Houser

5.     Tatiana Houser

6.     Ted Houser

I am sure that a number of our Beach to Bay contingent will want to share their stories from this year’s event either by adding a comment to this posting or through a separate posting.

And I hope to see you at next year’s Beach to Bay Relay Marathon which will be held on Armed Forces Day, May 18, 2013.

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

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

Thanks,

Brady Heaps

Please contact me for any questions or for scheduling.

email: bmheaps@gmail.com
Phone: 801.390.0884

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

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>

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The next Strider Membership Meeting

will be held on

Tuesday, May 15^th, 7-9 pm

Becks Prime

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.

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.