Houston Running News

HARRA’s annual banquet

HARRA’s annual banquet and elections are Sunday, June 9th at the Cadillac Bar starting at 6 PM! (1802 Shepherd, I-10 and Shepherd)

Come hear guest speaker, Brant Kotch, President and Race Director of the Houston Marathon! You can win the cost of your dinner back with all of the great prizes!

In addition to guest speaker, Brant Kotch, we’ll have our usual gift cards, free race entries and running gear to raffle off, awards for the fall and spring series, gift card awards for our volunteers as well as a fiesta fajita buffet dinner and beverage coupons! Only $22 until June 1! $30 from June 1-7 and cash price of $35 at the door.

Please register early as we have to limit attendance to 100 because of capacity limitations at the Cadillac Bar.

We are looking for and want your best race photos from this year. Please forward to Lisa Pace by June 1 for inclusion in the slideshow.

Club award recipients from 2012 – don’t forget to bring your award plaques to the banquet so that we can honor our 2013 winners with them!

Spring 2013 Runner of the Season

Runner of the Season Standings are posted. For details on the program including how standing are calculated and results from past years, go here.

Charity To Assist The Victims Of The Attack At The Boston Marathon

The One Fund Boston has been established to raise money to help those families most affected by the tragic events that unfolded during Monday’s Boston Marathon. Road Runners Club of America has encouraged us to give directly to One Fund Boston.

To get more information and make a contribution you can go directly to onefundboston.org.

We are members of Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). They provide us with various services including insurance and training, for example, most recently training for our Power in Motion coaches. See the RRCA announcement of the Fund for more information on the Fund and RRCA.

Preliminary Results for 2013 LP Run

Preliminary results are available for Women and Masters men.

HARRA Membership Renewal

HARRA Memberships expire at the end of June and if you renew before your's expires, you can get a $5 discount. Your renewal gets discounts for many races and for your shoes and clothes at local merchants. To renew, go the HARRA web site and on the home page, login (look on the middle of the right side for the Member Login link). Then:

  • Click on "MyInfo" and then "Change Membership Plan"
  • Click on "Continue"
  • Under Membership Options - Select either
    • Early Individual Membership
    • Early Family Membership

    As appropriate and proceed though billing information and confirmation.

HARRA Membership list - A list of active members, HARRA membership numbers, and their HARRA affiliated running clubs.

Running in Houston - Great places to run in Houston; Locations and times of daily training runs; and Links to HARRA affiliated running clubs.

Calendar of Races, Events, and Race Results - Links to upcoming races, events, and race result web sites. We track over 100 races per year in the Houston area. That's a lot of races!

Get in the game. Join/Renew HARRA now! - What are you waiting for? Be an active part of Houston's vibrant running community.