Tour de Bayou
The very popular (and free) Tour de Bayou cross country series has been coordinated by HARRA in the spring for the past several years. Five (5) races, or stages, varying in distance from 3 to 6 miles are held at different locations. Bog hats, bog shirts and bog shorts are awarded to those crazy cross-country crusaders completing the Tour de Bayou series. The Practice for the Tour cross country series comprises four (4) stages and is held in the Fall. Entry is free to all participants.
The races are free and cross country (not on pavement). The distances will be somewhere between 5k and 8k. We will provide water and sports-drink. If you run all of the stages, your times will be cumulative and overall standings will be posted.
Fall 2009 Practice for the Tour de Bayou dates & times
All stages are open to everyone and are free of charge. Distances vary from roughly three miles to five miles. Runners may run any or all of the stages. Results will be posted for individual stages and cumulatively.
All stages start at 6:00 p.m
Stage 1: Thursday October 1 – Spots Park, Memorial Dr. and Heights Blvd.
Stage 2: Thursday October 8 – Dog Park at Allen Parkway and Montrose
Stage 3: Thursday October 15 – Ho Chi Minh, Memorial Park @ Rugby Field
Stage 4: Thursday October 22 – White Oak Bayou, White Oak Blvd. and Thelma
Open and Women's Division runners are scored on a point system using the Purdy Tables. Masters and Masters Women's Division runners are also scored on a point system based on age-graded WAVA factors. For more information, contact Roger Boak at nboka.xc@gmail.com.
Results for the:
Tour de Bayou (TDB) & Practice for Tour de Bayou (PTDB)
| Year | Overall | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 |
| TDB Spring 2009 | Overall | S1-Results | S2-Results | S3-Results | S4-Results | S5-Results |
| PTDB Fall 2008 | Overall | S1-Results | S2-Results | S3-Results | S4-Results | No Stage 5 |
| TDB Spring 2008 | Overall | S1-Results | S2-Results | S3-Results | S4-Results | S5-Results |
| TDB Spring 2007 | Overall | S1-Results | S2-Results | S3-Results | S4-Results | S5-Results |
| TDB Spring 2006 | Overall | S1-Results | S2-Results | S3-Results | S4-Results | S5-Results |
| TDB Spring 2005 | Overall | S1-Results | S2-Results | S3-Results | S4-Results | S5-Results |
| TDB Spring 2004 | Overall | S1-Results | S2-Results | S3-Results | S4-Results | S5-Results |
| TDB Spring 2003 | Overall | S1-Results | S2-Results | S3-Results | S4-Results | S5-Results |
| TDB Spring 2002 | Overall | S1-Results | S2-Results | S3-Results | S4-Results | S5-Results |