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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Marathon and Half Marathon Almost Full!

The Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Half Marathon are almost full. They are currently at 90% of capacity and with a price increase on Monday, they fully expect the remaining spots to fill within the next 3-6 days.

If you plan to run either event in January, don't wait any longer to sign up!

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Cross Country Relay Photos

A selection of photos from last Saturday's HARRA Cross Country Relay are now online. This was the first race of the HARRA Fall Series. Thanks to the Tornados running club for putting on a great event!

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Monday, September 24, 2007

Practice for the Tour starts October 2

2007 Practice for the Tour
Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.

1. Oct. 2, Ho Chi Minh Trails -- Memorial Park on the south side of Memorial Dr. near the rugby/soccer field
2. Oct. 9, Spotts Park -- Memorial Drive at Waugh/Heights (south of the YWCA)
3. Oct. 16, White Oak Dr. at Taylor -- north of I-10 and east of Studewood
4. Oct. 23, McLatchie Course -- Buffalo Bayou, Allen Pkwy between Montrose and Waugh

The races are free and cross country (not on pavement). HARRA membership is not required. 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.

Sponsored by Puma, Run Strong, and HARRA

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Membership Roster Updates

In anticipation of the upcoming Cross Country Relay on 9/22 -- the first event in the HARRA Fall Series -- the membership roster has been updated to reflect all current members. I will try to update the list each night between now and Saturday's relay.

The list is always available here:
http://www.harra.org/955dir/Operations/members.html

Also included are HARRA member numbers. If you do not see a membership number next to your name and you DO have your number, please enter it in your profile by logging into the site and selecting "My Info." If you don't know what your member number is, contact Membership Chair Erin Foley at members@harra.org.

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Run-o-Matic Route Finder is Saying Good-bye

The Run-o-Matic Route Finder is disappearing. Because we do not have the ability to properly maintain the application, and because there are so many other better-maintained alternatives, the HARRA version of the route finder will be deleted on September 20, 2007. We suggest you check the following sites for your route-planning needs, as each uses a very similar interface to HARRA's version:

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Recent Results and Awards

1) 2006-2007 VVIP Awardees (Volunteers - Very Important Performers)

2) Spring 2007 Ironfoot Award Winners

3) Fall 2006 Club and Team Standings
Results from the fall 2006 club competition and team competition are now available.

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Thursday, September 6, 2007

RRCA Run @ Work Day

Run @ Work Day is September 21! The Houston Striders will be hosting the Tour de Art run downtown and invite all Houston runners to participate. There is no charge. For more information, check out the flier.

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Are you getting blank emails from HARRA?

Some people have reported that they are receiving HARRA's announcement emails as blank messages. Unfortunately this seems to apply only to those with Hotmail email accounts, and we suspect that the problem is with Hotmail, not with HARRA. If you receive a blank email, you can always read the announcements online by logging in to your member account and choosing "Newsletters" from the menu on the left.

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