Oldest running 10K in Texas, Bayou City Classic (and 5K) with Joe and Hope Sellers
02/26/22 • 26 min
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Bayou City Classic 10K and 5K
Saturday March 5th
10K and 5K distances
45th running of the 10K
New - Finishers Medal for 10K and 5K
Getting feedback from the runners
Served on the Houston Area Road Runners Association (HARRA), Bayou City Road Runners (BCRR) and Houston Striders boards
After party
Saint Arnold beer
Coffee cake, tacos, Dave's Killer bread bars, chips, cookies, crackers, all prepackaged
Houston Dynamo kick booth
Blues Brothers band
Centipede awards
Costume awards
Route
Starts at City Hall and safely uses Allen Parkway
Raising over $610,000 to the Houston Parks Department
All volunteer organization
Giving back to the community
Road Runners Club of America RRCA
10K State Championship
High quality tech shirt at packet pickup
First weekend of March, no spring break conflicts
Volunteers needed by post race area
Bayou City Classic 10K and 5K
Saturday March 5th
10K and 5K distances
45th running of the 10K
New - Finishers Medal for 10K and 5K
Getting feedback from the runners
Served on the Houston Area Road Runners Association (HARRA), Bayou City Road Runners (BCRR) and Houston Striders boards
After party
Saint Arnold beer
Coffee cake, tacos, Dave's Killer bread bars, chips, cookies, crackers, all prepackaged
Houston Dynamo kick booth
Blues Brothers band
Centipede awards
Costume awards
Route
Starts at City Hall and safely uses Allen Parkway
Raising over $610,000 to the Houston Parks Department
All volunteer organization
Giving back to the community
Road Runners Club of America RRCA
10K State Championship
High quality tech shirt at packet pickup
First weekend of March, no spring break conflicts
Volunteers needed by post race area
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Karen started, then Charlie was included to run in the dress
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Overcoming issues and still making it happen
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Donates his solo buckles to his top donor
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