ALL PACES, ALL RACES, BETTER TOGETHER - HARRA LAUNCHES DIVERSITY INITIATIVE
The Houston Area Road Runners Association is dedicated to provide, support and advocate for the running community in our area. While HARRA has always been open to all, recent events underscore the need for a more active outreach to everyone in our community. To further promote our mission, HARRA has launched an initiative dedicated to supporting a diverse community of runners. All Paces, All Races, Better Together embraces all runners to reflect and represent our community as a whole. Running is a sport open to anyone and we are committed to making the sport accessible and inclusive for all.
To Celebrate Martin Luther King's Birthday and Black History Month, take part in the HARRA BLACK HISTORICAL LANDMARK CHALLENGE from 1/15/21 to 2/15/21. Visit at least 15 historical sites and receive a chance for a Fleet Feet gift card. Details in NEWs section above.
HARRA Fall IRONFOOT Awards
Most of the HARRA Fall Series races are virtual, but one of these cool thermal bottles - boldly imprinted with the IRONFOOT logo -can be your reality if you run all of the races in the series or you run all but one race and volunteer at the one you do not run, Available to HARRA members in good standing. Details.
HARRA Fall Race Series Update
Due to Covid-19, most of the races will be virtual (except for the Kia 30K in Sugarland). HARRA will still be awarding Ironfoot Awards to everyone that completes the Fall series. Because we cannot compare race times of virtual races fairly, we will not be giving Runner of the Season (RotS) cash awards. For Interclub Competitions, we will be calculating points for Club awards, based on a set number of points per participant, with no time-based (RotS) ranking. We will not have the Team competition since rankings are performance based.
Space City 10-Miler (Virtual), complete
The Houston Half Marathon (Virtual): www.houstonhalf.com
The HMSA Classical 25K (Virtual): www.hmsaclassical25K.com
The Ft. Bend KIA 30K: Currently scheduled live on Dec. 13, 2020: www.signmeup.com/133420
Chevron Houston Marathon (Virtual): www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com
Note: The Aramco Houston Half Marathon (Virtual) is the first race of the HARRA Spring Series
HOUSTON DESIGNATED AN OFFICIAL RRCA "RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY"
HARRA is proud to announce that the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has selected Houston as an official Runner Friendly Community for 2019. This designation is given to cities with demonstrated commitment to running based on cohesive community infrastructure, support, and governmental advocacy. The application for Runner Friendly Community status was submitted by HARRA President, June Harris, and included documentation of our runner friendliness from various entities including Houston Parks & Recreation, the City of Houston, local running-related businesses, and - of course - Houston running clubs and runners.
CONGRATULATIONS HOUSTON!
You can view the video that was part of the application here.
You can read more about RRCA Runner Friendly Communities here.
HARRA MEMBERSHIP 2019-2020 - JOIN OR RENEW NOW!! The new HARRA fiscal/running year began on July 1, so join or renew now to enjoy the perks of membership.
Remember, being a member of HARRA provides great benefits, such as a free subscription to Texas Runner Triathlete magazine, discounts at local businesses and local races, inclusion in the Fall and Spring Runner of the Season competitions (with cash prizes of $85-$120 for the top runners), etc. Support HARRA and help us further our mission to advocate for the greater Houston running community!
