Posted: October 13, 2005

Athletics: Houston Striders to Host the 49th RRCA Annual Convention

The Road Runners Club of America is pleased to announce that the Houston Striders will host the 2006 Road Runners Club of America Annual Convention. The 49th annual convention will be held in Houston, Texas March 8-12, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Houston Hotel in downtown Houston. The annual convention will be hosted in conjunction with the HEB Bayou City Classic 10K, the RRCA National Championship for 2006, which will be run March 11, 2006.

The Convention will be packed full of features that will put the best of Houston, Houston running and the Road Runners Club of America on display and include:
* Fun runs including a run on the USA National Cross Country Championship course, a trip on Metrorail to a run at Rice/Hermann Park and a walk rally through the Houston tunnel system.
* A barbeque/auction and a taco breakfast at Sam Houston Park
* A Convention Expo with top Houston running vendors plus top vendors from around the country
* Excursions include a tour of the Ima Hogg Estate, visit to the Houston Aquarium, and an evening of Houston Aeros hockey at the exciting new Toyota Center
* Workshops featuring Houston and national experts on adult running programs, race management, AED/CPR in race settings, course certification, injury prevention, newsletter preparation, runner and club competition management and more
* The convention will also provide the opportunity for all RRCA members to discuss and vote on issues that are important to the organization and the sport of running.

Save the date, March 8-12, 2006, on your calendar and plan to attend the Road Runners Club of America's 49th Annual Convention in Houston, Texas. With the azaleas in full bloom, the weather in Houston during the Convention is expected to be in the mid sixties to low seventies with low humidity!

Please visit RRCA.org for information on registration and to visit the official 49th Annual Conference website. For more information on the Houston Striders, visit HoustonStriders.com and also visit the HEB Bayou City Classic website at BayouCityClassic.org to learn more about the RRCA 10K National Championship.

Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Services Director
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(805) 696-6232, fax (805) 967-5958
Ryan@RunningUSA.org
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