Founding
TWRC grew out of Coach Dan Green's "Woodlands Track Club." This was a group
of people of many fitness levels that have come together for a coached track
workout every Wednesday night since 1988. These workouts began at the original
McCullough High School and then moved to its current location at The Woodlands
High School. This program steadily grew over the years due to Dan's coaching
abilities, the ever-increasing popularity of running, and because of the strong
growth in population of The Woodlands area.
Coach Green and a number of active runners, all leaders in the community, felt that it was time for The Woodlands to have its own identity in the greater running of communities of Houston, of Texas, of the U.S.A., and internationally.
To this end, TWRC was founded on 22 March 2006.
What We Are About
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The club is to promote the benefits of running, and related physical fitness activities, as a means to a healthy lifestyle and to education the public of these benefits, by . . .
. . . and do all such other things conducive to the encouragement of running. |
 
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Our Members
Our members are runners with abilities ranging from beginner to elite.
Some of our runners only started to run in their middle age. Some of our runners could never have imagined
themselves running a marathon, but yet they have! Some of our runners have run
their whole lives. Some of our runners are marathoners and "ultra-marathoners."
Some of our runners do only 5 & 10 kilometer events. Some of our runners do
only track running - even shorter distances. Some of our runners do only road or
trail running.
What is common, of course, is the desire or passion to make running an important part of their life and to encourage their teammates in their endeavours.
Affiliations
The Woodlands Running Club is a member club (# 1765) of the Road Runners Club
of America (RRCA) and of the Houston Area
Road Runners Association (HARRA).
If you wish to compete in events that come under the jurisdiction of HARRA, you must join HARRA as an individual. Their membership is from 1 July to 30 June and an application form for TWRC members can be found at Harra.htm
What We Will offer
TWRC Membership Application form
In MSWord
(because of formatting issues, best to "right click" and "save.")
In Acrobat
(*.pdf)
HARRA Membership Application form for TWRC Members
In MSWord
In Acrobat (*.pdf)
As a member of HARRA you will receive the following benefits: A Free Year’s Subscription to Inside Texas Running, $10 Gift Certificate from ITR good at participating Houston Running Stores, Race Discounts – up to $2 off each HARRA Race, Running Store Discounts, Runner and Club Competitions, Iron Foot Awards, Marathon Finisher Towels, Parties in the Park and the HARRA Banquet, Tour de Bayou Cross Country Races, Volunteer Recognition Program, Houston Running Email Flashes from HARRA Board Member Jerry Smith, Road Runners Club of America Membership (RRCA).
Your HARRA membership also benefits the Houston Running Community by supporting the following programs: Power in Motion, Kid’s Run, Students Run Houston, CPR/AED Team, Memorial Park Improvements and Park Safety, Race Quality Assurance, Race Equipment Rentals.
They are always looking for volunteers to assist in their many clubs activities, programs and services. If you have any questions about membership, please don’t hesitate to email Bill Crich at: members@harra.org or call their hotline at 713-797-8602.