LOCAL NOTES
Athletic activities around the Greater Houston area
CYCLING
Greater Houston Off Road Biking Association hosts the Carl Barton Trail Work Day in Conroe from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday. The Carl Barton Junior Park is at 2500 S. Loop 336 West in Conroe. Organizers report that roots need to be covered in some spots, trails need raking and signs need to be installed. Visit ghorba.org.
Halloween MTB Ride, hosted by the Houston Women’s Cycling Organization, begins at 8 a.m. Sunday on the Cy-Wood MTB trail. The family friendly ride includes a costume contest. Visit Houston Women’s Cycling Organization on Facebook.
GOLF
Houston Players Club tee times start at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Golf Club at Cinco Ranch. Contests include putting, closest to the pin on two holes and longest drive on two holes. Visit meetup.com/Houston-Players-Club.
Houston Amateur Golf Association players tee off Sunday at High Meadow Ranch in Magnolia. Visit haga.org. Entry deadline for the group’s Nov. 5 tournament at BlackHorse Golf Club in Cypress is Thursday.
Houston Golf League players meet Sunday at noon at The Wilderness. Visit Houstongolfleague. org.
RUNNING
Olympians Zina Garrison and Carl Lewis host the 5K Walk for Health & Wellness benefiting the Zina Garrison Tennis Academy on Saturday. The walk begins at 9 a.m. in MacGregor Park, 5225 Calhoun Road. Contact 713-857-3241.
Skydive Ultra Saturday morning begins with a 13,500-foot parachute drop landing near Rosharon for an approximately 3.5 mile run along grass paths through local farming fields. Runners can also participate in runs of various distances without skydiving. Skydive Spaceland, 16111 FM 521 Road in Rosharon, is the starting point. Contact Theresa, 727-320-6840, muddymess74@ gmail.com or visit skydiveultra.com.
HBU Husky Hustle 5K Fun Run and Walk on Saturday morning is part of the school’s 16th annual homecoming event. The run begins at the MDA Student Center on the campus. Contact Sarah Flores, 281-6493227, sflores@hbu.edu.
West U Halloween Dash 5K race and kids fun run, benefiting the West U Parks & Recreation Department, begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at 6104 Auden. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is the presenter. Contact michelenezimarvin@gmail.com.
Monster Mash Run (5K, 10K and Kids K) begins Saturday morning at the Karbach Brewery, 2032 Karbach St., in northwest Houston. The Halloween-themed run offers T-shirts, a commemorative pint glass and beer tickets for the adults, candy buckets for the kids, awards for the best costumes and a post-race party. Visit monstermashrun.com.
Houston Half & 10K, presented by the Houston Striders, starts in Sam Houston Park downtown Houston Sunday morning and travels Allen Parkway, Memorial Drive and Memorial Park to return downtown. Open, masters, wheelchair and age group divisions are offered. Proceeds benefit Memorial Park Conservancy, HPARD, Katy Students Run, Chavez High School, Achilles International—Houston and the Houston Wellness Project. Visit houstonstriders.org.
Boo, Brew & Bridges walk and party, organized by Bayou City Outdoors and HTX Outdoors, explores haunted Houston bridges Tuesday night. The group leaves Under the Radar Brewery, 1506 Truxillo St., at 6:45 p.m. for an hour tour. Costumes are encouraged, and dogs are welcome on the approximately two-mile trek. Pup Squad Animal Rescue will tag along. Contact 713524-3567 and info@bayoucityoutdoors.com.
TENNIS
Ross Persons, tennis pro at the Houston Racquet Club, has been named captain of the Von Cramm Cup, which will compete in the 2017 International Tennis Federation Seniors World Team Championships, beginning Saturday through Friday in Miami Beach and Key Biscayne, Fla. The Von Cramm Cup is for men 60 and over. In all, more than 120 athletes from 34 countries are slated to compete in the 50, 55 and 60-and-over equivalents to Davis Cup and Fed Cup competition. Other team members are Maxime Buyckx of Marietta, Ga., Sal Castillo of San Antonio and Tim Garcia of Santa Fe, N.M. The Von Cramm team was a finalist last year. The World Individual Championships will be held at the same location following the team competition.
Giammalva Racquet Club Junior Open runs Saturday through Sunday in Spring. Contact usta@giammalva.com.
Wednesday is the deadline for the Nov. 10-12 Missouri City Community Tennis Association tournament at Lee LeClear. Contact mccta123@aol.com.