Nittany Valley Running Club

The purpose of the Nittany Valley Running Club is to establish a sound, continuing program of youth and adult fitness, to promote development and competition for all age groups, and to conscientiously prepare athletes for competition.
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Welcome to the NVRC Website!

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(3.3.6) The Nittany Valley Running Club web site is the place to go for information about races, running groups, running routes, training opportunities, email discussion groups, and pretty much everything having to do with running in Central Pennsylvania! It's a big site, so explore away. Our most popular pages are in the Quick Links on the right. If you want to connect to the local running community, join one of our email discussion groups, or visit us on Facebook or Twitter.

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For Current Local Running News and Discussion, Join Our Google Group!

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

In early 2018, we moved our email listserve to Google Groups due to unreliable service from our previous provider Yahoo. The Club listserve is where we keep you updated on coming events including races, group runs, meetings, and other activities. It's also a forum for discussing training programs, running health and injury prevention, and anything else of interest in the local running community. You do not have to be a dues-paying member of the NVRC to join our listserve, but we encourage you to join the Club!

If you would like to join our Google Group, instructions and more are here. 

NVRC Supports 2020 Unofficial "Day of Caring"

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

The 2020 United Way Day of Caring was canceled due to COVID. But in the middle of October, a small group of volunteers, along with Joe Hughes, the Penn State Golf Courses PGA General Manager, decided not to let the PSU golf course perimeter trail go back to a state of nature. Liz & Jim Kisenwether, and Cheree Jones coordinated the project. Also involved were Tracy Hanahan and Bill Kupinski.

The crew concentrated on areas near Walker Clubhouse, hole #8, and sections of the wooded path parallel to Blue Course Drive.

The Nittany Valley Running Club, as usual, offered to chip in for food and drinks, but the crew was small enough that Cheree Jones and Joe Hughes picked up the tab. The Club will get it next year when there's a bigger crew!

Here are some photo highlights of the day.

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Jim and Liz Kisenwether, Joe Hughes, Tracy Hanahan, and Bill Kupinski in an "after" shot of a cleared area.

Read more: NVRC Supports 2020 Unofficial "Day of Caring"

Course Map: The Nittany Valley Marathon (1972-84)

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

Many of you remember the Mount Nittany Marathon, which was run in our area from 2013 to 2015. The Mount Nittany Conservancy put on the race, and the Nittany Valley Running Club provided advice and support. Marathons are hard to put on (and expensive) because of the logistics of setting up a course, providing directions, and adequate water stops, especially if the race is run in the summer as the Mt. Nittany was. Those were among the reasons that the race was only put on for 3 years.

What you may not know is that a long time ago, the area regularly held another marathon, the Nittany Valley Marathon. That race was run from about 1972 through 1984. The Nittany Valley Marathon was put on by the Nittany Valley Track Club, which is what the NVRC was called back then. The last running of the marathon in 1984 corresponded with the first running of the Nittany Valley Half-Marathon, which is still with us (and is one of the Club’s most successful races).

Read more: Course Map: The Nittany Valley Marathon (1972-84)

NVRC Group Run Survey

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

June 8, 2020

The NVRC is looking to start up group runs again. We’re asking for your input now to help us to decide under what restrictions we’ll do this, whether the runs will be ‘official’, i.e. run under the aegis of the Club, listed on our web site Calendar and Facebook page, etc. The question of their ‘official’ status comes down to whether they’ll be covered under our liability policy provided by our umbrella organization, the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). Local runners are currently free to organize group runs using our listserve, which is not an ‘official’ NVRC organ. However, if we were to advertise them on our web site or Facebook, potential liability questions could arise. In addition, many if not most of our group runs have, in the past, been led by Club officers. So, as you can see, even if we kept group runs as ‘unofficial’ meet-ups, connection to the Club and liability could come into play.

To help us make these decision, we’ve put together survey regarding starting group runs during the current Pennsylvania "green phase" of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Only the first three sections have required responses. The last section on your running personal habits is completely optional, as is the comments section.

Note that some pairs of questions are intended to cover some issues from 'both sides': e.g. Are you willing to participate in group runs if masks are required during the run? / Are you willing to participate in group runs if masks are NOT required during the run?

NOTE: We intend to have a general minimum policy for our ‘official' group runs based in part on state rules and guidelines for group activities, on the guidelines and recommendations of the RRCA, and on the responses of this survey. However, some group leaders may want to lead runs under more restrictions. If the group leader wishes more than the minimum restrictions, he or she will be asked to make them clear in the group run description.

Please take about 10 minutes to fill out the survey. And please put your ideas in the Comments section.

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Minutes of the February 2nd 2021 of the NVRC

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Present: Jake Clements, Dave Eggler, John Iceland, Marty Klanchar, Marty Mazur, and Bob Shafer

The first item on the agenda was the challenge of planning local races during this uncertain period. The consensus was that races likely won’t return until there is broader vaccination and covid case counts go down. As race planning begins again in the coming months, it would be helpful to have guidelines on best practices for organizing events with participant safety in mind. One possible resource is the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), which has some guidelines on their website.

The second item on the agenda was the NVRC website, which is out of date. In addition, one of the club members who had helped routinely update the website has moved away. While the club does not have the resources for a professional redesign, the group discussed the possibility for a very basic redesign, such as by a club officer (or member).

Both of these issues will be revisited at the next NVRC member meeting on April 6.

NVRC Group Runs Suspended Until Further Notice

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NOTICE: Due to the corona virus outbreak, NVRC Group Runs are suspended until further notice. The Club encourages you to be as active as possible, and if running with friends to take the recommended precautions.

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Recent Race Results

Browse the results of past races on the Results page. Here are the most recent races:

February 6: Tussey Teaser #0: 10th Annual Colyer 'Sno Big Deal 10K

October 31: PIAA District VI Cross-Country Championships

October 13: State College Dual Cross-Country Meet vs Central Dauphin East

October 11: 21st Annual Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon

October 10: Youth Cross-Country Meet #3

October 3: Youth Cross-Country Meet #2

September 26: State College Dual Cross-Country Meet vs Bellefonte

September 12: Youth Cross-Country Meet #1

February 29: Tussey Teaser #1: 17th Annual Laurel Run Switchbacker 10K

January-February: Final 2020 Indoor Mile Series Results

February 8: NVRC Indoor Mile Series Meet #3

 

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