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. 

Minutes of the December 2nd 2018 Meeting of the NVRC

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Written by Erika Christiansen Erika Christiansen

Board Meeting

Club officers present: Bob Shafer (president), Marty Mazur (communications director), Dave Eggler (treasurer) Marty Klanchar (membership director), Erika Christiansen (secretary/archivist). Others present: Cheryl Keller Capone and family, Jake Clements and family.

The officers agreed to donate for the Miles for Smiles which benefits THON and the Club Cross Country team. The officers discussed the on going situation with allowing the club access to the Multi-sport facility. Marty klanchar has requested every Thursday from noon – 1:00 pm for the club to have access for the lunch time track runs. Paper work has been submitted to the Athletics department and they will respond once they have looked over our application and paper work.

Membership Meeting:
Club officers present: Bob Shafer (president), Dave Eggler (treasurer), Marty Mazur (communications director), Marty Klanchar (membership director), Erika Christiansen (secretary/archivist). Others present: Cheryl Keller Capone, Jake Clements and family, Dave Lloyd , Tara Murray, Jaime Wright and son, Rev. Carl Miller Paula and Tom Jech, Doug Schunk, John Iceland and Katrina D’Anca.

Read more: Minutes of the December 2nd 2018 Meeting of the NVRC

Thursday Track: Current Venue

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Written by Bwana Bwana

June 7, 2018

The Thursday Track Crew meets every Thursday at the Curtin-Burrowes entrance to Rec Hall at noon for a warm-up run to the season's track venue. You can meet us at the season's venue or run with the group from Rec Hall as a warm-up. 

NOTE: Our current venue for Thursday Track is the IM Fields on the north side of Park Avenue just east of the Law School. We meet at the IM Fields at around 12:10. Some runners jog over from Rec Hall and meet us there around 12:20. By then, everyone is warmed up and ready. In case of a return of abominable weather, Bwana will put out an email blast on the listserve announcing a move indoors to the Multi-Sport Facility. Otherwise, we'll be at the IM Fields. 

 

Thursday Track Report: Gimme Shelter

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Written by Bwana Bwana

December 6, 2018

Bwana late yesterday announced that he’d be at the IM Field for a workout. When he got there, there was a stiff and steady westerly breeze. Wondering whether anyone would show, Bwana “warmed up” (an expression very inappropriate for the conditions) for a couple of miles. Just as he was about to call off his participation in a solo workout, Tom Cali, John Domico, CJ Wagner, Mike Weyandt, Andy Maguire, Mike Martin, Harriet Smith, and David Lloyd showed up. But there plans were to avoid the stiff breezes and head down to the hollow. So Bwana followed (for once) as the group ran down 4 Hills into the shelter of Big Hollow. Bwana last saw the fast crew heading back out of the low country up Rocky Top Rd, their plan being to circle back to town by way of the Sunset Park bike path, and then on to a public establishment for some warming refreshment.

Bwana will try to get one more real outdoor workout in next week. Then we’ll do the Jingle Bell Track Workout in two weeks.

2018 Race Series Cup

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Written by Marty Mazur Marty Mazur

The 2017 Race Series is in the books. Final tallies can be found here. The 2018 Race Series is well underway. So far we've had 2 races in the Series: the FIrst Knight Resolution Run 5K and the Indoor Mile Series. More races are coming, so lace up! 

We'll have the 2018 tallies here as soon as they're available. If you spot an error, please contact Bob Shafer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Check here for rules and here for the list of Series races. There are also numerous opportunities to earn Volunteer points: Helping out at NVRC races, at the NVRC/Centre Parks and Rec Youth Cross-Country Meets, Volunteer coaching with the Nittany Track and Field Youth Group, and donating blood at the NVRC Blood Drives, and many more. But to participate, you have to be an NVRC member to participate. Join the Club! More information on the Series is here.

NVRC Supports 2018 United Way Day of Caring

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

A crew of weedwhackers and bush trimmers headed for the Penn State Golf Course on October 4 for the United Way Day of Caring. The project was again the golf course perimeter bikepath/jogging path. The trail has been a Centre County United Way Day of Caring project each year from 2011-2018. This year there were 72 volunteers working in shifts to clear brush from wooded portions of the trail. Joe Hughes--Penn State Golf Courses PGA General Manager, Liz & Jim Kisenwether, and Cheree Jones coordinated project

Volunteers: The Penn State men's lacrosse team, KBB Realty employees, Joe Hughes--Penn State Golf Courses PGA General Manager, a representative from KidTech Inc., and several individuals worked tirelessly to clear brush and make the trail safer.

NVRC, as usual, chipped in for food and drinks (lunch). 

Here are some highlights of the day. 

This year's golf course path cleanup crew for the United Way Day of Caring

Read more: NVRC Supports 2018 United Way Day of Caring