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Written by Martin Mazur

The Centre Volunteers in Medicine Marathoners for Medicine Challenge Team is looking for runners who are competing in a SPRING MARATHON or HALF-MARATHON to join our team. Raise money to help your friends and neighbors without health insurance receive affordable medical and dental care.

Combine your love of running with an opportunity to make a difference to the individuals who receive care at CVIM, their families, their friends, their employers, their communities and all the people they touch in their lives.

For more information or to join the team, contact Jaimie Wright at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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Written by Mike Renz

December 2, 2013

On this second day of hunting season, Mike Martin, Dean Capone, Andrew Maguire, Meira Minard, Jon Thurley, John Wilcock, Marty Klanchar, Mark Lee, Fred Wright, and Mike Renz went hill hunting and tracked, shot, gutted and dragged (themselves) up and down the Sunset Park to Overlook Heights hills/valley as a see-saw hill workout.  

At first there were even more hill attacksmen, but they seemingly got confused as to what a hill repeat was, by just conquering the first partial hill and continuing to run to Walmart – for what I can only guess was to purchase their hill hunting licenses.  We all fully expect the! ir camouflaged faces at next week’s arsenal now that they’re fully legal to run hills.

This hill was new to many as a hill workout, and proved to be unpleasantly long yet pleasantly steep.  With an short quick climb on the other side of the valley, the hunters had an easy hill to semi-catch their breath before once again trudging up the main attraction.  A majority of the group stuck through 4 entire climbs of both sides of the valley.  Andrew Maquire was a man on a mission and ensured he was first up the main hill every single time, by quite a few lengths.  The important thing was getting those repeats in – which will only help towards the end of the Nittany Half Marathon this weekend!

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Written by Jake Clements and Alan Effrig

The 2013 Race Series is under way! The Race Series Scoring software took some time to get over its early bumps, but we're now able to show where things stand just before the halfway point. Below are the leader boards so far, which includes races and volunteering through the Crack O' Dawn 5K. Information on the Race Series, Volunteer Awards, and full standings, can be found here. You must be an NVRC member to participate. Time to join the Club!

PLEASE: Check your points, particularly your Volunteer Points. These are mostly self-reported, so if you helped out at a race and your points don't appear, send a note to Jake at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . You can check your points for any particular race in the Series here.

Race Series Cup Top 5 so far:

The Volunteer Awards leaders are below. The Volunteer Awards are non-competitive, and great Awards are available for all volunteers!

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Written by Martin Mazur

Attention all current and aspiring track and field officials. Penn State Track & Field and Cross Country present a USATF Officials' Clinic December 14, 2013!

Penn State University, their Track & Field Coaches, and the Mid-Atlantic Association of USATF Officials Committee announce a training clinic for those interested in becoming certified USATF track & field officials. It is open for those with no or little experience in officiating, or even those that might want to hone their skills. The clinicians will be master level officials with extensive experience at all levels of track & field officiating and will be offering hands on training at various venues within the Ashenfelter Multi-Sports Facility (Indoor Track) on December 14th at 9:00 AM.

The clinic is expected to last 3 hours and will be followed by working at the Penn State Blue White Intrasquad track meet. At the completion of the clinic materials will be available to apply for certification as a USATF Association level official. There is no cost for the clinic and the application fee for certification of $65 covers the 2013-2016 Olympiad. Membership in USATF is required for certification and will provide liability insurance as an official. Membership is $30.00/year. Please see the flyer for details on how to pre-certify.

Penn-State hosts many prominent meets and this is your chance to the most prestigious indoor Track & Field facilities in the country. Penn State needs officials for a full schedule of coming indoor and outdoor meets! For more information, contact Ryan Foster at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; or (814) 865-3667.

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Written by Bwana

December 5, 2012

It was warm (mid 50s) and clouds hung in the sky and drops were falling as Tom Cali, Judd Michael, Lance Bland, Mike Martin, Andy Maguire, Michael Goldfine, Jon Thurley, Mike Renz, Jaimie Wright, Scott Graham, John Affleck, Dana Todd, Rich Harter, David Lloyd, Ron Cunfer, Sara Noss, and Marty Mazur headed for the track. Despite the threatening conditions (and it was more than a threat!) it was a good turnout, especially for an outdoor workout in December!
 
The 30th Annual Nittany Valley Half-Marathon will be run on Sunday. The Crew will be wishing the weather was as mild as it was today come this weekend. We can only hope the temperature will crack 25 by race time, and that there will be calm winds and no snow and ice on the course. Bwana has prepared the Crew well, with a good mix of high volume workouts. This week was just a top off. Bwana called 4X400, with a 400m warm-up at race pace, 2X400 at a quicker pace, and a last 400 easing up on the throttle.

Everyone has his or her strategy mapped out, and some have made a big public to-do about it. Of course, Bwana is wearing a cup in case Thurley runs. And Bwana will, as usual, start out too fast, but only so as to station himself past all port-a-potties to doll out 20 oz water bottles to his favorite tiny-bladdered female rivals. Then, it’s on to his victory dance as they perform a different dance.

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Written by Martin Mazur

For the 2013 United Way Day of Caring, Cheree Jones and Sheryl Balkey organized a big crew of bushwackers for the third year in a row. The project was again the bike path/jogging path along the southwest side of the Penn State Golf Course. From sumac to grape vines to hops, along with assorted shrubs and unruly tree branches. The NVRC chipped in to pay for some food and refreshment. Here are a few pictures.

The Bushwackers

Read more: NVRC Supports 2013 United Way Day of Caring