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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. 

2026 Predicted Time Contest

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

A Predicted Mile Contest was held again at the last meet of this year's Indoor Mile Series. The only runner within a second of her predicted time was Kalyn Fisher, who finished in in 4:55.45, just 0.45 seconds off her prediction.

2013 Race Series Leader Board

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Written by Jake Clements and Alan Effrig Jake Clements and Alan Effrig

The 2013 Race Series is over! Please accept our apologies for the delay in getting results out. The new Race Series Scoring software took some time to get over its early bumps, and there were some problems along the way, including a hardware crash! Below is the list of this year's top finishers, those eligible for Awards.

This year's top point getter was again Alan Effrig. Alan has won the prize the last two years! A new Series rule regarding repeat winners stipulates that Alan is "on hiatus" until next year, but his points are posted as a challenge. First place this year goes to Tom Cali. Matt Smith came in second, and Dan Craighead was third. Marty Mazur was a close 4th. The top 3 get special awards, and anyone who got over 30 points will be rewarded.

There is no longer a contest for Volunteer of the Year, but Club volunteers are rewarded according to a points system. Top volunteers and their awards are also listed below.

Full tallies for the Race Series Cup and Volunteer Awards are here.

Information on the Race Series, Volunteer Awards, and full standings, can be found here. You must be an NVRC member to participate. If you want to participate in the 2014 Race Series, it's time to join the Club!

Read more: 2013 Race Series Leader Board

2026 Nittany Valley Running Club Indoor Mile #3

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

Despite a low turnout, the final meet of the 2026 NVRC Indoor Mile Series had some great races, including some season's bests. The Penn State Cross-Country Club usually shows up in force for the last meet. But last weekend they had a big annual fundraising event where Club members run on a treadmill for 46 hours. (I hope it's a relay!) The result was that quite a few of the Club members got the creeping crud and had to scratch today's event.

Because we run the 3000 meter run on the last meet, we usually push the fast heat of the mile up to heat 1 to give those who are participating in both races some time to rest. In the fast heat, Nathan Allen ran a Series season's best time of 4:27.87 to take first. This time also secured a Series First Place (best combined times in two series races). Josh Walters was second in 4:29.51, securing for him a Series Second Place. And Matthew Schwertfeger was third in 4:30.03.Kalyn Fisher was the fastest woman, finishing in 4:55.45 and securing a Series First Place.

The second heat had only three runners (due to a lot of scratches). First place went easily to Aidan Mozes in 5:09.08. Matt Smith was second in 5:49.52, and Marty Kowalski was third in 6:36.29.

The first three spots in the third heat were taken by women. Scarlet Davies was first in 6:11.45, followed very closely by Martina Drew in 6:11.91. Taylor Fein was third in 6:41.19.

The 3000 meter run saw the biggest come from behind victory of the day. At the start of the bell lat, Vince Fadale trailed Masters runner A J Kelly by over 20 yards. Despite Kelly's strong final lap, he could not hold off Fadale's blazing final lap. Fadale took the tape in 9:39.69. Kelly was second in 9:40.59 and Sam Moffett was third in 9:48.35. The two women in the 3K were Masters runner Mary Kowalski, who finished in 13:04.66 and PSU XC Clubber Lillie Nye, who finished in 13:14.33.

As usual, there was a Predicted Time Contest for the mile heats. Women's Series First Place finisher Kalyn Fisher took home some icing for the cake with a predicted time of 4:55 that was just 0.45 seconds off her finishing time.

Thanks to all for another great Series. See you all next year!

 

 Fast heat top two Nathan Allen (left-first) and Josh Walters (right-second)

 

 Second heat winner Aidan Mozes

 

Heat 2 fastest woman Mary Kowalski 

 

 The top three finishers in the third heat (left ot right): Taylor Fein (3rd), Martina Drew (2nd), Scarlet Davies (3rd)

 3000 Meters top 3 (left to right): A J Kelly (2nd), Vince Fadale (1st), Sam Moffett (3rd)

 

 3000 Meter women finishers Lillie Nye (left) and Mary Kowalski (right)

 

Heat 1
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Place  Name                      Time
-----  ----                      ----
  1    Nathan Allen             4:27.87
  2    Josh Walters             4:29.51
  3    Matthew Schwertfeger     4:30.03
  4    Vince Fadale             4:46.26
  5    Nick Holowka             4:51.11 (M)
  6    Cam Mullett              4:52.85
  7    Dylan Holliday           4:55.10
  8    Kalyn Fisher             4:55.45    


Heat 2
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Place  Name                      Time
-----  ----                      ----
  1    Aidan Mozes              5:09.98
  2    Matt Smith               5:49.52 (M)
  3    Mary Kowalski            6:36.29 (M)


Heat 3
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Place  Name                      Time
-----  ----                      ----
  1    Scarlet Davies           6:11.45    
  2    Martina Drew             6:11.91    
  3    Taylor Fein              6:41.19    
  4    Tara Murray Grove        6:46.24 (M)
  5    Doug Doren               6:52.17 (M)
  6    Marty Klanchar           7:33.42 (M)


3000 Meter Run
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Place  Name                      Time
-----  ----                      ----
  1    Vince Fadale             9:39.69    
  2    AJ Kelly                 9:40.59 (M)
  3    Sam Moffett              9:48.35    
  4    Nick Holowka            10:28.51 (M)
  5    Matthew DeAngelis       10:32.03    
  6    Roman Chapman           10:34.15    
  7    Cam Mullett             10:40.47    
  8    Matt Smith              11:25.96 (M)
  9    Mary Kowalski           13:04.66 (M)
 10    Lillie Nye              13:14.33


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Spring 2017 Running Workshop Series: Run Healthy, Run Strong

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Written by Cheryl Capone Cheryl Capone

The 2017 Spring Running Workshop Series is being put on by Cheryl Keller Capone, PhD, NASM-CPT and  Christine Dorman, USATF Level I. The workshops will be held at Tudek Park (at the pavilion) at 3 PM on four successive Sundays: April 30, May 7, May 14, and May 21. This program is designed for beginners as well as more advanced runners looking to improve their performance. Please come dressed to run. We also suggest bringing a large towel as some activities will be performed lying on the ground.

Each weekly session will have three main parts:

Part I will focus on topics such as breathing mechanics, core stability, and body weight strength training. The emphasis will be on instruction and proper technique, along with practice time. Each week will build upon the week prior, but it is not essential to attend every session. No experience required!

Part 2 will focus on dynamic warm up exercises/drills. Over the 4 week course, we  will cover differences between warming up for longer distances vs. speed work vs. races.

Part 3 will be a group run in Tudek Park around the 1.5 ml loop course - various pace groups available.

Registration: This program is FREE, but pre-registration is required and limited to 20 participants. To register, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and provide your name, age, email address and phone number. 

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2026 Nittany Valley Running Club Indoor Mile #2

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

The second meet of the 2026 Indoor Mile Series had low attendance, but still saw some fireworks, including another new women's record. We usually have lower attendance for the second meet of the season because our time slot is a Friday afternoon rather than a Saturday morning. In addition, the Penn State Cross-Country Club usually participates in a fundraising event this weekend, so we were missing quite a few of the young fast runners. But we still had some fast times and great races.

In the first heat, the top three finishers were female, and all bettered their times from the last meet. Martina Drew led all the way to finish first in 6:18.63, dropping 4 seconds from her previous time. Taylor Fein was second in 6:41.97, nearly 12 seconds better than her previous outing. And Tara Murray Grove took third in 6:46.32 after subtracting 9 seconds from her previous time.

Kalyn Fisher returned this week and, despite running on two hours sleep, stormed through the 8 laps in 5:05.07, bettering her time of the last meet by almost 0.2 seconds. Next week, with a bit more sleep, she plans to run in the same heat as women's masters record holder Allie Guillard. It should be a great race! Jonathan Stuble was second in 5:14.35. 

The fast heat saw a great kick to the finish, with the top three runners finishing within 0.8 seconds of each other. Augustus Platt was first in 4:34.60. Scott Wallace, turning in the fastest men's masters time of the season so far, was second in 4:35.31. And Owen Strickler was right behind him in 4:35.40. But the big story of that heat was Allie Guillard breaking her own freshly minted Master's Women's Record by a second and a quarter, finishing in 4:59.26.

Next week's meet will feature heats of the mile, the 3000 meter run, and a Predicted Time Contest. Sharpen your spikes and come on out!

 

Top three finishers from left to right: Taylor Fein (2nd), Tara Grove (3rd), and Martina Drew (1st)  

 

 Kalyn Fisher won the second heat

 Jonathan Stuble was the top male finisher in Heat 2

Top male and female finishers in the fast heat from left: Scott Wallace (2nd), Augustus Platt (1st), Allie Guillard (Top Woman, Master's Women's Record)

 

 

Heat 1
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Place  Name                      Time
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  1    Martina Drew             6:18.64
  2    Taylor Fein              6:41.97    
  3    Tara Murray Grove        6:46.32    (M)
  4    Keith Henderson          6:56.99    (M)
  5    Marty Klanchar           7:32.37    (M)
  6    Brian Boyer              7:56.12    (M)


Heat 2
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Place  Name                      Time
-----  ----                      ----
  1    Kalyn Fisher             5:05.07
  2    Jonathan Stuble          5:14.35
  3    Tim Haas                 5:23.40
  4    Sean Devlin              5:32.29 (M)
  5    Carly Shea               5:33.95 (M)
  6    Patrick Sabol            5:41.77    
  7    Matt Smith               5:50.17 (M)


Heat 3
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Place  Name                      Time
-----  ----                      ----
  1    Augustus Platt           4:34.60
  2    Scott Wallace            4:35.31 (M)
  3    Owen Strickler           4:35.40    
  4    Alex Nave                4:41.50    
  5    Roman Chapman            4:47.88    
  6    AJ Kelly                 4:55.94 (M)
  7    Dylan Holliday           4:58.09    
  8    Allie Guillard           4:59.26 (MR)

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(MR) Masters Record