Nittany Valley Running Club!

Welcome to the NVRC Website!

Details: Written by Dave DeGroote Dave DeGroote

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.

If you have any suggestions on how to make our web site easier to use, let us know! Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any problems you find.

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

Details: 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 October 5, 2021 membership meeting of the NVR

Details: Written by John Iceland John Iceland

NVRC membership meeting October 5, 2021 Present: John Iceland, David Lloyd, Marty Mazur, Davis Michael, Tara Murray, Bob Shafer, Nathan Stoner, and Cheryl White. The meeting opened with a discussion about the future of Nittany Valley Half Marathon, including the possibility that the Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) would run the race in the future (right now it’s a joint venture between NVRC and CVIM). CVIM is open to either option, and NVRC club officers will consider the options further. The Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK 50 mile race is scheduled for October 31. Everything is on track and they are looking for volunteers. First Night Race is scheduled for its usual December 31 date. Some logistics still need to be worked out in order to avoid a large indoor crowd pre-race.

Join the 2021 Run For CVIM Challenge

Details: Written by Jaimie Wright Jaimie Wright

Come be part of the 2021 Run For CVIM Challenge! If you are running a race this spring or summer, please consider joining the team. We raise funds for Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM), a local organization that provides free and/or discounted medical and dental care to our neighbors in Centre County who lack health insurance. The need is great, and there is no better time to combine your love for running with an opportunity to enable more of our neighbors to live healthier lives.

We request that you dedicate your race to CVIM, and then ask your family and friends to support you by making a donation to CVIM. You are not required to raise a minimum dollar amount -- every dollar counts, and every dollar you raise goes directly to providing services at CVIM. You'll help to make a difference in our community. Greg Fredericks will once again be serving as an honorary coach along with Fumi Franklin, and we are hoping to have Sue Paterno return.

The Run For CVIM Challenge fundraising pages for individual runners are now going up on the CVIM web site. If you can't run with us this year, please take a moment and donate to the cause in the name of one or more of the athletes!

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

NVRC and PSU Club Cross-Country to Host Labor Day Races

Details: Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

The Nittany Valley Running Club is excited to announce our first official LIVE Club race in over a year and a half! We are teaming with PSU Club Cross-Country to put on 5K and 5 Mile races on Labor Day weekend. The races will be on Saturday, September at 9 AM. Registration is $20. The races will be on specially designed courses in Boalsburg, PA, starting at the Pennsylvania Military Museum. T-shirts to all registrants.

The beneficiaries of the Labor Day race will be the NVRC and the PSU XC Club. The pandemic has hit the pocket books of both organizations hard. The usual fundraiser for the NVRC is the Arts Festival race, and that event has been canceled the last two years. The NVRC relies on funds from that race to help us support local running and youth training activities. The PSU XC Club has also not been able to engage in its normal fundraising activities. So if you’re itching to get out and race, lace up on September 4!

Here’s the link for registration.

NVRC Supports 2021 United Way Day of Caring

Details: Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

The 2021 United Way Day of Caring was held on October 7. The NVRC took part with another of their annual PSU Golf Course trail maintenance projects. Cheree Jones and Jim and Liz Kisenwether coordinated with Joe Hughes, Penn State Golf Courses PGA General Manager. The NVRC also provided lunch for the crew. This year the 23 volunteers were from the Alexander Building Construction Company, the Penn State women's golf team, and individuals. They cleared brush, especially from wooded segments of the trail, working tirelessly to make the trail safer. This trail has been a Centre County Day of Caring project for the NVRC each year from 2011-2021 (There was an informal small group of volunteers last year due to the pandemic.) Here are some photos from the day of the project.

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Alexander Building Construction Company and individual volunteers

NTF Youth Cross Country Program

Details: Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

Nittany Track and Field club youth cross country program will be back this fall! We will be starting practice on August 23rd, 2021. The practices will be held at Tudek Park (400 Herman Dr, State College, PA), Monday through Thursday from 5:45 to 7:15 pm (attendance flexible).The regular fall season is currently planned through November 7th.

Registration is OPEN!

This program is open to kids 8-18 and is good for all levels of experience. It is a perfect starter for younger athletes who are just making their first steps in distance running, but it also offers rigorous training and competition opportunities for more seasoned athletes. If you wonder if it is the right fit for your kids, please check out the Q&A page which may answer some of your questions.

Throughout the season, we have a lot of fun practices and events planned, including park and trail runs, hill sessions, intersquad tournament, treasure hunt, and games of various kind. Our athletes will have opportunities to race at local all-comers meets and also travel to Regional and National cross country championships at the end of the season.

More information about the program and NTF club in general is available at www.ntfxc.com or if you have any questions, please feel free to email Mark Fedkin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..