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. 

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.

Join the 2019 Marathoners For Medicine (M4M) Team

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Written by Jaimie Wright Jaimie Wright

Come be part of the 2019 Marathoners for Medicine team! If you are running a longish race this spring, 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 M4M fundraising pages are now going up on the CVIM web site. If you can't run with M4M 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.. 

Thursday Track Report: Easy Breezy

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Written by Bwana Bwana

April 18, 2019

It was warm and breezy as Judd Michael, Tara Murray, Mike Martin, Bob Shafer, Mike Casper, Seth Senior, Adam Ilgen, David Lloyd, and Marty Mazur headed for the track. The Boston Marathoners are still nursing their tight muscles, replenishing their electrolytes, and buffing their medallions. Congratulations to the large group from the area, especially the Thursday Trackers, and particularly Mike Zimmerman (first sub-3 at Boston) and Jaimie Wright (great time on her last (??) marathon).

Today Bwana had the crew do a very simple workout: 2 or 3 sets of 4 X 270 at mile race pace. The long straights on the IM fields are about 270 meters long. Run each at the prescribed pace, then rest for the short end, about 60 meters. Very slow jog or walk. A set is two laps of straights. Between sets, take a longer, say, half-lap (330 meter) rest. The key is to find the race kick pace that you can do consistently for all 2 or 3 sets.

Some of the Crew are topping off their training for later spring marathons. Tara was at the track today, but was doing her own thing, about 8000 meters of long repeats, a 3200 bookended by sets of 3 X 800. That’s a tough, but appropriate workout!

Thursday Track: Current Venue

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Written by Bwana Bwana

April 7, 2019

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. Join the Club listserve  for the latest announcements about Thursday Track.

NOTE: Our normal venue for Thursday Track in the Fall and Spring 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 the Summer, we generally go to the State High track behind the new high school bulidng on the south side of Westerly Parkway.

SPRING UPDATE (4/11): We're heading back to the IM Fields as of this week!

Minutes of the April 2nd 2019 Meeting of the NVRC

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Written by Erika Christiansen Erika Christiansen

Board Meeting

Club officers present: David Eggler (treasurer), Marty Mazur (communications director), Marty Klanchar (memberships director), Erika Christiansen (secretary / archivist). Other present: Amy Blake, Jan Ulbrecht and Jeannie Lozier

The officers heard from Jan Ulbrecht and Jeannie Lozier who represent Centre Moves a non profit organization which is to help bring awareness to the diabetes epidemic and improve lives of those living with diabetes through community action. The officers agreed to help promote a 5k walking event at the end of the NVRC's 8 local races. Thank you Jan and Jeannie for coming to visit and speak with the club about Centre Moves. We look forward to working with you in the future. 

The Bellefonte outdoor adventure expo is being held on June 9th. The organizers asked the club if we would like to have a booth to represent the NVRC. The officers agreed that we would not be able to have a booth this year, but wouldnt rule out being apart of the expo another year. 

The officers received a grant request from the Nittany Track and Field coach, Mark Fedkin. The officers all agreed to accept the request and the NTF club will receive a check from the club soon. 

Read more: Minutes of the April 2nd 2019 Meeting of the NVRC