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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. 

Thursday Track Report: Two-A-Day 1, Part 1

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Written by Bwana Bwana

August 9, 2018

Summer is winding down. Only one more Thursday before the students come back to Penn State. It was Augusty (warm, clouds and sun, humid) as John Domico, Tom Cali, Judd Michael, Mike Wyandt, Costas Maranas, CJ Wagner, Bob Shafer, Mike Zimmerman, Danny Coughlin, Mike Martin, Seth Senior, Elsa Hansen, Rich Harter, Adam Ilgen, David Lloyd, and Marty Mazur headed for the IM Fields.

Mike Casper was hanging out at the meeting spot before track pumping the Tussey Discovery Series runs, which start this evening. Thursday Track followed by a challenging run in the mountains is the ideal late summer two-a-day. The first one feels like hell, but by the time you’re a few weeks into the routine, you feel like you’re in hero shape. Bwana got his half of the hero sandwich going by giving out a medium volume workout: 2 X (U + 4 I). A “U” is a U shape on the long rectangle of the IM Fields - all but one short side. That’s 600 meters. Follow that with just a short side rest, then 4 X 1 long side (270 meters each) with, again, just a short side rest. Take a long rest, then do a second set. That’s 3360 meters of running altogether. Each segment should be done at a 5K+ pace.

Bwana won’t be able to make next week’s workout. Be creative. Those of you on the two-a-day plan: keep up the good work!

Thursday Track: Summer 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 summer venue for Thursday Track is the IM Fields on the north side of Park Avenue just east of the Law School. In case of a return of abominable weather, Bwana will put out an email blast on the listserve announcing a temporary indoor hiatus at the Multi-Sport Facility. Otherwise, we'll be at the IM Fields.

Summer Hours For Thursday Track: Due to the new limited hours of Rec Hall during the academic summer (from the first week of May through the start of the Fall semester, around the last week of August), the Rec Hall Regulars who come to Thursday Track leave Rec Hall by about 12 PM. Thursday Track will start at about 12:10.

NVRC Picnic August 14 at Hi-Way Pizza West

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

The August meeting of the NVRC will be our annual picnic and will be held on August 14 at Hi-Way Pizza West on West College Avenue and Corl St. Since there’s no better way to work up an appetite for pizza and beer than a nice summer run, the event will start with a group run on the golf course, followed by entertainment, fun, and food at Hi-Way. The group run will start at the Hi-Way Pizza parking lot at 6. You’ll have your choice of the long loop around both courses (about 3.6 miles) or the short loop around just the Blue Course (around 2 miles). Everyone will meet back at Hi-Way where the pizza and beer will be served around 7. Come for the runs, or just show up for the pizza. We’re going to have a White Elephant Christmas in August exchange. If you’d like to participate, please bring a *wrapped* running/sports/entertainment related item, with cost of $10 or less.

For planning purposes, let Marty Mazur know if you plan to attend at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We may have the event in the outdoor seating area, but if we’re going to exceed its capacity, we’ll move it indoors.

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.

Participants Needed For Hypertension Study

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Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur

Participants are needed for a clinical study of hypertension at Penn State's Noll Lab. Read the statement below for more information about the study and contact information.

STUDY00003224 - The peripheral vascular effects of sulfhydryl-containing antihypertensive pharmacotherapy on microvascular function and vessel remodeling in hypertensive humans

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