Indoor Mile Series Predicted Time Contest
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- Last Updated: 12 January 2013 12 January 2013

Just for fun.....
All participants in the final race of the Indoor Mile Series are invited to predict their finishing time. There will be a prize for the runner who is closest to his (or her) predicted time. Runners will run without watches and will only have reference to the race clock.
Register your predicted time when you email Marty Klanchar at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to sign up for the February 4th race. Or do so at check-in. As always with these contests, you are invited to post your time and trash-talk with other runners at the Nittany Valley Running Club Yahoo! Discussion Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NVRC/.
Indoor Mile Series Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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- Last Updated: 20 December 2018 20 December 2018
Indoor Mile FAQ
Who can run in the Indoor Mile series?: Any member of the Nittany Valley Running Club except students High School age or younger can run in any of the Indoor Mile Series races. Because the races are run in conjunction with Penn State Indoor Track meets, we have to exclude students High School age or younger due to NCAA recruiting rules.
What's it cost?: The Indoor Mile Series Is free. The Club will make a donation to the PSU Track and Field Booster Club. If you'd like to add to that donation, bring a few dollars.
Where are the races held?: The races are at the Horace Ashenfelter III Multi-Sport Facility (MSF), which is the long building just down the hill from the Bryce Jordan Center on University Drive. You can park in the lots you would use for the BJC.
What if I'm not a member of the NVRC?: That's OK. We'll sign you up on race day. It costs $10. You can get a Club Membership Form here.
Do I have to be an elite athlete to run?: No! We get a wide range of talent showing up at the races. We've had runners do the mile in under 4:20 and over 8:30. We get runners in their 20s and others in their 70s. They are a lot of fun, and will keep you focused on improving your speed over the long winter months.
Come on. Isn't it kind of intimidating to run on the same track with all those collegiate athletes?: Honestly, they don't even know you are there. And they won't be running the same race as you will be, anyway! They'll be warming up while you are, which is more awe-inspiring than intimidating. It's inspiring to watch these really fast kids. You might even want to hang around as a spectator after you race! But the kids are so focused on what they are warming up for that they probably don't even know the NVRC event is going on. The crew that organizes, times and officiates the race is very friendly and will make you feel a little less jittery before you take off. And once you get moving, it's like any other race.
OK, I'm in. What's the drill?: Register for one of the races by emailing Marty Klanchar at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 4 PM on the Wednesday before the race. Please give Marty an idea of your expected finishing time so that he can organize heats. Show up at the MSF building at least a half an hour before the posted race time to check in and warm up. The check-in desk is at the same end of the track as main entrance doors to the track area, to the left as you walk in the doors. An NVRC member is usually nearby. Tell the NVRC official at the check-in table that you are there to run the Nittany Valley Running Club Indoor Mile. Get your stick-on number and apply it to your running shorts as directed. Then warm up. Be alert when warming up on the track. Many of the Collegiate runners will be warming up at the same time, and the sprinters are fast.
What is the MSF track like?: The MSF is a modern indoor sports facility built in the late 90s. The MSF track is a very fast 200 meter track. The track has an adjustable hydraulic banking system on the curves. The banks will generally be pitched half way for the mile races. The banking does not make much difference to milers, who will spend most of the 8 lap race on the inside lane. There are a little over 8 laps to the mile running on the inside lane. You can find more information about running and training for track events on the NVRC web site. There is a pace chart for the indoor track here.
Can I wear spikes?: Runners may wear conical spikes up to 1/4" during their race. Here is a description of the allowed type of spike.
So what are the prizes?: We usually have some prizes for the winners. Gift certificates, running goodies, and the like. This year we will be giving an award for the best cumulative performances over the course of the series. For runners over 40, we will also have prizes for the best Master's series. We will have a Predicted Time Contest on the last race in the series. Keep an eye on the Indoor Mile Series page for more details as they become available!
Boalsburg Memorial Day Run History
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- Last Updated: 28 May 2019 28 May 2019
Boalsburg Memorial Day Run History
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The Boalsburg Memorial Day Run has been going on since 1981. It's one of the longest established races in the area. Somehow Mike Casper got hold of a spreadsheet that had data on the race going back to the beginning. The spreadsheet ends in 1997. I made a table below with some of the interesting statistics. I filled in the information for the races after 1997 from our results on the web site, but there are a few missing years. If you have any information on these races, let me know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The village of Boalsburg is a small town just outside of State College, PA. It's one of the towns that claim have originated the idea for Memorial Day around the time of the Civil War. The town still has an old-fashioned home town feel. They have a great Memorial Day celebration, including an arts and crafts fair, a carnival, a parade, and the race itself. The Boalsburg race has always been a funky affair. It used to be billed as a 4 Miler, but the race directors were never very picky about the distance measurement. The current course is really about 3.8 miles and it has always been about that long. But the start and finish changed from the Diamond at the center of town to Blue Spring Park, not far away, and there have been a few other tweaks over the years, so course records are hard to compare. It seems like the whole town either runs the race or cheers the runners. And despite the fact that the course is pretty tough, with two challenging hills, lots of people of all ages run it. It's a nice way to spend Memorial Day morning.
Here's the history:
Year | # of Runners | Start/Finish | Men's Winner | Time | Women's Winner | Time |
1981 | 146 | Diamond | Richard Harter | 20:44 | Sue Crowe | 24:06 |
1982 | 253 | Diamond | Gary Black | 20:13 | Barbara Black | 25:30 |
1983 | 316 | Diamond | Bill Knapp | 21:18 | Sue Crowe | 25:39 |
1984 | 332 | Diamond | Bob Hudson | 20:11 | Liz Kisenwether | 25:20 |
1985 | 415 | Diamond | Pete Bortolotti | 20:22 | Lynne Strauss | 25:17 |
1986 | 426 | Diamond | Bob Hudson | 20:43 | Karen Borza | 25:29 |
1987 | 430 | Diamond | Matt Colton | 20:39 | Sue Crowe | 23:30 |
1988 | 336 | Blue Spring Park | Matt Colton | 19:47 | Sue Crowe | 22:21 |
1989 | 372 | Blue Spring Park | James Hegarty | 20:18 | Laurie Morrow | 23:16 |
1990 | 412 | Blue Spring Park | Mike Crescenzi | 19:15 | Sue Crowe | 22:26 |
1991 | 436 | Blue Spring Park | Austin Morrow | 19:45 | Sue Crowe | 23:26 |
1992 | 300 | Blue Spring Park | Mike Crescenzi | 18:59 | Heidi Gerken | 22:15 |
1993 | 281 | Blue Spring Park | Leif Steiner | 21:15 | Sue Crowe | 23:12 |
1994 | 263 | Blue Spring Park | Colin Heitzman | 20:33 | Evelynn Ellis | 23:56 |
1995 | 310 | Blue Spring Park | Jeff Miller | 20:32 | Evelynn Ellis | 23:49 |
1996 | 302 | Blue Spring Park | Chris Pass | 20:23 | Evelynn Ellis | 24:04 |
1997 | 356 | Blue Spring Park | Chris Pass | 20:30 | Evelynn Ellis | 24:04 |
1998 | ? | Blue Spring Park | ? | ? | ? | ? |
1999 | 425 | Blue Spring Park | Louis Aquila | 19:50 | Bethann Scott | 25:06 |
2000 | 496 | Blue Spring Park | Matt Kretchmar | 20:44 | Chris Crowe | 25:27 |
2001 | 440 | Blue Spring Park | Stephen Gross | 20:33 | Chris Crowe | 24:43 |
2002 | 408 | Blue Spring Park | Stephen Walsh | 19:37 | Jessi Loner | 24:13 |
2003 | 348 | Blue Spring Park | Brian Wheeler | 21:48 | Julie Grubb | 24:31 |
2004 | 412 | Blue Spring Park | Erik Scott | 20:22 | Patricia Keating | 25:09 |
2005 | 418 | Blue Spring Park | David Moore | 20:19 | Jessi Loner | 24:32 |
2006 | 491 | Blue Spring Park | Erik Scott | 20:49 | Martha Nelson | 23:02 |
2007 | 420 | Blue Spring Park | Richard Koubek | 20:48 | Meghan Mason | 23:30 |
2008 | 437 | Blue Spring Park | Andy Cunningham | 21:44 | Meghan Mason | 23:21 |
2009 | 479 | Blue Spring Park | David Moore | 20:29 | Katie Davis | 23:02 |
492 |
Blue Spring Park |
Andy Cunningham |
21:56 |
Tatum Del Bosco |
24:08 |
|
494 |
Blue Spring Park* |
Pat Singletary |
21:31 |
Hayley Weyhe |
25:12 |
|
470 |
Blue Spring Park |
Jacob Loverich |
20:23 |
Samantha Snead |
23:21 |
|
405 |
Blue Spring Park |
Daniel Craighead |
20:10 |
Heather Hoechst |
24:42 |
|
406 |
Blue Spring Park |
Daniel Craighead |
20:53 |
Jaimie Wright |
26:05 |
|
338 |
Blue Spring Park |
Daniel Craighead |
20:19 |
Kirsten Frazier |
24:43 |
|
2016 | 299 | Blue Spring Park | Daniel Craighead | 20:30 | Mary Higgins | 24:59 |
2018 | 286 | Blue Spring Park | Matthew Balogh | 20:22 | Jaimie Wright | 25:17 |
2019 | 281 | Blue Spring Park | Loc O | 20:35 | Torrie Raish | 22:54 |
* Course shortened by about 150 yards due to muddy fields at Blue Spring Park.
Beidleheimer Sidewinder History
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Dave Eggler has compiled the best times for men, women, and teams in the Sidewinder by actual time, age-graded tables, and WAVA tables. Some years one person had all three best times; some years two or three persons had best times. From 2004-2007 non-gendered winners were decided by age-graded tables, and from 2008 onward by WAVA tables.
Year/ Actual Age-graded WAVA
Category Name Age Time Time Time
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2004
men Tom Cali 49 37:28 34:08 33:53
women Lisa Glebatis 23 45:55 39:55 41:24
Sue Crowe 48 47:08 38:08 38:01
2005
men John Jacob 32 35:53 35:53 35:53
Tom Cali 50 37:19 33:19 33:29
Stephen Forrestel 55 39:03 31:43 33:39
women Katherine Ward 15 41:18 35:18 35:43
Amy Fakterowitz 37 42:40 36:40 37:47
2006
men Nathan Harkins 27 32:05 32:05 32:05
women Meira Minard 30 41:12 35:12 37:09
Monika Modest 50 43:49 33:49 34:42
team Geezelles 3:04:18 3:10:46
2007
men Andy Cunningham 28 37:31 37:31 37:31
Duane Serpentine 37 37:48 37:48 37:22
Bob Crowe 59 46:33 36:33 38:44
women Meira Minard 33 40:27 34:27 36:28
team Bellefonte Road Raiders 4:01:07 3:56:21
2008
men Bob Radzwich 39 35:10 35:10 34:18
Terry Reid 49 37:46 34:26 34:09
women Sarah Farrant 35 46:20 40:02 41:22
Pamela Scott 46 46:47 38:27 38:24
team Juniata Valley Striders 3:18:32 3:16:50
2009
men Patrick Singletary 43 35:24 34:04 33:32
Tom Cali 54 38:35 31:55 33:31
women Katie Davis 21 36:52 30:52 33:14
teams WAVA Raiders 2:52:40 2:53:46
Tussey Teasers 2:58:40 3:07:05
Mop Up Crew 3:05:42 3:07:23
Equivalent Race Times
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Equivalent Running Times For Races Of Various Lengths
100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1 mile | 2 miles | 5 km | 5 miles | 10 km | 10 miles |
10.0 | 20.4 | 45.5 | 1:44.9 | 3:55.1 | 8:27.0 | 13:33.8 | 22:31.3 | 28:24.2 | 47:13 |
10.2 | 20.7 | 46.2 | 1:46.6 | 3:59.0 | 8:35.7 | 13:48.0 | 22:55.1 | 28:54.3 | 48:04 |
10.4 | 21.2 | 47.4 | 1:49.5 | 4:05.9 | 8:51.0 | 14:12.8 | 23:36.6 | 29:47.0 | 49:32 |
10.6 | 21.6 | 48.4 | 1:52.0 | 4:11.7 | 9:03.9 | 14:33.7 | 24:11.7 | 30:31.4 | 50:47 |
10.8 | 22.0 | 49.4 | 1:54.5 | 4:17.8 | 9:17.4 | 14:55.6 | 24:48.6 | 31:18.2 | 52:06 |
11.0 | 22.4 | 50.5 | 1:57.2 | 4:24.1 | 9:31.6 | 15:18.8 | 25:27.4 | 32:07.4 | 53:28 |
11.2 | 22.9 | 51.6 | 2:00.1 | 4:30.8 | 9:46.9 | 15:43.1 | 26:08.3 | 32:59.3 | 54:55 |
11.4 | 23.3 | 52.6 | 2:02.6 | 4:36.7 | 9:59.9 | 16:04.8 | 26:44.9 | 33:48.7 | 56:14 |
11.6 | 23.7 | 53.7 | 2:05.4 | 4:43.4 | 10:14.7 | 16:28.9 | 27:25.4 | 34:37.1 | 57:40 |
11.8 | 24.1 | 54.8 | 2:08.0 | 4:49.8 | 10:29.0 | 16:52.3 | 28:08.9 | 35:27.2 | 59:04 |
12.0 | 24.6 | 56.0 | 2:11.2 | 4:57.2 | 10:45.7 | 17:19.4 | 28:50.5 | 36:25.0 | 1:00:42 |
12.2 | 25.0 | 57.0 | 2:13.8 | 5:03.6 | 10:59.9 | 17:42.7 | 29:29.7 | 37:14.8 | 1:02:06 |
12.4 | 25.4 | 58.1 | 2:16.6 | 5:10.2 | 11:14.8 | 18:07.0 | 30:10.7 | 38:06.9 | 1:03:34 |
12.6 | 25.9 | 59.2 | 2:19.4 | 5:17.1 | 11:30.4 | 18:32.5 | 30:53.7 | 39:01.5 | 1:05:06 |
12.8 | 26.3 | 1:00.3 | 2:22.4 | 5:24.3 | 11:46.8 | 18:59.2 | 31:38.7 | 39:58.7 | 1:06:43 |
13.0 | 26.7 | 1:01.4 | 2:24.2 | 5:30.9 | 12:00.8 | 19:23.6 | 32:20.0 | 40:51.4 | 1:08:21 |
13.2 | 27.1 | 1:02.5 | 2:28.1 | 5:38.1 | 12:17.8 | 19:49.9 | 33:07.7 | 41:48.2 | 1:09:45 |
13.4 | 27.5 | 1:03.6 | 2:31.1 | 5:45.3 | 12:34.3 | 20:17.0 | 33:50.3 | 42:46.1 | 1:11:26 |
13.6 | 28.0 | 1:04.8 | 2:34.0 | 5:52.4 | 12:50.5 | 20:43.6 | 34:35.3 | 43:44.0 | 1:13:02 |
13.8 | 28.4 | 1:05.9 | 2:37.1 | 5:59.9 | 13:07.4 | 21:11.3 | 35:22.2 | 44:43.0 | 1:14:44 |
14.0 | 28.9 | 1:07.1 | 2:40.2 | 6:07.6 | 13:24.1 | 21:40.4 | 36:11.5 | 45:45.6 | 1:16:31 |
14.2 | 29.3 | 1:08.3 | 2:43.5 | 6:15.7 | 13:43.6 | 22:10.7 | 37:02.9 | 46:51.2 | 1:18:21 |
14.4 | 29.7 | 1:09.3 | 2:46.3 | 6:22.4 | 13:59.0 | 22:36.0 | 37:45.9 | 47:46.0 | 1:19:54 |
14.6 | 30.1 | 1:10.4 | 2:49.1 | 6:29.4 | 14:15.0 | 23:02.4 | 38:30.6 | 48:42.9 | 1:21:31 |
14.8 | 30.6 | 1:11.8 | 2:52.8 | 6:38.5 | 14:35.8 | 23:36.8 | 39:29.0 | 49:57.5 | 1:23:38 |
15.0 | 31.2 | 1:13.2 | 2:56.6 | 6:48.0 | 14:57.8 | 24:12.8 | 40:30.4 | 51:15.6 | 1:25:51 |
Source: Computerized Running Training Programs, by James B. Gardner and J. Gerry Purdy, Track and Field News, Los Altos, California