The purpose of the Nittany Valley Running Club is to establish a sound, continuing program of youth and adult fitness, to promote development and competition for all age groups, and to conscientiously prepare athletes for competition.
NVRC, Calder Square P.O. Box 10348, State College, PA 16805-0348
What is “Arts
Festival weather?” Hot and humid. For a week or more before the 2010
Arts Festival, the weather was humid and very hot, in the 90s. Running
was a chore. But Saturday and Sunday of Arts Festival week were
decidedly different. Sunday, race day, saw a high for the DAY of 82 and
moderate humidity. Turnout was great, with 610 registrants and 580
finishers. For that the NVRC is grateful, because the race supports its
programs and grants to youth running.
Click
here to read Tara Murray’s CDT story on the race. The
story features the Brooker brothers of Spring Mills. Matt ran a nice
10K race, and Jud won the 5K for the second time, coming close to his
2007 event record of 16:31.
Thanks to our
main sponsor, University Orthopedics, for underwriting the shirts.
Thanks to Centre Communications for radios, Rapid Transit for bags, the
State College Spikes for the ballpark venue, the Convention and
Visitors Center for our pre-race headquarters, ProCopy for applications,
and Roaring Spring for the bottles of water that should have been
waiting at the finish line (The Great Disappearing Bottled Water Fiasco;
don’t ask!).
And now the volunteers, who
stepped forward in large numbers: Pre-registration desk: Jim Quigel,
Marty Klanchar, and Lance Bland. Packet stuffing: Meira Menard, Dave
Mengel, Kathy Simin and daughter, Amy Blake and daughters, Kim Nelson,
and Mike Casper, who sat on a chair with his foot in a brace and
assembled boxes. Race-day registration, awards, and cleanup: Marty
Klanchar, Mary Conner-Righter, Jeff Johnson, Amy Paster, Bryanna and
Keiryn Ziegler, Mark Fedkin, and Paul Lammert. Paul, Bryanna, and
Keiryn then maintained a water station set up at the finish line in lieu
of the bottles, Mark went to the corner of Shortlidge and Curtin, and
Mary led the 10K runners on her bike. IST water station: Howard
Fescemeyer and family and Amy Blake with her husband Michael and niece
Marissa Castro. Shortlidge Plaza water station: MaryAnn Williams and Ed
Gannon. Mike Weyandt picked up the food. Corner of Burrowes and
Pollock: Cheryl Capone and son.
Pam Scott
directed the Kids Races in spite of a foot in a cast, assisted by Jerry
Steffy, Michelle Christensen, Denise Weaver, Mary
Conner-Righter, Kim Nelson, Steve and Carol Gentry, and Meira Minard.
