For Current Local Running News and Discussion, Join Our Google Group!
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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.
2013 Race Series Leader Board
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- Written by Jake Clements and Alan Effrig Jake Clements and Alan Effrig
The 2013 Race Series is over! Please accept our apologies for the delay in getting results out. The new Race Series Scoring software took some time to get over its early bumps, and there were some problems along the way, including a hardware crash! Below is the list of this year's top finishers, those eligible for Awards.
This year's top point getter was again Alan Effrig. Alan has won the prize the last two years! A new Series rule regarding repeat winners stipulates that Alan is "on hiatus" until next year, but his points are posted as a challenge. First place this year goes to Tom Cali. Matt Smith came in second, and Dan Craighead was third. Marty Mazur was a close 4th. The top 3 get special awards, and anyone who got over 30 points will be rewarded.
There is no longer a contest for Volunteer of the Year, but Club volunteers are rewarded according to a points system. Top volunteers and their awards are also listed below.
Full tallies for the Race Series Cup and Volunteer Awards are here.
Information on the Race Series, Volunteer Awards, and full standings, can be found here. You must be an NVRC member to participate. If you want to participate in the 2014 Race Series, it's time to join the Club!
Run for CVIM Challenge Kickoff Potluck
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- Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur
The Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) Run for CVIM Challenge Team will hold a kick-off meeting/potluck dinner on
Wednesday, June 7th at CVIM
(2026 Sandy Drive State College, PA 16803)
from 5:30PM to 7:00PM
An informational meeting will be held at 6PM and tours of the new facility will be given at 6:30PM.
We welcome all racers (runners and walkers) and all distances to join the team!
Potluck Dinner SignUp/RSVP by June 2nd:
Please sign up to bring a dish to share HERE.
Please RSVP HERE.
History:
Spring 2017 Running Workshop Series: Run Healthy, Run Strong
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The 2017 Spring Running Workshop Series is being put on by Cheryl Keller Capone, PhD, NASM-CPT and Christine Dorman, USATF Level I. The workshops will be held at Tudek Park (at the pavilion) at 3 PM on four successive Sundays: April 30, May 7, May 14, and May 21. This program is designed for beginners as well as more advanced runners looking to improve their performance. Please come dressed to run. We also suggest bringing a large towel as some activities will be performed lying on the ground.
Each weekly session will have three main parts:
Part I will focus on topics such as breathing mechanics, core stability, and body weight strength training. The emphasis will be on instruction and proper technique, along with practice time. Each week will build upon the week prior, but it is not essential to attend every session. No experience required!
Part 2 will focus on dynamic warm up exercises/drills. Over the 4 week course, we will cover differences between warming up for longer distances vs. speed work vs. races.
Part 3 will be a group run in Tudek Park around the 1.5 ml loop course - various pace groups available.
Registration: This program is FREE, but pre-registration is required and limited to 20 participants. To register, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and provide your name, age, email address and phone number.
Here's an informational flyer.
2023 Predicted Mile Contest
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- Written by Martin Mazur Martin Mazur
A Predicted Mile Contest was held again at the last meet of this year's Indoor Mile Series. A couple of runners were within a second of their predicted time in the mile, but Carli Smith was the closest. She predicted a 7:30 finish and came within 0.28 seconds of that time, finishing in 7:29.72.
19th Annual Crack O' Dawn 5K
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June 23, 2023
Boalsburg, PA
by Mike Casper
A mild morning for June greeted runners for the 8 a.m. start of this year’s race, which saw runners from age 9 to 87 take part in this early morning tour of the Village of Boalsburg.
Seventeen-year-old McClain Reamer took the overall win, with Travis Kagaritze and Eric Silver taking second and third. The women’s race was won by Anna Miller, with Sarah Miller and Daria Pankova placing second and third. Six master’s runners finished in the top ten.
Three runners improved on their times from last year. Daria Pankova took 5 seconds off her time from 2022, Silvia Hutchinson improved her time by more than 4 minutes, and Willa Henry reduced her time by more than 9 minutes.
The race served up its traditional pancake breakfast this year, after 3 years off, with Lance Bland and Jim Myers providing expert flapjack flipping expertise at the griddle.
Numerous drawing prizes were handed out, donated by area businesses, including many shops located near the race course in Boalsburg: A Basket Full, The Bike Roost, Boalsburg Car Company, Chocolates by Leopold, Climb Nittany, Duffy’s Tavern, Portfolio - A Salon, Seven Mountains Wine Cellars, and Your Perfect Fit. Additional prizes were provided by Rapid Transit Sports and Doan’s Bone Barbecue.
A hearty thanks to chefs Lance and Jim, as well as Marie, Larry and Eddie Garmat, David Lloyd, and Ann Van Kuren for race day assistance. Special thanks to Marie for wonderful photos.
Proceeds support the professional performances and innovative educational programs of VanDance, the local modern dance company. VanDance performed June 23–25 as part of the Sixth Annual Central PA Theatre & Dance Fest. You can visit VanDance’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=vandance%20inc and reach out via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to find out about upcoming community events, classes and performances.
We hope to see you next year!
Runners get ready at the start
McClain Reamer was the winner
Sara and Anna Miller were the top female finishers
Mark Fedkin follows his daughter Kristine to the finish line
Silvia Hutchinson sprints to the finish
Tristen Ombalski, age 10, had a great race
An epic stroller battle!
Overall Order of Finish
Place First Last Gen Age Town State Time
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1 McClain Reamer M 17 Aaronsburg PA 18:43
2 Travis Kagaritze M 43 Williamsburg PA 20:21
3 Eric Silver M 58 State College PA 22:15
4 Steve Miller M 44 State College PA 24:48
5 Ames Henry M 12 Boalsburg PA 24:55
6 Joseph Harvatine M 60 Sykesville MD 25:03
7 Rod Davis M 54 Mohnton PA 25:10
8 Tristen Ombalski M 10 Boalsburg PA 26:25
9 Anna Miller F 11 State College PA 26:32
10 Sarah Miller F 44 State College PA 26:33
11 Daria Pankov F 32 State College PA 27:23
12 Kristine Fedkin F 13 State College PA 27:33
13 Mark Fedkin M 53 State College PA 27:34
14 Silvia Hutchinson F 13 Boalsburg PA 28:00
15 Willa Henry F 9 Boalsburg PA 28:31
16 Christina Ombalski F 47 Boalsburg PA 29:37
17 Gwen Filipovicz F Bellefonte PA 32:40
18 Justin Dissinger M 28 Lancaster PA 33:46
19 Ronald Davis M 29 Ephrata PA 33:47
20 Aaren Dissinger M 28 Lancaster PA 34:06
21 Katya Fedkin F 51 State College PA 36:11
22 Sheila Gunsallus F 40 Clearfield PA 37:06
23 Dawn Harvatine F 61 Sykesville MD 37:24
24 David Lloyd M 53 State College PA 37:49
25 Saralee Forsberg F 39 Bellefonte PA 38:29
26 Sabrina Sumner F 44 Port Matilda PA 39:13
27 Mark Parfitt M 45 State College PA 39:57
28 Lori Reamer F 57 Aaronsburg PA 48:45
29 Angel Atwood F 46 State College PA Walker
30 Van Atwood M 49 State College PA Walker
31 Carl Miller M 87 Bellefonte PA 59:43
Place First Last Gen Age Town State Time ----- ----- ---- --- --- ---- ----- ---- Top 3 Men 1 McClain Reamer M 17 Aaronsburg PA 18:43 2 Travis Kagaritze M 43 Williamsburg PA 20:21 3 Eric Silver M 58 State College PA 22:15 Top 3 Women 1 Anna Miller F 11 State College PA 26:32 2 Sarah Miller F 44 State College PA 26:33 3 Daria Pankova F 32 State College PA 27:23 Women 11 & Under 1 Anna Miller F 11 State College PA 26:32 2 Willa Henry F 9 Boalsburg PA 28:31 Women 12-14 1 Kristine Fedkin F 13 State College PA 27:33 2 Silvia Hutchinson F 13 Boalsburg PA 28:00 Women 30-39 1 Daria Pankova F 32 State College PA 27:23 2 Saralee Forsberg F 39 Bellefonte PA 38:29 Women 40-49 1 Sarah Miller F 44 State College PA 26:33 2 Christina Ombalski F 47 Boalsburg PA 29:37 3 Sheila Gunsallus F 40 Clearfield PA 37:06 4 Sabrina Sumner F 44 Port Matilda PA 39:13 Women 50-59 1 Katya Fedkin F 51 State College PA 36:11 2 Lori Reamer F 57 Aaronsburg PA 48:45 Women 60-69 1 Dawn Harvatine F 61 Sykesville MD 37:24 Men 11 & Under 1 Tristen Ombalski M 10 Boalsburg PA 26:25 Men 12-14 1 Ames Henry M 12 Boalsburg PA 24:55 Men 15-19 1 McClain Reamer M 17 Aaronsburg PA 18:43 Men 20-29 1 Justin Dissinger M 28 Lancaster PA 33:46 2 Ronald Davis M 29 Ephrata PA 33:47 3 Aaren Dissinger M 28 Lancaster PA 34:06 Men 40-49 1 Travis Kagaritze M 43 Williamsburg PA 20:21 2 Steve Miller M 44 State College PA 24:48 3 Mark Parfitt M 45 State College PA 39:57 Men 50-59 1 Eric Silver M 58 State College PA 22:15 2 Rod Davis M 54 Mohnton PA 25:10 3 Mark Fedkin M 53 State College PA 27:34 4 David Lloyd M 53 State College PA 37:49 Men 60-69 1 Joseph Harvatine M 60 Sykesville MD 25:03 Men 80-89 1 Carl Miller M 87 Bellefonte PA 59:43
2023 Nittany Valley Running Clun Indoor Mile #2
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January 27, 2023
University Park, PA
by Marty Mazur
The second meet of the NVRC Indoor Mile Series was held in conjunction with the Penn State National Open Meet. This is a big, two day meet with some of the top collegiate track and field athletes in the country. (To give you an idea, in the collegiate Men’s Mile, the top 6 finishers all went under four minutes!) Because of the size of this meet, the NVRC mile was moved up an hour. And due to this early start, and the fact that many of the Penn State Cross-Country Club students were participating in a fundraising event, the turnout was low for the NVRC mile.
In the first heat, John Iceland led from start to finish. At the gun lap, it looked like he might not make it under 6 minute, but Iceland put on a great final lap to finish in 5:58.74. Iceland should move up to Heat 2 should he run the final meet. Second was Keith Henderson in 6:26.08, and third place among solo runners went to Marty Klanchar in 6:48.32, a 13 second improvement over his time from the previous meet. Ability Athlete Jeffrey Coll was pushed to a time of 6:38.31. Betsey Stewart had the fastest Women’s Masters time of 6:55.03.
In the second heat, Maggie Mahoney led from the gun and crushed it, finishing in 5:33.05. The fastest Men’s Masters time of the day was put in by Matt Smith, who ran negative splits to finish second in 5:48.44. Third was Christopher Sanders in 6:00.39.
The fast heat saw Vince Fadale battle a close field for the first three quarters. But Vince has a torrid finish in every race he runs, and finished first by 3 seconds in 4:33.52. Second place went to Scott Wallace in 4:36.54, finishing with the fastest Men's Masters time of the day. Jason Samut was third in 4:40.54.
The third and final meet in the Indoor Mile Series is next Saturday, February 4, in conjunction with the Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup. There will also be a running of the 3000 meter race, and a Predicted Time Contest in the mile heats. Remember to pre-register by emailing Marty Klanchar at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Tell Marty your approximate projected finishing time to help him organize heats.
Josh Cone pushed Jeff Coll to a sub-6 time in the first heat.
John Iceland won the first heat going away. He'll move up a heat next week!
Maggie Mahoney crushed the second heat to turn in the fastest women's time of the day
Matt Smith checks his pulse after running the fastest Men's Masters time of the day
Vince Fadale leads the Series going into the last meet after two successive wins in the fast heat
Heat 1
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Place Name Time
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1 John Iceland 5:58.74 (M)
2 Keith Henderson 6:26.08 (M)
3 Jeffrey Coll 6:38.31
4 Josh Cone 6:38.79
5 Marty Klanchar 6:48.32 (M)
6 Bob Ferguson 6:49.69 (M)
7 Betsy Stewart 6:55.03 (M)
Heat 2
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Place Name Time
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1 Maggie Mahoney 5:33.05
2 Matt Smith 5:48.44
3 Christopher Sanders 6:00.39
4 Scott Anthony 6:02.81 (M)
Heat 3
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1 Vince Fadale 4:34.13
2 Scott Wallace 4:36.54 (M)
3 Jason Sammut 4:40.54
4 Mark Puleo 4:42.47
5 Jeremy Bell 4:42.50
6 Cam Mallette 4:43.94
7 Liam Goldsworthy 4:48.06
8 Brian Tholl 4:48.39
9 Eric Marshall 4:52.92
10 Westin Boyd 4:54.96
11 Charles Wood 4:57.82
12 Joseph Romano 5:05.48