July 15-20 (Week 7)

***For Camp Info, go back to last week's post - drivers / packing lists / etc.***

Camp Week! Always a pretty exciting time. We will have team practice at the elementary on Monday at 7a. Then we'll regroup up at the rec center at 12:45p to head out. Before we get into too much else, a note for those who aren't able to join us for camp: we will miss you! Also, get your runs in. It might be a little tougher without the team, but you can do it. For those headed up to camp, check the packing list and stuff on last week's post and make sure you get everything.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (you have to request access on your school account to see the workouts). We'll continue to build our minutes this week as well as pull in one of our early season workouts. Can't wait to see everyone show off their fitness in the coming weeks/months. You've all really been putting in some solid work.

Click here and track your minutes from Week 6: Weekly Minutes. 

This Week's Schedule: bring water and a towel (for stretches and drills on grass)

Monday:  Regular practice at 7:00a at Elementary (Everyone) 

Monday pm - Thursday: at camp or on own

Friday & Saturday: Form your own groups and get your run in

Book Club Reading: We are going to do our Book Club discussion of both Weeks 6 and 7 next Monday (Go back to last week's post to read Week 6 if you haven't yet). Then start reading Week 7. Please read the assigned sections: Week 7-8 reading

Upcoming Events:

• Waffle Wednesdays - Wednesday morning after practice, location TBA (well this week it will be french toast at camp!)
• High Altitude Camp - July 15th-18th at Jacob Lake
• 24th of July 2 Miler - Wednesday, July 24th, Fields Park, practice starts at 7:00a, RACE starts at 7:45a (fun run for team and family/friends, entrance is 3 cans of food)
• PV Time Trial - Wednesday, July 31st, Bloomington Hills North Park, practice starts at 7:00a, RACE starts at 7:45a (everyone)
• Desert Relays - Monday, August 5th, 6:00p, Bloomington Hills North Park, relay meet vs. Desert Hills (everyone)
• Renegade Camp (for invited runners) - August 6th-7th, Beaver  
• HOKA Mile Relays - Saturday, August 10th, 8:00a(?), Pine View High School, relay meet (everyone, including families/friends)

PVXC Thought of the Week: "What's the best predictor of your grades in college? Not SAT scores, HS GPA, or your study time and habits. It's whether you show up. Attendance is one of the best predictors of academic performance. Same goes for any pursuit. Showing up is the most important part of performing. A few years ago, I tracked improvement rates of my college runners and compared it to a whole slew of factors to see if anything correlated. The most important factor? Did they show up to practice. Those who missed the fewest days tended to improve the most. When I started running, I asked my coach how to get better. He said: "show up to every practice". I got better. I asked again, (he said): Run on the weekends when we don't practice". I got better. Showing up consistently is step 1 in any pursuit."

-Steve Magness

Some of you know I love a good Steve Magness quote. And this might be my favorite one. Why? Because it is the first thing. You can't do anything else if you aren't showing up. Show up. SHOW UP! Once you are there things will happen; good things will happen. Show up to school. Show up to practice. Show up to work or whatever else. When you get there, odds are you are going to give a pretty good effort. So, just show up. When you consistently show up to something, you will improve.