Aug. 12-17 (Week 11)

It's race season! Hopefully you are excited to show your hard work over the summer. There is probably some nervousness in there too, and that's okay. Nerves show that you care and want to do well. The key is to just not let those nerves shut you down. How do you do that? By going back to the hard work you've put it (think of good workouts, your growth, etc), by remembering that this is just one part of the journey, and by remembering that all those who care about you (family, team, coaches) believe in you and are there to support you not judge you.

Of course, we also start up school this week. So there are some extra stressors in our lives. This is a good time to make sure you are doing all the things to keep a healthy body and mind by working on your sleep schedule (make it a few minutes better each night/week), working on healthy eating, and developing a time schedule that works for you with school work, practice, family/friend time, and your other activities.

*We have some updates on our Youngsters (6th-8th grade) program below*

Parent Info: As we head into our first full XC race this week, a little info about our expectations and how things go - 

• each athlete needs to ride the bus to meets with the team - this gives us plenty of time to warm up and to be there to support our teammates, as well as build the team bonds with the fun/crappiness of trips together!
• after a race, please let the athletes do their cool downs - often we want to give lots of hugs and talk about the good and bad; instead (as we've told the athletes to do) just give a quick wave and an "I love you" or whatever and let them get into their post run stuff
• speaking of talking after a race, what do you say as a parent? - be positive and tell your kids you are proud of their hard work and growth; let the athlete talk (or not) about how well/not as well they did (let them lead the conversation); don't try to coach the athlete (that coaching is so often well meaning, but that's what we coaches get paid the big bucks for! You just be the beaming parent!)
• athletes are expected to stay the entire meet and watch all the races (even if theirs' gets done earlier) - again this is about the team; we are a team, we need to be there for each other and support each other. And if you parents need to leave, that's why we have a bus. In fact, often that time on the bus is the absolute best bonding because the stress of the race is gone and the kids can decompress. 
• If you are going to take your child (again, after all the races, please), you MUST check out with the coach who has the clipboard and sign your child out. Athletes CAN ONLY GO HOME WITH THIER GUARDIAN - not with a family friend, neighbor, sibling, even grandparent (those situations must be approved by the administration in writing before the meet - it is for your child's safety)

Thanks to everyone who got their RegisterMyAthlete started/finished up. Please go check out where you are at with it and get it done. You're RMA will need to say "Ready for Tryouts" or "Complete" by Aug. 5 to be at practice. And it will need "Complete" by the first day of school (Aug. 12) for you to be able to compete at our first meet at Cedar. Check out where you stand on this spreadsheet.

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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). Above we mentioned that this week we'll take it back a little, but the week will still have plenty of work to do. So check out the schedule for the week.

Thanks to those who have been keeping up your minutes each week. Entering your minutes each week is another sign of you commitment to the team and your own individual goals. Click here and track your minutes from Week 10: Weekly Minutes. 

*Wear WHITE or BRIGHT to ALL AM PRACTICES*

All practices at PVHS unless noted

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

Monday - AM - 6:00a (everyone) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone) Meet in Lecture Hall after changing into practice clothes for our team meeting

Tuesday - AM - 6:15a Weights and short run PVHS (White, Black, Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Wednesday - AM - 6:15a regeneration run PVHS (Whit and Black required; Silver optional; no Maroon, no Freshmen), Yoga at 6:45a everyone invited / Afternoon - RACE, Cedar All-Comers, see info below

Thursday - AM - 6:15a Weights and short run PVHS (White, Black, Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Friday - AM - 6:00a PVHS (everyone) / Afternoon - White required, Black and Silver optional; no Fresh/Sophs or Maroons)

Saturday - Sandstone Elem at 6:30a (Everyone)

Upcoming Events:

• RACE: Cedar All-Comers - Wednesday, 8/14, 6:00p, Cedar HS, bus leaving PVHS as close to 4:00p as possible. Youngsters Race before (5:30p)
• CAR WASH FUNDRAISER - Saturday, August 17th, 9:00a-noon. We will practice before. Get tickets from Holt.
• RACE: SUU Invite - Saturday, 8/24, Var girls 8:00a, Var boys 8:30a, JV Girls 9:00a, JV Boys 9:45a, awards after, Bicentennial Park (Cedar), bus info TBA

Race Report:

Desert Relays - Always a fun meet to test our summer fitness and get some of the jitters out. Congrats to Bridger and Emmalee who both won Leg 2 in record time and to the boys on the team win.

Youngsters (our 6th-8th grade club):

We want to invite all interested 6th-8th graders to join the most successful and fun running club in Southern Utah. We run our club as a youth camp for XC and will be meeting 2 times a week on Monday and Wednesday at 3:00p at PVHS. The Cedar All-Comers will have a youth race before the HS races.

Uniforms: We will be getting our uniforms Monday. You have to pay first (at the PVHS finance office) before picking up your uni. All tops are $35, girls shorts are $25. Guys, we have only a few shorts left, so you may have to order online. You need an all black short: Here's a good 5" short. An Adidas 5" option. An nice Adidas split short. That's a few options for you... you might find something else, too, just make sure you get a black short.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "Decreasing our effort is a form of protection. It gives our ego a break. Allowing us to say, 'I had more left in the tank,' or, 'If I tried harder, I would have won.' Giving everything exposes yourself. Makes you come face to face with how good you are in that moment."

-Steve Magness

I've been around many people who allow themselves an out. Maybe it is slowing down a little, worrying about the weather, allowing outside stressors to affect them, or many other things. Man, I can point out many times I've done the same thing. Leaving that out doesn't really allow you to accomplish anything, though. Those that go all in are the only ones who will achieve great things. What if Cole Hocker had let Jacob's cutting him off at 100m to go be his out? What if Kenneth Rooks would have said, "I made the Olympic final, it doesn't really matter what effort I give now."? What if Sydney thought that she had the easy win and could back off? But here's the thing... none of them did that! That's why Hocker won gold! That's why Rooks shocked the world! That's why Sydney set her 6th world record! You gotta risk it a bit. Don't hold back your effort because you're afraid that you might not accomplish something. Put it all out there and DO GO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING! Even if it isn't everything you hoped, it will be everything you could. Get in the Boat!