June 23-28 (Week 4)

Thanks for all those that helped with our flag fundraiser. That ended up being a pretty easy and quick way to make a little money for our program. 

As coaches, we just want to say how great a job everyone is doing this summer. So many of you have been pushing out of your comfort zone and trying to grow and get better. Many of you have been very consistent at being to practice - even when it is tough and every other teenager is sleeping in, you get up and push yourself. And you've been great with the kids at Summer Club, coming to team parties, and all that other stuff that makes us an awesome program. It really is you athletes who make PVXC the best! We do realize that the next week or two is pretty packed for a lot of you. So we just bring up our same goal: when you are in town, be to practice; if you are out of town, do your best to get some running in.

***We've been having some communication problems using Remind - If you haven't been getting our message (usually one is sent Sunday to remind you to read the new blog announcements for the week), it may be because you don't have the Remind app (this is something Remind has changed). If that is the case for you, please get the Remind app and then join our class - parent code: @pvxcparent / athlete code: @xcchamps 

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (Week4). Remember that consistency is key - let's get those runs in on a consistent basis, and you'll see a lot of growth over the next month. We are changing our Saturday long runs to 6:30a. Hopefully that extra 30 minutes gives us a little break from the heat. We encourage everyone to be to Saturday mornings. Update your minutes from Week 3 here: Weekly Minutes. 

Doubles and Running in the Heat: This week we are starting to add doubles for some of you (doubles = a second run for the day). The purpose of doubles is to get more running in; but for now, the purpose is to start getting used to the heat. When school starts, most of our main practices will be after school. As we know, it is very hot around here, so we need to start acclimating to the heat. So these next few weeks, we will assign a short (15 min) run in the afternoon a couple times a week. Silvers, Blacks, and Whites are expected to get this run in. For our younger runners, Maroons, this is optional. Our best advice for these runs is to wear loose fitting and light colored clothes, soak down your hair and maybe your shirt before you head out, be drinking consistently throughout the day (you should be drinking 100 oz of water a day and probably an electrolyte drink as well), and stay close to your house or somewhere you can cool off if you don't feel well. It would be smart to run a short loop a few times so you can stop off and get a drink or even cut the run short if you aren't feeling good. Always know the signs of heat stroke. And always let someone know that you are going out for a run (or even better, go with another person) so someone can be keeping an eye for you. Running in the heat can be difficult, but it is also something we need to work on, so please be careful and smart.

This Week's Schedule:

Monday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) - Youth Summer Running Club 8:30-9:45 (everyone plan on staying and helping out)

Tuesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) / weights after at PVMS (usually takes about 45mins) / afternoon on own or organize own group (Silver, Black, White expected; Maroon optional)

Wednesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) 

Thursday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) / weights after at PVMS / afternoon on own or organize own group (Silver, Black, White expected; Maroon optional)

Friday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Highland Park (Everyone)

Saturday: 6:30a at Sunrise Park (Everyone / optional for Beginner)

Book Club Reading: Here's our article for this week's discussion: The Power of Positive Self-Talk. On Wednesday we'll talk about it for about 10 minutes at the end of practice.

Upcoming Events:

• WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Waffle Wednesday (Wed after morning practice - location TBA) / Team Party (often Thursdays, info will be shared each week at practice)
• High Altitude Camp - July 28th-31st at Jacob Lake. Cost is $90. We will need to get this planned and figured out who is going, parents driving (staying for all or part). This is a VERY worthwhile event to be a part of... everyone on the team should make it a priority to join us. Those who are new, talk to your teammates about camp and see why you should plan on being there too. Please take a minute and fill out the following form for participation. Registration and Payment are due June 16th. We've past our registration date, but we know a few of you have let it slip... Please take care of it today! If there is a payment issue, get the registraion done, and then talk to coach about later payment.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "Don't underestimate the power of small wins. Celebrate your achievements, no matter how minor, to build momentum and confidence. This positive reinforcement can fuel your motivation and drive towards larger goals. Acknowledge your progress."

-Steve Magness

Closing in on a month of running this summer, and now is a great time to look back that all you've accomplished. In another part of this thought, Magness says that, "too often we don't see the small wins. We look past them." Take a few minutes today and think about your own journey in running. It may be years, it may be only a few weeks. But that reflection is a powerful tool. See how far you've come. Maybe this week you can 10 minutes for the first time, or you conquered Washington Steps, or maybe you can look back a few years and remember what it was like to get your first long run in and now you are burning 10 miles in just over an hour. Whatever it is, take a few minutes and be proud of yourself for your growth and enjoy those feelings. Now, let's keep it gowing!

June 16-21 (Week 3)

Another great week of XC. It's crazy to say, but we are already 2 weeks down of the summer. Sometimes it seems we have a long time until we race or the beginning of school, or whatever. And sometimes, that leads us to be a bit casual in our focus (maybe we miss a practice because "It's a long summer and we don't even race until August" or "I can learn these drills and do them later when it's closer to the racing season"). However, everything will be here quicker than you think. So let's enjoy our summer, but let's also use it to be focused and getting better every chance we can.

***We've been having some communication problems using Remind - If you haven't been getting our message (usually one is sent Sunday to remind you to read the new blog announcements for the week), it may be because you don't have the Remind app (this is something Remind has changed). If that is the case for you, please get the Remind app and then join our class - parent code: @pvxcparent / athlete code: @xcchamps 

• Take a look at the slides for Panther Distance Crew Weight Program - each has a video linked to it to help you learn the correct form. Watch these and get a sense of what you would like to do for our first days in the weight room as we do week 2 of weights.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (Week3). We should be starting to feel a bit of improvement by now. The consistency of the first two weeks should be helping us run further and maybe even a little quicker. Keep being patient and pushing yourself, and also take a minute to take a look back at how far you've come already. Update your minutes from Week 2 here (and go back and get week 1 if you didn't, but don't get too far behind): Weekly Minutes. Also we've split Maroon into 2 groups; read about the difference and maybe where you should be back on the intro tab of the workout spreadsheet.

This Week's Schedule:

Monday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) - Youth Summer Running Club 8:30-9:45 (everyone plan on staying and helping out)

Tuesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) / weights after at PVMS (usually takes about 45mins)

Wednesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) 

Thursday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) / weights after at PVMS

Friday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Sullivan Park (Everyone)

Saturday: 7:00a at Warner Valley Exit (on the Southern Parkway)(Everyone / optional for Beginner)

Book Club Reading: Here's our article for this week's discussion: How to Stop Making Excuses by Tony Robbins. On Wednesday we'll talk about it for about 10 minutes at the end of practice.

Upcoming Events:

• WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Waffle Wednesday (Wed after morning practice - location TBA) / Team Party (often Thursdays, info will be shared each week at practice)
• Washington City Flags - we will setting up the flags for Washington City on June 19th  (Juneteenth) as a fundraiser for the team. We'll have the details on that at practice this week, but we may need to be to practice a little early that day because of helping set up (we'll also organize take down for those that can help).
• High Altitude Camp - July 28th-31st at Jacob Lake. Cost is $90. We will need to get this planned and figured out who is going, parents driving (staying for all or part). This is a VERY worthwhile event to be a part of... everyone on the team should make it a priority to join us. Those who are new, talk to your teammates about camp and see why you should plan on being there too. Please take a minute and fill out the following form for participation. Registration and Payment are due June 16th.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, live, and love."

-Leo Buscaglia

Liam picked a great article for us to read this week. Please read it... please be part of the discussion on Wednesday (even take some time and talk about it with your family). I really love the topic of overcoming excuses and specifically the reasons why we make excuses (reasons like fear and uncertainty). This quote goes along with that idea. I personally can attribute everything I have back to working through fear and uncertainty. I'm actually a very introverted and shy person and would probably prefer to never push myself out of my comfort zone. However, as I've learned at various stages of my life, I have tried to push beyond the fears that hold me in my comfort zone. And not that everything has turned out perfect because of this (I've still had setbacks and struggles), but I know that every joy I've had has come because I overcame a specific fear at a specific time which allowed me to (as the quote says) "learn, feel, change, grow, live, and love" and become the person I am today.

June 9 - 14 (Week 2)

(Those who are looking for info about our Youth Summer Running Club for grades K-8, click here and you'll find the info you need)

A great first week of XC. It was great to see all our new teammates! This is going to be a fun season for PVXC.

Parents and Athletes, if you haven't read over the info for Week 1 - including registration, physical, and videos about warm/cool drills - go back and check it out please. We'll also leave this stuff up one more week - it is definitely not too late to join (bring a friend), we start weights this week (learn the info), and check out the other stuff:

• GO GET SOME FRIENDS TO JOIN YOU! Running is a social activity and having friends out there with you is one of the very best things about XC. Call up some friends and invite them to come out with you
• Take a look at the slides for Panther Distance Crew Weight Program - each has a video linked to it to help you learn the correct form. Watch these and get a sense of what you would like to do for our first days in the weight room during our 2nd week of practice.
• HOKA Summer Miles Program - if you want to win some free swag just for doing what you're already doing over the summer, check it out.
• We would also like to recommend those who are running with a smart watch to connect to Strava, so as coaches (and you as athletes) can view the data from your runs. Here's a quick video for Garmin; Here's a vid for Coros; Here's a vid for Apple Watch; Here's one for FitBit (this one is worth it just for the voice!)
• Check out "Intro" tab on the workouts (found below) and start thinking about what Level you should be running as we start up the season - we'll help you with this for sure

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, so get that done if you haven't yet). The summer is the most important time in XC beause it allows us to build a big engine. Without building a large base, you won't have anything to go from later. Update your minutes from Week 1 here: Weekly Minutes.

This Week's Schedule:

Monday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) - Youth Summer Running Club 8:30-9:45 (everyone plan on staying and helping out)

Tuesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) / weights after at PVMS (usually takes about 45mins)

Wednesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) 

Thursday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) / weights after at PVMS

Friday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Sullivan Park (Everyone)

Saturday: 7:00a at Confluence Park (by Dixie Center)(Everyone / optional for Beginner)

Book Club Reading: We'll talk about our first article (a chapter from a book titled "10-Minute Toughness" by Jason Selk) on Wednesday for about 10 minutes at the end of practice. Please read through this chapter and take notes on ideas that seem useful and important.

Upcoming Events:

• WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Waffle Wednesday (Wed after morning practice - location TBA) / Team Party (often Thursdays, info will be shared each week at practice)
• High Altitude Camp - July 28th-31st at Jacob Lake. Cost is $90. We will need to get this planned and figured out who is going, parents driving (staying for all or part). This is a VERY worthwhile event to be a part of... everyone on the team should make it a priority to join us. Those who are new, talk to your teammates about camp and see why you should plan on being there too. Please take a minute and fill out the following form for participation. Registration and Payment are due June 16th.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "The secret to greatness? It's not a routine. Not hacks. Not motivation. It is the willingness to keep showing up long after the novelty wears off. To stay in the game when no one is watching. To work for years for a payoff that might never come... Champions are built in the space when no one is watching."

-Steve Magness

Hopefully you see a connection between last week's thought and this week's... We talked about CONSISTENCY (and we'll continue to talk about it a lot). Magness continues in this quote to say that, "progress often feels like watching the grass grow". What a great analogy. If you watched out your window all day every day, you would never realize your grass was longer than before. But at some point in time, your parents would yell at you to turn on the mower and get to work! Because even though you aren't noticing it, that grass is always growing... little bit by little bit. Same thing with our running. Every day that you lace up your shoes and show up to practice (or go get your minutes in when you're out of town), you are growing that grass. Last week, we were all pretty excited to show up to practice because it was new and we wanted to be around our friends we hadn't seen for a week or two. But now, we are into the summer and it's just normal. I'm kinda tired; it's kinda hot; I don't know if I'm getting any better; I'll be out of town; or whatever else. The next couple months are really going to be the time that "Champions are built". Keep coming out. Keep finding motivation. Keep making friends. Keep growing!

June 2 - 7 (Week 1)

(Those who are looking for info about our Youth Summer Running Club for grades K-8, click here and you'll find the info you need)

So, for those that are new around here, each week we try and post some things for ATHLETES and PARENTS. Please read all the way through all the stuff and do whatever needs to be done, note important dates, and whatever else. Here's a few things to check out this weekend as we prep for practice on Monday, 7:00a at Washington Elementary:

• read through the Parent/Athlete Meeting slides (if you weren't at the meeting... or even if you were and you want a little more detailed explanation of PVXC) - IF YOU AREN'T GETTING OUR TEAM TEXTS (parents and/or athletes) SEE THE INFO IN THE SLIDES
• get your physical if you haven't yet (make sure you upload pictures of your physical to registermyathlete and then turn in your physical to the HS)
• get familiar with the Pre-Run Warm-Up stuff (vid below) and Post-Run (SAM vids on the side tab) stuff we do. Also, check out all the docs on the right labeled under "XC Training System Info" and request access to those with your school google account.
• start running a little - if you run a few times this week 5, 10, 20-25mins it will make a big difference in how you feel next week
• GO GET SOME FRIENDS TO JOIN YOU! Running is a social activity and having friends out there with you is one of the very best things about XC. Call up some friends and invite them to come out with you
• Take a look at the slides for Panther Distance Crew Weight Program - each has a video linked to it to help you learn the correct form. Watch these and get a sense of what you would like to do for our first days in the weight room during our 2nd week of practice.
• HOKA Summer Miles Program - if you want to win some free swag just for doing what you're already doing over the summer, check it out.
• We would also like to recommend those who are running with a smart watch to connect to Strava, so as coaches (and you as athletes) can view the data from your runs. Here's a quick video for Garmin; Here's a vid for Coros; Here's a vid for Apple Watch; Here's one for FitBit (this one is worth it just for the voice!)
• Check out "Intro" tab on the workouts (found below) and start thinking about what Level you should be running as we start up the season - we'll help you with this for sure

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, so get that done sometime soon). The goal right now is to build... a big foundation, a big engine... whatever you want to call it, we build! The summer is the most important time in XC. Without building a large base, you won't have anything to go from later. We will also be doing "something fast every day". This is a philosophy we have held for many years at PVXC. Cross Country runners aren't slow - we aren't out getting ready for marathons, we race 3 miles, not jog 26.2 - we push ourselves to run fast right from the start. To help emphasize the importance of summer, we will be instituting the Summer 60 Club... we have 76 days from the beginning of summer XC on June 2 to the end of the first week of school on August 16th. The goal of the Summer 60 Club is to encourage each of you (no matter your level or where you're starting from) to get in at least 60 days of running throughout the summer. We'll track this as we track our Weekly Minutes (do this at the end of the week). Our reward will be a cool running shirt.

This Week's Schedule:

Monday: First Day of XC! Monday 7:00a at Washington Elementary - bring water and a towel (for stretches and drills on grass). (Everyone) - Youth Summer Running Club 8:30-9:45 (everyone plan on staying and helping out)

Tuesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone)

Wednesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) 

Thursday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone)

Friday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Sullivan Park (Everyone)

Saturday: Form your own groups and get your run in

Book Club Reading: Each summer, we do some reading and talk about it as a team. This summer, we will be reading an article a week about some topic chosen by our captain and coaches. We really encourage everyone (including parents) to read our article and grow from the ideas that are in it. Here is our first article (a chapter from a book titled "10-Minute Toughness" by Jason Selk). Please read through this chapter; take notes on ideas that seem useful and important; and on Wednesday of next week, we will be talking about it.

Shoes... Shoes... and more Shoes: We don't have a lot of equipment for running, but what we do have is very important... shoes. Parents and athletes, take a look at this short guide to running shoes and when to replace them. There are a lot of places you can get new shoes (specialty stores, online, etc.); however, the key is to get the right fit for your particular foot, not necessarily just the cheapest or cutest. A specialty store will help fit you in the correct shoe. You can also get some help from coaches who have some experience in identifying various foot types and getting you in the correct type of shoe (neutral, cushion, support, stability).

Upcoming Events:

• OPENING SOCIAL! BRING A FRIEND... Time and date TBA
• High Altitude Camp - July 28th-31st at Jacob Lake. Cost is $90. We will need to get this planned and figured out who is going, parents driving (staying for all or part). This is a VERY worthwhile event to be a part of... everyone on the team should make it a priority to join us. Those who are new, talk to your teammates about camp and see why you should plan on being there too. Please take a minute and fill out the following form for participation. Registration and Payment are due June 16th.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "Consistency over intensity... Good results take consistency, not heroic efforts... success is not determined by a great day. It comes from stacking month after month of solid days. Consistency compounds."

-Steve Magness

One of the biggest ideas that we preach at PVXC is CONSISTENCY. It is actually pretty easy to say you want to do something amazing. And any people can go "get it" for one or two days. But to really become the great person (in everything, not only running) it takes a long time of consistent effort. So as we get ready for a long summer and a long season, let's think about consistency. Some people wonder why we start running in June when we don't race for awhile - after all, it's your summer; let the kids chill out and have some time off Coach! But we know that to reach what you want to become, you have to start now, and you have to put the time and effort in for a long time. How can you strive for consistency this summer even as you have vacations and camps and all sorts of other stuff? That's a great question for you to ponder. Those who really make some progress this year will find an answer to it early this summer.

Youth Summer Running Club

(If you are looking for info for the Youth, K-8th grade, Summer Running Club you are in the right place... If you are looking for info about the 2025 Pine View HS XC season for incoming 9th-12th graders, follow this link)

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We're excited to continue the tradition of the first (and best) summer running club in Southern Utah! Important change for this year... We are moving club days to MONDAY.

Registration

Flyer

15th Annual Summer Running Club

Where: Washington Elementary                               STARTS: JUNE 2nd

When: 8:30 – 9:45 A.M.

MONDAYS: JUNE 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & JULY 7th, 14th, 21st (7 days)

Cost: $20 – includes a shirt and treats after each club date. 

MUST Pay to PVHS finance office by May 20th or with

Venmo - see below for instructions!

(no $ collected at the club, sorry)

Work with the REGION and STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING

athletes of PV X-Country under the supervision of PV coaches and

athletes.  Meet students from other PV area schools!

Participate in games, exercises, and races that make running fun and

a life-long activity. Work with kids on your same grade and skills level –

from 1st graders up and beginners to very skilled!

Questions: email Coach Holt <david.holt@washk12.org>      

Please be ON TIME and bring a water bottle

How to register: Go to pvxc.blogspot.com 

– click “Youth Summer Club Registration” 

and fill out google form for each participant

* bring proof of payment on 1st day of club *

Payment info:

• Pay at the PVHS Finance Office by May 20th

-or-

• Pay using Venmo found at pineview.org

                label as “Youth Summer Running Club” and participant’s name

2025 XC Season Info!

**UPDATED WITH SOME STUFF YOU COULD LOOK AT BEFORE PRACTICE STARTS***

- Here's a great booklet with info about XC Nutrition

- 2025 XC Race Schedule - take the time early to note the dates and plan on being to the races!

- 2025 Workouts - still a work in progress (new athletes/parents, you'll need to request access to this). Check out the "Preseason" tab which has a little info about getting started this week if you're ready.

- XC Weight Program - different than the track program, so take a look at it and learn the movements (you'll all need to request access to this)

- It would also be VERY GOOD for everyone - both new and experienced runners - to (re)learn all the drills and stuff we do. Find those to the right under "XC Training System Info". If you're on your phone, you may need to scroll to the bottom of the page and click "View Web Version". Then you'll be able to see all the stuff on this page. (Some of these links you'll need to request access to, as well.)

*and, as always, remember YOU ARE THE KEY TO GROWING OUR PROGRAM. Talk to some friends to bring out practice on Monday. Tell them you thought specifically of them because they are awesome; Share with them why XC is the best; and Invite them to join us (and make a specific plan to pick them up and bring them). There is no better time to get people to join our team than the beginning of summer - we are all starting and not in great shape, we do tons of activities, and spend a lot of fun time together. 

- Also spread the word (parents especially, put it on your social media and tell your neighborhood) about our Youth Summer Running Club for the K-8th graders (2025-'26 school year). The info for it can be found here.

- And finally, our 2025 Captains have been putting together some great plans and chosen an awesome theme for us "Put It All Together". Take a few minutes and think about what that might mean for you and our team.

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It's time to get ready for Cross Country - the greatest sport ever created! What a great time to be a member of Pine View XC. Our number one goal right now is to GET PEOPLE OUT TO JOIN OUR TEAM - get your friends, get classmates, think of anyone that might be a hard worker, invite those that might need a group of awesome friends to hang out with, invite athletes from other sports... Let's grow this team!

So here's a bunch of info (and a few videos to get you hyped) -

PINE VIEW CROSS COUNTRY

Summer Info

XC Season is coming soon and PVXC is super excited for your interest in the team...

Let's get things rolling in a positive way and continue to build our amazing program!

Come join us during our summer events to get you ready for the fall cross-country season.

 ATHLETE AND PARENT MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 29th, AT 5:30p-6:15p

In the PVHS Lecture Hall - PLEASE ATTEND

(if you missed the parent meeting, check out these slides)

Practices: We begin early in the summer. This is very important to staying healthy and having a successful injury-free season. As a cross country team we will begin practice on Monday, June 2nd. We will practice pretty much every weekday throughout the summer - we know that sometimes you'll be gone to camps, vacations, etc... but come to practice every day you are in town.

Practice is held at 7:00a at Washington Elementary (near the Wash. Rec. Center) unless stated otherwise.

Physicals and registration: everyone needs a physical every year. You must have a current physical on file at PVHS to attend High Altitude Camp and your registration complete. Get yours done and taken care of now! Pine View will be hosting a physical night on May 6th. PLEASE GET YOUR PHYSICAL DONE AT THIS TIME! (Then we have it all finished and on file and it's all good.) You will need to have your registration for the upcoming XC season all done on Aktivate (previously registermyathlete - it is open for the upcoming season, go on now and do it). You will also need a parent with you at the physical (to sign documents, etc).

PVXC blog - pvxc.blogspot is the place to go for the best, most current information on PVXC. Please bookmark it and visit it often. When navigating on your phone, go to the bottom and click "web version" to access all the info.

Summer Running Club: This is our 15th annual PVXC Running Club. This is our summer club for K-8th graders. This year we will be holding the Club on MONDAYS at 8:30a at Washington Elem. We want/need all the HS team there to help run the Club. You will be assigned a group to work with throughout the summer - the kids love working with the high schoolers, and you become great mentors for them - please plan on being there!

Team Camp: We will be having our team summer camp up at Jacob Lake (near the Grand Canyon)

Dates - July 28 (Mon) - 31 (Thur)

Camp Info - Our camp will be focused on training, distance running classes, and team building at an altitude of 8000+ feet. We will be in a group campsite with running water, a restroom, the Jacob Lake store nearby, and access to a lot of cool places to run!

Cost - $90/athlete. This includes campsite fee, transportation, main meals, and a camp t-shirt. This money is due June 16th (and will be paid through our Pine View Cross Country Club - NOT THE HIGH SCHOOL, so don't pay the office). You don't have to come to the camp - but everyone loves the experience and it really set the tone for our team throughout the year (so try your best to work into schedules for the summer and finances).

Volunteers - We will need some parents to drive up on Monday mid-morning and back on Thursday mid-morning. Or even some who may want to stay for all/part of the time with the team. If you think you can help, let me know ASAP <pineviewxc@gmail.com>

Grades: Your4th quarter grades determine your eligibility... make sure they are good!

Keep in touch and up-to-date with important info by following us on Instagram @pvxctrack

Receive our texts

    Athletes use the class code @xcchamps at remind.com or text the code to 81010

    Parents use the class code @pvxcparent at remind.com or text the code to 81010

Costs:

Participation Fee - $100 (charged by the Washington Co. School District for everyone participating in sports; please pay at the PVHS finance office or do it as you do your registration on Aktivate)

Uniform - everyone will have their own uniform - to keep - cost is $50 for the top (pay through the high school) and estimated $35 for the shorts (which you will order on your own - look for info soon about order information).

Hotel Fees - $35/night. Each overnight meet wee attend will have a $35 hotel fee (per night).

Shoes - this is a personal cost. There is one piece of equipment you need to run - good shoes. Please got to a specialty running story and get fitted for shoes that fit your foot type. You will probably need 2-3 pairs throughout the season. Good running shoes cost about $100-$150, but you can find sales sometimes to help out with cost. But please don't skimp on junky, cheap shoes; or think you can get away with just one pair for the season. That is when injuries happen.

Other races/trips - Our PVXC Club (not the HS team) is planning on taking the club to Phoenix for the Nike SW Regionals (in late Nov.) and some to Foot Locker West Regionals in California (in the first week of Dec.). Of course, all these will take money, so fundraising can help you pay for all of it.

Spirit Pack - We will have a spirit pack order form put together and given our during summer practice to plan an order for uniforms and other (optional) gear.

Fundraising - All our fundraising in totally optional and through our club not the HS team. That way the money goes toward each individual athlete. We have a run-a-thon that athletes can get sponsors for and our car wash (both in the summer). These are great ways to raise some money to help pay for fees, hotels, camps, even uniforms and shoes.

SEE YOU JUNE 2nd AT 7:00 AM
AT WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY 

And as always… spread the word and let’s get a bunch more people.
(Goal numbers for finishing the season 30 girls and 40 boys!)
Email the coaches at pineviewxc@gmail.com

with questions, comments, concerns, or whatever else.

*REMEMBER*
"The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare." - Juma Ikangaa

2025 Root Beer Mile

Time for the XC contribution to Mr/Miss PVHS... THE ROOT BEER MILE!

This is always a gut buster! And it is our chance to give back to the community and help a family in need. An awesome thing about Mr./Miss PVHS this year is that the dad of these two awesome kids is a PVXC alumni! This is a chance for us to really live our cheer of "XC forever!", our chance to give back to one of our own! So don't think about the crappiness of drinking root beer and running, but rather helping kids in need out. All of our proceeds go to the Swapp family and help them create memories that will last a lifetime. And we NEED everyone to participate (HS, MS, Youngsters, family friends).

What you need to do:

    - get prizes (everyone needs to collect prizes for the drawing/raffle, have these by Feb. 7)

    - pay your $25 participation fee - this can be paid on your own, or gathered through getting people to bet on you. You can definitely collect more than $25. Pay the money to the PVHS finance office and say it is for the Mr. PVHS Root Beer Mile. Bring receipt to Holt.

    - enter your bettors - each $1 is an individual bet on you (all bets can win prizes not just winners). Go to this doc and enter each name (and yours) for each $1 bet.

    - bring 4 cans of unopened root beer to the event

    - Freshies, we'll get you excused early to be here and join us

Event is Feb. 14th right after school on the back grass at PVHS.