Excited to get back to a normal week. A big reminder that the work you put in now is what will bring you the reward of a successful season later. We actually have a couple races this month (see below) and we need to be at practice with consistency to earn the right to go to camp at the end of the month.
Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (Week 6). Update your minutes from Week 5 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) / afternoon on own or organize own group (Silver, Black, White expected; Maroon optional)
Wednesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elem. (Everyone) / afternoon on own or organize own group (White expected/ Black, Silver optional)
Thursday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Bloomington Hills North Park (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 Sullivan Park (Everyone)
Saturday: 6:30a at Leeds City Park (Everyone / optional for Beginner - we'll meet at Washington Parkway Chipotle to carpool at 6:15a)
Book Club Reading: Here's the link for this Wednesday's article... another great one!
Upcoming Events:
- WEEKLY ACTIVITIES: Waffle Wednesday (Wed after morning practice - location TBA) / Team Party (often Thursdays, info will be shared each week at practice)
- RACE - PVXC Team Time Trial: Tuesday, July 15th at Bloomington Hills North Park. This is our first team time trial; a great chance to see where you are at from the summer and set some goals going into the season (and, importantly, help us set up some paces for our upcoming workouts). PLEASE try and be there (and at each of the races we have) - check out the full season schedule if you haven't (there's been a meet added). We'll meet for warm-ups like normal practice at 7:00a, and then race around 7:45a.
- RACE - PVXC 24th of July 2 Miler: Thursday, July 24th at Fields Park (park on Orchard Lane near 20 E). We'll meet for warm-ups like normal practice at 7:00a, and then race around 7:45a. Family, Friends, anyone is invited to run, walk, ride a scooter, whatever. Entry is non-perishable food (which we will donate to the Utah Food Bank).
- High Altitude Camp - July 28th-31st at Jacob Lake. Here's the spreadsheet of those who said they could drive (thank you so much!). As of now, I think we will have it all covered with those that have volunteered. Please let us now if we messed anything up or missed anyone.
- RACE - Desert Relays: Monday, August 4th at Bloomington Hills North Park, 7:00p. This is our first official race of the season. It's a fun, low-stress meet against Desert Hills. We'll meet for warm-ups at 6:00p.
- RACE - HOKA Relays: Saturday, August 9th at PVHS, time TBA. A super fun community relay event where everyone races a mile.
PVXC Thought of the Week: "What is 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 with 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."
-Steve Magness
Sorry if you've heard us use this quote before. But the message is awesome. Most everything in life is just about showing up. Once you do that, usually stuff falls into place. An example might be this past Saturday for me. Without being able to be around the team, I was kinda falling into the summer blues. Even though I'd had some fun runs with a couple PV Legends on a couple days, I could tell I wasn't feeling too stoked about much. So on Saturday morning, I really struggled to get up and get a run going. I had made some plans and just let them fall through. And I was pretty close to not going running at all. However, I've promised myself many times that I'd at least go give a few minutes a try when I'm feeling this way and see if it helps me snap out of it a little. So, I went up to one of my fav trails and started going. Now the run itself wasn't great and it didn't solve everything, but I was still able to get in a decent run and enjoy one of my favorite things about running - being out in the beautiful desert. Many of you probably have felt the same way on occasion. When that happens, commit to at least showing up... and see what happens.
