Sept. 15 - 20 (Week 16)

We might not get the blog fully updated today... so we've included the main info for now, and check back later.
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Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (Week 16). We're going to give a solid push this week with some workouts in the afternoon (the temps look very favorable for us. That also lets us get a little more sleep this week, so check the workout blog and this week's schedule for times. Update your minutes from Week 15 here: Weekly Minutes. 

This Week's Schedule: *wear white or bright in the am*

Monday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Tuesday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and weights (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Wednesday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and yoga (White, Black, expected; Silver optional; Maroon can join for yoga at 6:45a) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Thursday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and weights (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Friday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS (Everyone - our main practice on Fridays will usually be in the am, and everyone should be there) / afternoon - 12:30p at PVHS (Black expected, Black and Silver optional - no Fresh or Sophs)

Saturday: 8:00a at TBA (Everyone)

Upcoming Events:

• Homecoming Parade - Wednesday, September 24th in Washington; time TBA. No Bus; be at staging area on 200 E by ?p in uniform top. All athletes encouraged to attend. OTHER HOMECOMING EVENTS: lighting the PV at halftime of the football game on Friday night. We encourage everyone who is not at the meet to participate.
• RACE - TwiKnight: Friday, September 26th at Art Dye Park (American Fork); schedule TBA; Varsity only; itinerary TBA (we will drive up and back on Friday)
• RACE - Cedar Invite: Saturday, September 27th at Cedar HS; schedule TBA (8:00a); bus TBA; everyone that doesn't race at TwiKnight will race here.
• St. George Marathon Volunteer - Saturday, October 4th. Starting early going through about 2:00p. Meeting location and time TBA.
• get the full schedule here

Youngsters - there may be a youth race this week... we'll update here ***Join Velocity Kids running club***

Race Report - 

Hurricane All-Comers: .... Results.

Las Vegas Invite: ... Results.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "The word compete comes from the Latin root 'com' which means 'together' and 'petere' which means 'to rise up; In its truest form, competition is about rising up together."

-Brad Stulberg

This is really a cool lesson when you break it down. What is competition? What does it mean to compete? Often we take it as a challenge, "I've got to beat these people!". If we can think of the word in its truest form, however, and reframe its meaning, compete becomes so much more. Something that can take us to another level. When we race (or even when we practice), we should be competing. We should be rising up together with those around us, making us and everyone around us better. As we approach this week, take a second to reflect back at your latest race (or even how you approach workouts). Are you competing - pushing with those around you to make yourself and everyone else better? Did you challenge yourself to go catch a group in front of you? Have you led your teammates to step up and excel at a new level together? When thinking of competition/competing in this way, you reframe it into something that is no longer intimidating, rather you make it something that takes you (and those around you) to a new and higher level.