Oct. 19 - 24 (Week 21)

What an awesome time of the year... nice temps, autumn colors, and XC championship season! Hope everyone had a great break. 

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts. We'll have a little different schedule this week, so check it out. Use the Weekly Minutes form to go enter the number of days you ran and your total minutes from this past week (Week 20).

This Week's Schedule: **wear White or Bright to every am practice**

Monday: AM - on own for those assigned and make time for yoga / PM - 2:00p at PVHS (Everyone) Youngsters invited - HYPE SQUAD ASSIGNMENTS MADE

Tuesday: AM - on own for those assigned / PM - after school at PVHS (Everyone)

Wednesday: AM - on own for those assigned and make time for yoga / PM - school at PVHS (Everyone) Youngsters invited - VARSITY STATE MEETING AFTER PRACTICE 

Thursday: AM - on own for those assigned / PM after school at PVHS (Everyone - run and weights) Youngsters invited

Friday: AM - 6:15 at PVHS (Everyone)

Saturday: on own or form own groups

Upcoming Events:

• Race: 4A State Championships - October 28th (Weds) at Sugar House Park, Salt Lake; Var Girls 2:30p, Var Boys 3:15p; Varsity races, but whole team is invited, travel info TBA
• Race: JV State Championships - October 31st (Sat) at Spanish Fork Sports Complex, Spanish Fork; JV Girls 11:00a, JV Boys 11:30a; Team has to sign you up (last day Oct. 29th), but athletes will plan your own travel/lodging plans *also open to Youngsters down to 5th grade*
• Race: Autumn Classic - November 5th (Thurs) (POSSIBLE DATE) at PVHS; Girls 7:00p, Boys 7:20p; 2 mile on the track
• PVXC Awards Night - date and info to be announced soon (athlete and families invited)
• Race: Nike Southwest Regionals - November 21st (Sat) at Toka Sticks Golf Course, Mesa; race times TBA; club travel trip to Az, leave Friday morning (20th), race 21st *also open to Youngsters*
• Race: Brooks West Regionals - December 5th (Sat) at Mt. SAC, LA area; race times TBA; club travel trip, but athletes plan own travel/lodging *also open to Youngsters*

PVXC Thought of the Week: "I stopped caring about results. I started caring about COMPETING." 

- Jake Bauers (Brewers baseball player)

This kills me to write this on the heels of the Brewers sweeping the Dodgers out of the playoffs (even that has a life lesson in it, however - you don't win ever time and if all you care about is winning then most of the time you will end up unhappy; but if you can enjoy the journey the people around you and all the great things you do on the way, there is the possibility of always finding joy... but back to the quote). Jake Bauers was a dude who was a moment away from quitting baseball (and only kept going because his wife was pregnant and they needed insurance), and now he is the NLCS MVP. His full quote in explaining his turnaround, "I came into the year feeling like there was really only one person holding back, and that was myself. I stopped caring about results. I started caring about COMPETING." Not caring about the results seems crazy to some... after all, isn't that why we do stuff... to win, to be the best? Actually, no! And when we focus too much on the result (Steve Magness tells us), "it pulls us away from taking the actions that actually help us get there. An outcome obsession... activates more avoidance motivation. Our brain goes into protecting our ego mode because we've told it the results matter so much. We've got to let go... just enough, to get out of our own way." So true! When we care so much about the result that it is the only thing that matters, we actually harm ourselves. We do need to still care about results (you have to care... caring deeply is important, that's what gets you out of bed early in the morning, that's what pushes you to get homework done so you can sleep, that's what helps you dig through that tough repeat), but turn that down a little and realize that it is the COMPETING that gets you the result. So this week, think about simply COMPETING. COMPETE with those around you. COMPETE with those "against" you. COMPETE with your own negative self thoughts.

Race Report:

4A Divisionals - State Qualifying race up at Lakeside Park in Orem. It was cold and very XC'ish. The boys started us off in Section A and took the close win over Orem. Benji stayed up front throughout the race and was able to pull away in the last half mile for the win. Elliot ran solid throughout and took 6th; Nate continues to put up strong results and finished 9th; he was followed by Dustin in 15th, Brennan in 19th, Will D in 20th, and Tyler in 36th. The girls then followed with a good team effort to take 4th in Section B and qualify for State. Tevye took 2nd, Vanessa 13th, Brooklyn with her strongest race of the year in 23rd, Elin in 36th, Lyndie with a nice run to finish 38th, Lydia stepping in well for 50th, and Alyeska in 72nd. Results. St. George News. Deseret News.

Alumni Report: Trey represented UVU out at PreNationals in Indiana and tied for 2nd for the team. Avery was with UNLV out at the Bronco Invite in Santa Clara, California, where she took 7th for the Rebels.

Our Middle School program: This week we will have practice on Tuesday and Thursday after school at PVHS (Youngsters are also invited on Monday at 2:00p). This is a developmental camp hosted by our HS and is available for 6th-8th graders.  

Oct. 12 - 17 (Week 20)

We had a great Region meet! Congrats to everyone on their great efforts on a hard and hot course. And thanks so much to the parents that helped out at the finish line. 

This week we have our first round of State, our Divisional Qualifier. Unfortunately, we are only allowed to take a few alternates up. But we encourage everyone to keep practicing, so you can travel up with the team to State next week. We want to make a solid push for practice over the long weekend break. We know that some have things planned and that it is tough to be to practice over breaks. For our Varsity, we want to try and take advantage of the break to make our practices be a simulation of State. So try and be here - we will practice on Thursday (at PVHS) and Friday (at Bloomington Hills North Park) at 2:00p. Then Saturday (along with Thursday and Friday mornings for those who double) will be on your own or with your own group.

A reminder and invitation for those that finish up your race season to keep coming out to practice. Those that would like to join our team at State must keep coming to practice. And of course, we have our post season meets (even the Autumn Classic 2 miler here at PVHS) where we would love to have you join us as we all work to continue to build our aerobic engines and connect our seasons and years.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts. We'll have a little different schedule this week, so check it out. Use the Weekly Minutes form to go enter the number of days you ran and your total minutes from this past week (Week 19).

This Week's Schedule: **wear White or Bright to every am practice**

Monday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS (Varsity - PreState workout; JV optional) / PM after school at PVHS (Everyone) and Youngsters

Tuesday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS (Varsity - PreRace; JV no) / PM - JV after school at PVHS (Groove workout on track); Varsity up at State course for shakeout

Wednesday: AM - Varsity shakeout; JV optional / PM - JV after school at PVHS (and Youngsters); Varsity at Divisionals

Thursday: AM - on own (Regen run) / PM 2:00p at PVHS (Everyone, this is our main practice - run and weights) Youngsters invited

Friday: AM - on own (Regen run) / PM 2:00p at BHNP (Everyone, this is our main practice - workout) 

Saturday: on own or form own groups

Upcoming Events:

• Race: 4A Divisionals - October 14th (Weds) at Lake Side Park, Orem; Var Boys 1:20p (A race), Var Girls 1:40p (B race); travel itinerary (Varsity and a couple alternates only)
• Race: 4A State Championships - October 28th (Weds) at Sugar House Park, Salt Lake; Var Girls 2:30p, Var Boys 3:15p; Varsity races, but whole team is invited, travel info TBA
• Race: JV State Championships - October 31st (Sat) at Spanish Fork Sports Complex, Spanish Fork; JV Girls 11:00a, JV Boys 11:30a; Team has to sign you up (last day Oct. 29th), but athletes will plan your own travel/lodging plans *also open to Youngsters down to 5th grade*
• Race: Autumn Classic - November 5th (Thurs) (POSSIBLE DATE) at PVHS; Girls 7:00p, Boys 7:20p; 2 mile on the track
• PVXC Awards Night - date and info to be announced soon (athlete and families invited)
• Race: Nike Southwest Regionals - November 21st (Sat) at Toka Sticks Golf Course, Mesa; race times TBA; club travel trip to Az, leave Friday morning (20th), race 21st *also open to Youngsters*
• Race: Brooks West Regionals - December 5th (Sat) at Mt. SAC, LA area; race times TBA; club travel trip, but athletes plan own travel/lodging *also open to Youngsters*

***THOSE WHO ARE WANTING TO TRAVEL TO NIKE, YOU $100 DOWNPAYMENT WAS DUE LAST WEEK, PAY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IF YOU ARE GOING***

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PVXC Thought of the Week: "Only the disciplined ones in life are free. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and your passions." 

- Eluid Kipchoge

A few of you might recognize that we've used this quote before. We're bringing it back on the heals of Kipchoge winning (and setting a course record of 2:09) the Melbourne Marathon at nearly age 42 and 9 months after he retired from racing. Brad Stulberg talks about Kipchoge's discipline, saying, "(He) doesn't treat his discipline as suffering or a bad thing. He treats it as something that gives him the freedom to live his best life and express his fullest potential." That bit of understanding is what I find so important about this quote and the philosophy of discipline - some people will think of discipline as something that limits them (I have to go practice. I've got to go for a run. Or in other places in life... I have to do school work. I've got to clean my room.) - the piece that this type of thinking is missing is that by developing habits of discipline, YOU ACTUALLY OPEN THE DOORS TO ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS AND BE THE BEST PERSON YOU CAN BE. Going to practice everyday and getting runs in is what allows you to be your strongest physical self; it isn't a punishment, it is an opportunity. The same can be said for discipline in every other aspect of your life. 

If you want to truly become free and get on the road to becoming your best self, work on the habits of discipline and provide yourself with the opportunity to grow.

Race Report:

Region 9 Championships - Like we said, it was a very warm day on the course at BHNP, but you guys did a great job keeping the attitudes positive and the vibes high. We started off with a strong showing from our JV Girls who place 2nd: We had three in the top 10 and were led by Lydia who took 2nd overall. Ole had a tremendous race and left it all on the course taking 4th. And Laura finished up her Senior season with a great 9th place finish. Just after, Andi (12th) and Suzy (13th) came in to round off our scoring and Rylee in 18th and Avery in 22nd finished up our 7. Also a shout out to Ginger and Jovi for the growth throughout the season and fighting the whole race (sometime literally, right Ginger!). Next up, the JV Boys nearly hit the perfect score and finished with just 16 points to take the win: Will P started off the long Panther line with the win; he was followed by Nathan who has just had a tremendous year; Sebastian took 3rd; then Miles 4th; Hudson outkicked some fools to move up to 6th to finish off our scoring. Bennett placed 20th and Mikiah, who always runs great at BHNP, finished 21st to round out our 7. Some yells to Joseph who really saw a lot of growth this year, also to Liam who ran very well, and to Calin and Aiden who saw big improvements in their Freshman years. Our Varsity girls took a close 4th. Congrats to Tevye who finished 3rd and Vanessa on her well-earned 10th place finish. Brooklyn (20th), Alyeska (24th), and Elin (26th - coming back for her first race this season) completed our scoring; then Lyndie finished 27th and Claire 31st. We look forward to what this team does in the next few weeks as we continue to get healthy and grow as a team moving toward State. Finally a huge CONGRATULATIONS! to our REGION CHAMPION BOYS VARSITY TEAM. This was a pretty dominant performance against a very good DH team. Benji took 2nd, Elliot 4th, Nate 5th, Dustin 7th, Will D 10th, Tyler 11th, and Brennan 15th. This race was a great example of team racing and the patient and smart running that these guys have developed throughout this season. They have set themselves up to give a big push at State! Results. St. George News. Deseret News.

Our Middle School program: This week we will have practice on Monday after school at PVHS (Youngsters are invited Wednesday, but coaches will be gone to Divisionals, and Youngsters are also invited on Thursday at 2:00p). This is a developmental camp hosted by our HS and is available for 6th-8th graders.  

Oct. 5 - 10 (Week 19) Region Week!

Thank you to everyone that helped at the marathon and for Miles in organizing it all. It was a long, hot day, and you guys kept the energy and worked very hard. Thousands of people were grateful to you for your support. 

Now we focus onto Region and our championship season meets. Just another push and invitation for those that finish up your season this week to keep coming out to practice. Those that would like to join our team at State must keep coming to practice. And of course, we have our post season meets (even the Autumn Classic 2 miler here at PVHS) where we would love to have you join us as we all work to continue to build our aerobic engines and connect our seasons and years.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts. We'll have a little different schedule this week, so check it out. Use the Weekly Minutes form to go enter the number of days you ran and your total minutes from this past week (Week 18).

This Week's Schedule: **wear White or Bright to every am practice**

Monday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS (Everyone - prerace) / PM after school at PVHS (Everyone) and Youngsters.

Tuesday: AM - 6:45a at PVHS Regen run (White, Black, Silver: expected; Maroon: optional; Beginners: no) / PM - Race, Region at BHNP see info below

Wednesday: AM - off / PM after school at PVHS (Everyone, this is our main practice) and Youngsters.

Thursday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS Regen run and weights (White, Black, Silver: expected; Maroon: optional; Beginners: no) /  PM after school at PVHS (Everyone, this is our main practice) no Youngsters (race in Hurricane, see info below)

Friday: AM - 6:00a at PVHS (Everyone, this is our main practice) / PM after school at PVHS (White: expected; Black & Silver: optional; Maroon, Beginners: no)

Saturday: 7:30a at Bloomington Hills North Park (Everyone)

Upcoming Events:

• Race: Region 9 Championships - October 6th (Tues) at Bloomington Hills North Park; JV Girls 4:00p, JV Boys 4:40p, Var Girls 5:15p, Var Boys 5:45p; no bus - arrive at the park at no later than 3:00p. Please park outside of the park near the LDS church and walk into the park (we want to avoid parking along Vermillion). *We will need some help from PARENTS for the finish line and as course officials - look for info coming out on Binderly soon. Thanks to those that have already reached out. We have received your messages and will have a spot for you to help at the meet*
• Race: 4A Divisionals - October 14th (Weds) at Lake Side Park, Orem; time around noon, but TBA (depends on our placement at Region) Var Girls, Var Boys; travel info TBA (Varsity and a couple alternates only)
• Race: 4A State Championships - October 28th (Weds) at Sugar House Park, Salt Lake; Var Girls 2:30p, Var Boys 3:15p; Varsity races, but whole team is invited, travel info TBA
• Race: JV State Championships - October 31st (Sat) at Spanish Fork Sports Complex, Spanish Fork; JV Girls 11:00a, JV Boys 11:30a; Team has to sign you up (last day Oct. 29th), but athletes will plan your own travel/lodging plans *also open to Youngsters down to 5th grade*
• Race: Autumn Classic - November 5th (Thurs) (POSSIBLE DATE) at PVHS; Girls 7:00p, Boys 7:20p; 2 mile on the track
• PVXC Awards Night - date and info to be announced soon (athlete and families invited)
• Race: Nike Southwest Regionals - November 21st (Sat) at Toka Sticks Golf Course, Mesa; race times TBA; club travel trip to Az, leave Friday morning (20th), race 21st *also open to Youngsters*
• Race: Brooks West Regionals - December 5th (Sat) at Mt. SAC, LA area; race times TBA; club travel trip, but athletes plan own travel/lodging *also open to Youngsters*

PVXC Thought of the Week: "Great TEAMS are built when individuals chose something bigger than themselves. Once everyone commits to the same goal, the daily work begins to move the TEAM forward. Consistent effort creates trust, and trust allows TEAMmates to rely on one another. When trust is strong, TEAMS can face challenges together instead of alone. How a TEAM responds to challenges becomes the culture that defines it. A strong culture doesn't guarantee success, but it gives a TEAM its best chance to achieve something special. The power of a TEAM is not found in one person doing everything. It is found in everyone doing their part, together." 

- bentonvillexctf (Insta)

We've been through a lot this year. Injuries, sickness, good races and bad, a lot of heat, a lot of miles, challenges we've all faced outside of running, the challenges of coming together, learning to trust, working with those whose personalities are different than ours, meeting some goals and working on others, and on and on. Everyone of these things has made this TEAM what it is. This is an exciting time. It is emotional and exhilarating to be ready to toe the line at a Region Championship meet. Remember that it is okay to be a bit nervous and anxious - it shows that you care and want to do well for your TEAM and yourself. Go back to the many things we've talked about to help you accept the nerves and use them to get you ready to roll. And most importantly, remember that you will always have a TEAM there with you - a TEAM that cares for you, knows your worth and value, and will carry you just like you carry them. And... let's go have some fun!

Our Middle School program: There is a meet this week on Thursday, October 8th at Grandpa's Pond in Hurricane. We haven't got much info on it yet, but would love to have everyone participate. This week we will have practice on Monday and Wednesday after school at PVHS. This is a developmental camp hosted by our HS and is available for 6th-8th graders.