Week of Aug. 26-31 (Week 13)

Hopefully we are all in the full swing of things with school and practice and all everything else. We're going to use this space to talk a little about being invited to Murray (race is next week, 9/6). To be invited to Murray each athlete must:1) attend every required practice 2) be updating his/her Final Surge 3) have grades up to team standards - a grade check will happen on Friday, each athlete must turn in a print out of his/her grades by Friday practice (if your grades are struggling you have the week to get them fixed; if your teacher isn't putting your work in, turn it in on time!). Those whose grades may be below our team expectations will be put on probation from the team (no practice, no meets, no team activities) until the grades are up. We have a team goal of a 3.5 GPA - although each individual situation will be taken into account, athletes should be maintaining a 3.0 to help us reach our goal. 4) pay $25 hotel fee before we go.

*PVXC Gear Store is open - orders must be placed by tonight*

remember that none of this gear is required
We invite family, friends, and whoever else to order gear

Purpose of the week's workouts - This is our final week of SWEP. In our next phase, we start to transition to a little quicker (race pace) workouts and more focus on hills. So we really want a solid week of workouts here.

IF YOU HAVE PINE VIEW GEAR, WEAR IT TO PRACTICE!
and remember bright or white in the mornings is required 

Here's our schedule for the week - all practices at PVHS unless noted, am practices we will meet by the glass room/weight room, afternoon practices we will meet under the marquee at the front of the school). Afternoon practices will generally run from 3:00p - 5:00p.

Monday: am - 6:00 (Levels 2 and 3, 1 optional) - If you want to do the workout this week, be here / afternoon 3:00 (everyone meet in the lecture hall and then we will have a short run)

Tuesday: am - 6:15 weights and short recovery run (Levels 2 and 3, 1 optional) / afternoon 3:00 (everyone)
Wednesday: am - 6:15 easy recovery run (Level 3, 2 optional, no Level 1 or Freshman/Sophomore) / afternoon 3:00 (everyone)
Thursday: am - 6:15 weights and short recovery run (Levels 2 and 3, 1 optional) / afternoon 3:00 (everyone)

Friday: am - 6:15 easy recovery run and yoga (Levels 2 and 3 optional, no Level 1 or Freshman) / afternoon 3:00 (all JV) / Race - Weber State Invite (Varsity only) at El Monte Golf Course in Ogden, suburbans will leave around 8:45, race schedule: Var Girls - 5:30p, Var Boys - 6:00p - $5 entry fee for spectators

Saturday: on your own or organize your own group run

Weekly Challenge - Using the ideas of our quote (below), take time to evaluate your role in leading by example with the team and pick something you can work on to do better.

A few things to be looking forward to - please note these events and plan on attending:

Upcoming Schedule -
*Weber State Invite - Friday (8/30) El Monte GC, Ogden - We will be taking our top 7 boys and girls. Leaving Friday morning and returning Saturday afternoon (full itinerary will be sent home later)
*Dixie All-Comers - Tuesday (9/3) St. George GC - 6:00p (Youngsters at 5:30)
*Murray Invite - Friday (9/6) Murray Park - We will be taking each member of the team that meets our travel requirements of practice, logging runs, and attitude. Leaving Friday morning and returning Saturday afternoon (full itinerary will be sent home later)
*Hurricane Invite - Wednesday (9/11) Sky Mountain GC (?) - time TBA

Week 12 Athletes of the Week - 
Team Builder - Emily Bush (So); Since joining our team at the beginning of the school year, Emily has brought a great attitude to the program.
Tough at Practice - Boston Horspool (Jr); Boston has really dug in the past few months and has really been pushing himself and his teammates to do great things.
Best Performance - Sadie Taylor (Jr); Sadie really dug in at the SUU Invite this past weekend and ended up as our 5th scorer for the JV squad.

Race Report -
SUU Invite - We had a very successful race at the SUU Invite on Saturday. Although we sat some of our Varsity runners, the teams still placed well and many individuals ran strong. All of the guys in the Var Boys race were racing varsity for the first time. Our top finishers were Gabe and Tyler who placed 28th and 33rd. One of the best races of the day came from Bentley as he placed 3rd for our team. The Varsity girls sat 4 runners and still placed 2nd overall at the meet. The team was led by a top 10 finish from Adri who was followed closely by Brooklyn. Brinley, Jenna, and Emma rounded out our scoring. In the JV boys race, we saw continued growth from many runners including strong races from Elijah, Issac C., and Nic. The JV girls finished 3rd and were led by a top 10 finish from Kyanne. She was followed closely by Addi T. and Kylee. Among the other many other good races Macy stood out with one of her best races, yet.

Youngsters Running Club - Our youth club has been rolling for a week, but we are still open for any 6th-8th graders to join us. Practice is Monday and Thursday at 3:00 at PVHS. For questions email Coach Holt at pineviewxc@gmail.com

Thought of the Week: "If your teammates followed your example today instead of your advice, where would you be leading them?"
-unkown
Often we are able to see how others are doing in things such as drills and in workouts. This makes it pretty easy to point out struggles and flaws. Instead of looking at others, however, maybe the best idea would be to lead by example and make sure you yourself are doing everything as best as you can. And then as you find yourself leading by example, mix yourself in with your teammates who may be struggling and lead with your example and proximity instead of words that often fall upon deaf ears and usually pull us apart.