*UPDATE*
***********So this new round of Covid mandates has brought a cancellation of the Border Wars (bumma) and postponing our ability to meet as a team for a couple weeks. As such, we are going to move into the Transition Phase of our season right now. What this means: the Transition Phase is when we move from one season to the next. In the past we have called this our two week's off, but we no longer use that terminology. Why? Because "off" has the connotation of not doing anything for those two weeks - which is the exact opposite of what we need to be doing. So what does Transition mean? It means getting out and doing something everyday for the next two weeks: biking, lifting, going to the gym, x-training, swimming, rowing, easy-short runs (20-30 mins, but just singles, no doubles). You need to be doing something each day. Don't just go home and sit there all afternoon. These will all be done on your own - no team led practice. So it is up to you to stay active. We have had an amazing season with so much growth. Let's keep it going by continuing down the path of growth (in a smart way - which means be active, but also let yourself recover mentally and physically by cutting things down). A warning... Don't try and get ahead by continuing to push super hard these two weeks. ALL OF US - INCLUDING YOU - NEED TO HAVE TIME TO RECOVER. Pushing hard in these next two weeks is asking for injuries later. This also means we will have to push back our awards until after these two weeks as well. A positive to this: we will be able to move into our track training earlier and be more prepared for a great track season!***********
Thanks for a great trip up north everyone. It was great to see many of you run well. We got there and home safely (many thanks to our drivers and chaperones!). And we were able to continue to put our fitness to the test against some of the best in the state.
Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts - Make sure you check out the schedule of workouts for the week to see when you should be at practice. We are two weeks out from our final competition of the season - the Border Wars. We will treat these two weeks very similar to our final two weeks before State. Our biggest goal - have each of you prepped to run as fast as possible.
<<<PLEASE WEAR BRIGHT or WHITE TO ALL AM RUNS>>>
This Week's Schedule:
Mon - am - 6:15a (Level 3-4, optional for Level 2, no Fresh, Sophs take Mon and/or Wed am off); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone - no team meeting)
Tue - am - 6:15a weights and run (Level 2-4, optional Level 1); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone)
Wed - am - 6:15a (Level 3-4, optional for Level 2, no Fresh) yoga at 6:40 all invited; afternoon - 3:00p
Thur - am - 6:15a weights and run (Level 2-4, optional Level 1); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone)
Fri - am - 6:15a (everyone); afternoon - after school (Level 3-4, optional Level 2, no Level 1)
Sat - group or individual run
Border Wars Utah Qualifier:
Great job to everyone who took the opportunity to participate. It was a fun environment to run XC in fall conditions on a fast grass full 5K course. Results can be round at here. Congrats to those who qualified for the Championship Races held at Staheli Farm on Nov 21st (the Varsity girls and Scottie) and an extra shout out to Katie and Kate for stepping up to the challenge and running their very first Varsity race and not only running very well, but helping the team qualify. The rest of the team can/should sign up for the Varsity/JV races on the 21st.
Upcoming Events:
Border Wars: Nov. 21st at Staheli Farm. We can begin registration, but let's wait to discuss things a little on Monday before we register. Registration link here. PVXC Dream Mile: Nov. 23rd at PVHS Is probably going to be moved. We will discuss it on Monday (as a result, we may have some changes in our practice schedule this week as well... info will be sent out with updates)
Team Banquet: we will be having an awards night, but we are very limited in what we can do. Hopefully plans will come together soon.
PVXC Thought of the Week:
"Everyday in practice was a competition. So when the game comes - there's nothing that I hadn't already practiced; it's a routine."
-Michael Jordan
Jordan was a notriously intense practicer. Take this in comparison to Allen Iverson who once ranted about practice being "just practice". Both were tremendous basketball players; however, one is labeled as one of the greatest ever, while the other is often met with questions of "how great could he have been?". Guess which one is which. Although our practices aren't a competition every single day, each does have a purpose. And when you identify that (or those) purpose(s), you can get the very most of of each practice. Some practices are meant to develop you aerobically, others help you run fast as certain paces. Some parts of a practice help you to stay healthy and strong (drills, SAMS, weights, etc), others help you develop form and speed (wickets, Beast and Feast). How well do you do at identifying the purpose of each practice and getting the most out of it? Are you on track to be one of the greats by getting the most out of yourself that you possibly can, or are you going to be looked back upon with questions of "how great could they have been if they had only quit messing around in practice and did what they were supposed to do?"
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