Sept. 27-Oct. 2 (Week 17)

It seems strange, but we are actually nearing the end of this season. With just a few races left and about a month until State, let's all refocus on our efforts to be the best teammates and runners we can be. Let's also make sure we are staying on top of our school work (quarter ends in a few weeks!). 

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts. We're in the final week of our Pre-Comp phase. This phase focuses on race pace work - teaching us how to hold and maintain race paces for the entirety of a workout.

This Week's Schedule: 

MUST WEAR WHITE OR FLORESCENT (BRIGHT) TO EVERY AM PRACTICE

Monday: AM long run at 5:45a PVHS (Maroon: optional; Silver & Black: required). We will running into Washington / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone) team meeting and then practice.

Tuesday: AM weights and short run at 6:15a PVHS (Maroon: optional; Silver & Black: required) / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Wednesday: AM practice at 6:15a PVHS (Silver optional, Black required) / afternoon RACE: Hurricane Invite (info below)

Thursday: AM weights and short run at 6:15a PVHS (Maroon: optional; Silver & Black: required) / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Friday: AM workout at 6:00a PVHS (everyone) / afternoon practice after school for those who are assigned

Saturday: St. George Marathon aid station run. If you haven't signed up yet to help, the link will be sent around. Meet at THIS INFO WILL BE UPDATED AS SOON AS I GET IT!

Upcoming Events:

Hurricane Invite - Sept. 29th (Weds) at Sand Hollow Golf Course - Race schedule Youngsters 4:00p ($2 per runner), JV Girls 4:30p,  JV Boys 5:15p, Var Girls 6:00p, Var Boys 6:30p. (Varsity won't race, but will do their workout at the meet.) Bus is leaving PVHS at 3:10.

St. George Marathon Aid Station - Oct. 2nd (Sat) THIS INFO WILL BE UPDATED AS SOON AS I GET IT! We need everyone's help and family is invited as well. We will meet and run our Saturday morning run together and then be the best aid station known to human-kind!

Cedar Invite - Oct. 9th (Sat) at Cedar HS - Race schedule not announced yet, but races will start at 8:00a

NEW SCHEDULE and LOCATION FOR REGION

Region X Championships - Oct. 19th (Tues) at Bicentennial Park in Cedar (SUU course) - Race schedule JV Girls 1:30p,  JV Boys 2:15p, Var Girls 3:00p, Var Boys 3:30p. Bus is leaving PVHS at 11:30a. then pickup at PVMS.

***Remember that attendance at practice is mandatory to be running races.***

Race Report:

Border Wars - The Varsity girls and guys lined up with some of the very best teams in Utah and surrounding states on Friday at the Border Wars. The course was at Sugar House Park in SLC and used a similar layout to previous State courses (kind of a mix of the past two versions). The boys ran in the Varsity race and took 14th place. Trey and Kenny were our 1 and 2 separated by .2 secs. Zack ran 3rd for the team. He was followed by Bentley and Talmage who were also separated by less than a second. Our 6th and 7th were Porter and Kyler. The girls placed 12th in the Championship race. Brooklyn was our top finisher in 33rd. Adri wasn't far back as our 2nd finisher. Katie and Brinley ran much of the race together to finisher 3rd and 4th for our team and Kate finished 5th. Kennis and Brecken finished out our squad as 6th and 7th finishers.

Athletes of the Week: (from Week 15) 

Performance of the Week: Alianna (So.) - Alianna ran a huge PR at the PreState meet. She works extremelly hard and sets a great example for everyone on the team.

Tough at Practice: Roxy (Jr.) - Roxy has been working very hard at coming back from injury and moving up groups that she has been practicing with.

Team Builder: Grant (So.) - Grant has not only been showing great improvement himself, but he has been influencing the crew around him to do the same with his hard work and example

Minutes:
Fill out this form for our 16th week of practice. This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season as well as tracking goals and progress.

Youngsters: 

Our 6th-8th grade club are practicing regularly on Monday and Thursday at 3:00p-4:15 at PVHS (8th graders can ride a bus to the HS). Contact Martha Baker with questions 435-773-3667. There is a Youngsters meet at Sand Hollow GC on 9/29. We must pre-register. Cost is $2 per athlete.  

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"(The) best way to get where you're going is to be where you are."

-Brad Stulberg

Be present. Focus on what you are working on now. Do whatever you are doing, well. Lately we've been talking about the idea of how often we look at the desination as the only goal. And in doing so, we not only miss the journey, but we lose out on the enjoyment of reaching a goal. As we have set goals and targets for ourselves and our team, remember that the very best way to reach those is to do the absolute best at whatever it is your doing at this exact moment. If we are at practice, have a great practice (or even break it up smaller... run this rep well, stay with the group right now, etc). If it is bed time, put the phone away and go to bed. If it is time to do homework, set aside all distractions and do the homework. If it is time to be with people you love, be with them and not distracted by other things.

Sept. 20-25 (Week 16)

What a week! That Ironman experience was something and on top of that our race up at the State course was great. Also, great job at the Youngsters meet. Thanks everyone for your help and for your great behavior. Parents, be proud of the great kids you have - they handle themselves very well out in public (in private?... that may be a different story!)

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts. A couple more weeks of our Pre-Comp phase. This phase focuses on race pace work - teaching us how to hold and maintain race paces for the entirety of a workout.

This Week's Schedule: 

MUST WEAR WHITE OR FLORESCENT (BRIGHT) TO EVERY AM PRACTICE

Monday: AM workout at 6:00a PVHS (everyone)  / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone) team meeting and then practice.

Tuesday: AM weights and short run at 6:15a PVHS (Maroon: optional; Silver & Black: required) / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Wednesday: AM practice at 6:00a PVHS (those racing this weekend required, those not can choose the workout this morning or afternoon); if you do the workout this afternoon and have a recovery run usually on Wednesday morning, you should still come do it at 6:15a  / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Thursday: AM weights and short run at 6:15a PVHS (Maroon: optional; Silver & Black: required) / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Friday: AM workout at 6:15a PVHS (everyone - except Silvers who are racing this afternoon... this will be our main practice for Friday) / afternoon practice after school for those who are assigned / RACE: Border Wars in SLC for Varsity (info below)

Saturday: Make your own group runs.

Upcoming Events:

Border Wars - (Varsity Only) Sept. 24th (Fri) at Sugar House Park in SLC - Race schedule Var Boys 3:40p, Var Girls 3:20p (Varsity race) or 4:00p (Championship race). We will leave on Friday at 8:00a. An itinerary will be sent home with those participating.

Hurricane Invite - Sept. 29th (Weds) at Sand Hollow Golf Course - Race schedule Youngsters 4:00p ($2 per runner, must preregister so have info to Coach Martha at practice this week), JV Girls 4:30p,  JV Boys 5:15p, Var Girls 6:00p, Var Boys 6:30p. (At this time our Varsity teams are not scheduled to participate.)

***Remember that attendance at practice is mandatory to be running races.***

Race Report:

PreState Invite - We had the great opportunity to get on the new state course this past week. It was a little tougher than expected, but we ran well and saw many continue improvements. The Fresh/Soph girls race saw the Panthers take 2nd with Katie leading the way with a 4th place finish and Kate following up with an 8th place. Brecken medaled with a strong 15th place finish. Rounding out our scoring were Elle and Brianna (great to have you back racing!). In the boys Fresh/Soph, Talmage just missed out on a medal finishing 21st in a very tight pack with a 1 sec separation between 22nd-16th. Grant had a very strong race as our 2nd finisher. He was followed by Parker, Porter (welcome back!), and Wesley. In the Jr/Sr girls race, we once again took 2nd and placed 3 in the top 20. This time it was Brook with the 5th place finish, Adri 6th, and Brinley in 19th. Kennis continues to run strong, and she was followed by Kyanne who is running well at this stage of the season. Not far back, we had Amelia with another good race. In the Jr/Sr boys race, Trey earned our lone guys medal with a 10th place finish. Kenny closed the gap up a bit on Trey to finish 29th. They were followed by Zack, Bentley, and Allen. One of the best things about the race was the positive attitudes (and cheesy smiles of the guys!). We have put in a lot of work this year (and in the past years) and it is great to see everyone being coachable and working on having a positive contribution to the team wherever they are at.

Athletes of the Week: (from Week 14) SORRY I DIDN'T WRITE THEM DOWN... I'LL UPDATE!

Performance of the Week:  (.) - 

Tough at Practice:  (.) - 

Team Builder:  (.) - 

Minutes:
Fill out this form for our 15th week of practice. This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season as well as tracking goals and progress.

Youngsters: 

Our 6th-8th grade club are practicing regularly on Monday and Thursday at 3:00p-4:15 at PVHS (8th graders can ride a bus to the HS). Contact Martha Baker with questions 435-773-3667. There is a Youngsters meet at Sand Hollow GC on 9/29. We must pre-register. Cost is $2 per athlete. Please have info to Coach Martha this week if you will be participating. 

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"I want leaders that can lead in the 22 hours of the day when we are not at practice... I could care less about being in the middle of the circle counting to 10 or know what core exercise is next in our routine.

Classroom, hallway, parking lot and Friday night social event - lead!"

-Adam Kedge

You don't have to be a captain to lead. How are you doing at being a true leader? Are you contributing to our team by setting an example of leadership? Have you taken a younger teammate or two under your wing and helped them along the way? Have you shown the importance of the classroom by using down time to study and help those around you study? Do you show respect to our school? Do you lead by example in the hallways and in the locker room? This year has seen a lot of growth in our team culture that needed a reality check. What role are you playing in it? Proud of all of you for how well you did on the trip and in helping with the Youngsters meet and at the Ironman. I am convinced we could have run that bike station ourselves - even in the busiest of times. That's the kind of example and leadership of a true Renegade of Run!

Sept. 13-18 (Week 15)

We made it through a tough and demanding week of events and weather. Hopefully in all of this, we are having some fun. If not, reconnect with why you love XC and hopefully that excitement and fun is there for you. 

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts. We continue our Pre-Comp phase. This phase focuses on race pace work - teaching us how to hold and maintain race paces for the entirety of a workout.

This Week's Schedule: 

MUST WEAR WHITE OR FLORESCENT (BRIGHT) TO EVERY AM PRACTICE

Monday: AM workout at 6:00a PVHS (everyone)  / afternoon practice: 5:00p at PVMS (everyone) We will meeting up to help with the Youngsters meet that is at 6:30p at PVMS. 

Tuesday: AM weights and short run at 6:15a PVHS (Maroon: optional; Silver & Black: required) / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Wednesday: AM practice at 6:00a PVHS (no Maroon; Silver & Black: required) / afternoon practice in SLC after arriving at the meet. Those not traveling 3:00p PVHS

Thursday: AM RACE: PreState / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS those not traveling to the meet

Friday: AM practice at 7:00a meet up Turkey Farm (everyone... this will be our main practice for Friday) / afternoon practice none

Saturday: meet at Ironman (info below).

Upcoming Events:

PV Youngster Meet - Sept. 13th (Mon) at Pine View MS. One race for all Youngsters 6:30p. We will need help with course setup, timing, awards and stuff from our HS athletes. We will move our afternoon practice to 5:00p to help with this.

PreState - We will be taking around 40 athletes to this meet (overnighter). Sept. 16th (Thurs) at Regional Athletic Complex in SLC - Race schedule Fr/So Girls 8:00a,  Fr/So Boys 8:30a, Jr/Sr Girls 9:00a, Jr/Sr Boys 9:30a. We will leave on Wednesday at 12:00p. An itinerary will be sent home with those participating. Important info for spectators (prepayment of spectator fee is required).  

Ironman - We will be volunteering with the Ironman on Saturday, Sept. 18th. If you haven't signed up to help follow this link and sign up for T2 Bike Handler (Saturday). We will meet at PVHS at 8:15a to carpool over.

***Remember that attendance at practice is mandatory to be running races.***

Race Report:

Dixie All-Comers - Our JV squad ran a strong race in the heat last Tuesday. The girls were led by Kyanne who had an 11th place finish. Macy, Laney, and Elle had a strong pack finishing within 6 seconds of each other. Roxy finished out our scoring as our 5th runner. For the boys, Allen was our top runner placing 14th. Carson followed in 19th, Diego 21st, and Gianno 23rd. Bridger rounded out our scoring. 

Athletes of the Week: (from Week 13)

Performance of the Week: Carson (So.) - Carson continues to show great improvement throughout the year. At each race this season, Carson has run strong and make a push toward the top 10.

Tough at Practice: Dane (Jr.) - Dane has really dug in the past few weeks as he pushes to reach his goals. He is consistently running with the top group and extending his minutes and pace. 

Team Builder: Elle (So.) - Elle has been a great addition to our team this year. She brings a positive attitude and enthusiasm with her every day. 

Minutes:
Fill out this form for our 14th week of practice. This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season as well as tracking goals and progress.

Youngsters: 

Our 6th-8th grade club are practicing regularly on Monday (no Monday this week because of the race) and Thursday at 3:00p-4:15 at PVHS (8th graders can ride a bus to the HS). Contact Martha Baker with questions 435-773-3667. There is a Youngsters meet at Pine View Middle School on Monday at 6:30p. Be there around 6:00 for registration (no cost). Race distance app. 1.5 miles.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"Settling for mediocre is one of the biggest temptations in life. Always ask yourself if you can, should, and need to do more. If the answers are yes, then do more! Don't settle!"

-tweet from Sports Psychology

Never settle. Often the easiest thing in the world is to justify mediocrity; to say I've been doing well enough, or working hard enough, and I just am what I am. There is always room for growth and improvement in anything in life. A second time we settle is when we do good things. It is great to celebrate our accomplishments, but we should always see them as a stepping stone to further growth. Don't just set a goal, hit it, then say I guess I'm done. Instead, use it as proof that the hard work is paying off and now I have an opportunity to continue to grow and improve. XC is a great example for this growth mindset and we can see it in races. Sometimes we settle in and just cruise with the group around us. We're probably working hard, but could we do more? A growth mindset will look at a position in a race and look for ways to move up; one person at a time, move up little by little, and never settle. 

Sept. 6-11 (Week 14)

It's a busy week with a race Tuesday and Homecoming activities almost all week. Let's make sure we are prioritizing school work and recovery so we can enjoy all the activities of the week.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts. We've finished up our SWEP phase and will be moving into our Pre-Comp phase. This phase focuses on race pace work - teaching us how to hold and maintain race paces for the entirety of a workout.

This Week's Schedule: 

MUST WEAR WHITE OR FLORESCENT (BRIGHT) TO EVERY AM PRACTICE

Monday: AM long run at 6:45a PVHS (everyone) and we will carpool to our run out in Bloomington (Navajo Road) / afternoon practice: none!

Tuesday: AM weights and short run at 6:15a PVHS (Maroon: optional; Silver & Black: required) / afternoon practice RACE: Dixie All-Comers at BHNP (everyone) info below

Wednesday: AM Varsity will do the workout at 6:00a, others running their recovery run will be at 6:15a at PVHS (no Maroon; Silver: optional; Black: required) / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Thursday: AM weights and short run at 6:15a PVHS (Maroon: optional; Silver & Black: required) / afternoon practice 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Friday: AM practice at 6:15a PVHS (everyone... this will be our main practice for Friday) / afternoon practice 12:30p PVHS (Silver: optional, no Fresh/Sophs; Black and Maroon who didn't make it to am practice; no Maroon who ran in am)

Saturday: form your own group run.

Upcoming Events:

Dixie All-Comers (Pre-Region) - Sept. 7th (Tues) at Bloomington Hills North Park (location change!). Youngsters 5:30p (1 mile), Girls 6:00p, Boys 6:40p'ish. No bus to this meet. Everyone needs to be at the park at 5:00 (please park at the church down the road). JV will be competing at this meet. Region will be moved to either this location of SUU course (you will be told as soon as we know).

Homecoming Parade - Sept. 8th (Wed) along Telegraph in Washington. Time (? probably starts around 7:00p, meet at 6:30?). We would like our whole team there representing our amazing XC program! Wear uni top and black shorts.

PV Youngster Meet - Sept. 13th (Mon) at Pine View MS. One race for all Youngsters 6:30p. We will need help with course setup, timing, awards and stuff from our HS athletes. We will move our afternoon practice to 5:00p to help with this.

PreState - We will be taking around 40 athletes to this meet (overnighter). Sept. 16th (Thurs) at Regional Athletic Complex in SLC - Race schedule Fr/So Girls 8:00a,  Fr/So Boys 8:30a, Jr/Sr Girls 9:00a, Jr/Sr Boys 9:30a. We will leave on Wednesday at 12:00p. An itinerary will be sent home with those participating. Important info for spectators (prepayment of spectator fee is required).

Ironman - We will be volunteering with the Ironman on Saturday, Sept. 18th. If you haven't signed up to help follow this link and sign up for T2 Bike Handler (Saturday).

***Remember that attendance at practice is mandatory to be running races.***

Race Report:

Timpanogos Invite - The varsity squads traveled up north to race at Timpanogos this past weekend. On Friday, we were able to go to the new State course and run a practice, getting a feel for the layout. Then we went back to Orem and watched Julien race for DSU in the collegiate meet on the same course we would be running the next day. Our boys raced first Saturday in the Varsity division. Trey ran up in the front pack most of the race and had a strong finish to take 5th overall. Kyler continues to show great improvement and promise and was our 2nd finisher with a 26th overall finish. He was immediately followed by Kenny in 27th. Bentley was only 4 seconds back and finished 32nd. While Porter took advantage of his first Varsity race to take 5th on the team just 4 seconds off Bentley. Our 2-5 packing was a very solid 10 seconds helping the team take a strong 4th place. Both Zack and Parker were able to get there first true Varsity race experience. Our girls ran in the Varsity Elite race against the best teams in the state and some of the best teams in the country. Brooklyn led the team with an 18th place finish. Adri placed 40th, Katie 56th, Kate 75th, and Brinley 78th. Brecken ran well in her first Varsity meet to place 6th on the team and was followed closely by Kennis. Although this wasn't the race we wanted (placing 12th), we have a lot to take away from this experience to make us stronger in the future and get us ready for the goals of the season.

Athletes of the Week: (from Week 12)

Performance of the Week: Coleman (Jr.) - Coleman hit a major step in his progression as he broke the 20min bar at SUU a couple weeks ago. This is a big step and opens the door for many more great things in his progression.

Tough at Practice: Kate (So.) - Kate is one of the grittiest athletes on our team. She is always determined and digging the most out of herself while pushing her teammates to new heights. 

Team Builder: AJ (Fr.) - Pure energy! That's AJ. Although he's been down with injury for a few weeks. AJ has continued to be at every practice and bringing excited and energy to the team.

Minutes:
Fill out this form for our 13th week of practice. This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season as well as tracking goals and progress.

Youngsters: 

Our 6th-8th grade club are practicing Monday and Thursday at 3:00p-4:15 at PVHS (8th graders can ride a bus to the HS). Contact Martha Baker with questions 435-773-3667. There is a Youngsters meet at Bloomington Hills North Park on Tues. at 5:30p.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"If you want to know how fast someone is, put them on the track. If you want to know how tough they are, put them on a cross country course."

-Amory Rowe

This is what I love about XC and what PVXC has prided itself on for years. There are teams that may have more talent, but toughness? That's where our team has stood out. PVXC has been built on tough, scrappy runners that have always laid everything out there on the course. It's a skill that can only be developed through hard work, discipline, and dedication to your team. And it's a skill that some of us are really developing now and others need to dig deep and find. When it comes down to it on an XC course, the "winner" is always going to be the runner and team with the most heart and toughness.