It's race season! Hopefully you are excited to show your hard work over the summer. There is probably some nervousness in there too, and that's okay. Nerves show that you care and want to do well. The key is to just not let those nerves shut you down. How do you do that? By going back to the hard work you've put it (think of good workouts, your growth, etc), by remembering that this is just one part of the journey, and by remembering that all those who care about you (family, team, coaches) believe in you and are there to support you not judge you.
Of course, we also start up school this week. So there are some extra stressors in our lives. This is a good time to make sure you are doing all the things to keep a healthy body and mind by working on your sleep schedule (make it a few minutes better each night/week), working on healthy eating, and developing a time schedule that works for you with school work, practice, family/friend time, and your other activities.
Parent Info: As we head into our first full XC race this week, a little info about our expectations and how things go -
- each athlete needs to ride the bus with the team - this gives us plenty of time to warm up and to be there to support our teammates, as well as build the team bonds with the fun/crappiness of trips together!
- after a race, please let the athletes do their cool downs - often we want to give lots of hugs and talk about the good and bad; instead (as we've told the athletes to do) just give a quick wave and an "I love you" or whatever and let them get into their post run stuff
- speaking of talking after a race, what do you say as a parent? - be positive and tell your kids you are proud of their hard work and growth; let the athlete talk (or not) about how well/not as well they did (let them lead the conversation); don't try to coach the athlete (that coaching is so often well meaning, but that's what we get paid the big bucks for! You just be the beaming parent!)
- athletes are expected to stay the entire meet and watch all the races (even if theirs gets done earlier) - again this is about the team; we are a team, we need to be there for each other and support each other. And if you need to leave, that's why we have a bus. In fact, often that time on the bus is the absolute best bonding because the stress of the race is gone and the kids can decompress.
- If you are going to take your child (again, after all the races, please), you MUST check out with the coach who has the clipboard and sign your child out. Athletes CAN ONLY GO HOME WITH THIER GUARDIAN - not with a family friend, neighbor, sibling, even grandparent (those situations must be approved by the administration in writing before the meet - it is for your child's safety)
Stuff you HAVE TO DO!:
Register My Athlete - most are done; check and finish if you haven't.
Physical - Get yours done if you haven't yet. Must be at least scheduled, and has to be complete before you can compete at Cedar or later races. If you had your physical done at the end of school last year, make sure you have done your RMA so that the office can enter your physical in.
Fee - has to be paid. Again, has to be done before you can compete at Cedar or later races.
Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for this week's workouts.
Minutes: Update your minutes for Week 10 Minutes (fill out the form for the week we just completed).
This Week's Schedule:
Monday: Regular practice at 7:00a at PVHS (Everyone) / afternoon on own
Tuesday: AM - 6:15a Weights and short run PVHS (Black, Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone)
Wednesday: AM - 6:15a regeneration run PVHS (Black required; Silver optional; no Maroon; no Freshmen), Yoga at 6:45a everyone invited / Afternoon - RACE, Cedar All-Comers, see info below
Thursday: AM - 6:15a Weights and short run PVHS (Black, Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone)
Friday: AM - 6:00a PVHS (everyone) / Afternoon - Black and upper class Silver required; no Fresh/Sophs or Maroons)
Saturday: Sandstone Elem at 6:30a (Everyone)
Upcoming Events:
- RACE: Cedar All-Comers - Wednesday, 8/16, girls 6:00p, boys 6:30ish (there is a race for Youngsters who want to run at 5:30p), Cedar HS, bus leaves PVHS at 4:00'ish.
- CAR WASH - Saturday, 8/19, 9:00a-1:00p, we'll meet earlier and run
- RACE: SUU Invite - Saturday, 8/26, Var girls 8:00a, Var boys 8:30a, JV Girls 9:00a, JV Boys 9:45a, awards after, Bicentennial Park (Cedar), bus leaves PVHS at ?
Uniforms: We will be getting our uniforms Monday. You have to pay first (at the PVHS finance office) before picking up your uni. All tops are $35, girls shorts are $25. Guys, hopefully you have ordered your shorts online (go back the last few weeks and follow one of the links to order)
Race Report:
Desert Relays - 2023 results. Great job at the relays. It was a great way to start off our racing season and have some fun in a lower stress atmosphere. We had many great performances. Congrats to the girls who were able to reclaim the Cross-Stitch Bear and to Emmalee and Elle who won the plates as top performers in their legs.
Athletes of the Week - (will update)
Team Builder:
Team Builder:
Tough at Practice:
Tough at Practice:
PVXC Thought of the Week:
"The only way to get where you want to go is to start from where you are. Not where you want to be. Not where you think you should be. Not where you wish you were. Not where others think you should be. But where you are."
-Brad Stulberg
Thought this was an appropriate thought as we start up some racing. Some of us have had amazing summers of training; others, not so much. And now we start racing and doing workouts at race pace, we might be wanting to do more than we are ready for, or maybe we are a little embarrassed that we aren't quite in the shape we want to be, so we want to do more/faster. But, like all things in life - it is what it is. There is no changing what has happened, but there is a clear path to the future: do what your supposed to, when your supposed to, how your supposed to, and work to eliminate your struggles and things will get better. We still have a long season. Work from where you're at with consistency and good things will happen!
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