A great week in the books. We made some comments about practice last week, and overall we did much better. Keep striving to find ways to be at practice rather than excuses to not be (if you want a great quote about excuses talk to Porter, her had an epiphany the other day!).
A thought for parents and athletes: our XC program is in the situation that many activities are finding a struggle with right now - a lack of participation. Although we have a solid crew of Freshman, our Youngsters crew has really fallen off on numbers this year, and it has us concerned for the future. The greatest recruiting tool is you (parents and athletes) and your communication with neighbors and friends. We would love if all of you would spread the word around neighborhood and friends. If XC has beneficial to you and you've seen your child (or self) growing, learning, and just generally becoming a better person because of this sport and team, will you go out of your way to share this with everyone you know. We are desperately looking for new athletes (grades 6-12) and hope to keep our program and its tradition of excellence going for long into the future.
Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for this week's workouts. We move into our Competition Phase where we want to give everyone a chance to really have great races. Although we still need to keep our aerobic engines strong, we don't focus as much on the long run; instead we continue growth of race pace (and touch on sub race pace) development.
Minutes: Update your minutes for Week 12 Minutes (fill out the form for the week we just completed). Congrats to Carson, Nathan, and Talmage who were the only ones to turn in their minutes each week and on earning there Summer 60 Commitment shirts (hopefully we get those in some day).
This Week's Schedule:
*Wear WHITE or BRIGHT to ALL AM PRACTICES*
Monday: AM - 6:15a (Black and Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone) Meet in Lecture Hall for team meeting
Tuesday: AM - 6:15a Weights and short run PVHS (Black, Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone) *We might do a morning session of the workout for Varsity and anyone else who wants to join us then because of the heat - that will be at 6:00a*
Wednesday: AM - 6:15a regeneration run PVHS (Black required; Silver optional; no Maroon; no Freshmen), Yoga at 6:45a everyone invited / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone)
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) - RACE: Timpanogos Invite - Varsity and some upper JV
Saturday: on own or form your own group
Upcoming Events:
- RACE: Timpanogos Invite - *INVITED VARSITY and some upper JV* Friday, 9/1, itinerary will be sent home, JV girls 10:00a, JV boys 10:30a, Var girls 11:00a, Var boys 11:30a, awards after, Lakeside Park (Orem), leaving Thurs at noon
- RACE: Dixie All-Comers - *JV* Tuesday, 9/5, Youngsters 5:00p, girls 6:00p, boys 6:40p, Bloomington Hills North Park (St. George), NO TEAM BUS (HS be to park at 5:00p)
- RACE: Pre-State - *45 athletes (invited)* Wednesday 9/13, itinerary will be sent home, 9/10 Girls 8:00a, 9/10 Boys 8:30a, 11/12 Girls 9:00a, 11/12 Boys 9:30a, Regional Athletic Complex (Salt Lake), leaving Tues at noon, spectator info (parents, please read if planning on attending) *To be invited, athletes MUST be at all practices and have grades up (we may implement further restrictions to get to our 45 athletes)
Race Report:
Cedar All-Comers - 2023 results. Panthers did very well at the SUU Invite. The Varsities went first with the boys securing the team title and continuing their assault on the all-time PV record book. We were paced by Talmage who stuck right up front the whole race and won in an exciting kick (8th all-time PV, 5th all-time PV Sr, 3rd PV Champ). Bridger placed 4th (7th all-time PV Jr), Bender 7th (2nd all-time PV Soph), Kyler 8th (9th all-time PV Sr) and Porter 16th to get a 36-40 win over Cedar. All 3 team averages were in our top 10 SUU records (a race we have records of since 2007): 2nd in Top 5, 3rd in Top 7, and 5th in Top 10! The girls placed three in the top 10 with Emmalee taking 6th (6th all-time PV So.), Brecken 7th, and Elle 9th (all three broke into the PV top 50) to help guide the girls to a 2nd place finish behind Cedar (35-40). The JV boys ran very well and placed all five scores in the top 10 led by Trevor in 3rd, Carter 4th, Liam 7th, Evan 8th, and ultimately Grant's 10th finish by just .07 won the meet for the boys at 32-33 over Cedar. In the JV girls race, Jordyn placed 10th for the Panthers. Some other notable performances were Laura's strong race as our 2nd JV finisher and Elliot, Nate, and Brennan all finishing close together in the JV races to lead our Freshman boys. PVXC Records. St. George News Article
Athletes of the Week - (from last week)
Team Builder: Ferrell, So. Continues to bring great vibes to practice and encouraging everyone.
Tough at Practice: Cassie, Sr. In her first year of XC, she has really grown a lot by pushing herself and all those around her.
Performance of the Week: Trevor, So. Had a breakthrough race at Cedar All-Comers taking 6th place on the team.
Youngsters Info:
Practice held at PVHS at 3:00p Mondays and Thursdays for 6th-8th graders.
PVXC Thought of the Week:
"XC is a team sport, yes? And how do you help your team? By being the best runner you can be. So don't skip the "little things" and make sure you get plenty of sleep. Your teammates are counting on you."
-Jay Johnson
We always do better when we see ourselves as part of a greater unit. Although running might feel solo, XC is about as true team sport as there is: everyone actually participates and every person can help score or hurt the scores of other teams. And most importantly, everyone of you makes up the great team that is Pine View. So remember, every thing you do (and don't do) is affect our team in either a positive or negative way. So how about going to bed 15 minutes earlier tonight?!
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