Sept. 11-16 (Week 15)

Hey we made it through the business of Homecoming Week and now we get a travel meet! Thanks for turning in your grades and being on top of stuff in school. Those who are having any struggles, manage your schedules and get the help you need to get things done. 

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for this week's workouts. We continue in 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 14 Minutes (fill out the form for the week we just completed). 

This Week's Schedule:

*Wear WHITE or BRIGHT to ALL AM PRACTICES*

Monday: AM - 6:15a short workout PVHS (Black and Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone - Team Meeting in Lec. Hall)

Tuesday: AM - 6:15a Weights and short run PVHS (Black, Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (for those that don't attend the meet)

Wednesday: AM - RACE see info below (no practice)  / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (for those that don't attend the meet) *Those who travel...We will do a short shake-out run (15mins) when we get back from our trip Weds. afternoon*

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: 8:00a PVHS (everyone)

Upcoming Events:

• RACE: Pre-State - *45 athletes (invited)* Wednesday 9/13, itinerary, 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'ish, 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).
• We were hoping to have a JV meet on/around Sept. 20 at Hurricane, but that has fallen through. We would still like to plan something, so the coaches are working on it.
• RACE: TwiKnight - *invited Varsity* Friday 9/22, itinerary will be sent home, JV Girls 5:00p, JV Boys 5:30p, Var Girls 6:00p, Var Boys 6:30p; Art Dye Park (American Fork), leaving Fri am

Race Report: 

Dixie All-Comers - 2023 results. It was nice to not have it 110 degrees this year, but it's still always a bit hot at BHNP. The teams did great. The Cuties (Youngsters!) got us off to a great start with some very solid racing. Then the girls ran. Our top finisher was Sariah in 17th. Cassie had a great race, and Laura continues to show a lot of growth and improvement as they finished as our 2nd and 3rd runners. The boys ran really well and took third (behind Hurr and Crimson varsity). Liam led the way with an 8th place finish and Gaige was 10th. We also had strong races from the Freshman crew as they keep improving and growing. 

Alumni Report: 

This year we have numerous PVXC athletes running at the next level. Julien and Keaton are at Utah Tech. Jessica and Carson are at Weber. Brook is at Utah State. This past Friday, Carson competed at the BYU Invite and took 7th for Weber and 19th overall with a time of 20:25 for the 4 mile course; great job Carson!

Athletes of the Week - (we didn't have any because of no team meeting on Monday, so we'll leave this blank this week)

Team Builder: 

Tough at Practice: 

Performance of the Week: 

Youngsters Info:

Practice held at PVHS at 3:00p Mondays and Thursdays for 6th-8th graders. Youth race Friday at Unity Park in Ivins. 1 and 2 mile options. 5:00p Elem Mile, 5:30 Middle School 2 Mile, be there early for registration and warm up.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 

"For a sprinter the thrill is going fast, but for a distance runner it is the journey in between the start and the end."

-unknown

A student was asking me about XC and why we run, and the answer I gave was a lot like this thought. Distance running is a very interesting thing - in that it hurts, its hot, in a way kinda crappy. But what is so great is to be part of this great journey. As a coach, it is watching each of you grow and overcome trials and adversity. To see you become better runners, teammates, and people. It's about all that. I don't know a lot of things we do in life that encompass all of those important aspects as well as distance running does. What a great thing. I just love it!