What a great State meet! Both Varsity squads picked a great time to have their best team races. The Hype Squads were as hype as ever. We had amazing support from family, friends, and alumni. It was a wonderful day... exactly what Pine View XC is all about.
As we turn our attention to the post-season, just another push for everyone to keep running. We will take some time off in December and rejuvenate mentally and physically. But for now, we want to keep building on the amazing shape we are in and run some fast races.
Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for this week's workouts. We're going to get back into our regular schedule, so that means some cold mornings - dress warm, but make sure we are always in white/bright for those dark runs (and there is nothing wrong with lights or reflective gear either).
This Week's Schedule:
*Wear WHITE or BRIGHT to ALL AM PRACTICES*
Monday: AM - 6:15a PVHS (Black and Silver required; no Maroon) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone - no team meeting today)
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 - 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 - 6:15a PVHS (Black required; Silver and Maroon optional) / Afternoon(PM) - RACE see info below (no practice)
Saturday: TBA
Upcoming Events:
- Halloween Ice Cream Run - on Halloween for practice we run to Artic Circle and get ice cream, plan your costumes now.
- RACE: Autumn Classic, Friday 11/3, in the evening (7:00p) Desert Hills HS, 2 mile on the track! Everyone should plan on racing, this is a great opportunity to see how quick your track times are after an amazing season of XC (plus it helps you get ready for Nike)
Race Report:
State - 2023 results. Great time to run our best team races of the season! The girls started us out well and placed 5th overall. Emmalee led the way with a 16th place finish. Kate followed with a 26th place finish. Brecken, Elle, and Katie rounded out our scoring with 32nd, 34th, and 39th place finishes. Brianna took 52nd (check out this article about her from the St. George News) and Vanessa 75th. This was the first time all season we beat both DH and Cedar at the same meet. It was a very solid team effort. The boys also beat DH and Cedar for the first time at the same meet all season while taking 4th overall. Talmage led the way earning medalist honors with his 9th place finish. He was followed closely by Bridger in 13th and Bender in 16th. Kyler, 34th, and Porter, 38th, finished up our scoring. Trevor ran another great race and placed 47th, while Evan finished 71st. St. George News Article
JV State - 2023 results. We had a few of our athletes go up to Spanish Fork and compete in the JV State Championships on Saturday. Laura and Samantha ran well for our girls. Jake led the way for the guys with a close pack of Ian, Brennan, Nate, and Elliot following behind. And Nathan also hit a PR. Proud of you for being brave to head up there and get a great race in (even in the cold).
Alumni Updates:
It was conference weekend in the NCAA. Julien ran very well for Utah Tech at the WAC championships taking 3rd for the team and helping them place 5th. Both Jessica and Carson raced for Weber in the Big Sky championships. Jess was 6th finisher for the Wildcats and Carson was 7th.
PVXC Thought of the Week:
"It's not about impressive workouts. It's about stacking week after week, month after month, of good solid hard work. Give me months on end of solid consistent work over some lights-out workouts, any day."
-Steve Magness
We've actually had this quote recently. But as we head into the "off-season" this is a very important thing to think about. I've had numerous people asking why we are still running - "You just had State, why are you still having practice?" This quote is the answer. Distance running is so different than almost any other sport. It's not skill-based, it is endurance-based (even our quicker stuff like 800s). So if you really want to excel you've got to keep developing it. Don't worry, we'll take a little downtime in December for a couple weeks. If we look at where we want this program to go, however, and where you want your individual running to go, now is an important time to keep stacking the weeks and keep on building with consistency.
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