Wow! Summer is almost over. Those of you who have been putting in the hard work with consistency are really going to see it pay off. But, it is not too late to step up your commitment and consistency if you've been struggling a little. And, it is definitely not too late to join our team - we really need a few more athletes (especially girls); please reach out to friends and neighbors and talk to them about why you do this and how you think it could be an awesome part of their life.
We've got to get our RegisterMyAthlete started/finished up. So please go check out where you are at with it and get it done. You're RMA will need to say "Ready for Tryouts" by Aug. 5 to be at practice. And it will need "Complete" by the first day of school (Aug. 12) for you to be able to compete at our first meet at Cedar. Check out where you stand on this spreadsheet.
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Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (you have to request access on your school account to see the workouts). This is our final week in the foundation phase. Although we will keep solid minutes (and building for those who are new to the team in the next few weeks), our main focus will be holding our minutes pretty solid and bringing in more aerobic style reps.
Thanks to those who have been keeping up your minutes each week. Entering your minutes each week is another sign of you commitment to the team and your own individual goals. Click here and track your minutes from Week 8: Weekly Minutes.
This Week's Schedule: bring water and a towel (for stretches and drills on grass)
Monday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elementary (Everyone) / PM: easy run on own (or form own group) or DT (White and Black expected, Silver optional)
Tuesday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Washington Elementary (Everyone). Weights* after practice at PVHS / PM: easy run on own (or form own group) (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional)
Wednesday: PVXC Time Trial: Regular practice at 7:00a at Bloomington Hills North Park (Everyone), race starts at 7:45a info below / PM: easy run on own (or form own group) (White and Black expected, Silver and Maroon optional - no Fresh)
Thursday: Regular practice at 7:00a at Elementary (Everyone). Weights* after practice at PVHS / PM: easy run on own (or form own group) (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional)
Friday: Regular practice at 7:00a at TBA (Everyone)
Saturday: Regular practice at 7:00a at TBA (Everyone)
*we will decide as a team if we want to do weights right after AM practice or if we want to meet together to do it at PM practice together.
Book Club Reading: This will be our final book club discussion of the summer. Come Monday ready to share a few thoughts about the Week 8. Please read the assigned sections so we can have good comments: Week 7-8 reading (At the very least, read the quotes from below and think about the questions that go with it.)
Upcoming Events:
- Waffle Wednesdays - Wednesday morning after practice, location TBA
- PV Time Trial* - Wednesday, July 31st, Bloomington Hills North Park, practice starts at 7:00a, RACE starts at 7:45a (everyone)
- Spike Night at St. George Running Center, Friday, August 2nd, 7:00p (everyone)
- Desert Relays* - Monday, August 5th, 6:00p, Bloomington Hills North Park, relay meet vs. Desert Hills (everyone)
- Renegade Camp (for invited runners) - August 6th-7th, Beaver
- HOKA Mile Relays* - Saturday, August 10th, 8:00a(?), Pine View High School, relay meet (everyone, including families/friends)
- Cedar All-Comers - Wednesday, August 14th, 6:00p(?), Cedar HS, bus TBA. Youngsters Race before (5:30p?)
Race Report:
24th of July 2 Miler - This was a great opportunity for our team to test our fitness after a long summer training block, to shake out some of the cobwebs of running fast, and to calm the racing nerves a little in a less stressful environment. The team really did well. Our girls' numbers were down a little, and we need to get everyone on the team to come out and not miss days. But we saw some strong improvements from last year's times by those who were back this year. The boys saw our best 24th race since we started in 2019 with new team records for top 5, top 7, and top 10 as well as our smallest spread between 1-5 and 1-7. Those are great TEAM efforts! 2024 Results / Records
Youngsters (our 6th-8th grade club):
We want to invite all interested 6th-8th graders to join the most successful and fun running club in Southern Utah. We run our club as a youth camp for XC and usually meet 2 times a week. Days and times TBA. All of our Youngsters are invited to join us at our time trial, the Desert Relays, and the HOKA Mile Relays. The Cedar All-Comers will also have a youth race before the HS races. MORE INFO COMING SOON!
PVXC Thought of the Week: "Don Hume had lost a worrisome 14 pounds from his normal weight." "By early afternoon the rain had still not let up in Grunau." "Booby Moch never heard him. Never saw the flag (that signaled the start of the race)... and the Husky Clipper, for a horrific moment, sat motionless at the line..." "As they moved out into the widest part of the Langer See, the winds grew even stronger. White, frothy waves began splashing over..." "They were suddenly right up alongside the enormous wooden bleachers... not more than ten feet from thousands of spectators screaming in unison, 'Deustch-land! Deutsch-land! Deutsch-land!"
-Daniel James Brown, Boys in the Boat
"Where is the spiritual value of rowing?... The losing of self entirely to the cooperative effort of the crew as a whole."
-George Pocock, Boys in the Boat
So the first collection of quotes are excerpts from the gold medal race (or leading up to it). For these, think about what they might have in common. Why did we pull these little sections out and want you to think about them?
The second quote is another awesome quote from Pocock. What we'd like you to think about here is (once again connecting the book/quote to running) have you found this thought to be true in your running? How does this "spiritual value of (running)" tie in with your experiences and the experiences we can have/have had here at PVXC?
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