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Here we go! Although it is always a bit of a bummer to have summer coming to a close, that also means it's time to get racing. We start our official XC season with the Desert Relays on Monday (there has been a little adjustment with time, so check that out below) and then the community HOKA Relays on Saturday.
If you haven't completed your registration on registermyathlete/activate, you must get that fully complete (paperwork, physical, and fee) and be marked as "Complete" by the end of this week so you are eligible to race at Cedar next week. (Here is a list of those who are "Complete" as of Sunday: Joseph, Sebastian, Nathan, Nate, Kody, Hudson, Tyler, Braxton, Suzy, Ada, Jada, Jenevieve, Emberlynn - everyone else has a least 1 thing to do... so please do it!)
Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts. This week we will use our races as some of our workouts. We will also get a long run in on Wednesday. Use the Weekly Minutes form to go enter the number of days you ran and your total minutes from this past week (Week 9) - keep entering your minutes!
This Week's Schedule: bring water and a towel each day (for stretches and drills on grass)
Monday: 7:00a at Washington Elementary (Everyone) / PM Desert Relays (see info below)
Tuesday: 7:00a at PVHS (Everyone) / Weights and plyos right after practice / PM on own (White, Black, Silver: expected; Maroon, Beginners: optional)
Wednesday: 6:30a at PVHS, Book Club, and Waffle Wednesday! (Everyone and bring a friend!) / PM on own (White, Black: expected; Silver: optional; Maroon, Beginners: no)
Thursday: 7:00a at PVHS (Everyone) / Weights and plyos at PVHS right after practice / PM on own (White, Black, Silver: expected; Maroon, Beginners: optional)
Friday: 7:00a at PVHS (Everyone) / PM on own (White: expected; Black, Silver: optional but no Soph or Fresh; Maroon, Beginners: no)
Saturday: HOKA Relays (see info below)
Book Club Reading: Will be updated as soon as we get the article
Upcoming Events:
- Waffle Wednesdays - ongoing after each Wednesday am practice.
- Race: Desert Relays - August 3rd (Mon) at Bloomington Hills North Park, (because of the extreme heat, we have moved the races back) 7:45p Girls, 8:15p Boys. This is our first official race of the season (please plan on attending). It is a fun, low-stress meet against Desert Hills. We'll meet for warm ups at 6:45p. Please make sure you don't park in front of people's driveways (good parking is at the Larkspur Park or at the LDS church off of Ft. Pierce Dr. and Larkspur Rd.
- Race: HOKA Relays - August 8th (Sat) at PVHS, 7:00a (team will meet at 6:10a for warm ups). Super fun community event (family, friends, others are invited) where everyone runs a mile on the track.
- Race: Cedar All-Comers - August 12th (Wed) at Cedar HS, 6:00p, bus time TBA.
Uniform Info: See previous post for info (get shorts ordered ASAP)
PVXC Thought of the Week: "Before every race, the last half an hour I used to say to myself, what am I doing here? I felt so awful, so tired, I just wanted to lie down and sleep... I just didn't want to be there.'"
-Murray Halberg
Who is this guy? Why put this quote on here? Because Murray Halberg isn't just some dude who's stressing about a race, he was an Olympic 5000m champion. And as we get ready to move into some races, it's important to recognize that even the best run through the same emotions that the rest of us do - doubt, fear, nerves and anxiety, wanting to be basically anywhere but the arena. Steve Magness tells us that these feelings are not weakness. He says, "The moments before you begin often feel like chaos. Your brain screams to escape, find a hole to step in... do anything to get you out of this moment." He goes on to explain that this something our brains have been trained to do over thousands of years of survival. Our brain is protective and wants us to remove things that are hard (and racing is hard). It is important for each of us to remember that the thoughts of wanting to quit before you start (or during) is so normal. Negative thoughts of quitting are not a sign of weakness; it is your mind trying to protect you. They aren't a sign that you aren't going to do well; rather it's a sign that you care. That's why starting is the hardest part. The trick is to work through these emotions with things you can control: your warm up, connections with teammates who are going through the same thing, connecting back to times you have overcome these feeling before, recognizing the emotions instead of trying to bury them. Each of these steps creates a bridge through these emotions and gets you going.
Athletes of the Week:
Claire, Sophomore - She continues to bring an attitude of hard work and the importance of TEAM every day.
Vanessa, Senior - She has had a tremendous summer showing another level of commitment and hard work.
Mikiah, Junior - He has really been pushing himself and finished up his first 10 mile run this past week.
