Oct. 20 - 25 (Week 21)

***UPDATE WITH STATE INFO***

Tickets - family and friends going to the meet MUST prepurchase a ticket to get in. The "ticket" is per car.

State Hoodie - want a State hoodie, preorder it here. Definitely a better option than waiting in line.

State! State! State! Congrats on qualifying for State Panthers. Every single one of you has played a role in this - whether it's from running at Divisionals, cheering the Varsity on, pushing the Varsity in workouts, or being a part of this program. So to reward everyone, we are taking the full team up to State. We need to know on Monday who is wanting to go, because we will make our Hype Squads and get everything lined out at our team meeting. 

We have spots for about 4-5 more of our team to join us to Nike. Talk to Coach if you are interested. We also need to get registration for JV State. The meet will be held on Nov. 1, at the Spanish Fork Sports Park. Remember, that athletes/families must arrange their own transportation/accommodations for this meet. We will register you for the meet when you pay $8 to the PVXC Club (use Coach's Venmo above and label - JV State "athlete name"). We'd love to have a big representation from the deepest and best JV team in the state, but we also understand that it might be difficult to arrange to get there... if you can and want to run, that would be awesome.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (Week 21). Goal: get the Varsity ready to Rip It at State. Update your minutes from Week 20 here: Weekly Minutes. 

This Week's Schedule: *wear white or bright in the am*

Monday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS (Varsity Expected, JV Black and Silver optional) run and yoga / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Tuesday: AM - 6:30a at PVHS weights (Varsity Expected, JV optional)/ afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Wednesday: AM - 6:30a at PVHS short run (Varsity Expected, JV optional)/ afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Thursday: AM - 6:30a at PVHS weights (Varsity Expected, JV optional)/ afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Friday: AM - 6:00a at PVHS (Everyone - our main practice on Fridays will usually be in the am, and everyone should be there) / afternoon - 12:30p at PVHS (White expected, Black and Silver optional - no Fresh or Sophs or JV) 

Saturday: 8:00a at PVHS (Everyone)

Upcoming Events:

• RACE - State: Tuesday, October 28th at Sugar House Park (SLC); Var Boys 2:30p, Var Girls 3:15p; bus noon at PVHS and 12:10 at PVMS, itinerary (we will leave Monday afternoon and race Tuesday, taking app. 45 athletes... must continue attending practice to travel)
• get the full schedule here

Race Report - 

Divisionals: Our goal - qualify for State. We did it. Both groups were working on some packing to help us be stronger going into State. The girls took 4th in their race. The boys won their race. Results. News.

Alumni Report - Trey raced for UVU out to Princeton. He said he was happy with his effort.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "Miles didn't hear it as a mistake. He heard it as something that happened - just an event - part of the reality of what was happening at the moment, and he dealt with it." 

-Herbie Hancock (quoted by Steve Magness)

In this post, Magness is talking about how Herbie Hancock, the pianist for famed jazz musician Miles Davis, told a story of a time he (Hancock) hit a wrong note in the middle of a song. The big take-away from this for Hancock, and hopefully for us, is that Davis didn't freak out, demand to stop and start again, or even get mad at Hancock. Rather, he went with the flow. The mistake had happened and now what was important was how he helped all the musicians move through it and keep the smooth jazz rolling! Remember, we are going to have mistakes in our races and workouts. How are we going to handle them? Are we going to freak out? Shut down? Want to retreat and quit? Or are we going to work through it as just 'something that happened' and keep the smooth jazz rolling as we push with our teammates and competitors to produce some beautiful running?!

Oct. 13 - 18 (Week 20)

Great job at Region Panthers! That was the culmination of a lot of hard work, dedication, and commitment to your team. Remember, we invite everyone to keep coming out and running with the team. Go back to last week's blog for a little rundown of post-season stuff and Nike info below.

**This MUST be taken care of by Sunday night** We are getting our trip to Nike Southwest set... the bus, hotels, and registration are the big costs. The total is going to be around $200 (but don't pay that all until the cost is set). But we do need a downpayment from everyone who is planning on going to be paid. We will be paying this through our club account - NOT THE HS -, so please pay $100 to Coach Holt by Sunday through Venmo @Dave-Holt77. We had 40 who said they would like to go to NXR. If we can get the bus to 45 that will help keep our cost down a little more, so if you weren't sure (or changed your mind), there is still space for you. 

*Also, we need to start registration for JV State. The meet will be held on Nov. 1, at the Spanish Fork Sports Park. Remember, that athletes/families must arrange their own transportation/accommodations for this meet. We will register you for the meet when you pay $8 to the PVXC Club (use Coach's Venmo above and label - JV State "athlete name"). We'd love to have a big representation from the deepest and best JV team in the state, but we also understand that it might be difficult to arrange to get there... if you can and want to run, that would be awesome.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (Week 20). Our goal is to get the Varsity all ready to rip it at State and to get JV back into the groove. Update your minutes from Week 19 here: Weekly Minutes. 

This Week's Schedule: *wear white or bright in the am*

Monday: AM - 8:00a at PVHS (Everyone) / afternoon - on own (those that usually do a Monday afternoon double)

Tuesday: AM - on own for those who usually get a short run in (no weights) (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (all JV) / RACE: Divisionals (for Varsity) see info below

Wednesday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and yoga (White, Black, expected; Silver optional; Maroon can join for yoga at 6:45a) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Thursday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and weights (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Friday: AM - 6:00a at PVHS (Everyone - our main practice on Fridays will usually be in the am, and everyone should be there) / afternoon - 12:30p at PVHS (White expected, Black and Silver optional - no Fresh or Sophs or JV) 

Saturday: time and location TBA

Upcoming Events:

• RACE - Divisionals: Tuesday, October 14th at Lakeside Park (Orem); Var Girls 11:00a, Var Boys 12:00p; suburbans leaving Monday at noon, itinerary (we will leave Monday at noon and race Tuesday, taking 12 boys and 7 girls - check list on itinerary)
• RACE - State: Tuesday, October 28th at Sugar House Park (SLC); Var Boys 2:30p, Var Girls 3:15p; bus TBA, itinerary TBA (we will leave Monday afternoon and race Tuesday, taking app. 45 athletes... must continue attending practice to travel)
• get the full schedule here

Race Report - 

Region 9 Championships: One of PV's best Region Championship performances in history! Congrats to our 4 individual champions: Laura in the JV Girls, Benji for the JV Boys, Emmalee in the Varsity Girls, and Trevor with the Varsity Boys. It's the first time in recent memory that one team swept the individual titles. Although it was a difficult full 5K course, we got out there and pushed and ran with confidence. The JV Girls took 4th. JV Boys went full sweep mode with a perfect score of 15 and taking the top 9 spots in the meet. The Varsity Girls ran our best team race since Cedar All-Comers and took 2nd - a result we are very proud of. And the Varsity Boys put on a clinic with a huge win, scoring just 21 points, and taking 6 medalists and all 7 guys in the top 12. We are so excited to see the continued growth of our program and each of you individually. Results. News.

Alumni Report - Jessica raced her final XC meet for Weber up at the Steve Reeder Memorial held by Utah State. She says she's looking forward to using the winter to get ready for her final track season. 

PVXC Thought of the Week: "No one relates to a story that's only about winning." "Running has taught me that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is keep showing up." "Doubts and fears will always come up. The goal isn't to erase them - it's to move with them." "Healing doesn't mean the struggle disappears. It means you learn to face it differently." "The only way to truly perform your best is to free yourself from the weight of your own mind." "Thriving means being art of something bigger than yourself." 

-Emily Venters, "From Pressure to Possibility: A Strive to Thrive Story"

Since we won't have a full team meeting Monday (hey there's no school!), I'd like you to pick your favorite quote from above and be ready to share with some teammates why it stood out to you and what you can learn from it. We will share these thoughts on Monday morning, so be ready! And maybe while you're at it, go learn who Emily is and her story a little. Then root for her to crush it at Chicago - and of course, my main man Conner Mantz, too!

Oct. 6 - 11 (Week 19)

Thanks for all the help at the marathon the other day. We had a great time and you guys make such a huge difference to the runners. Thanks for being there and showing that being on our team is more than just running a lot, it is being part of a group that cares, supports and helps others, and gives back to the awesome community that we are a part of.

And now... It's Region week! So excited for each of you to have the opportunity to show your growth and development over the year(s). Let's have some fun and go do great things.

***REGION UPDATE AGAIN!*** Bus will be leaving the HS at 12:00p on Tuesday, then grabbing the 9th graders at the MS (excused at noon). Race schedule: JV Girls 3:15p, JV Boys 4:00p, Varsity Girls 4:30p, Varsity Boys 5:15p, awards after. Course Map:

5K, spike course (almost all grass, 3 areas of gravel/dirt)

RULES for everyone (including spectators): STAY OFF PUTTING GREENS!, do not run through desert/rough areas as you go from place to place, stay out of sand traps, the Rock Bowl is off limits. Athletes, parents, and families, let's really work to respect the golf course so that they will invite us back in the future.

A little info for everyone as we are nearing the end of our season: We are right toward the end of our season for our JV crew. After we hit Region this week, we would love to have everyone keep running and being part of the team. Those who are planning on traveling with our club to post-season meets need to stay around. And we also plan on taking a full bus up to State for HYPE SQUADS (it's such a great thing to be part of the State travel team - we'll plan on taking about 45 athletes, our 14 competing Varsity and 30'ish others), so you have to be at practice after Region to be part of that. Also, unless you are participating in another sport/activity over the winter, we highly encourage you to keep running with us. We definitely will take some time off in December, but a huge part of growing in running is the consistency of running over the winter, track in the spring, and then linking it all to next year. Also, in early November, we'll be doing both a 1 and 2 mile time trial - it's always pretty cool to see how fast and in-shape we are at the end of a great XC season.

We are getting our trip to Nike Southwest set... the bus, hotels, and registration are the big costs. The total is going to be around $200 (but don't pay that all until the cost is set). But we do need a downpayment from everyone who is planning on going to be paid by Wednesday. We will be paying this through our club account - NOT THE HS -, so please pay $100 to Coach Holt by Wednesday through Venmo @Dave_Holt77. We had 40 who said they would like to go to NXR. If we can get the bus to 45 that will help keep our cost down a little more, so if you weren't sure (or changed your mind), there is still space for you.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (Week 19). Our goal is to really have you ready for Region. We'll bounce back over the weekend with some solid work to help the Varsity prep for State and our JV be ready to run well at our post-season meets. If you are going to be out of town (not Varsity PLEASE!) try and get the full workouts in. Update your minutes from Week 18 here: Weekly Minutes. 

This Week's Schedule: *wear white or bright in the am*

Monday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Tuesday: AM - 6:45a at PVHS short run (no weights) (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - RACE: Region, see info below

Wednesday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and yoga (White, Black, expected; Silver optional; Maroon can join for yoga at 6:45a) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Thursday: AM - 8:00a at PVHS workout and weights (Everyone) / afternoon - on own

Friday: AM - 8:00a at Sullivan (Everyone) / afternoon - afternoon - on own

Saturday: AM - 8:00a at Bloomington Hills North Park (Everyone) 

Upcoming Events:

• RACE - Region: Tuesday, October 7th at Sand Hollow Golf Course; JV Girls 3:15p, JV Boys 4:00p, Var Girls 4:30p, Var Boys 5:15p; bus 12:00 at the HS and then pick up at the MS
• RACE - Divisionals: Tuesday, October 14th at Lakeside Park (Orem); (time depends on our placement at Region) Var Girls 11:00/11:40a, Var Boys 11:20a/12:00p; bus TBA, itinerary TBA (we will leave Monday afternoon and race Tuesday, taking 9 boys and 9 girls)
• RACE - State: Tuesday, October 28th at Sugar House Park (SLC); Var Boys 2:30p, Var Girls 3:15p; bus TBA, itinerary TBA (we will leave Monday afternoon and race Tuesday, taking app. 45 athletes... must continue attending practice to travel)
• get the full schedule here

Alumni Report - It was great to hear the Jessica is back racing for Weber. She's worked so hard to get back after many injuries. Even though the race wasn't (by her own admission) her best, her perseverance and commitment are a great example. Trey and Bridger raced for UVU up in Cedar at the SUU collegiate invite.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "Practice getting unhooked from all your self-judgements, both the negative and the positive. Let them float by like leaves on a stream."

-Russ Harris in "The Confidence Gap"

We practiced this the other day and wanted to bring it up in hopes that you've practiced it (or will practice it) a little on your own. Helping at the marathon I saw the importance of this so much (and was reminded of how much I had to work on this personally in my own running days) - some of the runners were really in a difficult place because they let the self-judgement take control of them, and others were just getting ready to totally go for it even though they were having just as many negative thoughts and physical pains. As we prep for Region and as we hit workouts, it is important to remember that it is okay to have negative, tough thoughts (and even positive thoughts). How we deal with these thoughts is the important thing. Clear back at camp, we talked about this idea (man it's almost like all this stuff is coming together like pieces of a puzzle... hmmm) of just being with our thoughts and emotions and not letting them take control of us. When we recognize that a race is hard and we hurt, we then can acknowledge the thoughts and then devalue them (like we did with the "Happy Birthday" song thing). The goal of all this is to help you realize that our thoughts are not us, they don't control us. We deserve great things, and we've earned great things. Now we can respond to the emotions that often block us from getting great things and go get what we've worked for.

Sept. 29 - Oct. 4 (Week 18)

***REGION UPDATE AGAIN!*** Bus will be leaving the HS at 12:00p on Tuesday, then grabbing the 9th graders at the MS. Race schedule: JV Girls 3:15p, JV Boys 4:00p, Varsity Girls 4:30p, Varsity Boys 5:15p, awards after. Course Map:

5K, spike course (almost all grass, 3 areas of gravel/dirt)

RULES for everyone (including spectators): STAY OFF PUTTING GREENS!, do not run through desert/rough areas as you go from place to place, stay out of sand traps, the Rock Bowl is off limits

Please sign up for helping at the Marathon aide station. 

Hope everyone had fun with all the Homecoming activities. We appreciate the efforts to be at the events and represent our team and our school. We are right toward the end of our season for our JV crew. When we hit Region in a week and a half, we would love to have everyone keep running and being part of the team. Those who are planning on traveling with our club to post-season meets need to stay around. And we also plan on taking a full bus up to State for HYPE SQUADS (it's such a great thing to be part of the State travel team - we'll plan on taking about 45 athletes, our 14 competing Varsity and 30'ish others), so you have to be at practice after Region to be part of that. Also, unless you are participating in another sport/activity over the winter, we highly encourage you to keep running with us. We definitely will take some time off in December, but a huge part of growing in running is the consistency of running over the winter, track in the spring, and then linking it all to next year. Also, in early November, we'll be doing both a 1 and 2 mile time trial - it's always pretty cool to see how fast and in-shape we are at the end of a great XC season.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (Week 18). Notice we have a little different minutes and even workouts for our JV and Varsity crews even at the same level. This is to get our JV crews really ready to crush it with a bit of "tapering" for Region while the Varsity will keep higher minutes as they prep for State. Update your minutes from Week 17 here: Weekly Minutes. 

This Week's Schedule: *wear white or bright in the am*

Monday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Tuesday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and weights (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Wednesday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and yoga (White, Black, expected; Silver optional; Maroon can join for yoga at 6:45a) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Thursday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and weights (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Friday: AM - 6:00a at PVHS (Everyone - our main practice on Fridays will usually be in the am, and everyone should be there) / afternoon - 12:30p at PVHS (White expected, Black and Silver optional - no Fresh or Sophs or JV) 

Saturday: Race - Cedar Invite, see info below

Upcoming Events:

• St. George Marathon Volunteer - Saturday, October 4th. Starting early going through about 2:00p. Meeting at PHVS to carpool up at 5:10a, then we'll run and set up.
• RACE - Region: Tuesday, October 7th at Sand Hollow Golf Course; JV Girls 3:15p, JV Boys 4:00p, Var Girls 4:30p, Var Boys 5:15p, ; bus 12:00 at the HS and then pick up at the MS
• RACE - Divisionals: Tuesday, October 14th at Lakeside Park (Orem); (time depends on our placement at Region) Var Girls 11:00/11:40a, Var Boys 11:20a/12:00p; bus TBA, itinerary TBA (we will leave Monday afternoon and race Tuesday, taking 9 boys and 9 girls)
• RACE - State: Tuesday, October 28th at Sugar House Park (SLC); (time TBA) Var Girls , Var Boys ; bus TBA, itinerary TBA (we will leave Monday afternoon and race Tuesday, taking app. 45 athletes... must continue attending practice to travel)
• get the full schedule here

Youngsters - next Race ?:  ***Join Velocity Kids running club***

Race Report - 

TwiKnight: The Varsity teams headed up to Utah County to race some of the best teams in the state and nation on Friday. The girls finished 12th and the boys 7th. Both teams continue to see growth and look to solidify the Varsity squads as we get ready for Region and State.

Cedar Invite: Congrats to Sydney on the dominant win in the JV Girls division. We had a lot of other great performances with season's bests and big improvements over our first race at Cedar this year. The JV boys took the win led by a 3,4,5 finish from Buns, Tayson, and Nathan. The Varsity guys came up just off the win, finishing 1 point behind DH. Pretty awesome though that our JV squad barely missed beating every other Varsity squad in our region. Our team is amazing! We are so excited to see our continued growth. Check out the huge improvements we had this year from the first race at Cedar to now.

Alumni Report - Trey had a very strong race for UVU out at the Gans Creek Classic (Missouri). He placed 4th for UVU and is really have a great season for the Wolverines.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "You can't ride a (Panther) by grabbing its tail. Sit in the back for too long, and you'll get jostled around, cut off, and spit out the back in a vicious cycle. When the decisive move comes, you need to be close enough to respond."

-post from "the running effect"

We've focused a lot of different things this year and really worked to get our bodies and minds ready to grow and do our best. Think of all the things we've done. Everyone of them is a piece of the puzzle. Now we hit "Championship Season". This is the best time of the year! We don't need to worry about times, PRs, struggles of the past, or anything else... We've put all those pieces into the puzzle. Now there is just one last piece - and that is racing like a beast! The key to this is COMPETING. The whole goal of our last (few) race(s) is to just beat the person in front of you. Compete, compete, compete. Get out there and get after it. Ride the Panther From the Front! A final piece of the puzzle. PUT IT ALL TOGETHER!

Sept. 1 - 6 (Week 14)

We are entering a super busy time of our schedule - 4 races in just 2 weeks for some of you! So make sure you are on top of everything you need to be. Thanks for all the help at the car wash. It went very well, and we hope each of you raised some money for your XC expenses. 

If you haven't got the Binderly App (parents and athletes) PLEASE DO. (You can get rid of your track and XC Remind). Create your account (parents and athletes) and connect to Pine View HS and join Cross Country.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: Click here for a link to this week's workouts (Week 14). Workouts will be kind of all over for the next two weeks as various teammates are getting ready for different races. So, make sure you note where you are at on the workout schedule and get everything in you're supposed to. As we get ready to head on our team overnighter next week, we will really be focusing on our standard of being at practice. We will also be looking for grades to be solid - we will have a grade check this week; each athlete needs to bring a printed copy of your current grades to Coach Decker by Friday (or you won't be eligible to travel next week). Update your minutes from Week 13 here: Weekly Minutes. 

This Week's Schedule:

Monday: AM - 8:00a at Sunrise Valley Park (Everyone) 

Tuesday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and weights (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - RACE - DIXIE ALL-COMERS: Bloomington Hills North Park (St. George); 6:00p; info below.

Wednesday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and yoga (White, Black, expected; Silver optional; Maroon can join for yoga at 6:45a) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Thursday: AM - 6:15a at PVHS short run and weights (White, Black, Silver expected; Maroon optional) / afternoon - 3:00p at PVHS (Everyone)

Friday: AM - 6:00a at PVHS (Everyone - our main practice on Fridays will usually be in the am, and everyone should be there) / afternoon - 12:25p at PVHS (White expected; Black and Silver optional - no sophs/fresh; no Maroon)

Saturday: RACE - LAS VEGAS INVITE: Sunset Park (Las Vegas); 10:00a; bus leaving PVHS at 5:00a; info below. We will need to know by Wednesday if you are able to race or not.

Upcoming Events:

• RACE - Dixie All-Comers: Tuesday, September 2nd at Bloomington Hills North Park; Youngsters 5:30p, Girls 6:00p, Boys 6:40'ish. No Bus; be at the park by 5:00p for warm ups. Everyone who didn't race at Timp will race here.
• RACE - Las Vegas Invite: Saturday, September 6th at Sunset Park (Las Vegas); schedule (race times are Pacific Time): Var A Boys 7:00a, Var A Girls 7:30a, Fresh/Soph Boys 8:00a, Fresh/Soph Girls 8:35a, Var B Boys 9:10a, Var B Girls 9:45a. Bus will leave PVHS at 5:00a (be there on time). TOP JV BOYS WILL RACE IN VAR A RACE. (Varsity will not be racing)
• RACE - Hurricane All-Comers: Wednesday, September 10th at Washington County Legacy Park; Youngsters 5:00p, Girls 5:45p, Boys 6:30'ish. No Bus; be at the park by 4:45p for warm ups. JV will race here.
• RACE - Border Wars: Saturday, September 13th at Valley Regional Park (Taylorsville); Sr Girls 9:00a, Sr Boys 9:20a, Jr Girls 9:40a, Jr Boys 10:00a, Var Girls 10:20a, Var Boys 10:40a, Championship Girls 11:00a, Championship Boys 11:20a, Soph Girls 11:40a, Soph Boys 12:00p, Fresh Girls 12:40p, Fresh Girls 1:00p. We will be leaving on Friday- Itinerary (updated soon). We will be taking about 48 athletes (that will be between 16-20 girls and 28-32 boys), you will have to be here for all your expected practices to be in consideration for traveling with the team.
• get the full schedule here

Uniform Info & Spirit Pack - Go back to last week's post (spirit pack orders are still open)

Youngsters - ***We are encouraging our Youngsters to join the Velocity Kids running club***. Both this week's Dixie All-Comers and next week's Hurrican All-Comers have youth races. We'd love to see some future Panthers out there. 

Race Report - 

Timpanogos Invite: This was our first big challenge of the year for our Varsity teams and things went okay. And, honestly, okay is better than usual. The Varsity girls took 10th without Avery, so we were pretty pleased to see that result. Emmalee was 21st overall and the 5th 4A girl. Tev had a strong 2nd half to move up to 42nd. Sariah continues to be brave and push herself up the rankings; it was great to have Elin back from injury and running with the team again; and Andi and Sydney continue to make steady and important improvements to help the team. The Varsity boys took 12th. Maybe a little lower than we expected, but we still saw some good things. Trevor finish with a top 20 finish (4th 4A). Bender and Jake went 40th and 45th. Benji hanged in on a tough day and Nate is working back from his injuries, and they took 96th and 99th. And Liam was just back in 102nd. The JV guys took 3rd and were led by a strong race from Mason who took 2nd. Then Kyle (11th), Elliot (16th), Brennan (26th), and Tyler (27th) rounded out our scoring. Results. News.

Alumni Report - 

Trey and Bridger both ran this past weekend's UVU Invite in Orem. Trey is looking very strong for a Varsity spot for the Wolverines this year as he took 4th for the team. Bridger had a great first collegiate race and says he's loving running in college and that it is tough!

PVXC Thought of the Week: "All you can do is stay focused and stay on your game."

-Brad Stulberg

So maybe a little longer discussion here because we won't have team meeting on Monday (so stay with my train of thought and stay focused). This info is taken from a Stulberg post about an event that took place at the US Open (tennis) the other day. So apparently, in a tough match, Taylor Townshend (who was a big underdog) won a pretty lucky point that hit the net and then dropped in against Jelena Ostapenko. Ostapenko thought Townshend should have acknowledged the lucky shot and apologized (tennis etiquette, I guess). But Townshend didn't. Townshend went on to win the match, and after Ostapenko confronted her about the lucky point thing and was pretty upset. The teachable moment for us comes from Townshend's response which included her focusing on what she could control - her game and composure - and not getting caught up in all the distractions, name calling, and extra stuff that was happening around the incident. In fact, Townshend went on to beat her next heavily favored opponent as well! The lesson (from Stulberg's post)... "RESPOND NOT REACT. When things don't go to plan... You can react and lose your cool, as Ostapenko did. Or you can respond and stay locked in, as Townshend did. Reacting is rash. You go on tilt. Responding is deliberate. You stay focused." This is so huge in running (practices, workouts, races) because rarely will everything go right. Ask Jake about getting spiked last week. Ask Mason about having to run JV races while you're a top Varsity guy. Ask our crew that is working through injuries right now. Ask those who get a cold, have a bad day at school, have an unexpected tragedy, forgot their uniform, had the weather go crazy hot, or whatever... No matter the case, when you react, you've let something out of your control take over. When you respond, you stay in control, you refocus, and you do what you're able to do. And usually, things end up being pretty okay (or even better than okay).

So here's the challenge part - go back to the last time you reacted to something and think about how you could have responded instead. Even go to the next step and run through some visualization of bad things happening (maybe in a race or something) and plan out how you are going to respond and keep things under control rather than react and lose the control.

Nov. 4-9 (Week 23)

Congrats to everyone on a very good State meet (recap below) and a very fun season. We'll be continuing to train for our post-season races through early December and then taking our two week break before we gear up for track season, and we'd really like to encourage everyone to join us. A few do a winter sport, and that is awesome, keep doing it. Otherwise, we really encourage everyone to keep running with us (even if you aren't planning on doing a post-season trip to Az or California). Real breakthroughs in running come not from one or two really hard days or weeks, rather they come from many months (and even years) of the regular, often mundane, work of run after run after run.

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 of tracking our minutes for the season totals. Click here and track your minutes from Week 22: Weekly Minutes. 

*Wear WHITE or BRIGHT to ALL AM PRACTICES*

All practices at PVHS unless noted

This Week's Schedule: bring water and a towel (for stretches and drills on grass) 

Monday - AM - 6:15a PVHS (White and Black expected; Silver optional; no Maroon) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone), no team meeting

Tuesday - AM - 6:15a Weights and short run PVHS (White, Black, Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - regular practice at 3:00p PVHS (everyone)

Wednesday - AM - 6:15a regeneration run PVHS (White and 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 (White, Black, Silver required; Maroon optional) / Afternoon - RACE: Autumn Classic, see info below

Friday - AM - 6:00a PVHS (everyone) / Afternoon - White required, Black and Silver optional; no Fresh/Sophs or Maroons) 

Saturday - Long run time and place TBA

Upcoming Events:

• RACE: Autumn Classic - Thursday, 11/7; 6:00p; Pine View HS - this is a 3200m we race on the track with DH: tons of fun, we run fast times; please plan on being there is at all possible; meet at 5:15p for warm ups
• PVXC Awards Banquet - Thursday, 11/14; 5:30-8:00p; PVHS lunch room. An awesome evening of recognition of our athletes with family. Look for food and decoration sign ups to come around soon.

Race Report:

State - It was a very cold and wet day as we returned to Sugarhouse Park for the first time since 2019. The boys started us well with a 4th place finish. Bridger claimed a runner-up individual finish with a strong effort and a time of 15:39. Trevor also earned 1st Team All-State honors with his 7th place finish. Bender ran a gutsy race to earn 3rd Team All-State. Jake moved up well throughout the race to take 30th. Brennan rounded out our scoring with a very solid sub 17 effort in 40th. Elliot and Benji weren't far off placing 59th and 64th. The girls took 5th overall.  Emmalee was our first finisher in 15th. Tevye had a very strong debut at State taking 24th. She was followed by Vanessa and Elin in 31st and 36th place. Avery finished up our scoring with a 67th place finish. She was followed closely by Andi in 77th and Katie in 83rd. We are super proud of our team. We were running among some of the best racers and teams in the nation and we did very well.  We are also proud of our Hype Squads for all the energy and passion you brought to the course. #1 Hype Squads for sure! Results

2
BridgerJaggi
12
[Pine View]
15:39.34
7
TrevorPrior
11
[Pine View]
16:02.34
21
JaxonBender
11
[Pine View]
16:23.75
30
JakeSaari
11
[Pine View]
16:39.85
40
BrennanHeaps
10
[Pine View]
16:50.79
59
ElliotHaendiges
10
[Pine View]
17:06.49
64
BenjaminWilliams
9
[Pine View]
17:12.12

15
EmmaleeWilliams
11
[Pine View]
19:16.47
24
TevyeGeddes
9
[Pine View]
19:39.89
31
VanessaRuiz
10
[Pine View]
19:47.00
36
ElinHolt
9
[Pine View]
19:54.53
67
AverySmith
11
[Pine View]
20:57.78
77
AndiBaker
9
[Pine View]
21:17.81
83
KatieKrupp
10
[Pine View]
21:28.42

JV State - Big shout-out to our crew who went up to JV State on Saturday. Samantha was our lone girl representative; she placed 68th in the 1-4A race. On the guys side, Nate took 12th with a very strong race. He was followed by Dustin who was the top freshman in the race, then Miles and Nathan. Results

Alumni Report:

A few Panthers represented their colleges at their conferences races this past weekend. Trey ran for UVU and Jessica for Weber.

Youngsters (our 6th-8th grade club):

Any Youngster who wants to come run with the HS club can now do it since our high school season is over.

PVXC Thought of the Week: "Pro tip: A Big misconception is that you need to be motivated to get rolling. You don't. Research shows that motivation follows action, not the other way around. You don't always need to feel good to get going, sometimes you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good."

-Brad Stulberg

Far too often we focus on how we feel before we get started and let the sometimes negative feelings get in the way of our starting. Think of this: how many times have you been feeling blah and didn't want to do something, and then it ended up pretty great? We all feel that way. How often do you want to get out of bed (especially now that it is getting colder) to go for a run? But once you get yourself out and get going, rarely do we regret it. The run was great. Being with my team was great. This same thing happened to me a few weeks ago during fall break. After a long day of working at school, I didn't really feel like running. I just wanted to go home and crash. But I figured I would go up Turkey Farm and at least get a few minutes in. Once I got going, it was a great run. I saw a tortoise, got up into the dirt, felt pretty good coming back down... and as I finished, I turned a blah feeling into a really enjoyable 8 mile run. It happens to all of us. So next time you feel like hitting that snooze or sneaking home instead of going out to practice, just remember that the motivation will very likely show up once you go out and get started. Get in the Boat!