Oct. 22 - 27 (Week 21)

An awesome day to be a Panther.  Thanks for all the support from family and friends.  And thanks for all the hard work from all our PVXC'ers.  Like many things in life, it wasn't perfect, but it was pretty dang close.  Some of our very best races individually, and definitely our best team races took place at State.  It's a testament to a selfless and caring team that put others above themselves.

Purpose of the week's workouts - This week we will be back to some good minutes and workouts.  We will be working in a long run and some hill stuff, and also some pace work.  Our goal: get ready for Nike!

...AM RUN REMINDER...
for all morning runs (long, normal, short), you MUST be wearing white or bright
even in the cooler temps with sweats and jackets, your outer layer MUST be white or bright

Here's our schedule for the week - 

Monday: 6:15a at the HS for Levels 2,3,4.  This week, we will be running a normal Wed, Fri morning distance on Monday as well (so 20-25mins).  Afternoon practice on Monday this week will a long run.  Practice starts at 3:00p.  Required for everyone.

Tuesday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and a short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 (optional for 1).   Afternoon practice at 3:00p.  Required for everyone.  

Wednesday: 6:15a at the HS for Levels 3,4 (No Fresh or Sophies).  Afternoon practice at 3:00p.  Required for everyone.

Thursday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and a short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 (optional for 1).   Afternoon practice at 3:00p.  Required for everyone.  

Friday: 6:15a at the HS for Level 4 (No Fresh - optional for 1, 2 and 3).  Afternoon practice at 3:00p.  Required for everyone.  

Saturday: Group long run for those that can attend, otherwise run on own.

State Recap - Can't complain when both teams set new school records for team time!  It was a great State meet for the Panthers.  The girls started us out very well.  We knew we had a big battle on our hands to take down a top 10 ranked DH team and would have to run our very best.  Well, we did run our very best and even led for nearly 2 miles, but we fell just a little short, but it was a race every Panther can be proud of.  Alli ran well with the front group, until eventual champion Anna Martin from Lehi pulled away as she eventually set an all-time Utah state record.  Alli continued to dig and pushed through for a new school record of 18:13.8 and a 4th place finish.  Despite feeling the effects of a some illness, Jessica, pushed strong in the front of the pack and ran to a strong 7th place finish.  Rylee also ran very well (her best race of the year) to finish 2nd Team All-State in 12th place.  Gracie, Pyper, and Sylvia dug deep and finished in the 27th, 29th, and 31st scoring positions; they were followed by Addi's 40th place finish which displaced all but 2 teams' scorers.  We are all very proud of this group.  Our Seniors (Rylee, Sylvia, and Addi) have all had an affect on this team that cannot be measured.  Thank your for your commitment, leadership, and love of this team.  You ladies are the best!  We are proud that you are able to hold your heads up high and say you were on the best teams ever in PV history.

                                 Team            Name             Overall   Yr     Time   Scoring

1.	741	Alli Baker	4	So	18:13.8	4
2.	744	Jessica Hill	7	Jr	18:33.8	7
3.	743	Rylee Holt	12	Sr	19:06.7	11
4.	742	Gracie Clements	28	So	19:39.2	27
5.	746	Pyper Holt	30	So	19:42.1	29
6.	745	Sylvia Brown	32	Sr	19:44.6	31
7.	740	Addi Baker	43	Sr	20:10.0	40

1.	Desert Hills HS	5,	6,	13,	15,	16,	(18),	(36)	55
2.	Pine View HS	4,	7,	11,	27,	29,	(31),	(40)	78
3.	Ogden HS	10,	14,	22,	23,	33,	(64),	(71)	102
4.	Mountain View HS	2,	19,	24,	35,	44,	(53),	(57)	124
5.	Cedar HS	8,	28,	30,	43,	45,	(46),	(55)	154
6.	Hurricane HS	12,	20,	50,	60,	70,	(82),	(90)	212
7.	Ridgeline HS	17,	21,	54,	67,	68,	(79),	(81)	227
8.	Stansbury HS	41,	42,	48,	58,	65,	(73),	(75)	254
9.	Bear River HS	26,	32,	52,	66,	78,	(87),	(96)	254
10.	Park City HS	25,	37,	51,	61,	84,	(98)		258
11.	Lehi HS	1,	9,	76,	91,	103,	(110)		280
12.	Green Canyon HS	39,	47,	62,	69,	80,	(101),	(108)	297
13.	Spanish Fork HS	34,	59,	72,	86,	89,	(92),	(95)	340
14.	Bonneville HS	38,	49,	74,	97,	104,	(106),	(109)	362
15.	Sky View HS	3,	83,	88,	93,	99,	(100),	(105)	366
16.	Uintah HS	56,	63,	77,	85,	94,	(102),	(107)	375

The guys then picked up on ladies' momentum and ran a tremendous race.  A large pack of 9-10 guys was in the lead including Nathan and Julien.  Then a very big swarm of guys followed which included all our scorers.  For nearly two miles, the race stayed this way with a solid consistent pace.  Then at just over 2 miles, the lead pack fractured and Nathan and Julien found themselves at the front of the race with two others.  Nathan led, then Julien took over.  For the final 600 meters, Julien developed a slight lead and was able to push to victory becoming our 4th ever PV individual champion in our 2nd fastest time ever at 15:42.2.  Nathan was not far behind, placing 4th in a time only 4 PVXC'ers have ever beaten at 15:51.1.  It was a tremendous start for us, but we weren't finished.  Scottie came in strong at 15th (13th scoring), followed by Cooper in 21st (earning a 3rd Team All-State), and Mikey not far behind in 24th.  And Luke and Bostons' places displaced every teams' 5th runner.  Like the ladies, our Senior boys have so much to be proud of.  Last spring we had serious discussions about what this team could do and the hard work it would take to do it.  And these Srs. really stepped up to lead the team and bring it together in winning a state title, recording our best state time in school history, and tying the largest margin of victory (at 66 points) of any team in any division since at least 1997.

1.	736	Julien Canales	1	Sr	15:42.2	1
2.	733	Nathan Beitler	4	Sr	15:51.1	4
3.	735	Scottie Bushar	15	So	16:13.3	13
4.	738	Cooper Despain	21	Sr	16:21.4	19
5.	739	Michael Abegglen	24	Sr	16:26.4	22
6.	737	Luke Huddleston	53	Jr	16:51.8	48
7.	734	Boston Horspool	54	So	16:52.2	49

1.	Pine View HS	1,	4,	13,	19,	22,	(48),	(49)	59
2.	Canyon View HS	2,	18,	21,	31,	53,	(63),	(71)	125
3.	Mountain View HS	11,	16,	28,	35,	51,	(66),	(72)	141
4.	Stansbury HS	3,	20,	32,	36,	52,	(86),	(87)	143
5.	Hurricane HS	6,	9,	15,	54,	70,	(76),	(97)	154
6.	Desert Hills HS	8,	25,	27,	55,	57,	(59),	(79)	172
7.	Orem HS	10,	14,	43,	45,	60,	(62),	(64)	172
8.	Bonneville HS	5,	12,	23,	68,	108,	(110),	(112)	216
9.	Ridgeline HS	34,	37,	39,	40,	69,	(81),	(107)	219
10.	Salem Hills HS	30,	33,	41,	50,	89,	(96),	(100)	243
11.	Spanish Fork HS	7,	38,	58,	61,	88,	(90),	(99)	252
12.	Ogden HS	26,	42,	67,	78,	80,	(82),	(101)	293
13.	Park City HS	46,	47,	65,	73,	75,	(93),	(105)	306
14.	Logan HS	17,	44,	83,	85,	98,	(102),	(103)	327
15.	Green Canyon HS	24,	56,	77,	84,	91,	(92),	(95)	332
16.	Bear River HS	29,	74,	94,	104,	106,	(109),	(111)	407

And also, if you haven't paid your $25 for State hotels, please do.

Phoenix - The second payment for the Nike trip will be $100.  The payment will be due on Nov. 1st.  We do have a few spots left.

Weekly minutes can be found here.  Although we have finished our "official" minutes for the season, please keep using Final Surge and keep track of your runs.  Tracking your runs, shoe mileage, eating, heart rate, etc. can be a very helpful tool to your progress.

Week 18 Athletes of the Week - 
Tough at Practice - Ashlee, Jr.  Ashlee has dealt with injuries clear back since last season, but she has been determined to come back and push herself and her team.
Team Builder - Jenessa, Jr.  Throughout the season, Jenessa's great attitude and personality has helped bring the team together.
Performance - Jessica, Jr. Region Champ! That's kind of a big deal.  Great job Jess.

Thought of the Week: "The journey is never ending.  There's always going to be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what's right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment."
-Antonio Brown
One of the things we hear most often after State is, "You guys are still running?  Don't you ever take time off?" Well... no! State, or Region, or whatever, is just part of the journey of running and of life.  We'll take some down time from running eventually (in December), but the journey really is never ending.  In running and life, you're either growing and improving or you're not (and you decide what that means).  So no, we don't take time off now; we continue to grow and improve toward the next target.

State News Articles -
St. George News Boys
St. George News Girls
Spectrum Boys
Spectrum Girls
Deseret News
Milesplit Boys race video
Milesplit Julien interview
Milesplit Girls race video
Dyestat

Oct 15 - 20 (Week 20) & Region Recap

What a great week to be a Panther! Great stuff at Region last week and now on to State...

Purpose of the week's workouts - The purposes of last week worked out pretty well, so we'll keep them the same: Run as fast as we can and have as much fun as we can.

Here's our schedule for the week - 

Monday: 6:15a at the HS for Levels 2,3,4.  We will be doing a shorter workout on the track.  Afternoon practice on Mondays will always be a team meeting in the lecture hall at the HS followed by a short run.  Practice starts at 3:00p.  Required for everyone.  We will be having team pics Monday afternoon - please be wearing your team uni, you MUST have it to be in the pics (spread the word and remind everyone).

Tuesday: Morning practice: 6:30a short recovery run (no weights). Required for Levels 2,3,4.  Bus will leave for State at app. noon (we will come pick up the MS'ers) - eat lunch at school and then we will go.  Afternoon practice will be up in Sandy by the hotel.  Full itinerary will be sent home to those traveling to State - please remember to pay $25 for hotel to the PVHS finance office or online (bring receipt to Coach Holt.

Wednesday: Morning practice: at the hotel. Required for everyone.  Afternoon: STATE RACE - schedule Girls 1:00p, Boys 2:30p.  We will try and put out a live feed for anyone that can't make it on our Insta @pvxctrack.  We also are getting a spirit bus - spread the word to friends and classmates (it is $20, needs to be paid to the PVHS finance office on Monday); let's get a huge group of Panthers up there to show our school and team spirit!

Thursday: No morning practice. Afternoon practice at 3:00p for everyone going to Nike or who would like to just keep running with us (great time to invite some new friends).  

Friday: No morning practice. Afternoon practice at 3:00p for everyone going to Nike or who would like to just keep running with us (also a great time to invite some new friends).    

Saturday: Run on your own or organize your own group run.

Region Recap - Thanks, so much, to all the parents that volunteered and helped at the finish line!  We got great praise from Ken (the timer) who said that he'd never had a XC race go so well.  And great job to the team.  There were so many great performances and so much support for your teammates.  (Also a big thanks to all of you who helped out at Youngsters' Region on Monday!)
The JV Girls started the day great and showed the depth and strength of our program.  Jada was in the lead group throughout the race and had her best race of the year finishing 2nd.  Also in the top 10 were Sarah (7th), Jenna (8th), and Allison (10th).  Emma finished our scoring in 11th.  In fact, Pine View had 8 of the top 18 places!  The girls finished 2nd overall with a score of 38 to DH's 22.  Congrats to all the JV Girls on your great seasons; you are an awesome group and bring so much excitement and dedication to our team.
The JV Boys were led by Evan, who had a very strong race up front to get the victory by 15 seconds.  The rest of the scorers really stepped up in the last mile of the race to pull out the team victory over Cedar 36-57.  The last mile saw James and Jason move up in front of a pack of 4 Cedar runners to join Jose in finishing 6th - 8th.  And Zach moved from the middle of the pack all the way to 14 to round out the scoring and place as the top Freshman in the region.  As a group, the whole team did great; many guys broke into the 18:00's or 19:00's that hadn't all year (on a course that isn't the fastest we run all season by any means).  We have a great group of young JV runners who have really learned a lot this year about commitment and pushing the limits.  Keep up the great work guys and it's time to step into the roles of all our graduating Sr.'s.
The Varsity Girls had one of their better team races of the year.  Up front was a great battle for the individual title.  Jessica and Alli led through part of the race together.  Then Jessica was up front alone pushing to hold off two DH girls.  Ultimately, Jess put together a great long drive from 400m out to hold on to the lead and become Region 9 Champion!  Alli held strong onto 4th place.  Rylee (11th) had her best race of the year, with only a wrong turn costing her a top 10 finish and maybe as high as 6th place.  Then the pack of Gracie (18th), Pyper (19th), Sylvia (20th), and Addi (21st) came in all strong together to secure 2nd place in the team race by a score of 29-49 to DH.  This was another positive step for this girls crew.  They have been very resilient all year and are starting to click at the right time.
The Varsity Boys race went out quick (low 4:40's first mile), but our crew ran a smart race and held back a little and began moving into position by the end of mile 1.  The lead pack of the Armstrong boys (Hurr), a CV runner, and Julien were closely followed by Nathan and then a large pack of Cedar, CV, Hurr, DH, and our guys.  As Julien took the lead and Nathan moved into fourth, our 3-5 scorers continued to get into good position.  At the finish, Julien and Nathan went 3-4, Scottie ran very well to move into 8th and medal and Cooper and Mikey battled hard to finish 11th and 13th.  Our 43 sec spread was the best in the meet.  Luke's 22nd place displaced every team's 5th runner (if not higher), and Boston's 27th was just 2 seconds off displacing every team's 5th.  This was enough to secure the win 40-50 over Hurricane and PV took home it's first Boys' Region 9 Championship since 2011.  Great job guys!  Not many people besides us thought this was possible at the beginning of the season.

State - We will be leaving at lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 16th and returning on the evening of the 17th.  Just a reminder to pay $25 (non-State racers) to help pay for the hotel.  That money needs to be paid to the PVHS finance office by Monday.

Phoenix - The $100 down payment for the Nike trip is due.  We have a few spots left.  This money will guarantee your spot for the trip.  The total cost will be around $175-$200 depending on our bus cost and the number of athletes who come (the more athletes, the lower the cost).  Please remember that all payments will be made to the PVXC club through Coach Holt and MUST be made in cash (no checks accepted).  The second payment will be due some time after State.

Weekly minutes can be found here.  Make sure you are caught up.  Our minute totals for the season officially end on Wednesday - so get any missing weeks and days caught up to earn your certificates at the banquet.

YOUNGSTERS - We have loved having you come out!  It has been so fun to get to know many new faces.  As your season is finishing up, just know that we are super excited for you to eventually join the HS team.  We will have our club start up again in the Spring for track season.  

Week 17 Athletes of the Week - 
Tough at Practice -Bentley, Fr.  Bentley has improved a ton this year through his hard work at practice.
Team Builder - Kennis, Fr. Kennis is always bringing the team together through her positive attitude and commitment.
Performance - Evan, Sr. Evan had a great race at the SC Invite - running well to pull away from the pack and take the victory.

Thought of the Week: "Don't be afraid to give up the good to go from the great."
-Steve Prefontaine
Throughout the season, and for many of you, for years and years, we have talked about pushing to the limits, using a growth mindset, constantly striving to be your best, and on and on.  As we head into State, I about wrote, "Now is the time to show it all, to put all you've learned together."  And that is true, but this kind of has a sense of finality to it.  So then I thought about something else - "LIVE AND RUN GREATLY" and the Renegade Lifestyle.  Of course we want to do our very best at State this week, but this is just one more step in the journey.  It may feel different - a little more stressful and anxiety driven, a bit nervous, even a bit scary.  But really those are all emotions that we create for ourselves.  In reality, this is just another step in our journey to be our best self.  A journey that we have been working on for a very long time.  A journey that has included a lot of running.  A lot of hard work.  A lot of time and commitment.  A lot of ups and downs.  And it is all of these things that we can use to counter our fears and emotions (that we create) to realize IT REALLY IS JUST ANOTHER STEP TO LIVING AND RUNNING GREATLY.  Hopefully this rambling here makes sense.  We are so proud of this team... each and every one of you inspire us everyday with your hard work and growth, your ability to persevere, and your strength in overcoming hard things.  Let's go be great together!  XC4EVER!

Oct 8 - 13 (Week 19) & Snow Canyon Recap

Here we go!  It's Region week.

Purpose of the week's workouts - Run as fast as we can and have as much fun as we can.

Here's our schedule for the week - 

Monday: 6:00a at the HS for Levels 2,3,4.  We will be doing a shorter long run.  Level 1's please don't come; we want you fresh and ready to roll.  Afternoon practice on Mondays will always be a team meeting in the lecture hall at the HS followed by a short run.  Practice starts at 3:00p.  Required for everyone.
We also need to be helping with Youngster Region at the Dirt Mile.  Races start at 4:30 and 4:45. 

Tuesday: Morning practice: 6:15a short recovery run (weights will be Weds afternoon). Required for Levels 2,3,4.  afternoon: RACE - REGION at Sand Hollow GC.  Bus schedule will be announced at Monday's team meeting.  Race schedule: JV Girls 4:00, JV Boys 4:30, Var Girls 5:00, Var Boys 5:30, Awards 6:00.  Everyone please plan on staying throughout the whole meet and awards... we want/need the full team support.

Wednesday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Levels 3,4 and optional for Level 2. Afternoon practice at 3:00p. Required for everyone.  Weights after.

Thursday: No morning practice. Afternoon practice for the girls will be at 1:00 and for the boys at 2:30 (these are the times of the State meet next week).  Location TBA.  Those racing at State need to be at these practices.  

Friday: Morning practice: on own.  Afternoon practice for the girls will be at 1:00 and for the boys at 2:30 at the HS.  Those racing at State need to be at these practices.  

Saturday: Run on your own or organize your own group run.

Region - We have the opportunity to host Region this year on Tuesday, October 9th from 4:00-7:00p.  We will be using the Sand Hollow GC Course that hosted the Hurricane Invite and Region last year.  We REALLY NEED some help from parents along the course and at the finish line.  Please let the coaches know if you're able to help.  Helping at this meet will still let you do some good yelling and cheering for our Panthers as we go for some Region titles!

State - We would like to take everyone that wants up to State with us (at Sugarhouse Park in SLC).  We can take up to 48 athletes (14 of which will be racing).  We will be leaving at lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 16th and returning on the evening of the 17th.  If you would like to travel to State with the team, we ask that you keep coming to practice after Region and that you pay $25 (non-State racers) to help pay for the hotel.  That money needs to be paid to the PVHS finance office ASAP.  Coaches need to know who is planning on coming to State at the Monday meeting this week.

Phoenix - The $100 down payment for the Nike trip is due.  We have a few spots left.  This money will guarantee your spot for the trip.  The total cost will be around $175-$200 depending on our bus cost and the number of athletes who come (the more athletes, the lower the cost).  Please remember that all payments will be made to the PVXC club through Coach Holt and MUST be made in cash (no checks accepted).  The second payment will be due some time after State.

Marathon Aid Station - We had a ton of fun!  Thanks for all the help and for the great organization Jose.

Weekly minutes can be found here.  Remember, Final Surge is a requirement for racing.  Make sure you are caught up.

YOUNGSTERS - Youth Region is on Monday at the Dirt Mile by the Washington Maverick.  Elem at 4:30 and MS at 4:45.  The cost is $1 to help pay for medals which will go 10 deep for each division and each gender.

Info and Risk Statement can be found here.  This must be complete to participate.

Week 16 Athletes of the Week - 
Tough at Practice - James, Jr.  JD has really pushed himself to battle for a top JV/Varsity spot. 
Team Builder - Carson, Fr.  New to our program this year, Carson has done a great job at bringing the team together through his hard work and positive attitude.
Performance - Jenna, So.  After a great summer, Jenna has been battling injuries a little.  Her performance at Cedar (a JV win) was a big step forward for her progress.

Snow Canyon Invite - We saw some really good racing at the SC Invite on Thursday.  Jada led our girls with her 3rd place finish.  Jenna (6th) and Sarah (8th) also finished in the top 10.  Kathya, Kylee, and Macy also had one of their best races of the season.  On the boys side, Evan and Jose ran very well for a 1-2 finish.  Tavin (11th), Jason (13th), and Zach (14th) rounded out our scoring for the team win.  

Thought of the Week: "Will you back on life and say, 'I wish I had,' or 'I'm glad I did?'"
-Zig Zigler
PVXC State Champ Nick Hill always said, "No ragrets"!  Now is the time to set set aside all that is "scary" or "intimidating", all of your uncertainties and fears.  Now is the time to run with no regrets.  No matter the outcome of Region, won't it be great to look back and say, "I'm glad I gave it everything I could.  I left nothing in myself in this race.  I put it all out there on the course."  and to say that honestly and truthfully and really mean it?  We are very proud of all of you - where you have come from and all you have progressed; how you have pushed yourselves and your teammates.  And we are grateful for the opportunity we've had to work with you in this journey.  Now, let's go have some fun racing our very best this week!

Oct 1 - 6 (Week 18) & Cedar Recap

A very good week is in the books.  Let's go get another one - in racing and/or in workouts, sleep and recovery, school, and positive thoughts... good things are waiting there for those who go and get them.

Purpose of the week's workouts - In the Competition Phase of our season.we work to get into peak racing form for our final few regular season races.  Minutes will drop a little and speed will pick up.  We will have our last long run of the regular season on Monday.  The Varsities and a couple of the top JV will be hitting workouts on Weds. and Fri.  And most of the JV will be racing on Thursday at Snow Canyon.

PLEASE REMEMBER FOR ALL MORNING RUNS... 

YOU MUST BE WEARING A WHITE OR BRIGHT SHIRT!

Here's our schedule for the week - 

Monday: 5:30a at the HS for Levels 2,3,4.  We will be doing our long run.  If Level 1's want to come and get their long run in for the week that is okay.  Afternoon practice on Mondays will always be a team meeting in the lecture hall at the HS followed by a short run.  Practice starts at 3:00p.  Required for everyone. 

Tuesday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  Afternoon we will meet as a team at PVHS at 3:00p for our run.  Required for everyone.

Wednesday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Levels 3,4 and optional for Level 2. Afternoon practice at 3:00p. Required for everyone.

Thursday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  RACE - Snow Canyon Invite at SCHS.  Bus schedule will be announced at Monday's team meeting.  There will be a Youngsters race as well.  Race schedule: MS at 4p, Elementary at 4:30p (cost for each is $2), HS girls at 5p followed by HS boys.  Afternoon practice at 3:00p for those not racing.  We will most likely sit about the top 8-9 or so runners.  The rest of the team will get an opportunity to get a good fast time on the SC course a few days before Region.

Friday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Level 4 and optional for Levels 2,3. Afternoon practice at 3:00p. Required for everyone.

Saturday: Run on your own or join our group run before we head up to the Marathon aid station.  Time TBA, location: the church at the top of Bluff St.

Region - We have the opportunity to host Region this year on Tuesday, October 9th from 4:00-7:00p.  We will be using the Sand Hollow GC Course that hosted the Hurricane Invite and Region last year.  We could really use some help from parents along the course and at the finish line.  Please let the coaches know if you're able to help.  Helping at this meet will still let you do some good yelling and cheering for our Panthers as we go for some Region titles!

Car Wash - The Car Wash was a big success.  Everyone helped at ton.  Bring your unsold tickets and money to practice Monday.  (Remember you are responsible for all unsold tickets, make sure they are accounted for.)

Phoenix - The $100 down payment for the Nike trip is due Monday (October 1st).  This money will guarantee your spot for the trip.  The total cost will be around $175-$200 depending on our bus cost and the number of athletes who come (the more athletes, the lower the cost).  Please remember that all payments will be made to the PVXC club through Coach Holt and MUST be made in cash (no checks accepted).

Marathon Aid Station - We will once again have the opportunity to be running an aid station at the St. George Marathon on October 6th.  It's a great way to give a little back to this great sport that means so much to us.  Check out the link posted by Jose on the Final Surge social wall to get registered.

Weekly minutes can be found here.  Remember, Final Surge is a requirement for racing.  Make sure you are caught up.

YOUNGSTERS - Regular practice schedule will be Mondays and Thursdays at 3:00p at the HS.    There is a Youth race on Thursday at Snow Canyon HS, time TBA.
The Youth Region meet will very likely be held on Monday, Oct. 8th at the Dirt Mile near the Washington Parkway Maverick at 4:30 or 5:00p.  Finalized details will be shared through Coach Bethany.

Info and Risk Statement can be found here.  This must be complete to participate.

Week 15 Athletes of the Week - 
Tough at Practice - Kylee, Jr.  Kylee is always pushing herself and those around her.  She loves XC and is totally committed to doing what it takes to get our team and herself to improve.
Team Builder - Coach Decker, Super Sr.  Coach Decker is doing a great job at bringing the team together through his beautiful beard and desire to see everyone do his/her best.
Performance - Addi, Sr.  Addi ran a strong race up at Bob Firman.  She is a great example of pushing through the tough times and being persistent.  Good things will always come to those who work their hardest (even if it isn't happening right when we want it to).

Cedar Invite - Way to bring it together Panthers!  The JV Girls were lights out with a perfect sweep.  Jenna finished 1st, Allison 2nd, Jenessa 3rd, Addie T. 4th, and Kyanne 5th.  Kathya also finished in the top 10 with a 9th place finish.  Tavin ran well in the JV Boys race to medal and led the crew to a 2nd place finish.  The Varsity Girls ran quite a bit better and placed 2nd to DH by a score of 50-55 and were led by Jess (2nd), Alli (3rd), and Rylee (14th) medaling in the top 15.  The Varsity Boys then put together a strong team effort finishing with a 1-4 spread of 7 seconds and 1-5 of just 31 seconds.  Julien finished 4th, Nathan 9th, Scottie 10th, Cooper 12th, and Mikey 18th.  The Panthers 6 and 7 actually finished in front of all but one school's 5 (our 7 missed Cedar 5 by just 1 place) 

Thought of the Week: "The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team.  As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven."
-Knute Rockne
This quote by the legendary football coach of Notre Dame really epitomizes what us coaches think about when looking at our team, and hopefully what each of you think about when analyzing yourself and our program.  It isn't always the best runner or the fastest runner.  We look at who contributes the most to our team.  Are you striving to be the best for yourself or the best for our team?

Sept 24 - 29 (Week 17) & Bob Firman Recap

Time for one more refocus!  Time for a big push for our final races!

Purpose of the week's workouts - We now move into the Competition Phase of our season.  The purpose of this phase is to get us into peak racing form for our final few regular season races.  Minutes will drop a little and speed will pick up.

PLEASE REMEMBER FOR ALL MORNING RUNS... 

YOU MUST BE WEARING A WHITE OR BRIGHT SHIRT!

Here's our schedule for the week - 

Monday: 5:30a at the HS for Levels 2,3,4.  We will be doing our long run.  If Level 1's want to come and get their long run in for the week that is okay.  Afternoon practice on Mondays will always be a team meeting in the lecture hall at the HS followed by a short run.  Practice starts at 3:00p.  Required for everyone. 

Tuesday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  Afternoon we will meet as a team at PVHS at 3:00p for our run.  Required for everyone.

Wednesday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Levels 3,4 and optional for Level 2. Afternoon practice at 3:00p. We will meet as usual, then carpool over to BHNP for our workout.  Which means practice will run a little longer than usual (probably back to the school around 5:15).  Required for everyone.

Thursday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  Afternoon practice at 3:00p. Required for everyone.  

Friday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Level 4 and optional for Levels 2,3.  RACE - Cedar Invite at Cedar HS.  Bus leaves at 1:45 from the HS.  Race Schedule: Youngsters 3:30p, JV Girls 4:00, JV Boys 4:30, Var Girls 5:00, Var Boys 5:30

Saturday: We will have a group run before the car wash.  Time TBA.

Car Wash - The Car Wash fundraiser for our club trip to Nike Southwest Regionals in Phoenix will be on Sept 29th.  Please do your best to schedule your availability until the early afternoon that day.  Car Wash tickets and info for the club trip to Phoenix in Nov. our available in Coach Holt's room.

Phoenix - The $100 down payment for the Nike trip is due next Monday (October 1st).  This money will guarantee your spot for the trip.  The total cost will be around $175-$200 depending on our bus cost and the number of athletes who come (the more athletes, the lower the cost).  Please remember that all payments will be made to the PVXC club through Coach Holt and MUST be made in cash (no checks accepted).

Marathon Aid Station - We will once again have the opportunity to be running an aid station at the St. George Marathon on October 6th.  It's a great way to give a little back to this great sport that means so much to us.  Check out the link posted by Jose on the Final Surge social wall to get registered.

Weekly minutes can be found here.  Remember, Final Surge is a requirement for racing.  Make sure you are caught up.

YOUNGSTERS - Regular practice schedule will be Mondays and Thursdays at 3:00p at the HS.    There is a Youth race at Cedar at 3:30 at Cedar HS.  The cost for this will be $2.  We MUST know who is running the race on Monday (for registration purposes).  Please let Coach Bethany know at practice on Monday.  If you tell us you are running, you will be registered, and required to pay the $2 (cash).  Please bring the money to Monday or Thursday practice.

Info and Risk Statement can be found here.  This must be complete to participate.

Week 14 Athletes of the Week - 
Tough at Practice - Kathya, Jr.  Kathya is always one of our toughest runners.  She pushes herself and those around her on every run and race.
Team Builder - Tavin, Sr.  Tavin is always reaching out to everyone around him and helping the team come closer together.
Performance - Gabe, Fr.  Gabe had a strong race at the Canyon View Invite which moved him into a JV scoring position.

Bob Firman - This trip to Boise is always an exciting opportunity to race against some of the best teams in the nation.  This year was one of the best fields yet with numerous nationally ranked teams.  Evan, Luke, and Boston raced strong in the DI Varsity race and put up good efforts and times.  Alli mixed it up with some of the best runners in the nation on the first lap of the 2 lap course before finishing 28th.  Overall the girls placed 11th.  The boys had a much improved spread of 40 seconds and ended up placing 9th.  In the DII Varsity girls race, Addi ran well and placed 19th.  

Thought of the Week: "Failure is a much more faithful teacher than immediate success." - David Duchemin
Take a few minutes today and think of the times you grew most in life... I can pretty much guarantee you your growth and success was based upon many struggles and "failures".  Be prepared to share with someone tomorrow.  Also, an assignment for tomorrow's meeting: Please bring something (an object) that helps explain who you are - maybe something representing a favorite hobby, a present given to you by a meaningful person in your life, something that helped you through a tough time, etc...

Alumni Update - Mike Finch and Josie Bushar both ran up at the Idaho State Invite.  Mike led the TBirds to a 2nd place finish with his 2nd place overall finish.  A nice pic of Mike is on the SUU race write up.

Sept 17 - 22 (Week 16) & Hurricane and Canyon View Recaps

Can you believe we are coming up on the last month of our regular season?  Region is in 3 1/2 weeks and State just 4 1/2 weeks out!  Pretty exciting to be able to see all our hard work coming together as we move into a last big push before our final races.

Purpose of the week's workouts - This is our final week of the Pre-Competition phase before heading into our Competition training phase for the end of the regular season.  We will have our last longest run of the regular season and a big workout on Wednesday before the Varsity heads up to the Bob Firman Invite in Idaho over the weekend.

PLEASE REMEMBER FOR ALL MORNING RUNS... 

YOU MUST BE WEARING A WHITE OR BRIGHT SHIRT!

Here's our schedule for the week - 

Monday: 5:30a at the HS for Levels 2,3,4.  We will be doing our long run.  If Level 1's want to come and get their long run in for the week that is okay.  Afternoon practice on Mondays will always be a team meeting in the lecture hall at the HS followed by a short run.  Practice starts at 3:00.  Required for everyone. 

Tuesday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  Afternoon we will meet as a team at PVHS at 3:00p for our run.  Required for everyone.

Wednesday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Levels 3,4 and optional for Level 2. Afternoon practice at 3:00p. We will meet as usual, then carpool over to BHNP for our workout.  Which means practice will run a little longer than usual (probably back to the school around 5:15).  Required for everyone.

Thursday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  Afternoon practice at 3:00p. Required for everyone.  Although the Varsity will be gone, Thursday and Fri afternoon practice will be held as usual.

Friday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Level 4 and optional for Levels 2,3.  Afternoon practice at 3:00p.  Required for everyone.

Saturday: Run on your own or organize your own group run.  Varsity: Race - Bob Firman Invite  Race info and a link to race coverage (sometimes there is a live feed of the race) can be found here.

Car Wash - The Car Wash fundraiser for our club trip to Nike Southwest Regionals in Phoenix will be on Sept 29th.  Please do your best to schedule your availability until the early afternoon that day.  Car Wash tickets and info for the club trip to Phoenix in Nov. our available in Coach Holt's room.

Marathon Aid Station - We will once again have the opportunity to be running an aid station at the St. George Marathon on October 6th.  It's a great way to give a little back to this great sport that means so much to us.  Check out the link posted by Jose on the Final Surge social wall to get registered.

Weekly minutes can be found here.  Remember, Final Surge is a requirement for racing.  Make sure you are caught up.

YOUNGSTERS - Regular practice schedule will be Mondays and Thursdays at 3:00p at the HS.    I think there is a race at Grandpa's Pond in Hurricane (near the Hurr. WalMart), more info will be posted here or through Coach Bethany.

Info and Risk Statement can be found here.  This must be complete to participate.

Week 14 Athletes of the Week - 
Tough at Practice - Jada, Jr.  Jada has really been pushing hard to accomplish her goals for the XC season.  Her commitment to practice and doing what it takes to reach the next level has helped her continually improve throughout the season.
Team Builder - Jason, So.  Although he may never be able to fully make up for the "Shrek Incident", Jason's happy attitude and inclusiveness really help bring the team together.
Performance - Sarah, So.  Sarah had a strong race up at Murray taking the title in the Soph girls race.

Hurricane Invite - We got a good preview of the Region course over at Sand Hollow on Wednesday.  Mikey ran a strong race to place 4th in the Varsity boys race and Jose continues his improvement as he took 10th.  Jada and Addi took 9th and 10th in the Varsity girls race.  In the JV races, Kathya placed 8th and Zach took 6th.  

Canyon View Invite - It was nice to be in the little cooler weather of Cedar on Saturday morning.  We saw strong races throughout as some upper JV's earned the opportunity to race Varsity and held their own with other Region Varsity teams.  Boston was 13th in the boys race and Sarah and Jenna leading the girls team.  We also had Gabe placing 9th in the JV boys race.

Thought of the Week: "Remember your why.  We don't get burned out because of what we do.  We get burned out because we forget why we do it." - Jon Gordon
We've often asked... "Why do you run?"  Hopefully every one of us has found our why.  Maybe it is health or fitness, possible the fun with the team, a desire to be your very best self, the joy of conquering things that no one thought possible, and the list could go on and on.  Once you have found your why, you need to hearken back to it on occasion (both when things are going well and not so well) to remember why you do this incredibly tough endeavor.  As we head into our final month of the regular season, take a few minutes today and think back on your why.  And if you haven't found your why yet, do some good soul-searching and figure it out.  

Alumni Update - A big weekend for our collegiate PVXC'ers.  Carson ran very well at the BYU Autumn Classic (held at USU).  He took 6th on Weber's team and improved a minute and a half over last week's 7K time.  For SUU, Josie had over a 30 second improvement from last year's 5K time at the UC Riverside Invite.  Mike was SUU's 4th finisher in the Open race.

Sept 10 - 15 (Week 15) & Dixie Invite and Murray Invite Race Recaps

PVXC had a great week with meets at Dixie and Murray.  Teams ran well, we had a great overnighter, enjoyed running on the State course, and got home safe.  So that's all good!

Purpose of the week's workouts - We continue our Pre-Competition Phase this week.  We hope you are noticing how much you are improving during this time.  Our big base of miles, long intervals, and introduction of hills is really making us a strong team.

PLEASE REMEMBER FOR ALL MORNING RUNS... 

YOU MUST BE WEARING A WHITE OR BRIGHT SHIRT!

Here's our schedule for the week - 

Monday: 5:30a at the HS for Levels 2,3,4.  We will be doing our long run.  If Level 1's want to come and get their long run in for the week that is okay.  Afternoon practice on Mondays will always be a team meeting in the lecture hall at the HS followed by a short run.  Practice starts at 3:00.  Required for everyone. 

Tuesday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  Afternoon we will meet as a team at PVHS at 3:00p for our run.  Required for everyone.

Wednesday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Levels 3,4 and optional for Level 2. Afternoon - RACE: Hurricane Invite - Held at Sand Hollow Golf Course.  Youth races start at 4:00, JV Girls at 5:00p, JV Boys at 5:30p, Var Girls at 6:00p, and Var Boys at 6:30p.  There will be a bus leaving from the HS at around 3:30 (the exact time isn't in front of me right now, sorry).  Some athletes will be doing a workout instead of racing (doing a workout: Nathan, Julien, Scottie, Cooper, Jessica, Alli, Rylee, Gracie, Pyper, and Sylvia - this group will need to provide their own ride to the course, time TBA)

Thursday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  Afternoon practice at 3:00p. Required for everyone.

Friday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Level 4 and optional for Levels 2,3.  Afternoon practice at 3:00p.  Required for everyone.

Saturday: RACE: Canyon View Invite - Held at Canyon View HS.  Boys Var at 8:00a, Girls Var at 8:30a, JV Boys at 9:00a, and JV Girls at 9:30a.  MS race at 10:00a.  Bus will be leaving the HS probably around 6:30a (again, sorry for not having the exact times in front of me... this will get updated Monday).  The main Varsity crews won't be racing this race.

Bob Firman Invite info - We will be having between 7-10 boys and girls traveling to Boise on Sept 20-22nd for the Bob Firman Invite.  A few of these spots are pretty secure, but because of the improvement of many of our athletes, a few are still up in the air.  As coaches, we've decided to include this week's Hurricane Invite (and maybe the CV Invite) to help influence our decision.  We are looking for positive attitude and influence on the team, dedication and hard work, and a desire to be your very best and make the team the very best it can be.  Although, it seems that choosing an XC varsity team would be easy (top 7 times), usually it isn't that clear.  A lot more goes into making the best team possible that just the fastest time.  So, if you're in the mix for a Varsity spot (or a travel spot to Bob Firman) keep this in mind as you approach this week's races and practices.

Spirit Pack - Here is the order pvxc2018.itemorder.com  This is all non-required gear.  Just PVXC stuff that athletes and families might want to order.  It is not through the school.  It is through our club.  So you pay online and then receive your order through The Locker Room in a couple weeks.  The order closes this FRIDAY.

Car Wash - The Car Wash fundraiser for our club trip to Nike Southwest Regionals in Phoenix will be on Sept 29th.  Please do your best to schedule your availability until the early afternoon that day.  Car Wash tickets and info for the club trip to Phoenix in Nov. will be passed out soon.

Marathon Aid Station - We will once again have the opportunity to be running an aid station at the St. George Marathon on October 6th.  It's a great way to give a little back to this great sport that means so much to us.

Weekly minutes can be found here.  Remember, Final Surge is a requirement for racing.  Make sure you are caught up.

YOUNGSTERS - Regular practice schedule will be Mondays and Thursdays at 3:00p at the HS.    There is a race Wednesday at Sand Hollow Golf Course.  The MS'ers race 2 miles at 4:00p and Elem. race 1 mile at 4:20p.  There is a $2 entry fee.  

There is also a race at Canyon View HS on Saturday at 10:00a.  The cost is $1.
Info and Risk Statement can be found here.  This must be complete to participate.

Week 13 Athletes of the Week - 
Tough at Practice - Luke, Jr.  A first year runner, Luke has been an amazing example of hard work.  His commitment and toughness has really paid off as he is pushing into the Varsity ranks!
Team Builder - Allison, So.  Through her two years on the team, Allison's positive attitude and ability to include everyone has really created a strong bond - especially among our strong sophomore girls crew.
Performance - Jose, Sr. Jose ran a great race at Dixie Invite.  He kept right on the lead pack until the final 1/2 mile and was then able to break through and take the W!

Dixie Invite - On the tough BHNP Course, our JV's and a few Varsities had some great races.  Our Youngsters started us off very well with some really good racing on the 1 mile and 2 mile courses.  Then in the girls HS race, Sarah, Jada, Jenessa, Emma, Allison, and Addi all placed in the top 10.  Jose won the boys race, with Evan 2nd, and Luke, James, and Boston finishing in the top 10.

Murray Invite - This is our most important early season meet, and the largest meet we travel to as a full team with over 50 schools and thousands of athletes throughout the 8 races.  The Varsity boys placed 8th, less than 20 points out of 4th.  Nathan led us with a 16th place finish.  Cooper ran well placing as our 4th runner, and Luke looked strong in his Varsity debut as our 6th runner.  The Varsity girls saw strong racing through the whole group to place 2nd to national top 10 Lone Peak.  Alli and Jess placed in the top 10 (6th and 8th).  Then Rylee led the crew that included Gracie, Pyper, and Sylvia in a 17 second spread and places 28-37 to move us past Davis and Springville.  The Freshman boys saw Zach and Gabe run well and place in the top  25.  In the Freshman girls, Addie placed 6th, Kyanne 12th, and Kennis 22nd.  The Sophomore girls placed 4 in the top 8 (Sarah 1st, Allison, 4th, Emma 5th, and Jenna 8th) to win the division!  The Soph boys were led by Boston in 8th and Jason and Carter who finished in the top 25.  Jose and James ran solid times and placed in the top 50 in the Open race (mix of Var and JV).  And Jada placed 24th in the Open girls race.

Thought of the Week: "When I lost all of my excuses, I found all of my results." -author unkown

Sometimes its easiest and "safest" to blame others or push excuses to someone or something else.  We often do this so that we don't feel like failures when we don't quite reach our goals.  This idea really is a fixed mindset, however.  To truly be our best, we must set excuses aside and allow ourselves to grow.  Growth mindsets look at struggles as opportunities to improve and evaluate where we can be better.  Remember to find joy in what you are currently doing and where you are currently at.  Then use that joy to be a platform to continue to strive to do your best. 

Alumni Update - A quick update on our PVXC'ers running in college.  Carson is doing very well up at Weber St.  He had is first race this past weekend up at CSI.  He ran the 7K course in just under 25 minutes.  At SUU, Mike, Josie, and Jacey all competed well at the road race and time trial.  Mike and Josie both placed in the top 5 of their respective squads (missing a few of the top runners from their team) at the UVU Invite last weekend and look to be in position to earn a spot on the traveling squads.

Sept 3 - 8 (Week 14)

We survived the Run-a-Thon (this is actually being written before the event, but let's assume we've survived)!  Get some rest this weekend and be ready to roll into a few very busy weeks.

Purpose of the week's workouts - We continue our Pre-Competition Phase this week.  As you've noticed, the workouts are tougher and everything (including schoolwork) is becoming a little more demanding.  Remember what you committed to working on for 5 Minutes during this week and actually make a conscientious effort to do it. 

PLEASE REMEMBER FOR ALL MORNING RUNS... 

YOU MUST BE WEARING A WHITE OR BRIGHT SHIRT!

Here's our schedule for the week - 

Monday: We will be meeting for a team run at 7:00a at the Maverick roundabout on Washington Parkway.  We will then carpool over to Hurricane for a trail run.  This is practice for the day, so everyone who is in town needs to be there. If you're out of town, get your run in.

Tuesday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  RACE: Dixie Invite - Held at Bloomington Hills North Park.  Youngsters races (for Elem and MS) start at 4:30p (no cost).  HS Girls at 6:00p, HS boys after (app. 6:40p).  Most Varsity runners will not be racing (not racing: Nathan, Julien, Scottie, Mikey, Cooper, Jessica, Alli, Rylee, Sylvia, Pyper, Gracie).  You will meet at BHNP at 4:00p for your workout.  There is no bus for this meet.  Everyone who is racing needs to be to the park by 5:00p for warmups.

Wednesday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Levels 3,4 and optional for Level 2.  Afternoon practice at 3:00p. Required for everyone.

Thursday: Morning practice: 6:15a weights and short recovery run. Required for Levels 2,3,4 and optional for Level 1.  Afternoon practice at 3:00p. Required for everyone.

Friday: Morning practice: 6:15a.  Required for Levels 2,3,4.  RACE: Murray Invite - those invited to Murray will be leaving at 8:00a from the HS (no MS pickup).  An itinerary will be sent home to those who have met the qualifications to attend this meet.  Those not attending will have a workout to complete.  Race info (including schedule and location) can be found out murrayinvite.com
Saturday: Those with the team at Murray will have a practice on the State course and then travel home.  Those not with the team will have a workout assigned.
Next Week Races - Hurricane (at Sand Hollow GC) on Wednesday and Canyon View on Saturday.  Both of these are JV races (or a few Varsity who are working on some racing practice).  Most Varsity won't race, but will have a workout instead.

Weekly minutes can be found here.  Remember, Final Surge is a requirement for racing.  If you haven't set up and account yet, go back to the post from earlier in the summer and get your account created and notify Coach of the email you used.  An invitation to join the team will be sent to you, and when you accept that, your workouts will be added to you and you can update everything you need.

If you aren't getting team texts, text @a24b37 to 81010

If you haven't checked out the new plyos yet, please do.  We will be adding a short plyometric routine to our Wednesday morning runs.  Check out the 6 exercises here.

YOUNGSTERS - Regular practice schedule will be Mondays and Thursdays at 3:00p at the HS.  No practice this Monday as it is Labor Day.  But we will see you at the race on Tuesday (see info above).
Info and Risk Statement can be found here.  This must be complete to participate.

Week 12 Athletes of the Week - 
Tough at Practice - Syvlia, Sr.  Sylvia is about the toughest runner on the team.  Everyday and every run, she is pushing herself and those around her.  Everyone should take a look at her determination... it is contagious.
Team Builder - Scottie, So.  Even as a Sophie, Scottie is developing into a team leader.  He sets a high standard for the team and pushes everyone around him to work up to it.
Performance - Kyanne, Fr.  Kyanne had a great race at SUU.  She broke out of her comfort zone and pushed many girls who had been way in front of her.  It was a breakout race, and we expect to continue to see great improvement from her.

Take a look at the videos of the workout from last Wednesday.  As you watch, evaluate form.  Look at those that seem to have good for and notice what they are doing.  Take note of some of the weaknesses in form you see.  And then critique your own form and note what you can do better.  Then, do it!

Thought of the Week: "All life demands struggle.  Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life.  The very hard work and striving that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today."
-Pope Paul VI
Is there anyone of us who hasn't struggled?  In life, in running, in school, in relationships?  I highly doubt it.  Remember our mission to "LIVE AND RUN GREATLY".  Sometimes, I notice that we forget that struggle is actually good - maybe you had a bad stretch of workouts or are struggling to get to practice; maybe home life isn't so good; school is tough and math is a crappy class; whatever... all life is made of tough things.  And like the Pope says, these struggles are what make us who we are.  How do you respond to challenges?  Do you give up?  Do you get mad and blame others? Or... do you accept the challenge and work even harder?  Do you realize it might be a long road, but every day and every moment you give your best you are improving and becoming a better person?