June 28-July 3 (Week 4)

This summer is zooming and our team growth has been exceptional. We are really setting ourselves up for great things this year. Let's take a look at how we are doing on the little things (reading, recording minutes, weights, recovery) and refocus on them knowing that each thing we do is a piece of the puzzle we want to put together for a successful season.

• take a look at the 2021 schedule and start making some plans.
• registermyathlete - registration has got to be done tonight if you haven't yet! Go to registermyathlete.com - physical needs to be complete and on file at PVHS before camp.
  Fees can be completed later. Here's the list of people who have done something with registation, the rest PLEASE do it NOW!: Carson, Diego, AJ, Spencer, Gary*, Kyler, Reese, Bridger, Westley, Allen, Gianno, Parker, Talmage*, Adri, Karli, Kennis, Macy, Roxy, Zoe, Brecken*, Laney, Kate, Brinley, and Alianna (those with an * need to go back and click through all the paperwork)

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts. We'll continue to grow our Foundation this week (more minutes) including a longer run Saturday (please be there if you can) and doubles for some of the team. We'll also use our Baseline test to get into some Pace work. Paces are posted on the workout spreadsheet; know yours for Monday. 

This Week's Schedule:
This week, we'll keep having practice at Washington Elementary Monday through Thursday this week at 7:00a. We will meet at Sullivan Park at 7a on Friday. And on Saturday, run on Turkey Farm (meet at the top of the S Turns at the top of the big hill at 7a). Weights on Tuesdays and Thursdays after our run, we will go (as a team) over to PVHS and spend 30mins in the weight room going through our routing (please do your best to build this into your schedule).

Monday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) 

Tuesday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Youth Summer Running Club 8:30-9:45 (everyone) - Weights after Summer Club (everyone) / afternoon - short run on own (Silver & Black required, Maroon optional)

Wednesday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Book Club after the run 

Thursday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Weights (everyone) / afternoon - short run on own (Silver & Black required, Maroon optional)

Friday: regular practice at 7:00a Sullivan Park (everyone)

Saturday: long run on Turkey Farm at 7:00a (everyone), meet at top of S Turns at top of big hill

Upcoming Events:

Run a Thon - TBA

24th of July 2 Miler - July 24th at the Harvest Lane Park in the Fields, race starts at 7:00a, PVXC will be racing and we want to invite all family, friends, neighbors of PVXC to come join us (cost... donations accepted to fundraise for the team)

High Altitude Camp - July 26th-29th; cost $90 pay to PVXC Club (not the HS), payment due by July 2nd (cash or Venmo @Dave-Holt77) 

Minutes:
Fill out this form for our 3rd week of practice. This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season as well as tracking goals and progress.

Book Club:
We will be talking about Week 3 on Wednesday and then getting the reading for Weeks 4 and 5.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
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-Matt Fitzgerald
This week it is going to be the thought that you bring to the book discussion on Wednesday. Each of you will be asked to share (at least) one idea from this week's reading that was impactful to you. You have a few days to read and find something... so get to it.

June 21-26 (Week 3)

Another week down... before you know it the summer will be over, school will be starting, and we'll be racing. Not saying that to bum you out, but just remind you that time goes quick and NOW is the time to be preparing for a successful xc season. You don't set PRs or make Varsity or win titles in the summer, but NOW is the time you prepare the body and mind to do so!

If you haven't yet:

• take a look at the 2021 schedule and start making some plans.
• registermyathlete - registration has got to be done tonight if you haven't yet! Go to registermyathlete.com - physical needs to be complete and on file at PVHS before camp.
  Fees can be completed later.
• One last week of these videos for our weights. Take a look at the slide for the Panther Distance Crew Weight Program - each has a video linked to it to help you learn the correct form. Watch these and get a sense of what you would like to do for our first days in the weight room this week.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts. We'll be doing a "baseline" test on Monday, so please be there. Nothing to stress about, but helps us figure out our paces for workouts for the next month. If you are out of town, you can replicate it by running hard as you can for 15mins and recording (and reporting to Coach) the distance you cover - it would be best to do it on grass, but road or track is fine if you can't.

This Week's Schedule:
This week, we'll keep having practice at Washington Elementary Monday through Thursday this week at 7:00a. We will meet at Confluence Park by the Dixie Center at 7a on Friday. Saturday will be a run in your own organized groups run.. Weights on Tuesdays and Thursdays after our run, we will go (as a team) over to PVHS and spend 30mins in the weight room going through our routing (please do your best to build this into your schedule).

Monday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) 

Tuesday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Youth Summer Running Club 8:30-9:45 (everyone) - Weights after Summer Club (everyone) - Team Goal Setting BBQ and swim at Coach Holt's house at 5:00p, please be there if you're in town!

Wednesday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Book Club after the run 

Thursday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Weights (everyone)

Friday: regular practice at 7:00a Confluence Park (everyone)

Saturday: organize your own group run

Upcoming Events:

Team Goal Setting BBQ and Swim Party - Tues. June 22nd 5:00p, Coach Holt's house, 630 E. Springhill Dr. in Washington - PLEASE BE THERE!

24th of July 2 Miler - July 24th at the Harvest Lane Park in the Fields, race starts at 7:00a, PVXC will be racing and we want to invite all family, friends, neighbors of PVXC to come join us (cost... donations accepted to fundraise for the team)

High Altitude Camp - July 26th-29th; cost $90 pay to PVXC Club (not the HS), payment due by July 2nd (cash or Venmo @Dave-Holt77) 

Weekly Challenge:
Look at your first two weeks and decide what you've been doing well at and what you could refocus/recommit on. Be ready to share this with your teammates on Monday.

Minutes:
Fill out this form for our 2nd week of practice. This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season as well as tracking goals and progress.

Book Club:
We will be talking about Week 2 on Wednesday and then getting the reading for Week 3.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"When athletes really want it, they are able to tolerate a higher level of percieved effort than when they are comparatively unmotivated."
-Matt Fitzgerald
Do you think this is true? Have you ever experienced it? Have you ever been able to "get up" for a race and run well compared to a race that maybe wasn't as important and you didn't do as well? What about in other aspects of your life... have you ever done something a really well when it was really important to you? Then how do you explain the times we don't do as well when it is a big event? How do you explain Jenny Barringer-Simpson's race described in the book? Think about those ideas and have some thought about them and the other points made in this week's reading for our book discussion on Wednesday.

June 14-19 (Week 2)

One week down already... It was really great to be back together with the team and seeing all the new faces as well. This is going to be a very exciting year. Let's keep the positive vibes going everyday this week.

If you haven't yet:

• take a look at the 2021 schedule and start making some plans.
• registermyathlete - get it done! Go to registermyathlete.com (the registration part needs to be done this week - physical needs to be complete and on file at PVHS asap.
  Fees can be completed later.
• We will be doing the lunge matrix, leg swings and SAMs daily. These are great strengthening exercises that will help you get and stay healthy and injury free. So take a look at the videos and learn them.
• Lunge Matrix video
• Leg Swings video
• SAM video
• We are changing things up a little for our weight program this year. Take a look at the slide for the Panther Distance Crew Weight Program - each has a video linked to it to help you learn the correct form. Watch these and get a sense of what you would like to do for our first days in the weight room this week.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts. We've changed up the week just a little. We will delay our Baseline test (probably just one week) because last year we were coming off Covid where most everyone had been running for a few weeks before practice; this year we are just coming off our two weeks off and could use a little more time to keep building. Overall our goal is still building our foundation.

This Week's Schedule:
This week, we'll keep having practice at Washington Elementary Monday through Thursday this week at 7:00a. We will meet at Middleton Park at 7a on Friday. Saturday we will also meet at Sullivan to run on the grass at 7:00a. Weights on Tuesdays and Thursdays after our run, we will go (as a team) over to PVHS and spend 30mins in the weight room going through our routing (please do your best to build this into your schedule).

Monday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone)

Tuesday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Youth Summer Running Club 8:30-9:45 (everyone) - Weights after Summer Club (everyone)

Wednesday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Book Club after the run - Team Activity at the Boiler's Park 5:00p

Thursday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Weights (everyone)

Friday: regular practice at 7:00a Middleton Park. (everyone)

Saturday: regular practice at 7:00a Sullivan Park. (everyone)

Weekly Challenge:
Our first challenge was to get someone to come to practice or the team activity with you. Some of you did well at that... others, maybe not. Let's keep that one going all the time! For this week, our challenge is going to be to do your Week 1 reading. Reading and participating in the book club can/will be such a beneficial thing for you. We promise it will not only make you a better runner, but will contribute to improvements in all aspects of your life. Like everything, you're going to get out of it what you put into it.

Shoes... Shoes... and more Shoes...: We don't have a lot of equipment in running, but what we do have is very important - shoes. Parents and athletes take a look at this short guide to running shoes and when to replace them. There's a lot of places you can get new shoes (specialty store, online, etc.); however, the key is to get a right fit for your particular foot, not necessarily just the cheapest. A specialty story will help fit you to the correct shoe. You can also get some help from Coach Decker and Holt who have some experience in identifying various foot types and get you in the correct type of shoe (neutral, cushion, support, stability).

Minutes:
Fill out this form for our first week of practice. This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season as well as tracking goals and progress.

Book Club:
We will be talking about Week 1 on Wednesday and then getting the reading for Week 2. Here's a little clip of one of the sections that book talks about (watch it... it's pretty amazing!). 

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"There are two ways to win a race. You can win by bringing greater physical capacity to the race, or you can win by utilizing a greater portion of a slightly lesser physical capacity within the race.
-Matt Fitzgerald
Like we will do all summer, this quote is taken from our Week 1 reading section of "How Bad Do You Want It?" Let's go beyond the "win" a race idea and put that to "do your very best" in a race because, truthfully, not a lot of us get to win races (I've lost way more races than I've won, but I've done my very best in many races. Then that doing of my "best" opened the door for me to do a new "best" in future races.). So thinking of this quote, some people do very well because they really are just better. However, we want to get to the second part of the quote, where we can do our best because we are improving on utilizing a greater portion of physical capacity - even if it isn't as amazing as the most talented runner. The reality is, I could probably count on one hand the number of truly talented runners we've had on the team in the past 2 decades. How then have we had numerous All-Region and All-State runners, State Champions and State Championship teams? How have we become the most decorated program at Pine View HS and one of the most awarded programs in Utah history? The answer lies in the getting the greater portion out of everyone of us. Think about this idea a bit, connect it with what you've read (or are going to read!) from the intro and Ch. 1 of this week's reading, connect it with you're own running and why you are out here doing this difficult thing. And then come Wednesday ready to talk about it for a few minutes.

XC Starts Monday! June 7-12 (Week 1)

Excitement is in the air! Practice will start for high school (incoming 9th graders through 12 graders) XC on June 7th at Washington Elementary at 7:00a!

Youth Summer Running Club is back and will also be starting this week on Tuesday! Check out the info on the previous post and please share it around with families and others who might be interested in participating in our summer club. It's never too late to sign up and join us.

Things you need to do to be ready for practice:

• take a look at the 2021 schedule and start making some plans.
• registermyathlete - get it done! Go to registermyathlete.com (the registration part needs to be done this week - physical needs to be complete and on file at PVHS asap.
  Fees can be completed later.
• We will be doing the lunge matrix, leg swings and SAMs daily. These are great strengthening exercises that will help you get and stay healthy and injury free. So take a look at the videos and learn them.
• Lunge Matrix video
• Leg Swings video
• SAM video
• Now about this stuff, why do them? No doubt, some of us who know this stuff realize the benefits of these exercises and others aren't so sure about them. Like everything in life, you won't really do a great job with them until YOU buy in. So until you start to realize the benefits of these exercises, maybe you'll just take my word for it - these will help you be stronger; a stronger runner is a healthier runner; a healthier runner is a faster runner...

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts. The goal of this week is to just get us going a bit. We'll start building our foundation and prepping us for an exciting, successful, and injury-free year.

This Week's Schedule:
This week, we'll keep having practice at Washington Elementary Monday through Thursday this week at 7:00a. We will meet at Sullivan Park at 7a on Friday. Saturday we will also meet at Sullivan to run on the grass, time TBA. No weights this week, but we will jump right into those next week on Tuesdays and Thursdays after our run, we will go (as a team) over to PVHS and spend 30mins in the weight room going through our routing (please do your best to build this into your schedule).

Monday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - get summer reading Week 1.

Tuesday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Youth Summer Running Club 8:30-9:45 (everyone)

Wednesday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone) - Team Activity at the Skim Park 5:00p

Thursday: regular practice at 7:00a Washington Elem. (everyone)

Friday: regular practice at 7:00a Sullivan Park (everyone)

Saturday: regular practice time TBA Sullivan Park (everyone)

Weekly Challenge:
Our very first challenge this year is going to be to bring someone to practice and/or the team activity. Call up your friends... bring someone that would benefit from being part of this great team.

Also...

There is this Summer Mile Club put together by Hoka and Athletic.net. Might be a way to earn some prizes and stuff this summer by just doing the thing we are always doing - running! Check it out and see if you want to participate.

Minutes:
Take a look at this form. This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season as well as tracking goals and progress. You'll fill out your first week info at the end of this week.

Book Club:
We will be getting the first section of our book on Monday. We highly encourage you to take a few minutes each day and read and reflect on the assigned reading for the week. We promise that doing so will help you become a better runner as well as influence you in positive ways in other areas of your life.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"I came away from this experience having learned a fundamental truth about endurance sorts. While my legs and lungs had put in a position to win, it was my mind - particularly my ability to absorb the shock of the novel sensations I felt and my willingness to suffer a bit for the sake of winning - that had carried me over the top. The essential challenge of long-distance racing, I understood, was mental."
-Matt Fitzgerald
This is our first quote from our book this summer. We've really enjoyed reading this book and think you will too - especially as you search for the connections found in the stories to your own running and life. The big idea of the book is no secret... anyone can run, you just put one leg in front of the other; however, the real challenge, the thing that separates those who achieve goals, PRs, make Varsity teams, and beyond, is learning how to make the mental side of this activity work in your favor to unlock your true potential. A goal this year is to help you do that! 

Youth Summer Running Club

Yeah! We get to have Youth Summer Running Club this year!

Here's the info:

Youth Summer Club Registration Paper (fill this out and bring to the first day of club - one for each child if multiple participants)

We are ready to collect payment... see below for instructions...

11^th Annual Summer 

Running Club

Where: Washington Elementary                                                   STARTS: JUNE 8^th

When: 8:30 – 9:45 A.M. every TUESDAY: JUNE 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd, 29^th & JULY 13^th & 20^th (6 days)

Cost: $10 – includes a shirt and treats after each club date. 

MUST Pay to PVHS finance office by 

May 21st

or online – see below for instructions!

(no $ collected at the club, sorry)

Work with the REGION and STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING athletes of PV X-Country

under the supervision of PV coaches Dave Holt and Josh Decker.  Meet students from other PV area schools!

Participate in games, exercises, and races that make running fun and a life-long activity.

Work with kids on your same grade & skill level – from 1^st graders up to 8^th grade and beginners to very skilled!

   Questions: email Coach Holt <pineviewxc@gmail.com>      Please be ON TIME

 bring signed registration (and receipt) on 1^st day of club!

 

Payment info:

Ø  Pay at the PVHS Finance Office by May 21^st  

Ø  Pay Online using the following steps (or just click here):

o   Go to pineview.org

o   Select "Purchase Tickets"

o   Locate the Running Club

o   Select "Get Tickets"

o   Follow the prompts to complete payment

Ø  Bring receipt to the first day of Club on June 8^th

Ø  Also, bring completed registration form found at pvxc.blogspot.com

Awards Night

 Awards Night

Thursday at 7:00p in the PVHS Commons

2 guests per athlete / masks required

zoom link - 7:00p for those that can't attend

Exit Interview & TRACK STARTING! (Week 1 for all 400-3200 crews)

Exit Interview: As we've concluded our XC season, we would like to have each athlete take a couple minutes and fill out the following Exit Interview. You can either print one out and fill it out, or visit a coach (Holt or Decker) and pick up a copy. After thinking about the ideas and filling out the interview, come talk to a coach (Holt, Decker, Beattie) for a few minutes about your season. Please fill this out and talk to a coach by Tuesday!

Winter Track Info (Distance Crew): It's time to get rolling again! Here is the most important thing to think about right now - The work you put in now will determine how you race in the Spring. No doubt, if you follow our program and start your build up and follow the program as close as possible, you are going to race well. If you don't... well, that's when the track times (and XC times next year) aren't as great as they should be and we wonder why - then we remember it's because work wasn't done laying a strong foundation. We are very excited for a great track season. We have no doubt amazing things are going to happen for those that put the work in this winter. So let's get ready to start back up on Monday. Now, we aren't sure if we will be able to meet together yet. We will update you as soon as we know. But if we can't meet as a team, please commit yourself to a time that works for you and start following the program this week. For now, we will keep using the XC text reminders for updates on stuff (since we are only working with distance runners in track for now), but we will transition to using the track blog for updates and stuff starting next week (pvtrack.blogspot.com). 

Workouts: Did we mention we are excited for track?! Last year we had some great workouts as we modified our program a little. This year, we are building on those changes and taking advantage of the extra few weeks we have now before the holidays to get everyone even more prepared for great races and PRs (if you do the work). So take a look at the first 5 weeks of the workouts. They are updated (with more to come) and you'll notice some great opportunities to be prepped for an amazing season. Obviously we will be starting with Week 1 workouts this coming Monday. Again, maybe we will be able to meet this week (if so, be ready to run together after school), and maybe we won't be able to meet as a team yet (in that case, commit to a time and get out and go each day).

Final Thing: Take a look at this video. It's a great short interview with one of the best coaches (from the best program) in the nation. He hits some key topics: buy in (from athlete and family), building a program, discipline, progression, selflessness, and more, that are all key concepts to building a great team. We have a pretty great team ourselves, and one of the reasons is we have great student athletes and parents who have honestly thought about these topics and decided to buy in. Now is a great time to evaluate your level of buying in... and this winter and the work you put in will prove it one way or another.

Nov 9 - 14 (Week 24) and Border Wars Qualifier Recap *UPDATED*

*UPDATE*

***********So this new round of Covid mandates has brought a cancellation of the Border Wars (bumma) and postponing our ability to meet as a team for a couple weeks. As such, we are going to move into the Transition Phase of our season right now. What this means: the Transition Phase is when we move from one season to the next. In the past we have called this our two week's off, but we no longer use that terminology. Why? Because "off" has the connotation of not doing anything for those two weeks - which is the exact opposite of what we need to be doing. So what does Transition mean? It means getting out and doing something everyday for the next two weeks: biking, lifting, going to the gym, x-training, swimming, rowing, easy-short runs (20-30 mins, but just singles, no doubles). You need to be doing something each day. Don't just go home and sit there all afternoon. These will all be done on your own - no team led practice. So it is up to you to stay active. We have had an amazing season with so much growth. Let's keep it going by continuing down the path of growth (in a smart way - which means be active, but also let yourself recover mentally and physically by cutting things down). A warning... Don't try and get ahead by continuing to push super hard these two weeks. ALL OF US - INCLUDING YOU - NEED TO HAVE TIME TO RECOVER. Pushing hard in these next two weeks is asking for injuries later. This also means we will have to push back our awards until after these two weeks as well. A positive to this: we will be able to move into our track training earlier and be more prepared for a great track season!***********

Thanks for a great trip up north everyone. It was great to see many of you run well. We got there and home safely (many thanks to our drivers and chaperones!). And we were able to continue to put our fitness to the test against some of the best in the state.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts - Make sure you check out the schedule of workouts for the week to see when you should be at practice. We are two weeks out from our final competition of the season - the Border Wars. We will treat these two weeks very similar to our final two weeks before State. Our biggest goal - have each of you prepped to run as fast as possible.

<<<PLEASE WEAR BRIGHT or WHITE TO ALL AM RUNS>>>

This Week's Schedule: 

Mon - am - 6:15a (Level 3-4, optional for Level 2, no Fresh, Sophs take Mon and/or Wed am off); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone - no team meeting)

Tue - am - 6:15a weights and run (Level 2-4, optional Level 1); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone)

Wed - am - 6:15a (Level 3-4, optional for Level 2, no Fresh) yoga at 6:40 all invited; afternoon - 3:00p 

Thur - am - 6:15a weights and run (Level 2-4, optional Level 1); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone)

Fri - am - 6:15a (everyone); afternoon - after school (Level 3-4, optional Level 2, no Level 1)

Sat - group or individual run

Border Wars Utah Qualifier: 

Great job to everyone who took the opportunity to participate. It was a fun environment to run XC in fall conditions on a fast grass full 5K course. Results can be round at here. Congrats to those who qualified for the Championship Races held at Staheli Farm on Nov 21st (the Varsity girls and Scottie) and an extra shout out to Katie and Kate for stepping up to the challenge and running their very first Varsity race and not only running very well, but helping the team qualify. The rest of the team can/should sign up for the Varsity/JV races on the 21st.

Upcoming Events:

Border Wars: Nov. 21st at Staheli Farm. We can begin registration, but let's wait to discuss things a little on Monday before we register. Registration link here. 

PVXC Dream Mile: Nov. 23rd at PVHS Is probably going to be moved. We will discuss it on Monday (as a result, we may have some changes in our practice schedule this week as well... info will be sent out with updates)

Team Banquet: we will be having an awards night, but we are very limited in what we can do. Hopefully plans will come together soon.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"Everyday in practice was a competition. So when the game comes - there's nothing that I hadn't already practiced; it's a routine."

-Michael Jordan

Jordan was a notriously intense practicer. Take this in comparison to Allen Iverson who once ranted about practice being "just practice". Both were tremendous basketball players; however, one is labeled as one of the greatest ever, while the other is often met with questions of "how great could he have been?". Guess which one is which. Although our practices aren't a competition every single day, each does have a purpose. And when you identify that (or those) purpose(s), you can get the very most of of each practice. Some practices are meant to develop you aerobically, others help you run fast as certain paces. Some parts of a practice help you to stay healthy and strong (drills, SAMS, weights, etc), others help you develop form and speed (wickets, Beast and Feast). How well do you do at identifying the purpose of each practice and getting the most out of it? Are you on track to be one of the greats by getting the most out of yourself that you possibly can, or are you going to be looked back upon with questions of "how great could they have been if they had only quit messing around in practice and did what they were supposed to do?"

Nov 2 - 7 (Week 23) and Autumn Classic Recap

It's been impressive to see everyone coming back out and refocusing after a long XC season. It's paying off already for many of you with a great race at the Autumn Classic. And it will pay off for all of you (and for our team) in the long run as we keep pushing through these next few weeks.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts - Make sure you check out the schedule of workouts for the week to see when you should be at practice. This week we will hit some hills and some more race pace work as we prep to race this weekend and in a couple weeks at the Border Wards.

<<<PLEASE WEAR BRIGHT or WHITE TO ALL AM RUNS>>>

This Week's Schedule: 

Mon - am - 6:15a (Level 3-4, optional for Level 2, no Fresh, Sophs take Mon and/or Wed am off); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone - no team meeting)

Tue - am - 6:15a weights and run (Level 2-4, optional Level 1); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone)

Wed - am - 6:15a (Level 3-4, optional for Level 2, no Fresh) yoga at 6:40 all invited; afternoon - 3:00p 

Thur - am - 6:15a weights and run (Level 2-4, optional Level 1); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone)

Fri - am - 6:15a (Level 2-4, no level 1s); afternoon - PreRace shakeout up in Utah Country.

Sat -  Race in Spanish Fork (info below)

Autumn Classic: 

A great evening for racing with many great races. Many big PRs and 2 mile debuts. We used this event to enter times for the Hoka Postal Nationals. Our girls Varsity crew ended up with the 10th ranked ave time in the nation and were the Utah leaders. Our Freshmen girls were the 6th ranked 9th grade squad in the nation. The Freshmen boys and Sophomore boys were both the 9th ranked national team of their respective grades. And the Varsity boys finished the competition as the 43rd ranked team in the nation and #6 in Utah.

Upcoming Events:

Border Wars Utah Qualifier: Nov. 7th in Spanish Fork. We are pretty sure everything has come together (thanks for helping get this all planned in a very short time). Driver parents, you will get info sent home tomorrow and athletes/parents an itinerary for trip will also come home tomorrow. Please start paying for the trip; it will be $55 to pay for gas and hotels (you will be responsible for your own food). DO NOT PAY TO THE HIGH SCHOOL! This is a club trip, so pay by cash or Venmo to Coach Holt @Dave-Holt77 ***ITINERARY***

Border Wars: Nov. 21st at Staheli Farm

PVXC Dream Mile: Nov. 23rd at PVHS

Team Banquet: we will be having an awards night. Date hasn't been set yet, nor do we have all the details. We will need to host at an outdoor venue for social distancing. It is likely, that we will have an ice cream social at a park where everyone can space out. So things will be a little different this year, but what's new? Updates coming soon.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"Honest question: Excluding your running, do you make your team a better team? Everyone is capable of this, but you need to make it a goal."

-Hansons Running Project

Every single one of us are at a different point in our running ability. Some are All-Staters headed to college, some are brand new and just figuring things out... and then everything in between. But to make a great team, it doesn't matter how good of a runner you are. What matters is how good of a teammate you are. So what have you done to make the team better this year? Were there areas that you struggled as a teammate that you could do better at with some refocusing? These last few weeks are a great time to improve yourself as a teammate and help make this program go to another level because of your leadership and contribution.

Oct 26 - 31 (Week 22) and State Recap

What a great season we've had. We are so proud of the growth each of you have had and of the team we've become. Now we turn our attention to our post-season races and training. Those of you who are off to winter season sports, we wish you the best of luck; we will miss you and are excited for you to do great things; we'll see you back in the sping. Those of you who don't have a winter sport, we've got a lot of great opportunities for training an racing this winter and we'll get started on them right away. Just one more passionate plea: if you aren't in a winter sport, please keep running with us; to be a great runner (whatever that means for you), you must keep running consistently.

Purpose of the Week's Workouts: This week's workouts - We'll have a bit of a change on our schedule, so make sure you check out the workouts and times for the week. We will be focused on prepping everyone for our upcoming races by moving into some Pre-Comp work again: hills, long intervals and tempos.

<<<PLEASE WEAR BRIGHT or WHITE TO ALL AM RUNS>>>

This Week's Schedule: 

Mon - am - 6:15a (Level 3-4, optional for Level 2, no Fresh, Sophs take Mon and/or Wed am off); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone - no team meeting)

Tue - am - 6:15a weights and run (Level 2-4, optional Level 1); afternoon - 3:00p (everyone)

Wed - am - 6:15a (Level 3-4, optional for Level 2, no Fresh) yoga at 6:40 all invited; afternoon - 3:00p 

Thur - am - 6:15a weights and run (Level 2-4, optional Level 1); afternoon - no practice, Race at PVHS (info below)

Fri - am - 6:15a (Level 2-4, no level 1s); afternoon - 12:30p (Everyone - HALLOWEEN RUN)

Sat - group run for everyone who can make it (time and place TBA)

Minutes:
Final minute update - end on Wednesday of last week (day of State). Please use this form and update your minutes and set a goal for yourself for this coming week (the more specific the goal the better). This is how we will earn our minutes awards for the season.

State Championships: 

We made it to State... not so much a big deal that the team made it, but rather that society made it! Even with restrictions and the movement of State to Cedar on a modified CHS XC Course, it was a great day. Our girls toed the line first at 5:00 in the evening. The ladies got out strong and established a good position like we do, and we found ourselves in the team lead at the first mile. Many of the other schools and runners ran well today and put a lot of pressure on us as the race continued. But each of the girls held strong and dug deep even when it was tough. Our strength throughout the season was our depth and tight pack and it was no different this week. Adri crossed the line first for the team, in a tight pack with a few others, to medal and earn First Team All-State with a 7th place finish. She was quickly followed by Brooklyn and Brinley in 11th and 12th. Alli fought hard and earned some key positions back in last half mile to place 19th, and Pyper finished our scoring with a key 23rd place finish well ahead of most schools 3rd and even 2nd runner. Jenna ran to a strong 49th place, and Kyanne battle through some pains and finished 68th in her first State meet. The ladies finished with 72 points to outdistance DH (92) for our 2nd straight State Title.

Place	Bib	Name	Overall	Year	Time	Score
1.	362	Adri Baker	7	So	18:50.3	7
2.	365	Brooklyn Hill	11	So	19:04.7	11
3.	368	Brinley Peterson	12	Jr	19:05.5	12
4.	363	Alli Baker	19	Sr	19:31.5	19
5.	366	Pyper Holt	23	Sr	19:43.0	23
6.	364	Jenna Boyer	49	Sr	20:33.6	49
7.	367	Kyanne Klein	70	Jr	21:13.5	68

Place	Team	Places							Score
1.	Pine View HS	7,	11,	12,	19,	23,	(49),	(68)	72
2.	Desert Hills HS	6,	16,	17,	21,	32,	(33),	(46)	92
3.	Ridgeline HS	10,	14,	24,	27,	28,	(31),	(48)	103
4.	Cedar HS	18,	20,	29,	36,	38,	(57),	(70)	141
5.	Bear River HS	5,	22,	37,	44,	54,	(71),	(75)	162
6.	Snow Canyon HS	3,	13,	34,	63,	66,	(72),	(78)	179
7.	Hurricane HS	1,	35,	41,	50,	58,	(67),	(74)	185
8.	Ogden HS	26,	42,	45,	53,	59,	(62),	(64)	225
9.	Sky View HS	2,	25,	60,	81,	84,	(99)		252
10.	Mountain Crest HS	43,	52,	55,	61,	69,	(96),	(98)	280
11.	Dixie HS	4,	8,	86,	88,	104			290
12.	Stansbury HS	40,	47,	65,	76,	79,	(85),	(103)	307
13.	Green Canyon HS	15,	56,	77,	80,	93,	(108),	(112)	321
14.	Crimson Cliffs HS	9,	39,	87,	92,	95,	(107),	(111)	322
15.	Tooele HS	51,	73,	94,	97,	101,	(105),	(106)	416
16.	Uintah HS	82,	83,	89,	90,	91,	(102),	(119)	435
17.	Cedar Valley HS	30,	100,	114,	117,	118			479
18.	Juan Diego CHS	109,	110,	113,	115,	116			563

The boys took the line just after 5:30 and then again a minute later after a restart. Throughout the race, the guys moved up through their respective packs and earned a hard fought fifth place finish just off of Snow Canyon and Hurricane and beating every other team from every other region. We were led, once again, by Scottie who had his best race of the season to earn a 4th place finish - his second straight State medal. Boston ran a very strong race and placed just outside the top 10 with an excellent 12th place finish. Trey, in his first State meet, earned third team All-State honors with a 19th place finish. Kenny and Jason bounced back and forth with each other throughout the race and ended with 50 and 52 place finishes. Bentley and Bryan finished up our State meet with 96 and 101 place finishes.

Place	Bib	Name	Overall	Year	Time	Score
1.	370	Scottie Bushar	4	Sr	15:58.4	4
2.	372	Boston Horspool	12	Sr	16:21.7	12
3.	371	Trey Despain	19	So	16:36.2	19
4.	374	Kenny Olsen	50	So	17:14.0	48
5.	373	Jason Lunt	52	Sr	17:15.3	50
6.	369	Bentley Bushar	96	Jr	17:55.2	89
7.	375	Bryan Richardson	101	Fr	17:58.7	94

Place	Team	Places							Score
1.	Desert Hills HS	2,	3,	6,	7,	26,	(30),	(38)	44
2.	Cedar HS	8,	11,	16,	18,	20,	(36),	(47)	73
3.	Hurricane HS	1,	14,	15,	31,	45,	(46),	(59)	106
4.	Snow Canyon HS	13,	17,	21,	34,	39,	(54),	(75)	124
5.	Pine View HS	4,	12,	19,	48,	50,	(89),	(94)	133
6.	Stansbury HS	9,	25,	32,	42,	60,	(67),	(81)	168
7.	Ogden HS	24,	33,	37,	53,	66,	(72),	(91)	213
8.	Ridgeline HS	10,	27,	49,	56,	71,	(83),	(87)	213
9.	Bear River HS	5,	23,	65,	68,	77,	(82),	(92)	238
10.	Cedar Valley HS	35,	40,	73,	74,	79,	(106),	(111)	301
11.	Green Canyon HS	28,	44,	57,	76,	102,	(118),	(120)	307
12.	Logan HS	29,	43,	62,	70,	104,	(110),	(116)	308
13.	Mountain Crest HS	22,	52,	63,	97,	101,	(112),	(113)	335
14.	Tooele HS	51,	64,	78,	80,	85,	(105),	(108)	358
15.	Crimson Cliffs HS	58,	61,	69,	84,	98,	(99),	(103)	370
16.	Juan Diego CHS	41,	55,	96,	117,	119,	(122),	(126)	428
17.	Canyon View HS	86,	88,	90,	107,	114,	(115),	(123)	485
18.	Uintah HS	93,	95,	100,	109,	121,	(124),	(125)	518

We are very proud of our Varisty athletes and their strong efforts at State. And we are equally proud of the whole team for the support you showed with your amazing Hype Squads as well as your growth and commitment throughout the season. Everyone keep working and keep pushing, and for you underclassers, the opportunity to race at State may be yours in the future.

Upcoming Events:

Race - Autumn Classic: Oct. 29th at PVHS. Slower Heat Girls 7:00p, Slower Heat Boys 7:30p, Faster Heat Girls 8:00p, Faster Heat Boys 8:30p

Border Wars Utah Qualifier: Nov. 7th in Spanish Fork; we MUST know on Monday who is going to come and the rides we have to get there so we can finalize everything. So we are looking for parents who could drive (preferably seating 5+ but not required)... we would leave Friday afternoon around 2:00p, stay overnight at a hotel in Spanish area, race and return Saturday. Cost for athletes will be app. $50 to pay for gas and hotels. 

Border Wars: Nov. 21st at Staheli Farm

PVXC Dream Mile: Nov. 23rd at PVHS

Team Banquet: we will be having an awards night. Date hasn't been set yet, nor do we have all the details. We will need to host at an outdoor venue for social distancing. It is likely, that we will have an ice cream social at a park where everyone can space out. So things will be a little different this year, but what's new? Updates coming soon.

PVXC Thought of the Week: 
"Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard."

-Serena Williams

I really believe this... but you have to be truly willing to work for it. Maybe harder than you can even imagine. In coaching, I've seen many athletes who say they want to win, or be the best, or run at State, or get a PR, or make Varsity, or run a certain time come track season, or whatever. But when it comes down to it, not everyone is willing to really do what it takes to make these dreams come true. If you aren't willing to work for it, then dreams is all they really are and ever will be. However, I have also seen a Byron Warby show up to XC as a freshman and run races with a water bottle then end up taking 2nd place at State his senior year; I've seen a Mitch Price be our slowest athlete at the beginning of his 9th grade year become a multiple time All-State athlete; I've seen a team that had 8 boys, and they were the 7 slowest varsity boys and slowest JV boy at Region, turn into a Region winning team two years later and set the standard for the winningest 3/4A program in the past decade; I've seen a group of 7 girls have their hearts ripped out by an inappropriately applied rule that stole a State title from their hands come back and win 4 of the next 5 State Championships leaving no doubt who the best XC school in the State is. And I could go on and on... the common thread of those who accomplish their dreams is continued hard work. Hard work through the summer. Hard work through the fall. Hard work in the winter. Hard work in the spring. And the guess what?... you do it again and again. This is a great time to evaluate your goals and what you've done to accomplish them. And, when deciding how bad you really want to reach them, go get them!