Feb. 1 - 6 Spirit Packs, Root Beer Mile & Register My Athlete

It's been a strong winter for many of you. Now we need a big recruitment push! Let's get some more of our friends out. A great thing about track is that there is something for everyone. Get your friends out to join us. 

Everyone (parents and athletes) need to check out our Parent-Athlete Meeting slides. (This takes place of our having an in-person meeting, so please check it out.)

This coming Friday, the XC team will be hosting it's annual Mr. PVHS Root Beer Mile after school on the south field. There are many ways to participate. Distance crew will be racing and anyone is invited to join them! Or you can support by bidding on your favorite racer to win it. Every dollar donated puts you in a drawing for all sorts of sick prizes. Each racer needs to collect at least $25 entry fee (pay to the finance office). Start collecting/donating this coming week and let's raise a ton of money for our Mr. PVHS Boston Gentry and his family! Distance runners, remember you need to get some prize donations this week. (Racers, if you start collecting money toward your entry fee, make sure you keep track of who donates and how much and we will start getting out the raffle tickets Monday.)

A note for next year's XC runners, high-altitude camp has been scheduled for July 26-29 up at Jacob Lake near the Grand Canyon!

Spirit Pack order form. Nothing from the spirit pack is required. This is just extra gear, practice stuff, meet day stuff... that kinda thing. Your order is processed by the outside vendor not PVHS or PV Track, so go online and pay through their website. Orders will be closed Feb. 12th.

Schedule for the Week:
Distance Crew: Mon-Fri at PVHS; Monday - Thursday - regular practice schedule 3:00p, Tues & Thurs am - 6:15a weights and short run, Friday - 6:15a (everyone), 12:45p (No Fresh or Maroon Level), Saturday - group run at 8:00 (location TBA) - this week's workouts

Sprint Crew and Jumpers: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri at PVHS - regular practice schedule 3:00p, Friday - 12:45p 

Throwers: Tuesday and Thursday at PVHS - 3:00p

Thought of the Week: "Don't fear failure... in great attempts it is glorious even to fail."

-Bruce Lee
Fear of failure stops so many of us from trying so many things that could bring us amazing experiences. Be the example of someone who gives "great attempts" because when you do, you are going to do so many wonderful things - even if it doesn't turn out quite like you had thought.

Participation Fee/Register My Athlete/Physical: GET THIS DONE! Registermyathlete is super easy and only takes a few minutes to do if you have your physical on file. If you don't have a physical from this year yet, you can still do the registermyathlete just also get your physical scheduled and taken care of ASAP. If you participated in track last year and haven't transferred your fees to another sport (like track last year to XC this year), you will be able to do that for this coming track season (track last year to track this year). 

PV Track & Field communications: You already know about this blog since you are here. Info will be posted on here every week through the season (usually updated Sunday afternoon). If you aren't receiving our track text messages, text the code @trackprs to 81010 to be added to our list.

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFO WITH ANYONE/EVERYONE THAT YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TRACK - especially Freshmen. Even if you think they are on the texts or might look at this blog, share with them the link so they for sure know that things are starting up.

Check out the spring schedule if you haven't yet (one date has changed from last week - DH Invite moved from a Friday to a Saturday)