Coach Flatow

It is hard for me to believe that in only four weeks, MVXC26 will have our first in-person practice as a team. Probably hard for you believe, too. With only four weeks to go…I bet you are rededicating yourself to…

Included in our Week 5 plan starting July 6, I added a few goals. Most of these are not directly related to running, and I also know not everyone reads the footnotes of the plan 🙂 so I wanted to…

Athletic Clearance is now open! Don’t want until the last moment…you can start the clearance process today. All the information you need is on the Matador Athletics site. Here are three suggestions from your coaches… The first day of official…

Why Core Strength Matters Our core is not only our abs. Our core is our entire midsection including abs, obliques, our lower back, hips, and glutes. Think of our core as everything that connects the upper body to the lower…

We had an informational meeting for the 2025 Monta Vista Cross Country team on Friday, May 22. We talked about expectations and plans, including our trip to compete in San Diego, and were able to answer questions too. Attached is…

The distance runners have been crushing this season–the entire group has been consistent, putting in the work needed to improve. At Quicksilver last weekend, 20 out of 22 runners had personal or season bests! More than any medals, that shows…

From Of Hurdles and the Public Spirit (c. 1753) It is often supposed that the strength of a commonwealth is demonstrated in grand matters—its laws, its armies, or its commerce. Similarly, it is commonly thought that the spirit of a track and…

In the meet sheet Coach Smith posted for Cupertino, he mentioned your SCVAL ID numbers…here is an explainer about these numbers are all about. At SCVAL dual meets, to save time and prevent name spelling errors, everyone is assigned a…

Yes, we have our first MVTF competitions this week…but we are also only six months away from our first practice of the 2026 cross-country season! Time does, as the saying goes, fly. And distance running is a year around venture.…

We have four weeks of training before our first practice together!  Competitive runners have a level of grit, determination, and work ethic that helps us accomplish high goals in athletics (and in the classroom!). We know we our early season…

Thank you to everyone who came to the Winter Training presentation on Monday, November 24. I’m so gratified that we have so many runners eager to continue training! I mentioned that Coach Triya and I ran into a MVXC athlete…