Coach Flatow

Coach Flatow

Habit Stacking! And Week 2 Of Summer Running

My friend Angela Duckworth and her pod partner Mike Maughan have made my morning toothbrushing routine a little more painful.  Let me explain… First, What is a Habit? When you practice playing the piano, your brain strengthens the neural connections…

Week 1 of Summer Running 2024

Welcome to the first week of 2024 Monta Vista Cross Country summer running! MVXC summer running will meet on the Monta Vista track at 7am, Monday through Saturday, all summer long. Yes, 7am is early…but we will all beat the…

MVXC 2024 Season Meeting

Hello All! It was great to see all of you at the cross-country pre-season meeting today.  Below are copies of the slides used today.  The consensus from everyone at the meeting was that 7am should be the start time for…

Double Graduation and Time to Head Home

Honestly, I thought that at my age, graduation might not seem like a big deal…but I was wrong. My third college graduation (after undergrad at Santa Clara University and an MBA at the University of Chicago–40 years ago!) felt huge.…

Championship Twinning!

These are my last few days in Baltimore. I’m not-so-patiently waiting on my instructors to finish grading my final papers and grinding through my thesis capstone. And…we have championships to celebrate, coast-to-coast! MVTF! Congratulations, ladies, on your El Camino League…

Cross Country 2024 Information Meeting

Yes! Coach Flatow will be back soon! About time, you say. Quit messing around with that UPenn program and come home. Well, it is finally happening! There will be an in-person meeting to discuss the 2024 cross-country season. We plan travel,…

Penn Relays, MV Alumni Update, and more

  Hello, athletes! It is hard to believe, but I’m nearly done with my UPenn program. I have uploaded all my final papers for this semester, there is some final polishing on a group project, and then all that is left…