Coach Flatow

Coach Flatow

Dawn Patrol!

The Dawn Patrol reported to duty at 6:30 am on Saturday on the Monta Vista track!  Starting in the dark, 14 of us headed to the top of Fire Trail and saw the sunrise over the valley.  After that warm-up,…

Week of October 16: Two Races!

Monta Vista has two races this week!  On Wednesday, October 18, the final regular season SCVAL meet will be at Baylands.  Please note we are racing on Wednesday this time.  The race will be on the same course as a…

Running Is Life

It is easy to be nervous when we start high school as freshmen.  It helps to find a community, a family we can join.  For many of us, we found the cross country team (and we also were able to…

Team Photos are Posted!

Hello Monta Vista Cross Country Family! The 2023 MVXC photos are available!  To download all of the photos, please paste: into your browser and follow the instructions to download a zip file of all the photos. We own these…

MVXC Travels to De La Salle

(I want to apologize in advance–is going to be a quick post.  I have homework to do!  My “Perspectives in Well-Being” professor is killing me.  Ironic, isn’t it?) De La Salle is a good, competitive invitational.  The course has been…

Nike De La Salle Meet Sheet Posted!

Greetings from Philadelphia!  I’ve been buried the last few days as I get started with the UPenn Masters of Positive Psychology program.   Immersion week is really something!  Yet, I can’t wait to see all of you athletes…it feels like…

Watermelon Run 2023 Gets The Season Rolling!

On Thursday, August 24, the Monta Vista cross country team opened the 2023 season with the Watermelon Run!  The Watermelon run is a team tradition going back more than two decades.  The Watermelon Run follows a challenging course.  This is a…