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…
It’s been a week, and I still have so many nice memories of the MVXC Awards Banquet. It was so nice to see all of you and your families there! Thanks again to Sam’s parents, and so many others, who…
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…
Gosh it can be sad to go through the list if things we do as we wrap up a season. Here goes… Monday, November 16: If you are not going to join the track team, return your clean uniform to…
One of the nagging disappointments of the season is that for the first time in the last 15 years (not counting the COVID season), MVXC did not get to run the Watermelon Run. The only practice all year that was…
The Central Coast Section Championships tied a bow around the 2025 season, as both the boys’ and girls’ teams competed in the prestigious event. Both the boys’ and the girls’ teams earned solid 7th place finishes. The boys were lead…
Athletes! Please don’t forget that uniform return will be tomorrow, Monday November 17, at 4:10 pm (normal practice time), at the shed with the uniforms. What I hope is that all of you are going to run track! If you…
Athletes! Sadly it is time to wrap things up and return uniforms–unless you are going to join the track team! Here is the scoop. If you are going to run for the track team next Spring, you can keep your…
I always feel like at some point things will slow down for me near the end of the season, but until I get on the plane to St. Remy at the end of the month, I never feel like I’m…