Grit Thoughts for the New Year
During the past cross country season, I loaned a copy of Angela Duckworth’s Grit to one of the boys. When he brought it back, he wanted to talk about one part in particular: The Hard Thing Rule. I was extremely…
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Dark Peak Fell Runners
When the weather starts turning wintry, and it’s cold and dark-ish, and I want some motivation to get out and run…I love this video of the Dark Peak Fell Runners. Every time I watch this, I wish I had known…
Cross Country Season Wrap Up
I don’t think I wanted this season to end…so I’ve been putting off the last mvrunning post of the cross country year. But, I can’t put it off forever! So here we go, starting with… Central Coast Section Championships The…
Christmas Relays
The Christmas Relays are a fun, holiday relay race held in San Francisco on Saturday, December 19. The race is run in teams of four, with each runner covering the same loop of 4.464 miles. The logistics are pretty simple…
Winter Running!
Distance runners…let’s have a quick discussion of plans for Winter Running! Coach Flatow will be at the track at 3:45pm on Monday, November 22. We can meet in the stands and have a brief discussion about the team’s plans for…
Track and Field 2022 Information Meeting!
Cross is a wrap 🙁 so it’s time for track 🙂 ! Come to the track and field information meeting on Monday, November 22, in the gym at lunchtime for a quick overview of the Monta Vista Track and Field…
CCS Championship Info–Including Ticket Information
This Saturday, November 13, the Monta Vista cross country girls and boys compete in the Central Coast Section Championships! Both teams have competed in the championship finals every year since 2011–what a fantastic team. I’m not sure any other group…
Uniform Return
Responses as of Friday the 12th (20 out of about 50): Srika Kodur Sudipti Dantuluri Karena Lai Seshanth Karthik Valerie Ayzenberg Parmarth Joshi Amogh Rajagopal Ellie Hsu Samhita Kashyap Kiran Aditi Dantuluri Andrew Cole Vera Darren Lin margaux francoeur Vivian Lau…
2021 SCVAL Championships!
The 2021 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League cross country championships will be memorable. We will remember the mud. We will remember having a real championship meet after missing a year due to the pandemic. We will remember more than half…
MVXC Rolling As League Championships Approach
MVXC is showing impressive form in races and in practice as the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League championships await! FUHSD Championships/Lynbrook Invitational The FUHSD Championships are held as part of the Lynbrook Invitational. The short, flat, fast competition tat is a tune…
Baylands Two was a Blast!
Some race days come together and feel almost perfect. On Tuesday, October 19, Monta Vista Cross Country travelled back to the Baylands cross country course with four more weeks of training in the bank. The air quality was pristine, and…
SCVAL Championships Meet Sheet!
The meet sheet for the SCVAL Championships on November 2 is posted! We are back to compete in our De Anza League division meet at Crystal once again–yay! The team has looked fantastic the past couple weeks. Our workouts have been blazing,…