Hello MVXC runners! This is weird to think about but…in only eight (8!) weeks we will be competing at the SCVAL Championships! This year, there will be commemorative SCVAL Championship T-shirts–but they will only be sold in advance, THIS WEEK.…
Watching everyone arrive at the top of the Up and Over climb on Thursday made me feel so happy. This run has a lot of meaning for me. After I started coaching Monta Vista track in 2011, Up and Over…
The meet sheet for Fremont Firebird is posted. This coming Tuesday September 9, MVXC will run this race for the first time and that means…PRs for everyone 🙂 Seriously, this should be a flat, fast and fun race. After the…
Cross country programs are made over the course of years, not only a season and certainly not in one race. However when a race day goes as well as Monta Vista at the 2025 edition of the Lagoon Valley Classic,…
We will be voting for team captains later this week. That means, nominations are open! You can nominate as many people as you want (and you can nominate yourself). This year, since our team is so young, Sophomores are eligible.…
The first race of the 2025 cross country season is upon us–the Lagoon Valley Classic! Before every race we will try to provide you with a meet sheet including all important information (don’t hold me to this, your head coach…
The cool, cloudy weather on the morning of Saturday, August 23 was a relief after a week of scorching afternoon workouts. There were 29 cross country runners ready to run—and what a day we had. The workout was Matador Ks;…
MVXC ran one of Coach Flatow’s favorite workouts* on Wednesday, August 13–Dirty 400s. These are 400 m repeats on a trail in the Stevens Creek park. We love this because these are 400s for cross country runners–we are running on…
Having our team gather at the end of today’s workout to cheer for every teammate as they finished was incredibly important. If the first person to finish just sits down and starts scrolling on their phone while the rest of…
MVXC25 had a great first day of practice! The team met for the first time on Saturday, August 9, at 7 AM, with 32 athletes ready to hit the trails. Your coaches were impressed–the team went to run Up and…
I hope you are as excited as me–the first practice of the year will be tomorrow, Saturday August 9, at 7 AM! We will meet where summer running has been meeting–on the steps near the baseball diamond. All you need…
Summer went by fast! But here we are…ready for the first practice of the 2025 cross country season, on Saturday, August 9, at 7 AM. I can’t tell you how excited I am to see you! I’ve missed you all…