Summer Running Week 8s Plan
Gosh I can’t wait to see you but at the same time I can’t believe our summer is almost over. Two weeks from now we are back together for our first official 2025 practice! Here is a suggested plan for…
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Monta Vista Cross Country Clearance Status (as of August 4)
All Monta Vista athletes can now start the clearance process to participate in sports for the 2025-26 seasons. I suggest you get this out of the way now — as I write this on July 14, you have four…
What If CCS and the State of Washington had a dual meet?
NERD ALERT With the high school track season wrapping up, I was thinking about something I say often–that our Central Coast Section meet is just as competitive as many other state championship meets. So…here is what would happen if…
MVXC 2025 Info Meeting Slide Deck
Here is the slide deck from our 2025 MVXC information meeting!
MVXC and Sustainability on our Trails
by Hemani Kamarshi MV2025 As distance runners, we’re pretty lucky to have some awesome trails right in our backyard! From the reservoir at Matadors with its sparkling blue water to the view at Matt’s Hill, the natural areas around us…
Summer Goal Setting for Cross Country Runners!
“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up somewhere else.” -Yogi Berra Hello, runners! All the returning runners on the cross-country team have some suggested summer goals (if you have not been to practice in the…
The Monta Vista Cross Country Team Wants YOU in 2025!
“Success is not where you got, but the distance you travelled from where you started.” ~Steve Prefontaine Hey you, yes YOU! We think you are a perfect fit for the Monta Vista Cross Country team in 2025! Why do we…
Monta Vista Character Lab: Gratitude and Counting Our Blessings
Thank you to everyone who joined me today for our session! Attached is a copy of the slides I used. I believe, and the science supports me on this, that when we can be more conscious of what we have…
Distance Group: Spring Break Workout Plan
We are going to be spread all over during the next week, but whereever we are are, let’s work together to do our best to make our last few weeks of the 2025 track season are rewarding! You have done…
Character Lab March 31 2025 Optlimism and the Student-Athlete
Thank you to everyone who attended today! Here is a copy of today’s presentation, Optimism and the Student-Athlete, and a worksheet for some reframining practice. Science leads us to the conclusion that it is possible for us to become more…
MV Character Lab: Dealing With Failure March 18, 2025
Attached are copies of the slides from today’s Monta Vista Character Lab class on Dealing With Failure. Thank you to everyone who came and particularly thank you to the people who shared their feelings on the presentation afterwards, or who…
What do “the strictest headmistress in Britain” and Monta Vista track and field have in common?
I spent the past week mulling over an idea for a blog post, struggling to clarify the message I wanted to share. Then yesterday, I came across an article about “the strictest headmistress in Britain,” featuring these quotes from two…