Here are the slides from today…I misjudged how long I would spend talking about Journey vs. Destination, so we did not get to Context. I’ll try to work that into a later session! I think understanding why the metaphor of…
A Memory That Shaped My Coaching Philosophy I have a clear memory of a pre-dawn run a decade ago through the streets of Los Gatos. As my friends and I jogged in the darkness on a chilly winter morning, barely…
UPDATE There were two errors by your coach in the meet sheet for De La Salle. First, Justin was not listed. Justin is running in the JV Boys 2 race at 10:35 am. Sorry Diego–oops, I mean Justin! Next, the…
Monta Vista High School made history on Friday, September 6th, hosting its first-ever 3200 Madness! run. This event brought together the cross-country teams from Lynbrook Vikings, Santa Clara Bruins, and our Monta Vista Matadors for a unique three-way distance running…
Copies of the slides presented at Monta Vista Character Lab will be posted here as downloadable attachments.
“Every run, every workout, every buildup is a deposit; eventually you get to take a withdrawal, and the race day magic delivers.” ~Josh Cox Over the past three weeks, Monta Vista Cross Country has been hard at work, building strength…
MVXC will open the 2024 season for real at the Lagoon Valley Classic on Satuday, August 31! Here is the meet sheet. And this is a cool video recap of last year’s race to fire you up. It got my…
Monta Vista Cross Country opened its season with the traditional Watermelon Run on August 22, 2024, a 2.6-mile course through Stevens Canyon Park. This is not an easy start to a season—the Watermelon course is true cross country*! The course…
Great first week, athletes! I absolutely loved seeing you again, and also meeting so many new faces. In my application to the University of Pennsylvania Masters of Applied Positive Psychology program, in response to the question, “What do you plan…
Here are some updates to the MVXC 24 schedule: The parent meeting will be on Wednesday, August 28, at 6:15 pm in the Student Union We hope to see you there! The first pasta night for Lagoon Valley will be…
Are you ready for a formal banquet? Well, maybe not THAT formal. We have a banquet date…the 2024 Monta Vista Cross Country Awards Banquet will be on Tuesday, November 19, at 6:00 p.m. And here is the kicker…drum roll please…we…
“Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal, while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.” ~Herodotus, The Histories Those old Greeks knew…