The first Baylands race of the season introduced Monta Vista cross-country to a full-distance 5km race and the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) competition. But why does it always have to be so hot? Once again, we faced 90-degree…
Monta Vista Cross Country boarded the bus in the pre-dawn darkness on Saturday, September 21, 2024, to compete in the Nike De La Salle Invitational. The Nike DLS meet is highly competitive and serves as a great test for any…
We have a meet sheet for the first Baylands meet! A reminder: You are responsible for your own transportation to all weekday meets. In the past, when we’ve tried to organize a bus, it created problems since athletes need to…
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…