Reach
“It’s impossible,” said pride. “It’s risky,” said experience. “It’s pointless,” said reason. “Give it a try,” whispered the heart. I hope you all try for a goal that is a bit of a reach this cross country season. Really try…
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Guide to Easy Runs
We take our easy runs for granted. Many high school and college athletes—and athletes your coach’s age!—think that an easy run day is a day to just shuffle along the road, or even think that an easy run is a…
Easy Runs
We take our easy runs for granted. Many high school and college athletes—and athletes your coach’s age!—think that an easy run day is a day to just shuffle along the road, or even think that an easy run is a…
Why Consistency Matters
‘80% of success is showing up.’ –Woody Allen Many runners struggle to be consistent with their training. It’s hard for anyone in the modern world to be consistent with training, and high school athletes face some particular challenges. First of…
Why Consistency Matters
‘80% of success is showing up.’ –Woody Allen Many runners struggle to be consistent with their training. It’s hard for anyone in the modern world to be consistent with training, and high school athletes face some particular challenges. First of…
Four Weeks Before First Practice! What To Do?
It’s four weeks until MVXC15 starts rolling! Oh my gosh, where did the time go! For all of you runners out there–new or returning–you may be wondering, what should I be doing for the next four weeks? Well, we are…
CCS Semis/Senior Awards Night
CCS Double-Qualifier Kelly Bishop / Competing at Leagues OK, OK…I have been behind, and you are right, I should post about the CCS Semifinals before the Finals occur tonight! The quality of the Central Coast Section meet cannot be understated.…
Another MV Alum Shines: Bridget Gottlieb, All-American!
On May 21, the distance runners of MVTF went to the track and gathered around our smartphones to watch streaming video of the NCAA Championships in Canton, New York, to see Monta Vista’s own Bridget Gottlieb earn NCAA National All-American…
MVXC Alum Wins at Bay to Breakers!
Monta Vista alum Sunny Shan (2014), current Mt. Holyoke College student-athlete and a member of the 2013 Central Coast Section XC championship team, placed first in her age group in the Bay to Breakers road race on Sunday, May 17!…
SCVAL! And on to CCS
The Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) championship meet is always an exciting affair–every race is high quality, and tension and motivation is very high, while we are all at the peak of our training levels. The quality of the…
League Finals
Monta Vista hosted our league championship meet for the first time this century…and we did a great job both as hosts and competitors! Monta Vista ended the day with 38 athletes on the podium (top 5 finish). Some of the…
Catching Up With Track Action
A bunch of odds and ends of results that have happened while we have been on break and the first week back, as your coach recovers from the ‘trauma’ of a wet and cold Boston Marathon… Top 8 Meet Monta…