Week 5
“Today I will do what you will not, so that tomorrow I can do what you cannot.” This week MVXC completed it’s 5th week of training. For most of us, that means that roughly 1/3 of our season has passed.…
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Earlybird Invitational kicks off the MVXC13 season!
It’s always a great day to race! Sometimes at that first hot, dusty day in Salinas it’s hard for non-runners to believe that a race day is always a great day…however anyone who saw the excitement—and nervousness—that the MCXC13 runners…
Watermelon Run
Monta Vista Cross Country held the annual Watermelon Run on September 29, and the team showed once again that 2013 could be another special year–and not only because the team was able to demolish 16 watermelons! The Watermelon Run is…
We Love Hills
I think most of us have a love-hate experience with our first trip of the year up Fire Trail to Fremont Older Open Space. On the one hand, running up Fire Trail means that serious training is getting started. But…this…
Author, Author! Kiersten Chuc and Emma Seyer’s Article is Published
This month’s issue of Track Coach Magazine–the technical journal of USA Track & Field–features Monta Vista’s own Kiersten Chuc and Emma Seyer! During track season, Monta Vista’s throwing stars submitted an article to Track Coach. The article discusses how to…
Building An Aerobic Base: Off-Season Mileage
Your distance coaches say the same thing again and again about your off-season training–we want you to run lots of easy-paced miles, consistently, all summer and all winter, between your track and cross-country seasons. We encourage you to do little…
Persistence
“Water cuts through rock, not because of it’s power, but because of it’s persistence.”—James Watkins This is one of my favorite quotes…which may be why I love distance running so much. Distance running, like life, rewards persistence and persistent people.…
Shins
As we get started with a new cycle of training, one of the common problems that many runners have is shin splints. This is most common in new runners, but shin splints can also be a problem for runners who…
Shin Strengthening
Anterior tibialis drills for shins I was wandering around the web and found this really good set of drills that should do a great job of preventing shin splints, and I wanted to share this with you all. As we…
Breakfast Run At Ranch San Antonio
Last week, I got an early run in at Rancho with some friends of mine…and watching the sun come up over the Santa Clara Valley was so pretty and inspiring, I thought I’d offer to share this with the MVXC…
Videos
I was cleaning out email from the season, and thought I’d give out links to a couple videos that are pretty fun… First, here is Coach Erica’s Jump Squad video from the awards banquet. Coach Erica always does such a…
Team Photos
Hi All…if anyone is interested in downloading a team photo, there are three files here. Enjoy!