Hills Are Where It’s At
I posted a couple photos of the Distance team running our first sets of hill repeats of the season (shown below), and pro runner Josh Cox texted back to me right away–‘Hills are where it’s at!‘ It’s true, hills give…
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Hills Are Where It’s At
I posted a couple photos of the Distance team running our first sets of hill repeats of the season (shown below), and pro runner Josh Cox texted back to me right away–‘Hills are where it’s at!‘ It’s true, hills give…
Coach Erica McLain Competes Tonight–RESULTS UPDATE
######### UPDATE: Coach Erica McLain competed in style last night, winning the triple jump at the Don Kirby Invitational in Albequerque (February 10). Coach flew 13.56m/44′-6″ to win handily. Congrats, coach–see you Monday at practice! Here is a link to…
Track Season is Coming Over the Horizon!
We had an informal track & field meeting today, and somehow that makes the upcoming season seem more real! It was wonderful to see the team get together for the first time in 2012, even if it was only part…
Some Reflections Upon Running and Runners
Today was a really cool day for coaches–we got to give a bunch of medals and recognition to some truly deserving athletes on the Monta Vista cross-country team. We passed out the 13 medals won by our runners at the…
Who is that young lady?
It’s our own Coach Barb Acosta in 1989, in the news for winning a big 10K! Coach Barb is impressive to watch today, read about her performance back in the day…very, very cool.
Desiree Davila in the News
Two weeks from today, the best marathoners in the USA will be racing in Houston to see who has the honor of representing the United States in the 2012 Olympics in London. Kind of unbelievably, Monta Vista High School…
All Northern-California Teams
The All-Norcal cross-country teams were recently announced, and again Monta Vista was represented well. Senior Kevin Bishop was chosen to the 1st team–a great summation to a fabulous high school cross-country career. Freshman Jenny Xu was selected to the All-Norcal…
Some Suggested Winter Training for Distance Runners
December 17…Hello distance runners (and anyone else interested in maintaining their aerobic fitness)! Your coaches enjoyed seeing a dozen or so runners out this beautiful Saturday morning! Beautiful because it was post-finals, everyone looked relaxed, there was lots of sunshine…
Winter Conditioning Kick Off!
Hello runners! We know that right now you are focused on turning Bs into As during finals next week (or A’s into A+s?). You must be, otherwise why are you up at 3am??? But afterwards…think about a run to…
Mercury-News All-County XC Teams Announced
The San Jose Mercury News announced their All-Santa Clara county teams this morning, and Monta Vista was represented in both boys and girls! Kevin Bishop was selected for the First Team, recognizing a very strong senior season which included second…
Great Performances at State Conclude the 2011 XC Season
Senior Kevin Bishop and Freshman Jenny Xu both posted record-breaking performances to end Monta Vista’s 2011 XC season on high notes. Under perfect running conditions at Fresno’s Woodward Park, Kevin Bishop ran the 5km championship course in 15:37, good enough…