Friend of MVXC Noah Droddy Runs 9th Fastest Marathon EVER by an American!
At the Marathon Project race on December 20, 2020, Noah Droddy threw down a lightning fast 2:09:09–a three minute PR for the thirty year old…
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Not Bragging, Just Saying…
Before Hello Athletes, I know that I can sound like a broken record when I continue to encourage and push you to keep running during…
Monta Vista Challenge Ekiden (and other updates)
It took me a while to get around to writing about the MV Ekiden, but that’s not because it was not a cool event. The…
Halloween!
Q.: What was the witch’s favorite school subject? (answer below!) Thank you to Coach Becca for making our Halloween special! When runners arrived under a full…
3200m TT: MVXC Pandemic Challenge #1 (or 2? it’s hard to keep track!)
Competing during a pandemic, combined with historic levels of forest fires, creates challenges for cross country competitions. Last year, we would show up for an invitational…
FKT Saturday! (Following Popsicle Friday :) )
Popsicle Friday If you missed Friday’s workout, you missed popsicles! After a hot week, doesn’t a cold bar of fruit seem like a good idea?…
Crystal Springs Can Make Me Happy
You doing all right? Mondays can be tough sometimes, half a year into a pandemic that forces itself into every corner of our lives. Life can be exhausting.…
MVXC Cooking Class/Virtual Pasta Party: A Hit!
In a season of socially distanced running and virtual competition, it seemed that a real Monta Vista Cross Country pasta party was impossible. But on Friday…
The Woodbridge Invitational Comes to Monta Vista
In response to the pandemic, the 2020 Woodbridge Invitational went virtual–challenging schools across the country to run 3 miles and match times. The organizers probably…
Team Photos During A Pandemic!
How do you take a team photo during a pandemic? Get a drone! Nitin Subramanian loaned his services as MVXC photographer; he brought his drone and…
FKT Challenge–New FKT Set!
When Ryan Sterner visited MVXC on Friday July 31, one of the topics Ryan touched on was FKT–Fastest Known Times. A fastest known time–FKT–is the…
Watermelon Sorta Kicks Off A Virtual Training Season!
The third week of MVXC practice traditionally brings our athletes the Watermelon Run. We can’t get together and run that event during the pandemic, but…