Flying at Firebird
On Tuesday, September 9, Monta Vista traveled to Fremont High School for the Firebird Invitational, a fast and flat 2.05-mile course. This is the first…
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Up and Over with MVXC25
Watching everyone arrive at the top of the Up and Over climb on Thursday made me feel so happy. This run has a lot of…
Lagoon Valley Classic Opens MVXC25 Season
Cross country programs are made over the course of years, not only a season and certainly not in one race. However when a race day…
Matador Ks
The cool, cloudy weather on the morning of Saturday, August 23 was a relief after a week of scorching afternoon workouts. There were 29 cross…
Nice Bunch of Dirty 400s
MVXC ran one of Coach Flatow’s favorite workouts* on Wednesday, August 13–Dirty 400s. These are 400 m repeats on a trail in the Stevens Creek…
Why We Cheer For Each Other
Having our team gather at the end of today’s workout to cheer for every teammate as they finished was incredibly important. If the first person…
Day 1! 32 runners hit the trail on August 9
MVXC25 had a great first day of practice! The team met for the first time on Saturday, August 9, at 7 AM, with 32 athletes…
Getting Started With The Monta Vista Cross Country Team
Summer went by fast! But here we are…ready for the first practice of the 2025 cross country season, on Saturday, August 9, at 7 AM.…
Discomfort, and Personal Growth
“Some people interpret the discomfort of growth as a reason to stop.” –Martin Seligman “Top performers learn to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.” –Angela…
What If CCS and the State of Washington had a dual meet?
NERD ALERT With the high school track season wrapping up, I was thinking about something I say often–that our Central Coast Section meet is…
MVXC and Sustainability on our Trails
by Hemani Kamarshi MV2025 As distance runners, we’re pretty lucky to have some awesome trails right in our backyard! From the reservoir at Matadors with…
Summer Goal Setting for Cross Country Runners!
“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up somewhere else.” -Yogi Berra Hello, runners! All the returning runners on the cross-country…