Josh Cox Visit & An Avocado Toast Challenge
On May 1, Monta Vista track and cross country welcomed Josh Cox to our weekly Zoom meeting. Josh talked about the challenges of training at…
News & Announcements
A Recap: Angela Duckworth virtual visit to MVTF, weekly trainer calls, this week’s meeting
Last week on our weekly conference call, attendees were surprised by the appearance of Angela Duckworth–the grit legend herself! Dr. Duckworth joined MVTF for a…
And in an alternate timeline…League Finals!
In this week’s journey into a track and field multiverse, Monta Vista had planned travel to league finals at Cupertino. In our current reality, we have a slightly…
If You Read One Article Today: Read About Boston
If you can read one article today that has nothing to do with schoolwork or college or anything useful, please read this article about the…
Odds and Ends for week of April 20
Bouncing to and fro with a few short announcements today…things I would cover quickly if we were only in person instead of observing day +…
Weekly Zoom Call August 7
For those keeping track, here are the MVXC call in guests so far… Des Linden, Boston Marathon champion Josh Cox, 4X US Olympic Marathon trials…
Reminders about Distancing, and being part of a society
Hey Athletes, Your coaches don’t get to be out with you daily, so we don’t get to remind you to ‘be safe’ and ‘be respectful’…we…
Des Linden
I’m lucky to have Des Linden as a friend. Des is one of the great American distance runners–the first American woman to win the Boston…
Are You Feeling Stressed?
(Much of this post is based on an article written by Professor Ethan Kross, University of Michigan. Dr. Kross is a friend of Dr. Angela Duckworth…
Nothing to do with VO2max or 5km PRs but…
Now, this has nothing to do with VO2max or our 5km PRs, but I saw this and though someone might want to try this…I am a…
California Interscholastic Federation Announcement/MVTF Virtual “Meeting”
There will be a virtual meeting held for the entire track team…please scroll down for information on this meeting. All, Many of you have already…
Running etiquette and safety during shelter-in-place
Most sport options are shut down now–no gyms, no public pools, no yoga studios, no pick up soccer or basketball games, no spin classes. …