Grit, and a virtuous cycle for improvement

With track season about to start, many athletes are starting to think about their goals for the 2018 season. In addition to specific goals for…

With track season about to start, many athletes are starting to think about their goals for the 2018 season. In addition to specific goals for…

Attached is an updated schedule. Here is a summary of the important changes from the last version: The post-season events were mostly in error by…

As of January 28, as we head to the first day of practice, Monta Vista Track & Field 2018 has 153 athletes! A complete roster as-of…

I have a feeling that tomorrow will be better is quite different from I resolve to make tomorrow better. -Angela Duckworth Dr. Duckworth’s quote is meaningful to…

It’s easy to get in a running rut–a constant assortment of mindless repeats of Matadors or Homestead Loop with your mind stuck in neutral. However…

Running is not, as it so often seems, only about what you did in your last race or how many miles you ran last week.…

The MVXC season banquet was another notable success, thanks to the hard work of many parents who arranged food and decorations! It’s always sad to…

It is OK to be disappointed when things don’t end up the way we planned. Feelings of frustration are reasonable feelings when something that is…

One week prior to the Central Coast Section Championship meet, MVXC looked sharp in a pair of Saturday workouts, morning and afternoon. The Monta Vista…

The Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Cross Country Championships are the day that athletes circle on their calendar each season. For most of MVXC, this is the last…

Uniform return day is sad–it marks the end of another cross-country season. Sigh. Please plan to bring your uniform back to the team on Thursday,…

I liked these photographs of the team running on a foggy Saturday morning by the water and wanted to share them…plus we had a really…