MVXC16 Wraps With A Fine Showing at State!
The MVXC girls wrapped up our XC season with some really good work at the State meet! On a chilly and blustery day that threatened…
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Thankful
As I prepare to get on the road to Fresno for the State Championships tomorrow, I took a look at yesterday’s Turkey Trot results and was…
Getting Caught Up…Website Issue Seems to be Resolved :)
As you might have noticed we had a little problem with mvrunning for a few days, probably something that anyone but your coach could have…
MVXC Boys and Girls Earn Trip To CCS Championships, JV Girls Win League at SCVALs
With both the Monta Vista girls’ and boys’ varsity teams punching their tickets to the Central Coast Section championships, the SCVAL championships were a success—but…
Alumni Update! Jenny Xu/MIT
Jenny Xu, MVXC15, now running for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology cross country team, was selected to the all-academic team for the New England Men’s and Women’s…
An Observation about Pacing
“It’s almost always better to finish a race wondering, ‘I wonder how much further ahead I would have finished if I had gone out a little…
So L.A.! Mt. SAC recap, Baylands, and the SCVAL Cup
“Success rests in having the courage and endurance, and above all, the will to become the person you can be.” –George Sheehan There is nothing…
Crystal Preview Meet Brings Success
The Crystal Preview meet is an important milestone every year for Monta Vista Cross Country. The meet falls about half way through the season, so…
We Love Artichokes
Monta Vista Cross Country must love artichokes. How else do you explain the running we did on Saturday, October 1? Oh…maybe our team came out…
MVXC Runners Look Like Stars at Central Park!
Monta Vista Cross Country opened up the league season with stirring performances at the Central Park meet on Tuesday, September 27. The boys’ teams all…
Monterey Bay Invitational is Cancelled
There will be no Monterey Bay Invitational this year…here is an email I received last night from the meet director: As many of you already…
Oregon Coast Beach Run: Cue Vangelis
(It will help your mood to play this music while you are reading this post 🙂 ) Running on the Oregon Coast with my cross…