Candy Crush
MVXC had a big group of runners out for our optional Saturday workout on September 14–a huge number considering that the coaches had promised a…
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News & Announcements
Week 5
“Today I will do what you will not, so that tomorrow I can do what you cannot.” This week MVXC completed it’s 5th week of…
Earlybird Invitational kicks off the MVXC13 season!
It’s always a great day to race! Sometimes at that first hot, dusty day in Salinas it’s hard for non-runners to believe that a race…
Watermelon Run
Monta Vista Cross Country held the annual Watermelon Run on September 29, and the team showed once again that 2013 could be another special year–and…
We Love Hills
I think most of us have a love-hate experience with our first trip of the year up Fire Trail to Fremont Older Open Space. On…
Author, Author! Kiersten Chuc and Emma Seyer’s Article is Published
This month’s issue of Track Coach Magazine–the technical journal of USA Track & Field–features Monta Vista’s own Kiersten Chuc and Emma Seyer! During track season,…
Building An Aerobic Base: Off-Season Mileage
Your distance coaches say the same thing again and again about your off-season training–we want you to run lots of easy-paced miles, consistently, all summer…
Persistence
“Water cuts through rock, not because of it’s power, but because of it’s persistence.”—James Watkins This is one of my favorite quotes…which may be why…
Shins
As we get started with a new cycle of training, one of the common problems that many runners have is shin splints. This is most…
Shin Strengthening
Anterior tibialis drills for shins I was wandering around the web and found this really good set of drills that should do a great job…
Breakfast Run At Ranch San Antonio
Last week, I got an early run in at Rancho with some friends of mine…and watching the sun come up over the Santa Clara Valley…
Videos
I was cleaning out email from the season, and thought I’d give out links to a couple videos that are pretty fun… First, here is…