News & Announcements

Stanford Invitational Report

Monta Vista Cross Country drove up the road to the Stanford Invitational yesterday, competing in one of the most competitive and prestigious races in the…

Quiz 5

We just finished a couple of hard weeks of training–congrats, team!  We added a new training run to the mix–cruise intervals.  And we had a…

Bitter + Sweet is sweet on MVXC

Monta Vista XC and Bitter + Sweet had a very successful fund-raising event last Saturday! More than 30 parents attended our coffee get-together after the…

Grit

We talked about ‘Grit’ at practice today, and the value of grit as a character trait. Grit is defined as “perseverance and passion for long-term…

SCVAL Roster for MV

Monta Vista runners and coaches… Please review the roster as listed in the SCVAL database.  Monta Vista athletes are listed towards the bottom.  Please check…

MV Opens 2011 Season at Earlybird

**Update** Coach Payne just forwarded the Monta Vista All-Time List for Toro Park…Kevin’s time was the 2nd fastest all time for Monta Vista runners (second…

Pre-Race Check List

Racing Preparation   The Night Before Eat a healthy well-balanced dinner. Drink plenty of water. Look at the Meet Sheet so you have all the…

A Message from Kansas

Many of you will remember Mathilde Guglielmi, one of our teammates from track season last Spring.  Mathilde was known for her great attitude–and being really…

Earlybird Preview

This coming Saturday, Monta Vista Cross Country kicks off the 2011 season at the Earlybird Invitational at Toro Park in Salinas.  More than 60 teams…

A Hot Time Trial-Updated

On a sunny, hot Thursday afternoon at Stevens Canyon Park, the Monta Vista Cross Country team had their first hard race-like effort of the 2011…

Uniforms and Uniform Care

Uniform Information—Some Rules and also some Suggestions, and how to take care of our great new gear! Our team has invested in some pretty great gear—for the first…