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Girls Coach Sharon Kovar
Coach Sharon Kovar
Coaching history:
3rd season coaching at Monte Vista
2009 MVXC Frosh Soph coach - FS Girls League Champs / FS Boys 2nd place
Middle and Long Distance track coach at MV since 2009
2005: Middle and Long Distance coach at American School of Kuwait
Mother of 3 (Drew, Courtney and Taylor)
High School: Saratoga HS, Saratoga CA - Track & Field and Cross Country
1978 - California State meet in the Mile and Mile Relay (4X440)
Mile PR: 4:46.53 / 880 PR: 2:11.07 / 440 PR: 58.12
'78, '79, '80 MVP Girls Track and Field
'79 & '80 MPV Girls Cross Country
College: Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Degree in Merchandising
Post College: Executive level in retail for 15 years. Then 3 year career working overseas for Chevron Overseas Petroleum. Today, sponsored Extreme and Ultra Marathon Runner.
Running Achievements: Competed in 56 marathons (Boston twice) with a 3:11 PR. Competed in 23 ultra marathons in the US and Internationally most in Africa and Italy including Comrades, South Africa 2011 in a time of 9 hours, 22 minutes.
First female finisher in the following races: 2005 DeadSea 50K Ultra Marathon (Amman, Jordan), 2007/2008 Death Valley 30K Trail Race, 2007 100km del Sahara Desert Race (Tunisia, Africa), 2007 Chott Desert Marathon (Tunisia, Africa) 2007 Senegal Maraton di Afrique (Senegal, Africa), 2009 Stormy 100 mile ultra marathon (Squamish, BC, Canada) - 4th overall.
Quote: "Know what you believe"
