There are any number of ways Mountain Vista can hurt you. Think of Shayan Zarrin as Exhibit A, or B, or C, ... Photo by Alan Versaw.
There has to be a special sort of frustration associated in lining up in the same region as four-time defending state champion Mountain Vista. I know it's been a long time since I've sent a boys team to the starting line against Mountain Vista with any sort of delusion of coming out ahead in the final tally.
All that only gets magnified if you camp out in the same region as Vista Nation.
The forecast would appear to hold more of the same for this year, and I'm about to detail for you exactly why it looks that way. We begin with a virtual meet of returning runners from last year:
