New paces, new faces — Meet cross country’s new coaches

With more than 130 runners and six training groups, Los Altos High School’s cross country team has more athletes than it has had in the past decade. This year, the program has doubled its coaching staff size to respond to the increased participation, introducing three new JV assistant coaches – Anna Michalak, Leah Caldarone and Chuck Mullane. Chuck Mullane Running has been a part of Mullane’s life for over 40 years. After running in high school, Mullane took his passion for the sport to the Marine Corps, where he competed on the Marathon team. He later became an All-American runner…