Teacher Appreciation: Thos Brings the Love to Distance Running

Out of people I say hello to in the halls, my favorite track coach makes up about 80% of my conversations.

I planned to run mid-distance for track this year.  I didn’t know that mid-distance runners would train with distance, and I wasn’t prepared at all. I’ve never done cross country and distance running was totally new to me. But everyone was so welcoming even when I couldn’t even run for eight minutes at the beginning. Coach Thos was one of the main reasons I stayed. He always encourages me to reach my goals even when it’s frustrating and I’ve improved so much this season. I’m even going out for the cross country team in the fall!  

Having Thos makes distance feel like hanging out with a family and a reason to sit through school alone so I can go to practice, and I appreciate it.