Alison and Diane Goss
Co-Owners, Founders, Head Coaches
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Head Coach: Alison Goss- Born and raised in Traverse City, she graduated from TC West in 2005 and then Grand Valley State University in 2010 with a degree in Exercise Science with a Health Fitness emphasis working in the fields of Corporate Wellness and Coaching. Alison ran at the club level while attending GVSU and held the titles of Event Coordinator, Vice President and President in the GVSU Running Club over the course of 4 years. Also, while attending GVSU she interned with multiple time GLIAC Coach of the year Jerry Baltes. She been working at Running Fit in Traverse City since May 2011 and has been the assistant manager of the downtown location since 2013. Away from Running Fit, Alison coaches varsity Track and Cross Country at TC West Senior High officially since 2010. Alison has competed in 4 Boston Qualifying marathons posting a 3:16:09 PR. She is a 3 time course record setting winner of the Marquette Half Marathon, have run the Bayshore half 4 times placing 5th is 2012, and have placed 3rd and 2nd in the Bayshore 10k the two times she has competed in the event (2013 and 2015).
Assistant Coach: Diane Goss - She is a well-established runner posting 40+ years as a member of the running community. She ran track in high school at Suttons Bay and both track and cross country at the varsity level college at Ferris State. She has competed in countless races ranging from 5ks to the marathon, posting many top age group finishes and masters wins. Diane has been coaching track and cross country at TC West since 2005 and is the head coach for both women’s programs. Diane also coaches the West End Summer Training program. West End Summer Training was established in 1997 by a group of local coaches who organized a training program for high school distance runners. The program has grown to include middle school runners and athletes from other sports such as girls basketball, and boys and girls soccer. It has also drawn runners from other states such as Colorado, California and Kentucky. Alison is an alumni of the West End Summer Training program and now coaches the 8 week program too. Together Diane and Alison are aid station coordinators for the Bayshore races and Devil’s Dive Half marathon. We cannot express enough how fun it is to give back to our running community through events like this. |