In her fourth season coaching, Coach Anna was first introduced to GOTR through a friend that coached in Oakland. To Anna, coaching is a great escape from everyday work life.

“It’s just really fun to be around younger kids. I was just saying to them, especially working a corporate job, it’s a nice reminder that it’s not that serious and there are more important life lessons than maybe what we all do on the day to day [basis],” she said. “So really just fun to kind of get to have an impact on them but also for them to impact you too.” 

Anna enjoys seeing the girls come out of their shell as the season progresses. “It’s cool to see them overtime, make other friends, get more confident to speak up, answer questions, getting more confident in their running abilities too, and getting excited for the 5K.”