Mike Toomey

Coaching is more than a job to Coach Toomey, it's a passion and way of life. He has been coaching at the high school, collegiate, and open levels for more than 23 years. Most recently, coach Toomey was the Head XC / Track Coach at George School. While at George School, Toomey led both the boys and girls to strong finishes in league and state competitions. He also coached several individual state champions during his time there. Prior to George School, Toomey coached at Kents Hill School in Maine where his team won back-to-back New England XC titles in 2015 & 2016. At the high school level, he has had numerous state, regional, and national level runners. In the open and masters divisions, he has worked with individuals of all levels as well as charity teams including The American Cancer Society Miami Marathon Team, and the Franklin Park Zoo Boston Marathon Team. Coach Toomey is a USA Track and Field Level 1 and Level 2 Endurance coach and has also served as Chairman for USA Track & Field New England, with the primary goal being to promote the sport of track and field in New England at all levels and abilities.

Coach Toomey’s personal competitive running career started in high school where he was the State Champion in the Mile and was named the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald All-Scholastic in Cross Country. He was inducted into his high school Hall of Fame in 2015. He went on to run at UMass Lowell and had a successful career there as well. He was part of the NCAA XC Championship Team in 1991 while earning All-American status, the ECAC Steeple Champion in 1992, the team Captain in Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor Track from '93-'95, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. After college, Toomey went on to run for Reebok Boston as a middle distance runner and was fortunate to be coached by Bob Sevene, one of the USA’s top coaches. After Reebok Boston he moved out to Flagstaff, AZ and had the pleasure of working with the coaching legend, Jack Daniels. Coach Toomey excelled as a runner through all of these experiences, but also gained a lot of his coaching values and philosophies from these incredible coaches

Qualifications:

USA Track & Field Level 1 Certified Coach

USA Track & Field Level 2 Endurance Coach