Beyond the Stopwatch: Building Complete Athletes
I’m Coach Saltmarsh, and I believe that developing elite, durable runners means seeing the whole athlete—not just their splits.
Performance isn’t about one variable. It’s a complex system where physiology, mindset, nutrition, and community all intersect. As a USATF Level 2 Endurance Coach and former NH HS XC Coach of the Year, I’ve proven this philosophy works, guiding dozens of athletes to state championships and breakthrough performances.
A Coaching Legacy
My education in coaching began at age six, on long runs with my father—the third man on Concord’s legendary 1963 state championship cross country team and later a coach who led his own state championship basketball teams. For years, those runs were my classroom. He’d talk training theory, break down race strategy, and share what he’d learned from mentoring thousands of athletes over his career.
When he passed recently, he left me with one defining principle that shapes everything I do: Teach, don’t tell.
That philosophy runs through every workout I design, every conversation I have with an athlete. I’m not here to bark orders—I’m here to build understanding, to help you become your own best coach.
A Different Lens on Running
My path to coaching is unconventional. Twenty-five years as a Chief Information Officer has taught me to dissect complex systems, interpret data patterns, and build frameworks that scale. I bring that same analytical rigor to training design—but always in service of the athletes doing the work.
This isn’t armchair theory. I’ve lived the endurance grind firsthand: grinding through the multiple NYC Marathons, tackling century rides in the White Mountains, and facing that moment at mile 20 when the plan collides with reality. I know what it takes because I’ve been there.
The Coach Saltmarsh Method
You won’t just get a workout schedule—you’ll understand the why behind every session. We’ll build your physical engine while strengthening the pillars that sustain performance: strategic nutrition, mental toughness, and the power of team culture.
My job is to help you become not just faster, but more resilient, more intelligent about your training, and more connected to the process. Because that’s how we build athletes who don’t just peak once—they thrive for years.
Paying It Forward
I believe coaching is meant to be collaborative, not transactional. That’s why I’m committed to keeping all my content FREE forever.
Drawing on two decades of experience with hundreds of successful runners, I offer these lessons to help the next generation of athletes and coaches. This is my way of honoring my father’s legacy and paying forward the profound satisfaction of seeing young runners achieve what they once thought impossible.
If this site has helped you in some way, I’d love to hear from you at coach(at)coachsaltmarsh.com