Marathon Coach in Boston, MA

If you're right in Boston, your best bet would be to contact the BAA. They've got a great group of marathon guys over there.

Check out the USATF New England site for a listing of clubs/teams (USATFNE.org).

I second that. BAA is the way to go. They usually meet during the week for a track/interval workout and occasionally on the weekend for a long run. Other groups to consider are Greater Boston Track Club (GBTC) and New Balance Boston, but BAA has more guys at what seems like your ability level. If you are looking for a personal coach, I'm not sure, as these groups have coaches, but are primarily group training environments. Good luck.

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Jason,

Checked out your website. Besides your academic accomplishments, who have you coached and what kinds of times did they run AFTER coaching you compared to before being coached under your guidance?

Easy there.

The BAA has some really good coaches. Another great Boston area marathon coach is Fernando Braz.

http://www.merrimackvalleystriders.com/?q=braz

Terry Shea (a 2:20 guy from the BAA) has done a great job in the last few years getting together a bunch of marathoners/10K guys and organizing long runs/workouts/etc. He gets guys from the BAA (his club), New Balance, GBTC and others (the Moultons, Nate Jenkins, etc.) and orchestrates some great workouts leading into Marathons. He helps out and advises lots of runners (from 2:20 guys to 2:40 guys).

He's not a "coach" per se, but he'll help you out by finding the right guys to work out with, which is a huge help. Sign up on athleticore.com and get his email. I'd put it here, but I would want to ask him first.

What ever happened to Billy Squires? A few years back I remember he was trying to set up a training group? Did that ever happen?

What TOWN?!

The Boston running club scene is not at all like college programs since everyone lives or works nearby and coaches and athletes are highly cooperative. Runners from different clubs often train together especially on long runs.

The coaches of all the clubs are knowledgeable and dedicated.

If you meet the coaches you'll find that they are all good guys and if you meet the runners from the different clubs you'll like them too.

What's left is the color of their shirts and the times and locations of training and how that fits into your other obligations.

I coach Greater Boston but I don't know anything about running that the other coaches don't also know. The most important thing is that you join the running club scene in Boston.

We all have a lot of fun.

Tom

bloods=GBTC

crips=BAA

I would go with Tom D. and GBTC, he's older and wiser.

The guys at BAA are younger and not.

I like Tom D a lot, but the above is without merit as to the BAA people. Good crew.

Okay, former baa,

I stated a fact, Mr. Derderian is "older and wiser."

Please enlighten me as to who at BAA has his age and experience.

while Tom D is older then the BAA coaches and he is a great guy...what does that make Bill Squires...hes even older...

plus i've heard terry shea is actually 50 years old but races as a 35 year old and looks like a 20 year old

I can tell you who doesn't and that's the folks at runjason.com!

Ohhhh burnnnnnnnnnned.

Easy there. Easy there....

Mike and Jeff at the BAA are old enough and wise enough. They aren't as cute as me, though.I think all the coaches want the same thing for their athletes: good exciting competitions. It is the trying to win that is important, not the winning. Winning only means that the really good guys didn't show up.An example of cooperation happened at the New Englands when Rebecca Donaghue of New Balance Boston wanted to run a trials time but was worried that not enough women would be in the 5 km to keep the race from being merged with the men's. She asked me if I could rustle up a field of Greater Boston TC women to legitimize the race. I did. It was a good competition and on the last day to qualify Rebecca got into the trials.Tom

Charles River wrote:

bloods=GBTC

crips=BAA

I would go with Tom D. and GBTC, he's older and wiser.

The guys at BAA are younger and not.

necklace runner wrote:

plus i've heard terry shea is actually 50 years old but races as a 35 year old and looks like a 20 year old

haha, classic...it's funny because it seems true!

bostonbilly(s) wrote:

What ever happened to Billy Squires? A few years back I remember he was trying to set up a training group? Did that ever happen?

Yes and a small group still meets Wednesday nights 6:15 at Wakefield HS for all who are interested. We're going to meet through at least the rest of the summer, and possibly through next winter.

DL

It's great to hear he's still coaching. What is the range of times of the guys running with Squires? Are you guys middle distance or marathon runners?

Thanks.