Rob Gomez – Biddeford, Maine Running Coach
50% off 1st month! With over 250 athletes coached since 2014, Rob helps everyday people and busy professionals achieve their running dreams.
$99.00 / month and a $19.00 sign-up fee
Running Coach Description
Biddeford, Maine running coach Rob Gomez is a longtime competitive runner and a coach for both road and trail running, based in Maine and available online. With his experience as a high school and professional coach as well as an RRCA coaching certification, Rob is well-equipped to help you build towards long-term success and fulfillment with your running, especially if you have to navigate your running goals around your family, career and everyday life. He’s committed to helping you achieve your individual goals, whether that’s running your first 5k, setting a new personal record in the half marathon, achieving a Boston Qualifier (BQ) or Olympic Trials Qualifier (OTQ), or completing that ultramarathon you’ve been eyeing. No matter where you are in your running journey, Rob is ready to help you enjoy that journey for years to come.
*** 50% off First Month for month-to-month Coaching – Coupon Code: 50%gomez ***
Specialties
Rob Gomez established Eastern Shore Training (EST) in 2014 to help everyday people and busy professionals achieve their running dreams.
Philosophy
Rob’s guiding coaching principles are the following:
- Personalized Training Plans: Athletes receive tailored training programs that align with their goals, fitness levels and work/life schedules.
- Adaptation to Real Life: Athletes are provided training plans that accommodate work and family schedules that can be adjusted for planned and unplanned life events.
- Experienced Guidance: Athletes are provided professional advice and strategies to improve performance based on what has worked (or hasn’t worked) for hundreds of other runners.
- Injury Prevention: Training plans emphasize injury prevention through proper form, recovery, and strength training.
- Motivation and Accountability: Structured plans, regular check-ins and encouragement help athletes stay committed to their training.
- Goal Setting and Achievement: Athletes are provided guidance in setting realistic but challenging goals in a structured, “one-bite-of-the-elephant-at-a-time” approach.
- Race Strategy: Athletes are provided advice on pacing, nutrition, and mental strategies to optimize race day performance.
- Holistic Approach: We take into account all aspects of an athlete’s lifestyle—nutrition, sleep, stress management—to stay mentally “locked in” on running goals.
Coaching Experience
Since 2014, Rob has collaborated with nearly 250 runners of all ability levels and walks of life, ranging in ages from 16 to over 70. These runners have collectively achieved nearly 40 Boston Qualifiers, two Olympic Marathon Trials qualifiers and countless personal bests in everything from 5k road races to backyard ultramarathons.
About Me
Rob is an RRCA-certified running coach who started EST as a way for him to share his passion for running with others. Rob began his coaching career leading the boys’ and girls’ varsity XC program at Biddeford High School in Maine in 2009 and transitioned from high school to professional coaching in 2014. Rob’s personal running journey includes two Maine high school state championships in XC, several years of NCAA Division III varsity XC and track and a post-collegiate running career that includes six Boston Marathon finishes, more than 30,000 miles run since the beginning of 2015 and the following PR’s:
- 5k: 14:13
- 10k: 31:03
- Half marathon: 1:07:16
- Marathon: 2:22:53
Rob was also Board President of Dirigo Run Club between 2011 and 2014, named Maine Track Club’s Male Runner of the Year in 2013 and 2017, and served on the Board of Directors for the Beach to Beacon 10k Road Race (Maine’s largest and most prestigious road race) between 2020 and 2025. Rob has also had the good fortune of being part of a positive viral moment during the 2017 Beach to Beacon 10k Road Race.
Big Influences
My major influences include Jack Daniels, Steve Magness and my late collegiate coach Al Fereshetian. I’ve also learned from and been influenced by all the fellow athletes I’ve trained with, raced with and coached over the last 25 years.
Anthony NGO –
I’ve been wanting to get more serious with my pursuit of running, specifically to PR in the half marathon. Rob has been a great match for this. The program designed for me has been challenging but manageable and Rob is always available for any questions or concerns.
If you want to take your running to the next level, strongly consider reaching out to Rob, 10/10 recommend.
Sproutly –
I think the world of Rob Gomez and want to shout it from the rooftops for anyone thinking of a coach to contact him.
The personal attention, email/ phone check ins, and adjusting the plan when my boring life quickly changed for last minute events is one of the reasons I like working with Rob. He gets it that people have lives, families, and jobs and can make a work around.
The plan was easy to follow and great for me because it was designed for me. He doesn’t do one size fits all.
Matthew Coulombe –
This review comes from someone who hates running. Running itself gets negative stars. But when I decided I wanted to try to run a race and reached out to Rob for help, he was great to work with. He devised a workout regimen that worked for me. It was a mix of running and also some other exercises during the non-running days to keep my endurance climbing and getting a full body workout. He was a great coach.
Whether you’re an everyday runner trying to hit some new goals or someone who runs a race because their friends or significant other pressures them, working with Rob is a great way to not look terrible on race day. And who knows. Maybe hit a PR.
Andrew Gaumont –
I can’t say enough about what Rob has done for my running. I’m very new and had about 50,000 questions, but Rob had no problem providing his amazing insight to help me. We worked together for a 25K trail race as well as the Maine Marathon. The training plans were excellent and flexible, and I really feel as though I’m a better, stronger runner because of the work I put in. The strength training was new to me, but Rob stressed the importance. Since working with him I’ve gotten significantly faster and I feel like a true runner.
Eric Mauricette –
If your serious about crushing your goals or ready to take up running, have fun and learn from one of Maine’s best, Rob is your Coach! Rob helped me for the last 2 years focus on my goals big and small, leading me to personal bests in the 10k and Marathon after 10 years since my last personal best.
Heather Gallant –
Rob is the best! I have been working with him since 2019 and in that time he has helped me achieve personal bests at 5k, 10k and 15k. He has supported me through injury recoveries and has provided motivation when I most needed it. He is reliable and quick to respond and his training plans provide the flexibility and adaptability that I frequently need with two school age children and a full time job. I would highly recommend Rob to anyone!
Kim Spectre –
Rob has changed my focus of running and is helping me take my passion for running to a whole new level. I’ve completed two half marathons and I’m looking forward to completing my first full marathon this fall with his support and guidance.