01 / Train
Get stronger
Find teammates for purposeful workouts, long runs, and consistent training. Motivation is easier to find together.
New Hampshire & Maine Seacoast · Running community
Find your people.
Find your pace.
Train hard. Race with purpose. Cheer each other on. Seacoast Track Club brings together runners who want to get better—and enjoy the miles along the way.
The club
Better together.
We’re a competitive, supportive community of runners on the New Hampshire and Maine Seacoast. We believe in showing up, putting in the work, and helping teammates discover what they’re capable of.
You don’t need to arrive with a particular race time. Bring curiosity, commitment, and a willingness to encourage the runners around you.
Why run with STC?
Put in the work.
Share the miles.
02 / Race
Chase a goal
Whether your next target is a local 5K or a marathon, share the excitement of preparing, competing, and improving.
03 / Belong
Find your team
We take our running seriously and our friendships just as seriously. Celebrate the good days and show up for the hard ones.
Real people. Real miles.
Meet your next running crew.
The people make the miles
Show up together.
Some days are for chasing a personal best. Others are for easy miles, hard weather, and catching up with teammates. What stays the same is the community.
Get to know us
Our shared ambition
Run with purpose.
Improve together.
As a club, we encourage runners to work toward a 75% age-graded performance—a meaningful goal to pursue, not a requirement to have achieved before saying hello.
Many members are working toward that benchmark. What matters is a desire to improve, an enthusiasm for running, and support for your teammates.
A goal to grow toward.
Not a gate to get through.
Not a gate to get through.
Our namesake · Our inspiration
Why the Whimbrel
Built for distance. Defined by grit. Stronger together.
The ultimate endurance bird
Whimbrels are remarkable long-distance travelers. These shorebirds undertake extraordinary migrations between breeding and wintering grounds, crossing open water, weather systems, and entire regions without stopping. They prepare by building fuel reserves, then set off on journeys that seem almost impossible for a bird weighing only about six ounces.
Researchers at Manomet Conservation Sciences tracked one whimbrel, Machi, through seven nonstop flights of more than 2,000 miles, including a journey of over 3,400 miles from Brazil to South Carolina. Others have navigated the powerful winds and risks of tropical storms. Their endurance depends on preparation, resilience, and finding the strength to keep moving.
We see something of ourselves in them. At STC, we believe in putting in the miles, pursuing ambitious goals, staying the course when conditions get difficult, and moving forward with our teammates. The whimbrel is more than a logo. It's a reminder of what determination can make possible.
The person behind the spirit
Shiloh Schulte
The heart and soul of Seacoast Track Club — and of so many running projects that came before it in our community.
Shiloh was an accomplished shorebird scientist, a fierce distance runner, and a remarkable friend. He brought infectious positivity, an incredibly razor-sharp wit, unrelenting kindness, and an unbelievable competitive spirit to everything he did. He could push you to dig deeper, make you laugh when the workout hurt, and make you feel like you belonged — often all in the same run.
His work with Manomet Conservation Sciences helped protect shorebirds and the places they depend on. His running and leadership helped bring people together here on the Seacoast. Those passions were never far apart: curiosity, commitment, endurance, and a deep care for others.
Shiloh's spirit lives on in this club — in the friendships, the hard efforts, the laughter, the encouragement, and the shared belief that we can all become a little better together.
Like the whimbrel, we are built to go farther than we once thought possible.
Train hard. Care deeply. Keep flying.Whimbrels along the way
A few more images of the birds that inspire our club.
Your next run starts here
Come run with us.
Curious about STC? Reach out, introduce yourself, and tell us a little about your running. We’d love to get to know you before you decide whether membership is right for you.
No commitment needed to start a conversation.
Ready to explore membership?
Our official membership inquiry form is a great way to tell us about your running background, goals, and interest in STC.
Membership inquiry form ↗You’re welcome to reach out first—or complete the form whenever you’re ready.