# Mark Wetmore

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**Mark Wetmore** (born June 29, 1953) is an American cross country and track coach who specializes in [middle-distance](/source/Middle-distance_running) and [long-distance running](/source/Long-distance_running). He began his collegiate coaching career when he was accepted as a volunteer assistant coach at the [University of Colorado](/source/University_of_Colorado) in 1992.[1] Since then he became one of the most successful and longest-serving coaches of any collegiate program in the United States.[1] In June 2023, it was confirmed that Wetmore's contract with University of Colorado would not be renewed, ending his longstanding career at the school.[2]

## Coaching career

Wetmore first began coaching in the 1970s in his hometown, [Bernardsville, New Jersey](/source/Bernardsville,_New_Jersey), when he was offered to be the municipal children's team coach. He eventually named the team "Edge City Track Club" in 1972, after being inspired by [Tom Wolfe](/source/Tom_Wolfe)'s book *[The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test](/source/The_Electric_Kool-Aid_Acid_Test)*, which discusses the [hippie](/source/Hippie) [counterculture](/source/Counterculture) and living on the periphery of existence.[3] Eventually, the group expanded, when Wetmore began coaching the children's parents in running. Eventually the group expanded so much that it included runners aged from 8 to 60.[4] The group became colloquially known as the Mine Mt. Road Department.[4] Subsequently, he was offered a summer position at his own former school, [Bernards High School](/source/Bernards_High_School), as an assistant cross country coach, along with his own former coach Ed Mather.[4] He spent fourteen years coaching at Bernards High before getting his first collegiate coaching offer.

### Collegiate coaching

In 1988, Wetmore was hired to his first college coaching position at [Seton Hall University](/source/Seton_Hall_University), where he spent four years.[4] In 1992, Wetmore moved to Colorado, where he was hired as men's distance coach at University of Colorado.[1] In 1995, Wetmore accepted an additional duty to coach the women's distance team at University of Colorado.[1][5] In 1998, former Princeton runner Chris Lear documented [Colorado](/source/Colorado_Buffaloes)'s cross country season under Wetmore's coaching and later published his work in his book, *[Running with the Buffaloes](/source/Running_with_the_Buffaloes)*.

## References

1. John A. Kissane (October 23, 2014). ["Runner's World: *Mark Wetmore: "Some is Tradition, Some is Brand New"*"](http://www.runnersworld.com/rt-web-exclusive/mark-wetmore-some-is-tradition-some-is-brand-new). Retrieved August 5, 2016.

1. ["Mark Wetmore Released From University Of Colorado After Nearly 30 Years As Head Coach"](https://marathonhandbook.com/mark-wetmore-released-from-university-of-colorado/). 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

1. Chris Lear. *Running With the Buffaloes*. Page 28

1. Jonathan Gault (September 2014). ["Letsrun.com: *The Wetmore Formula*"](http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/09/wetmore-formula/). Retrieved August 5, 2016.

1. Camera |, Daily (2009-08-18). ["Barringer sets record in taking 5th at worlds"](https://www.dailycamera.com/ci_13148744/). *Boulder Daily Camera*. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

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