In June 2012 Coach Hammond moved to Hoboken, New Jersey with his wife and began working at Jackrabbit, a running speciality store in New York City. For three years Coach Hammond worked as a Senior Floor Manager and Form Clinic Instructor at Jackrabbit.
In 2013 Coach Hammond pushed his endurance limits, and began specializing in Ultra Marathons. In his first year as an ultra runner Coach Hammond qualified for the elite start at the North Face Endurance Challenge 50 mile championships. Since then he has improved his 50 mile time by over 20 minutes and is set to return to the championships in 2015.
Coach Hammond was also the Sports Psychology Consultant and Assistant Cross Country and Track & Field Coach at Stevens Institute of Technology from 2012 to 2013. While at the university Coach Hammond used his knowledge in Sport Psychology to help the athletes improve their performance. In the cross country season of Fall 2013, Stevens Institute finished 13th overall as a team at the NCAA Division III Atlantic Regional Meet (best in school history). During their 2014 Indoor Track season, Stevens Institute Men/Women finished 3rd in their respective Indoor Championships.
Coach Hammond cofounded Educated Running in NYC with the intention of helping runners reach their full potential, and learn about their sport. In the fall of 2015 Coach Hammond moved to San Jose, California to expand his business to the West Coast. There, he hopes to replicate his East Coast accomplishments by coaching, educating, and building up the confidence of more runners.