Bob Larsen, Renowned Coach

Through the years, Bob Larsen's quiet and gentle style has inspired and guided collegiate and post-collegiate athletes to achievements well beyond the scope of talent. As NCAA winning head coach at UCLA, he nurtured one of America’s greatest talents – Meb Keflezighi – on his remarkable journey to Olympic glory. During the last few years, in partnership with Joe Vigil, he helped establish Team Running USA and led an outstanding group of U.S. athletes to break out of our 2000 distance running doldrums, to retake a place on the podium of world championship running.

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