Episode 4: Wanted to win the meet

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Episode 4: Wanted to win the meet

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Nov 10, 2022

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Before Brent Haley became the leader of the cross country program at Largo, he knew had the makings of a coach. How and where he found out was surprising. Music credit: "Good Friend" by Audionautix; Haley interview credit: FL Runners

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Nov 10, 2022

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The coach who created a distance-running dynasty, the rise of a friendly rival, the fleet-footed antagonist who flamed out too fast.

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Episode 4: Wanted to win the meet: Before Brent Haley became the leader of the cross country program at Largo, he knew had the makings of a coach. How and where he found out was surprising. Music credit: "Good Friend" by Audionautix; Haley interview credit: FL Runners by All The Miles Mattered
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Episode 14: A slight ’nother gear: On May 10, 1986, at Showalter Field in Winter Park, neither of the two favorites in the state meet 2-mile race won. The race was supposed to be another LeValle-Letchworth showdown. It’s tough to say at this point in the story that any Largo runner co... by All The Miles Mattered
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Episode 13: We’re gonna be state champs: Michael LeValle didn’t run for Leto or Largo, but he’s an important part of the story in the mid-1980s. He expected to have Roger Letchworth and Pat McDonough right on his shoulder. That didn’t happen at the 1986 state cross country meet. What did ha... by All The Miles Mattered
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Episode 5: The Roadrunners: Coach Haley built a culture at Largo, an expectation of success. He also was willing to share running advice with anyone. But it's not a past-tense thing. Coach Haley continues to give workouts and advice to anyone willing to listen. Music credits: ... by All The Miles Mattered
15 min listen
Episode 3: 1975: Brett Hoffman, Mike Warre, Bob Braman, three runners who grew up amid the running boom, met on the new course at Largo's Taylor Park in a highly anticipated and hotly contested 3-mile race. The times they ran in fall 1975 came from the miles they ran in... by All The Miles Mattered
16 min listen
Episode 2: Thousand-Mile Summers: Largo coach Brent Haley rode the wave of the running boom in the United States in the 1970s. He recruited in PE classes, he created a T-shirt incentive program and he got runners, year after year, summer after summer, to develop the will to prepare for ... by All The Miles Mattered
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Episode 4: Wanted to win the meet

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