Bruce Lehane

Bruce Lehane (born January 11, 1949) is a track and cross country coach at Boston University.

Early life and running career

Lehane grew up in South Boston, Massachusetts. He began his cross country and track career at Boston English High School and continued his career at Boston State College. There, he set school records in the 800 meter run (1:51) and mile run (4:11) and earned N.A.I.A. All-American honors under coach Bill Squires.

Coaching career

Lehane began coaching at Boston University in 1982. Since that time, he has coached 34 D. NCAA All-Americans, 7 national champions, 7 world champions, and 2 Olympians. Lehane has said of coaching that, "No one system works for all athletes. The key to successful training is to match the training loads to what the individual athlete benefits from".

World Championship appearances under Coach Lehane include:Cross Country: Lesley Lehane (5th place), Rosemary Ryan, Matthew Smith, Karl Rasmussen, Are Nakkim, Eirik Hansen, Markku Kyyronnen.

Individual National Champions under Coach Lehane include:Lesley Lehane (USA XC, 3k Indoors), Matthew Smith (British XC), Karl Rasmussen (Norwegian XC), Are Nakkim (Norwegian 5k, 10k), Eirik Hansen (Norwegian 5k), Jennifer Lanctot (NCAA mile), Dean Crowe (NCAA 5000).

Olympic Appearances under Coach Lehane include:Rosemary Ryan (2000 Olympics), Cathy O'Brien (1988 Olympics)

Other works

Lehane also co-authored the book Speed with Endurance along with Bill Squires.

Personal

Bruce Lehane married wife Lesley Lehane in 1987. Lehane has three sons: Blaize, Elliot, and Aidan. He currently lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

References

* cite web
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work=BU track coaches
publisher=Boston University
accessdate=2008-09-26

* cite web
url=http://goterriers.cstv.com/sports/m-track/mtt/lehane_bruce00.html
title=Bruce_Lehane
work=BU track coaches
publisher=Boston University
accessdate=2008-09-26

* cite web
url=http://www.speedwithendurance.com
title=Speed With Endurance
work=Speed with Endurance
publisher=Speed with Endurance
accessdate=2008-10-09