In Episode 6 of A Run On Culture we talk with Coach Greg Bielecki of the La Salle College High School Explorers.

Since joining the PIAA in the fall of 2008 La Salle Cross Country has 11 top 10 finishes, 8 top 5 finishes, and 4 top 2 podium finishes at the PIAA Cross Country State Championship Meet. In 2013 their DMR (Andrew Stone, Levi Hardy, Jack Magee, and Tom Coyle) won the Penn Relays Championship of America. They have captured three Distance Medley Relay Indoor State titles since 2008 and La Salle XC/T&F has won a combined 21 Philadelphia Catholic League team titles.

Greg lets us dive inside the La Salle culture and explains his program philosophy as well as how he is training his team during the Covid-19 crisis. We compare that current training to what a typical outdoor training season might have looked like. Then Coach Bielecki describes the feeling of winning both a Penn Relays Wheel and a Cross Country State Championship. Inevitably it all comes back to an inclusive environment that focuses on hard work and the process over results.

At Haverford College, Greg was a 3x NCAA All-American, including a National Championship in the DMR. In addition, he is a 3x Top Philadelphia finisher at the Broad Street Run and holds a marathon PR of 2:29.

Explorers Virtual Mile (Wed May 6 - Sun May 10, 2020)  - www.RunSignUp.com/ExplorersMile

A Run On Culture Podcast is designed to learn from dedicated local runners and coaches to discover the secrets behind their culture of success.   In future episodes we'll interview local high school runners, coaches and community runners.   The Run Culture Podcast is a new side project put together by Scott Burns the head coach at Downingtown West High School.

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