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- Coach Or Athlete – Who Is Most Important?
- Can Josh Kerr Break The 1500 World Record?
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This week we sat down with Brooks Beasts head coachDanny Mackey. Mackey is starting his 10th year as coach of the Beasts, and he and the club are coming off their most successful year yet, with Josh Kerr earning the club its first Olympic medal, a bronze in the 1500. But as you’ll see in the interview below, Mackey does not base the club’s success ...
Location: Seattle, Washington Started: 2013 Mackey is the only head coach in the history of the Brooks Beasts. He started as a 32-year-old unproven coach and a decade later the club has Diamond League wins, and World Indoor and Olympic medals. Our Favorite Quotes:
“[The] athlete makes the coach. There’s no debate about that. If I’m at my best, I’m like maybe [worth] 2%, 3% for Josh [Kerr]… I will likely look like a better coach if we keep signing people like Isaiah [Harris].” (5:38)
“We’ve talked about it, like, is that possible? And so, he thinks it is, I think he’s right.” (but it’s not a main priority, and you’ll need to listen to find out why) (31:25)
Women: 1. Video timestamps 2. Start How much does the Olympic medal change things for the group? Highlights from 2021 3. 5:38Does the coach make the athlete or the athlete the coach? 4. 8:37On becoming a coach and thinking of quitting 5. 14:54Allie Ostrander leaving the team 6. 19:07Additions to the team – Devin Dixon & Isaiah Harris 7. 31:25Can Jo...
- I spoke with Isaiah Harris at the USATF LA Grand Prix, and his confidence was wonderful; tell us about where Isaiah is at just before the US champs?
- What were you looking for as you fine-tune your athletes for the US champs? Danny Mackey: Individual needs are paramount leading into the champs.
- Most of your athletes are 800m-5000m, and you had a high altitude block (you spoke to us in March about that); what was your philosophy?
- All of the middle distances will be very close, from qualifying rounds to the final; how do you speak to your athletes to prepare them for the US champs?
Feb 3, 2023 · Danny Mackey is the founding coach of the Brooks Beasts Track Club, one of the two clubs that Brooks sponsors for elite athletes. Danny has been coaching the Brooks Beasts since 2013 and is a true running geek, which I say with much affection.
Jan 26, 2022 · The Brooks Beasts got their first Olympic medal with Josh Kerr getting 1500m bronze in 2021. Coach Mackey talks about whether the medal changed the club, whe...
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Danny Mackey is the head coach and manager of the Brooks Beasts Track Club, an elite post-collegiate team located in Seattle.
Danny Mackey has been the coach of the Brooks Beasts since the team started in 2013 and can now say that he’s the coach to a world champion after Josh Kerr’s stunning 1500m victory in Budapest.
