Episode 383: Danny Mackey – Head Coach of the Brooks Beasts TC

Danny Mackey is the head coach of the Brooks Beasts. He began his pro coaching career with a handful of athletes but quickly transitioned into the first and only coach for the Brooks Beasts. Danny has coached an Olympian, a World Record Holder, an American Record Holder, a Scottish Record Holder, and 4 World Medal winners. He focuses on helping professional athletes find their paths and overcome the complexities of high performance. Danny talks about his career, what coaching looks like for him and being a whistleblower of the Nike Oregon Project. What we talked about: 5:55- Danny’s own running career 11:10- Working with athletes to prioritize running 16:10- Working with athletes that are too laser focused on running 22:30- The cold plunge that he does 27:25- Getting the job at Brooks Beasts 30:10- Working at Nike and being a whistleblower on Alberto Salazar 49:35- Getting hired as the Brooks Beasts coach 54:55- Taking matters into his own hands when he wasn’t getting coaching jobs 1:01:45- Creating a team culture at Brooks Beasts 1:06:30- Coaching a wide range of distances 1:07:55- End of podcast questions Show notes: Danny Mackey on Instagram Brooks Beasts on Instagram Brooks Beasts Website The Practice of Groundedness Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Coros Use code “another” for a free band at checkout! Shoott Use the code “Sandyboy” for 15% off 5 or more photos Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off