Episode 459: Emily Mackay – 3rd Place at USATF Indoor Championships Coming off of a Breakout Season

Emily Mackay is on the show today! She is a professional runner for Team New Balance Boston. She is a five-time NCAA All-American. She has recently had a bunch of breakout races. She PRed in the 3k this indoor season and was third at USATF Indoor Championships. She also broke 4:30 in the mile, she ran a 4:26, which was a 5 second PR. In this episode, we talk about her untraditional path running for a smaller school and now training with some of the best in the country. I really enjoyed getting to know Emily and I hope that you do too! What we talked about: 3:40- Emily’s current training 6:10- Deciding to join Team New Balance Boston 9:55- Finding success in her running early on in her career and having self-discipline in her training 23:10- Her college running experience 30:50- Emily’s interests outside of running 32:35- Her love for the outdoors 39:40- Running a 4:26 mile 45:20- What’s next for Emily 47:25- Training at altitude in Flagstaff 51:00- Managing expectations 55:50- What she has learned in her pro career so far 58:55- End of podcast questions Show notes: Emily on Instagram 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 The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Athletic Greens Go to AthleticGreens.com/Lindsey for a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off Koala Clip Use code “another” for 10% off your order