Episode 521: Kelsey Quinn – Assistant Coach of the On Athletics Club

Today, we have Coach Kelsey Quinn on the podcast! She is the assistant coach for the On Athletics Club. She joined the team this past summer of 2023. The On Athletics Club is lead by head coach and three-time Olympian, Dathan Ritzenhein. They are based out of Boulder and they have made quite the splash in the running scene since the club was founded a few years back. They are heading into their fifth season as a club. One of their greatest achievements over the past year was Helen Obiri winning both the Boston Marathon and the NYC Marathon!!! They have multiple Olympians on the team and national record-holders as well! This past weekend, they also had George Beamish become a world champion in the indoor 1500m and Yared Nuguse winning a silver medal in the indoor 3000m at the world championships. The success of this team is beyond impressive!!! This is Kelsey’s first professional team that she has coached. She was originally a 400m hurdler herself at the University of Iowa. She has coached at the University of Washington, the University of Portland, and the University of Utah. I loved hearing all about how she got this job and about being a female coach and mother in the industry! There is such an exciting year ahead going into the Olympic year for Kelsey and the On Athletics Club! What we talked about: 4:30- Getting to know Kelsey 7:25- Balancing coaching and motherhood 10:20- Becoming a coach 22:20- Getting the OAC coaching position 32:10- Her college coach instilling in her that she could be a good coach 36:00- Coaching styles 39:00- Being a part of Helen winning the NYC marathon 45:45- Talking about the OAC team 54:55- What recruiting looks like with OAC 57:05- The different culture of each team 1:00:20- Advice to anyone wanting to get into coaching 1:03:30- End of podcast questions Show notes: Fourth Wing The Practice of Groundedness Kelsey 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: Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off OR use code “LindseyStrength” for 15% off if you purchase their new Muscle Health Plus UCAN Go to ucan.co/another to get 4 EDGE samples for free! All you pay is the shipping costs. You can get the full variety of UCAN products at ucan.co and use the code “another” for 20% off