About Danny

Danny Mackey is the head coach and manager of the Brooks Beasts Track Club, an elite post-collegiate team located in Seattle. Danny founded the club in 2013 and it has grown to more than a dozen athletes including World Championships 800m medalist Nick Symmonds, 2015 World Championship team member Casimir Loxsom, top middle-distance runner Katie Mackey, former NCAA champion Angela Bizzarri, and many more.

Before starting the Brooks Beasts he worked in the sports performance division for the two global footware companies. He was also a competitive runner having raced as an undergrad at Eastern Illinois University, before completing his master’s in Heath and Exercise Science at Colorado State University and also competing for the Hansons-Brooks Project.

You can follow Danny and the Brooks Beasts on Twitter.

? Further reading: Read the Daily Relay’s in depth profile of Danny.