Danny Mackey is the founding coach of the Brooks Beasts Track Club, now in its twelfth year!
RunBlogRun #1: What are your thoughts on Tempo Runs for high schoolers?
Danny Mackey: They tend to go too fast. I suggest keeping the pace at 25 seconds slower than their current mile average pace over a 5k. So, if they are racing at six minute pace currently, then Tempo pace should be 6;25 per mile.
RunBlogRun #2: We suggest a tempo run for high schoolers limited to 20 minutes?
Danny Mackey: That sounds about right for high school runners.
RunBlogRun #3: Suggestions for where to run Tempo Runs?
Danny Mackey: On flat places, perhaps a track or paths (Editor’s note: better to have the site with little traffic).
RunBlogRun #4: What about a recovery day after Tempo Day?
Danny Mackey: Keep the recovery days very easy. Time for overall time for easy run, do not worry about pace, keep it really, really easy!
The Brooks Run Guide Interviews, Episode O1: Danny Mackey, founding coach of Brooks Beasts Track Club
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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