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Who I Am...

My name is Danny Mackey, I'm orginally from the south subs of Chicago. I went to undergrad at Eastern Illinois University.  I studied Business Ed. and Biology.  At EIU I ran XC and Track but I was injuried or sick 90% of my career there, I actually was granted a 6th year from the NCAA, but I was injured that year. Next I went to Colorado State University for grad school and studied Exercise Physiology with research focused on endurance performance and biomechanics. After CSU I taught anatomy and physiology at Parkland College in Illinois.  Now I work as a Field Analyst in Nike Sports Research Lab up in Portland Oregon.

High School PR's: 800-1:57, 1600-4:29, 3200-9:47, 3mile XC-14:46.  AND more importantly never missed one practice in 4 years. 

College PR's all from my first year or two after that I was in a training room or timing splits for 4 years. 800-1:55.9, 1500-3:55.8, 8k-25:27 

Post Collegiate as of now. Mile-4:12, 5k (indoors)-14:46, 8k XC 24:50, Marathon: 2:21:38.

My goals are to drop all of these times.

 

 

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Strategies for successful running in warm weather

Strategies for successful running in warm weather

This is the time of year that endurance athletes must make some changes in their routines to adapt to the rising mercury. Whether planned races or recreational runs have you set to put in your miles under the sun, keep a few concepts in mind to ensure a safe and successful experience.

Keep it covered - wearing highly breathable light colored clothing, including hats will keep direct sunlight off you while enhancing the conductive cooling effects of your sweat by transporting that perspiration out to the atmosphere where it can cool you.

Nutrition and Hydration – It’s assumed that you enter each training session and race in excellent nutritional standing. This means being fully hydrated with proper electrolyte balance. For further reading on this topic consult ‘Endurance Sports Nutrition’ from Human Kinetics.

Enhancing atmospheric cooling – One of the main methods of cooling the body is through the evaporation of moisture from the skin. To get a head start on this process begin by wetting your head and neck before a hot run and ‘refreshing’ yourself at each aid station to keep the cooling process going.

Practice Makes Perfect- After proper nutrition there is nothing as important as practicing for the conditions you will be encountering on race day. This can be done simply by selecting the part of the day that will have similar temperature and humidity to your event. For those traveling for races in climates significantly more warm and particularly humid you may have to get creative. Adding layers during runs is one way to challenge the body to accelerate it’s internal cooling mechanisms. For those who expect exceptionally humid conditions on race day and live in arid climates, visiting a sauna for some riding on an exercise bike has been done by elite athletes in preparation for goal races in hot humid climates with success.

Remember to use common sense when training and racing in the heat. If you ever experience the sensation of becoming chilled and covered with goose flesh while in summer conditions stop and seek medical attention. With respect for the heat and humidity and some specific training you can have success even in the warmest of conditions.

Last Updated: Feb 13 2009, 07:49 PM
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Jul 11 2009, 07:40 PM, empb28 wrote:
That's AWESOME that you've never missed a practice in 4 years. I know people on the CRAP!-amas track team who left a like 3:30 every damn day when practice began at 2:30!
 
Apr 15 2008, 02:45 AM, winger wrote:

Hey hows the lab? I interned in footwear product testing last summer and hopfully next summer (when all the remodeling is over) I will get to intern in the NSRL... Mario permitting. Its a little more up my alley as an exercise science major. Anyway thanks for reading my blog, have a good one!

 
Apr 2 2008, 04:17 AM, ryanwestman wrote:

hey bud!  

 

four weeks of healthy running and three weeks or nightly workouts have done me well. i am in good shape, not great shape, but good shape and will be going through 600 rabbiting this weekend. hopefully ill be rolling on full steam ahead in a few weeks! how are you running?

 
Mar 11 2008, 12:59 AM, Jan Mackey wrote:

 Great article, what an example of perserverance.

 
Feb 22 2008, 09:18 PM, Sather wrote:

Hey, thanks for the blog comment man.  I know how bad stress can be on recovery.  I'm actually doing pretty decent on sleep most of the time, but every now and then it's a completely sleepless night.  I keep track of my resting HR a lot and I think it was about 10 beats above normal the other day from no sleep.  Yikes!   

 
Feb 18 2008, 08:54 PM, ryanwestman wrote:

how'd you run this weekend?

 
Feb 14 2008, 10:58 AM, ryanwestman wrote:

Hey Danny,

Good luck this weekend man! Hope everything turns out awesome!

 
Feb 11 2008, 12:27 PM, screwRSD wrote:

So, I decided to write a little something in my "about me" section. You should probably check it out as it has something to do with you. SEE YOU WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Feb 11 2008, 06:42 AM, ryanwestman wrote:

Yo man! Yes you aren't crazy and I probably did meet you then, forgive me as on workout days I am a little absent minded and don't remember much. What were you doing in Eugene and how do you live Beaverton? A buddy of mine is taking an internship there in the summer (hes from NY). I was up at the Nike HQs for Nike Team Nationals and it was legit! YOur running seems to be coming along too over the years, you still going strong?

 
Feb 10 2008, 11:47 PM, screwRSD wrote:

So, I feel like I can't be a part of this website until I am running again, but I wanted to leave you a comment to let you know I'm reading and I had to join to do that. Notice the name? I think you know who this is.... yes, it's your girlfriend. You are fantastic.

 
 

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