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January 26, 2022

LetsRun.com Pro Coaches Tour: Brooks Beasts' Danny Mackey

Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.
February 05, 2020

Erik Sowinski Pulls a "Symmonds," Joins Brooks Beasts

Sowinski wasn't renewed by Nike after the 2019 season, but it didn't take him long to land on his feet.
December 10, 2018

Brooks Beasts Coach Danny Mackey And Hansons-Brooks' Coaches Kevin And Keith Hanson Made A Wager On The Outcome Of USATF Club XC Champs

The bet was if the Beasts beat Hansons, Kevin and Keith Hanson would have to race a 1-mile run in spikes wearing the Beasts singlet. If the Hansons won, Danny Mackey would run half-marathon in the Hansons singlet. The Beasts men ended up on top with a 2nd place finish to the Hansons' 4th.
July 01, 2016

Nick Symmonds Scratches & May Have Run His Final Race, Danny Mackey Talks Beasts, English Gardner Talks About "Dodging" Zika & More

The Trials are here and the LRC crew is on the ground in Eugene. We give you the highlights from our conversations with Symmonds, Mackey, Vashti Cunningham, Keni Harrison and more.
November 04, 2015

Former NCAA Standouts Natalja Piliusina (Oklahoma State) And Jess Tonn (Stanford) Join Brooks Beasts Track Club

Piliusina was the 2013 NCAA 1500m champ while Tonn was 3rd in the 5000 at NCAAs last year.
August 13, 2015

John Capriotti, Nike Global Director of Athletics, Threatened To Kill Brooks Beasts Head Coach and Former Nike Employee Danny Mackey At 2015 USAs According to Police Report

At USAs, it was stated that people had been threatened at the meet but the details were missing - until now. LetsRun.com has obtained a police report stating that Nike's John Capriotti threatened the life of the Brooks Beasts' Danny Mackey. Witnesses interviewed by LetsRun.com support Mackey's claim.