This incident was 2019 when he was with Nike... he joined the BEASTS in October 2022 (a quick google / instagram search tells you he is still there)... I would imagine this was on a 3 year deal so will expire and not be renewed?
Interesting that Brandon Miller from the Beasts is also entered in the 800 at NACAC. Is Miller going to the Bahamas for the easy bonus points, or was he asked to sign up for the US team to help Rivera out?
#1-3 go to Worlds and USATF then offers #4/#5 the spots at NACAC. Miller was 5th. The process is laid out on their website.
If it was my job to coach Spencer, I would have individualized his training and not forced him to run with the group when he wasn’t up to their level.
In hindsight, it would’ve helped Mackey and the Beasts reputation so much if they could’ve gotten Spencer to a 2021 trials qualification time. Instead, he regressed under Mackey, which makes the brand and Mackey look bad.
Totally agree with this. I got really turned off from the Beasts when I listened to a Kerr/Ribich podcast hosting Danny and they were mocking Spencer.
Really rich of Ribich to make fun of someone for being like an influencer type when his own performances didn't quite shine and he was trying to be an influencer with a much smaller reach than Spencer. And just unprofessional of Danny to go along with it.
I appreciate your perspective on this. Funny enough, the only time I see these boards is when someone screenshots and sends me the whole “Sit & Kick / Athlete Special” back-and-forth..Sometimes I send it to Spence, sometimes he sends it to me - and we get a chuckle out of it.
Now that Sit & Kick is concluded, we always leaned into banter, and we made a point to distinguish between bantering and bullying. In hindsight, my biggest regret is not bringing Spence on to clear the air. At the time, he actually had the largest following on the team, and more fans would stop us at the track to talk to him than anyone else... which says a lot about the community he’s built. Being on TAS platform was a blast.
I’ve always had a lot of respect for anyone putting themselves out there in the sport (whether that’s on the track or through media). I also want to be clear that there’s a lot of respect for TAS and the Beasts. Danny does in fact write individual training plans, and while there’s overlap in workout groups, he’s primarily focused on tailoring training to each athlete’s needs.
I’ve been removed from the group for a while now and don’t have any ties to them, but I’ll gladly defend both TAS and Danny as positive influences on the sport.
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