Episode 550: Emily Mackay – World Indoor Bronze Medalist, 2024 Olympian, and a new PR of 3:55.90 in the 1500m
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2024
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I’m so excited to have Emily Mackay as my guest! Emily recently competed in the Paris Olympics, representing Team USA in the 1500 meters. It was such a thrill to watch her make the team—what a stacked field! Emily had to run an incredible 3:55 to secure her spot on the Olympic team alongside Nikki Hiltz and Elle Purrier-St.Pierre. It’s wild to think that just a few years ago, in the 2021 trials, Emily’s personal best in the 1500 was 4:17. Fast forward to 2024 she’s run so many PRs, including a 1:57 in the 800m.
In our conversation, we dive into Emily’s incredible progression and what it took to get here. She also opens up about her Olympic experience, how she felt not making the final, and her reflections post-Olympics. Emily runs for Team New Balance Boston, coached by Mark Coogan, and if you haven’t been following them, you’re missing out—they’re one of the most exciting teams right now. And yes, we do talk about that hilarious Instagram video with Laura Green that made us love the team even more!
This episode isn’t all about running, Emily shares what she’s reading, listening to, and her favorite spots in Boston. It’s a fun, well-rounded conversation that I think you’ll really enjoy.
What we talked about:
6:00- Training with Team NB Boston
10:00- Believing in herself to make big jumps in improvement
23:00- Breaking down her race at the Olympics Trials
33:00- The confidence she’s gained from recent PRs
35:00- Her Olympic experience
52:10- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
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| 0:27.8 | optical center see only the good here only the best This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. Hey everybody welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hine. I'm your host Lindsay. Thanks |
| 0:54.7 | so much for joining us today. Today my guest is Emily Mackay who ran at the |
| 1:00.0 | Paris Olympics in the 1500 for Team USA. |
| 1:04.0 | It was so exciting to see her make that team. |
| 1:06.9 | What a crazy team to make. |
| 1:09.9 | Emily, Nicky, and Ellie all ran so fast to make the team. |
| 1:15.9 | And in an interview I heard Emily say, |
| 1:18.4 | you know, she thought it would take 157 |
| 1:20.6 | to make the team. |
| 1:21.9 | Running 355 wasn't even a thought that was on the table really and the |
| 1:27.6 | fact that they had to run 355 to make that team is just so wild. |
| 1:32.6 | So we talk about that in Emily's progression to get here. |
| 1:36.9 | What's wild is in that 21 trials? |
| 1:40.6 | Emily had a PR in the 1500 of 417. Okay, that was only three years ago. She ran her |
| 1:47.2 | first sub 2 824. This past year she ran 157 in the 800 and sky's the limit right? |
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