Talkin' Shop #10 - 800m Runner Ackeen Colley - 6th at NCAA's
In this episode we speak with Ackeen Colley, a Jamaican athlete that has traveled stateside to the NCAA. His journey hasn't been an easy one from shattering his arm at a young age to chasing his dream of working as a nurse. We also spend some time talking with his coach Brandon Hazouri about what their next steps are leading into a successful outdoor track campaign coming off a 6th place finish at nationals. 0:00 - 1:14 Introduction 1:15 Growing up, finding track, and developing a work ethic 5:25 Balancing nursing school with track 6:40 What's in been like working with Ackeen? 8:58 Flexibility within a coaches programming 14:20 Where are some areas of opportunity with Ackeen? 19:20 Speed demands for an 800m runner 21:25 The difference in speed-work and speed development 24:10 Ackeen, what would you tell your younger self?
