In this episode, Daniel Michalski joins me to discuss his collegiate and post-collegiate running career, as well as his shift into coaching.  We talk about his coaching philosophy of "Steal, Kill, and Destroy," and we also cover some of the barriers (sorry, steeplechase joke) and setbacks that can happen when you risk it all on race-day and go for the win.  If you aren't coming into competition fiercely, what are we even doing here?  

Daniel Michalski was named head cross country coach and assistant track & field coach at LeTourneau University in September 2020.  Michalski was a four-time All-American in cross country and track and field at Cedarville University. He was the 2017 NCAA Division II Steeplechase National Champion, and broke four school records. He went on to become a two-time All-American at Indiana University, where he broke two school records.  Michalski qualified for the 2020 and 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials. In 2019, he became a United States of America Track & Field World Championships Trials finalist, posting one of the Top 10 steeplechase times in the USA. For the past year, he began training as an Olympic development runner in the steeplechase.  Michalski earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Cedarville University in 2018. He is pursuing a master's degree in applied sport science from Indiana University.

Follow Daniel on Twitter:  @The_Michalski