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Running Career
Coach Dan Flynn started running in high school at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts. There, he broke the school record in the 800m and was on the Independent School League (ISL) and New England Champion 4x400m relay in 1996. Flynn was recruited to run at Merrimack College where he ran four years of cross country and track. He was named captain in his junior year.
He ran the 2006 Boston Marathon as well as many 5k and 10k races throughout New England.
Coaching Career
Coach Flynn's coaching career began in 2001 when he founded a middle school girl's track team in Camden, New Jersey during a year of service with AmeriCorps. He went on to coach track and field at his Alma mater Thayer Academy which went on to win their fifth ISL Championship. Throughout his time at Thayer, Dan coached many individual ISL and NEPSTA champions in the 1500m, 3000m, and 800m.
He went on to receive his Master's Degree from Boston College in Higher Education Administration with a concentration in college student development. He is currently the Director of Community Service at Lesley University.
In 2005, Coach Flynn was hired by Lesley University to start a men's and women's cross country program. Three years later, the Lesley University women's cross country team would go on to win the 2008 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship. Coach Flynn has coached eight individual All-Conference runners in three years.
Recently, Coach Flynn has been hired by Team in Training to coach marathon runners.
Coaching Philosophy
Coach Flynn takes an individual approach to all of his athletes and coaches them to run beyond their limits. He takes time to educate each runner on running efficiency, running economy, training, nutrition, stretching, and lifestyle changes that will allow for more efficient training.
Coach Flynn is certified as a Level 1 Coach by USA Track
and Field.
