Dave Mackey Interview When we last spoke with Dave Mackey in 2015, his prognosis was still undetermined. One month after falling down a cliff on a training run, he was recovering from the trauma and had undergone a few surgeries. Little did he know what the next 18 months would look like.

After more than a dozen surgeries and little progress, Dave made the “non-reversible” decision to amputate his leg below the knee and get fitted with a prosthetic. His goal? No more pain, no more surgeries, and he’d get to be a normal dad again and run the trails with friends. So what’s the past six months been like?

In this interview, we talk about:

• Who came up with the idea to amputate his leg?
• How did his medical background affect the decision?
• What did his kids and wife think?
• What was it like the first time he looked down and saw nothing?
• When will he be running again, and is he interested in Athletes with Disabilities divisions?
• How has the “inspirational” designation changed him?
• The finer points of a prosthetic. How does it attach? Does he have different “feet”?
• We also discuss Dave’s recent tweet about Avery Collins recent win at Georgia Death Race and his views on whether marijuana and cannabinoids should be allowed in our sport.

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Dave Mackey Interview Episode Notes Here’s our original interview with Dave from right after the accident.

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