Bowerman Track Club's Thomas Ratcliffe Talks About Running 4:01 (Mile) in High School, Stanford Years, Dealing With Injuries, And More!

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In episode fifty-seven of The Running Effect, I speak with Thomas Ratcliffe. In high school, Thomas was a phenomenal athlete. Some of the most notable accomplishments were a handful of state titles and running 4:01 in the mile (a Massachusetts state record). Not only did he excel in running, but also in soccer where he led his team to a state title. To my knowledge, he's the only boy to win a soccer state championship in the Fall and then run 4:01 in the mile the following Spring.

Thomas then went on to a successful career at Stanford. As a freshman, Thomas was named the PAC-12 Freshman of the Year. The few following seasons were spent rehabbing some serious injuries. After recovering from those, Thomas placed third at NCAAs in 2019 in the 5k. The following year, Thomas transferred to the University of North Carolina where he finished out his NCAA eligibility.

Following the NCAA outdoor championships last summer, Thomas signed with Nike and The Bowerman Track Club! He is currently a member of the team training for some big upcoming races in the next few months.

In this episode, we do a deep dive into Thomas's career from high school all the way up to the present day. We go through the ups, downs, and everything in-between! It was a pleasure getting to know Thomas and hear his story. I can't wait to see what this year has in store for him!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to this week's episode of the Running Effect with Dominic Schleader. I'm your host
0:08.7	Dominic and in today's episode, episode 57 of the running effect, I speak with Thomas Ratcliffe.
0:15.6	In high school, Thomas was a phenomenal athlete. Some of the most notable accomplishments were a handful of state titles
0:22.0	and running 401 in the mile, which is a Massachusetts state record. Not only did he excel in running,
0:29.1	but also in soccer where he led his team to a state title. To my knowledge, he's the only boy to
0:34.4	win a soccer state championship in the fall and then run 401 in the mile the following spring. Really just a crazy statistic. From there
0:42.5	Thomas then went on to a successful career at Stanford. As a freshman Thomas was
0:47.4	named the Pack 12 freshman of the year. The few following seasons were spent
0:51.2	rehabbing some serious injuries, particularly with his knees, which he goes
0:55.3	in depth into. And after recovering from those, Thomas placed third at the NCAA National Championships
1:01.3	in 2019 in the 5K. I believe Morgan McDonald won that race, and his current teammate Grant Fisher
1:08.0	plays second. The following year, Thomas transferred to the
1:11.3	University of North Carolina, where he finished out his NCAA eligibility. Following the NCAA
1:17.4	outdoor championships last summer, Thomas signed with Nike and the Bowerman Track Club, where he
1:22.1	currently is living in training. In this episode, we do a deep dive into Thomas's career from high school
1:28.5	all the way up to present day. We go through the ups, downs, and everything in between. It was a
1:33.8	pleasure getting to know Thomas and hear his phenomenal story. I can't wait to see what this year
1:38.9	has in store for him and the future, because I know it's going to be bright. If you want to
1:43.2	help us out, please like,
1:44.4	subscribe, and share. You can also give us a five-star review on Spotify. That way, people who haven't
1:50.1	discovered the show can discover the show more easily. So without further ado, I hope you all
1:54.8	enjoyed this conversation as much as I did with The Man the Mid the Legend, Thomas Ratcliffe.
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