The Call Room Rising Stars: Thomas Westphal On His Journey From 22min 5k To Sub 15 & Regional Champ

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

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🗓️ 30 November 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today on The Call Room, Rising Stars is the Midwest Regional Champ, Thomas Westphal!

If you're not familiar with Thomas, he has been on an absolute tear over the past few months. He holds PRs of 1:50.8 (800m), 4:10.01 (1600m), 8:55.30 (3200m), 14:57 (5k XC). He was the state runner-up indoors in the 3200, runner-up in the 1600m outdoors, and runner-up at the state cross country meet. Thomas most recently won the 2023 Hoka Foot Locker Midwest Regional. Thomas is committed to run for Michigan State next Fall.

In today's conversation, Thomas recaps his incredible performance at the Midwest Regional, his story of progression within running, his ambitions for Foot Locker, his decision to commit to MSU, his training, and so much more!

Tune in to hear from one of the brightest young stars in the nation before he tackles the National Meet.

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Corroom Rising Stars Edition.
0:06.0	Today I am joined by Midwest Regional Champion, Thomas Westfall.
0:10.0	If you're not familiar with Thomas, he has been on an absolute tear over the past few months.
0:14.0	He holds PRs of 150 and 800, 410, and the 1600, 855, and 3,200, and 1457 on the grass.
0:23.3	He was the state runner-up indoors, runner-up in the 1600 outdoors, and runner-up at the
0:27.9	state cross-country meet this past year.
0:30.0	Thomas most recently won the 2003 Hoka Foot Locker Midwest Regional in incredible fashion.
0:36.2	It was an amazing race. He beat an absolutely stacked field,
0:39.9	and so it was awesome to see him come away with the W. Thomas is also committed to run for Michigan
0:45.5	State next fall. In today's conversation, Thomas recaps his incredible performance at the Midwest
0:50.2	Regional, his start in the sport, and he goes through that, his ambitions for Foot Locker,
0:55.0	his decision to commit to MSU, his training, and so much more. I think a particularly interesting
0:59.8	aspect of Thomas's story that he really goes in depth into is that he hasn't always been good
1:05.1	at the sport, and he talks about, you know, freshman, sophomore year struggling and how we got really
1:09.6	good at it. So I think you guys
1:10.8	are going to find a lot of value from this one. My only note for all of you guys before we hop into it
1:15.1	is that the Colroom Rising Stars edition is presented by Hoka. And Hoka has put on the four regional
1:20.6	meets and is also putting on the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championship on December 9th in Balboa Park. If you're in the area in the San Diego
1:28.3	area, make sure to come out, watch some of the fastest high school runners in the country
1:32.7	compete against each other, and I'm sure there will be future Olympians and NCAA champions
1:38.3	in that mix. So might as well see them a few years early before they dominate on the NCAA and
1:43.1	global stage. And if you can't make it out to
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