Thor Springman: From the Sidelines to Chasing All-State
Thor Springman didn’t start out as one of the fastest runners. In fact, when he first joined middle-school track, he struggled to find an event where he could even compete.
Now, the Southwestern High School senior is chasing All-State honors in Illinois 1A cross country and hoping to break 15 minutes at state.
Thor joins Ándale Run to talk about how he discovered distance running, what changed when he started taking the sport seriously, and the challenges of getting noticed while competing for a smaller school.
We also get into how social media helped him connect with other runners, the…
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