-Athlete Name: Tom Clark
-School: Mason High School
-Year of Graduation: 2014
-Best time in a 5K race and in which meet: 15:13 New Balance Nationals Outdoor
-Tell us how your summer training is going?:
It’s going great so far. I’m injury free while increasing my mileage and the team is looking really good right now.
-What are your goals for the upcoming season?:
Top 5 at the State Meet and get on the podium as a team.
-How long have you been running and how did you get started?:
I started running in the 7th grade five years ago to get in shape for soccer.
-Will you be competing anywhere out of state this season?:
The team will be going to the Louisville Trinity Valkrie Invite, Culver which is in Indiana and then most likely Nike Regionals.
-What is your favorite course to run in Ohio?:
The State course since the atmosphere there is incredible and it always runs fast with such great competition.
-What is the toughest course to run in Ohio?:
Our Mason home Invite since there are so many obstacles like the creek and hay bales.
-What meet during the regular season do you put extra emphasize on to compete well at?:
This year I’m putting extra emphasis on the Trinity Valkrie meet since it’s my first time running at that meet. It is a good place to run with some of the best runners in the Midwest to push you and your team prior to the post season.
-What is your favorite cross country race so far in your high school career?:
My favorite race so far was last year’s State meet. This is because it was exciting to do so well as an individual but getting second as a team was the best. Celebrating what I worked so hard for with my friends was a lot of fun.
-Favorite cross country memory?:
It is standing on the podium at the 2012 State Cross Country meet as we got our medals.
-When you are not running what is your favorite thing to do?:
Video games and other sports like soccer or basketball.
-Favorite quote?:
"A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.” -Pre
-What shoes do you train in?:
Brooks
-What shoes do you race in?:
Adidas
-What's on your Ipod when you go out for runs?:
I don’t run with an iPod.
-What professional athlete would you most like to meet?:
I would want to meet Galen Rupp because he’s just lots of fun to watch race and he’s a role model of how I want to run.
-What is something that most people don't know about you?:
In my free time I like collecting and reading comic books.
