Iowa State and former Gilbert High School runner Thomas Pollard will run in the 10,000-meter race at the world championships on Tuesday. File Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune
Strength is speed.
The three word maxim is a favorite of Iowa State track coach Martin Smith. The three word maxum was drilled into Thomas Pollard while training over the last year. The three word maxim is at the heart of why Pollard won the U.S. junior national 10,000-meter race and is heading to the world championships.
“I am so much stronger this year than I was last year,” Pollard said.