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Deacon Sports Xtra: Former Demon Deacon Utilizing Innovative Digital Technology for Run-Walk-Run App

Deacon Sports Xtra: Former Demon Deacon Utilizing Innovative Digital Technology for Run-Walk-Run App



Jump on your phone’s app store and you can quickly find Jeff Galloway Run-Walk-Run from Galloway Digital, led by Chief Executive Officer Westin Galloway, a former Wake Forest Cross Country and Track & Field star.
 
“At its core, it’s a running training app utilizing my father’s run-walk-run philosophy,” Westin said. “When you first download it, there’s a free run-walk-run timer. Anyone can use it and it will track your run and distance, while giving you audio prompts to run and walk. There are different layers you can add on with a subscription, including training, drills and meal plans.”
 
The application hit the market last year and is quickly gaining popularity.   
 
“It’s going well,” Galloway said. “We have about 20,000 users on the platform in the first couple of months. Things are moving in the right direction. What sets us apart from other apps out there is the ability to integrate with races and other organizations in a seamless manner.”
 
Galloway believes the app will become a one stop shop for everything related to running, including aiding athletes as they prepare to compete in races across the country. 
 
“You can buy merchandise or book a hotel — just anything they want to be focused on is housed in the app,” he said. “It gives them exposure, but also gives them an opportunity to speak directly with participants in their race to provide information.”
 
Although Galloway was around Wake Forest at a young age, it wasn’t what he considered to be his collegiate destination.
 
“My grandfather went to Wake Forest and played football, while also running track,” he said. ‘He was president of the alumni association for a bit, and he started a school (The Galloway School) in Atlanta that I attended.
 
“Growing up, I never thought that was where I was going to attend. We would go to Wake Forest basketball games when they were in town, and I went to Winston-Salem once for an event; but it just never crossed my mind and wasn’t ingrained in me that it was what I was going to do.”
 
Like many Demon Deacons, it was a recruiting visit to campus showcasing what Wake Forest was all about that crystallized Galloway’s college decision. Both his parents, Jeff and Barbara, were Florida State graduates. 
 
“I was a runner, but also a soccer player,” Galloway said. “I didn’t make the decision to really pursue running until maybe my…

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