Jillian Pollack

“Those times when you get up early and you work hard; those times when you stay up late and you work hard; those times when you don’t feel like working, you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself, but you do it anyway; that is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” – Kobe Bryant

Hometown: Winchester, VA

Previous Schools/Clubs: Columbia University

PRs:

• HM: 1:19:02
• Marathon: 2:44:44

Favorite Horse: Arabian

Favorite Sports Team: Anything from NY

I have always loved running from the elementary school mile run to marathon training in my 30s with Light Horse Track Club. I started running more competitively in middle school with the 4x100m relay and 3200m run. After doing cross country the next year, I discovered the longer distances were my thing, but fun fact, I also did the long jump and triple jump in middle and high school! Barely being able to do a box jump now, I stick to just marathoning. Qualifying for the US Marathon Trials in 2020 was definitely my biggest accomplishment, but my love for running will always be centered around the community and being able to travel the world for races and experience different cultures.