Jillian Pollack
QT: 2:44:44
Residence: Arlington, VA
Hometown: Winchester, VA
College: Columbia University
Age on Race Day: 30
Affiliation: Capital Area Runners/Tracksmith Hare AC
Qualifying Race: BMW Berlin Marathon 2018
Marathon Best: 2:44:44
Social handles: Instagram/Twitter - @jmp2173
Favorite inspirational quote: "It's okay to struggle. It's not okay to give up." - Gabe Grunewald
Favorite book: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Favorite sports team: New York Mets, New York Giants
Of Note:
- Research Manager, Investment Company Institute
- Does about 40 percent of training in the pool after it took three years to get to start line of first marathon because of injuries
- Runs every race for her father, who died of colon cancer in 2012; volunteers for Colorectal Cancer Alliance
