I want to thank my friend Jack Pinho for coming on the show. Jack is one of the most hard working people I know and it was amazing catching up with him. In this interview we did a deep dive into Jacks running career and the mindset it takes to do what he does. For those of you that don't know, Jack broke multiple Springfield College records from the Indoor 800M, Indoor 1000M, Indoor 1 Mile, Outdoor 800M, and Outdoor 1500M. He then went on to be a 2 time ALL AMERICAN! The crazy part of this is that he was a walk on. He wasn't recruited to run for Springfield. Jack simply put his head down, stayed humble and put in the work. I was lucky enough to be a fellow RA with him at Springfield and see him start his journey and running career.
While at Springfield College Jack completed a Bachelors in Physical Education and a Masters in Athletic Administration. After graduating he still continues to run and is determined to break the 4:00 minute mile. In his last event he ran a 4:03 and I have no doubt he will break that 4 minute time. I highly recommend listening this this interview. We dive deep into the mindset it took to get to the point, the training, and so much more.
Here are Jacks records that still hold today at Springfield College.
5 x School Record Holder
Indoor 800M - 1:52.11
Indoor 1000M - 2:25.09
Indoor 1 Mile - 4:07.89
Outdoor 800M - 1:52.48
Outdoor 1500M - 3:47.90
2 x All-American - 1 Mile & 1500M
Cross Country - 2 x NEWMAC All-Conference 1 x All-New England
