Jack Graffeo: The Colorado redshirt freshman who ran a 13:29 5k in his return to his home town discusses adjusting to the NCAA and building back after season ending injury
17 March 2026

Jack Graffeo: The Colorado redshirt freshman who ran a 13:29 5k in his return to his home town discusses adjusting to the NCAA and building back after season ending injury

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Today on the podcast I’m joined by Jack Graffeo!


Jack is a redshirt freshman at the University of Colorado Boulder and is showing the world that he’s ready for the big leagues.


After facing a season ending injury during his senior year outdoor track season he overcame it and has shown tremendous promise throughout his first few races in the NCAA.


In the fall he won the infamous cross country Nuttycomb B race and most recently ran 13:29 for the 5k in his return to his home town of Boston.


In this episode Jack takes me through the end of his high school career and everything that led up to building from 0 to 80 miles a week after his season ending injury.


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