I am a professional marathoner for PowerBar attempting to make the next Olympic Marathon team in Rio 2016. I began running competitively while at Fountain Valley High School in Southern California. Despite never making the California State Meet in either cross country or track, I earned a scholarship to run at California State University, Fullerton. After my college career I began racing more often on the roads, trying my hand at 10ks, half marathons, and eventually the marathon. I debuted in 2006 at the Chicago Marathon, where I ran 2:16:58 and qualified for my first Olympic Trials.
Ever since that day I have focused my career on racing marathons, with my main goal being to make an Olympic team. I have run 17 marathons in my career; my only victory was the 2013 US Championships. However, I have also finished Top-10 in 14 Marathons, including 4 at World Marathon Majors. My next race will be the Disneyland Star Wars Half Marathon on January 15th before I shift my focus to some Ultra races.
I currently live and train in Flagstaff, AZ with my wife, Carolyn, and our dog, Luna. I train with Team Run Flagstaff, a community organization in Flagstaff for which I am an assistant coach. Thank you for visiting my site feel free to send a message either on the Ask Nick or Contact pages if you have any questions or comments.
1st Place | - | 2013 US Marathon Championships | - | 2:13:11 |
2nd Place | - | 2011 Houston Marathon | - | 2:11:30 |
3rd Place | - | 2010 San Diego Marathon | - | 2:11:48 |
7th Place | - | 2014 Boston Marathon | - | 2:11:47 |
8th Place | - | 2009 NYC Marathon | - | 2:13:46 |
8th Place | - | 2012 US Olympic Marathon Trials | - | 2:11:56 |
10th Place | - | 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials | - | 2:16:25 |
10th Place | - | 2014 NYC Marathon | - | 2:15:42 |
10th Place | - | 2008 Boston Marathon | - | 2:16:13 |
2011 World Championships Marathon Team Member | ||||
Ranked as Top-10 US Marathoner each year from 2008 - 2014 and 2016 | ||||
2010 Club Cross Country Team Champion Member | ||||
2011 Club Cross Country Team Champion Member |
Marathon | - | 2:11:30 | - | Houston Marathon, 2011 |
30K | - | 1:34:15 | - | Ome Marathon, Japan, 2015 |
25K | - | 1:15:18 | - | US 25k Championships, 2010 |
Half Marathon | - | 1:03:22 | - | Houston Half Marathon, 2010 |
15K | - | 44:51 | - | US 15k Championships, 2010 |
12K | - | 35:51 | - | US 12k Championships, 2013 |
10000m | - | 28:29.71 | - | Stanford Cardinal Invitational, 2011 |