Nicholas Arciniaga

Nick Arciniaga

Arciniaga at the 2015 New York City Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1983-06-30) June 30, 1983 (age 34) Fountain Valley, California
Sport
Sport	Track, long-distance running
Event(s)	5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon
College team	Cal State Fullerton
Club	Team Run Flagstaff Pro
Team	Under Armour
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	10,000 meters: 28:29.71 Half marathon: 1:03:22 Marathon: 2:11:30

Nicholas Arciniaga is an American long distance runner who competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and finished 7th at the 2014 Boston Marathon.

Arciniaga attended Fountain Valley High School, where he ran cross country and track under coach Barry Migliorini. He started out as an 800-meter runner before he made a transition to longer-distance events.

Arciniaga competed in college for the Cal State Fullerton Titans and graduated in 2006. He specialized in the 5K. He was also the men's 1500-meter champion at the 2005 Cal-Nevada Track & Field Championships.

After college, Arciniaga moved to distance-running hub Flagstaff, Arizona, where he began a training program with coach Greg McMillian.

In 2007, Nick ran 2:17:08 at New York Marathon in November.

In 2009, Nick ran 2:13:46 at New York Marathon in November.

In 2011 (January 30), Arciniaga competed in the Chevron Houston Marathon where he finished 2nd in a time of 2:11:30. During the summer that same year, Arciniaga competed in the men's marathon at the world championships where he finished 41st.

In 2012, Arciniaga placed 8th representing McMillan Elite adidas in 2:11:56 at 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, Texas on January 14, 2012.

In 2013, Arciniaga won the Twin Cities Marathon and placed 1st in St. Paul, MN in a season best time of 2:13:11 on October 6 at 2013 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon.

In 2014, Arciniaga finished 7th at the 2014 Boston Marathon. Nick Arciniaga was 9th in 2:14:31 in Duluth, MN at 2014 Grandma's Marathon on June 21.