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My First NYRR Podium: My Third Place Finish at the Mindful 5k

Posted on May 5, 2025May 12, 2025 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

After close to 11 years of participating in New York Road Runner events and 49 races later, I finally made the podium at the 2025 edition of the Mindful 5k. At the inaugural event last year, I had just missed out to my friend, Evan. Going into my first goal race of 2025, I not […]

The 2025 United NYC Half Marathon

Posted on March 18, 2025March 18, 2025 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

I put in solid mileage leading up to this race. Having raced twice in my base phase (2nd place in a local 5k, 11th and 1st place AG in the NYRR Manhattan 10k), I felt ready to have fun to see what I could accomplish. I never really race in January and February. I experienced […]

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Part II: More Details to Improve Running

Posted on January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

Last year, I wrote a post about how to improve the experience of running without delving into the specifics of training. I decided to list some add-ons below. 1.) Use vaseline on your face in mild to extreme conditions: Whether in the cold or during a heat wave, this helps a great deal before and […]

2024 Runnings: My Upcoming Plans for 2025

Posted on December 15, 2024December 15, 2024 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

I view my 2024 as mostly successful. After all, I hit the ten-year milestone with running and I still have room to improve. I set personal bests in all my races except the road mile. Though with that, I only run the mile once a year and never really train for it. I also placed […]

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My 2024 Berlin Marathon Experience

Posted on October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 Nick Grinlinton2 CommentsPosted in Running

I felt excited and anxious as I packed up and caught an Uber with my family to JFK airport. My anxiety dealt more with the not so fun logistics of airport security. In fact, some snooty Europeans on line in passport control were almost reminded that they were still in Queens, NY—know what I mean? […]

My Ten-Year Running Anniversary

Posted on June 4, 2024October 8, 2024 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Running

Ten years ago, I started my running journey off a bet. Although I had jogged occasionally during my time as a student in Kansas City and a few years prior while living in Harlem, June 2014 marks my beginning. While I wrote about my running origins a few years ago on my Musings blog, I […]

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