Name: Nick Panico.

  • City: Chicago, Illinois (born, raised, and currently live in Chicago!).


  • Running goal: Earn my Abbott World Marathon Six Star Medal. Four Stars ✨ down, two more to go (I need to run Boston and Tokyo).


  • My favorite place to run is in Chicago's great parks and neighborhoods.


  • Upcoming Races: Ridge Run 10k (Beverly Hills, Chicago. 2024 Chicago Marathon. I hope to get into the Tokyo Marathon in March 2025. Boston Marathon in 2025 or 2026.


  • Previous Races: Chicago Marathon seven times, New 🗽 York City Marathon two times, New York City Virtual Marathon in 2020, Chicago Virtual Half Marathon in 2020, Berlin Marathon, and the London Marathon.


  • Funny running memory/story: I'm lucky 🍀 I haven't had any major running injuries, and I don't believe in jinxes or bad luck.



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See my profile and professional website development experience at nickpanico.com

Nick ran twelve marathons (seven in Chicago, two in New York City, one in London, one in Berlin, and one in New York City Virtual). Nick's working towards earning the World Marathon Majors Six-Star Medal by completing upcoming marathons in Tokyo and Boston while staying in shape by running the Chicago Marathon as many times as possible.

Nick is a concertgoer and guitarist. His favorite guitar brands are Fender and Gibson, and his favorite rock clubs are The Metro, Thalia Hall, Ramova Theatre, The Salt Shed, Aragon Ballroom, The Riviera, and the Fireside Bowl in Chicago, the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, and The Cavern in Liverpool, England.

Nick is a craft coffee enthusiast. His favorite coffee houses are Intelligentsia and Dark Matter Coffee in Chicago.

Nick is an avid US National Park and MLB Baseball park visitor and wants to visit as many as possible. Nick’s favorites include Yosemite, Death Valley, Volcanos, Grand Canyon, Smoky Mountains, Oracle Park, Petco Park, Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, loanDepot Park, Wrigley Field, and Guaranteed Rate Field.

It's a pleasure to join the Endorphans Run club, and it's nice to meet you all!

Cheers!

Nick from Chicago

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