Nathan Green Is Built for Big Moments: NCAA Titles, Finishing Kicks & Leaving a Legacy at Washington

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Returning to the show is a runner whose name has become synonymous with strategic racing and an electrifying finishing kick–Mr. Nathan Green.

From his early days as a high school prodigy in Boise, Idaho, Nathan's journey has been marked by dedication and resilience. In 2022, he clinched the U.S. U20 1500m title with a time of 3:45.19, earning a spot on Team USA for the World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, where he finished fifth.

The following year, he led a 1-2 finish for the University of Washington at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, capturing the 1500m title alongside teammate Joe Waskom.

Fast forward to 2025, where Nathan anchored the University of Washington's Distance Medley Relay and 4xMile teams, delivering decisive final laps to secure victories at the prestigious Penn Relays. His outstanding performances earned him Big Ten Men's Track Athlete of the Week honors.

From building a winning culture at the University of Washington, to exploring a bevy of multifaceted skills off the track, Nathan is a dynamic person with an arsenal of skills.

In today's conversation, Nathan takes me through his four successful years at UW, the lessons he's learned, what a final shot at an NCAA title next month means to him, the legacy he wants to leave at UW, and a sneak peek at his next steps.

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0:00.0	This year is going to be, I mean, it's going to be crazy.
0:02.9	It's going to be cool.
0:03.8	Yeah.
0:04.3	I mean, I've still got more to give.
0:06.4	I'm excited.
0:07.4	It's going to be hard.
0:08.2	I'm really excited.
0:09.2	I'm hoping it's the most life-changing race of my career.
0:15.7	That was Nathan Green.
0:17.0	Today, back on the Running Effect podcast.
0:18.8	I'm thrilled you've clicked on this episode because my conversations with Nathan are always insightful. They're always full of stories of fun takes from Nathan,
0:27.3	of energy and wisdom that Nathan distills from his successful career at the University of Washington,
0:32.7	where if I was to read on paper all that he's accomplished, we'd probably be here all day. He's got multiple top finishes at NCAA meets both indoor and outdoors.
0:40.8	He's an NCAA champion in the outdoor 1500 meter event from 2023, where he won it all in Austin,
0:47.5	Texas, a great city, lived there for 10 months back in the day.
0:50.7	And I was actually in person when he won it.
0:52.6	It was electric.
0:53.3	And since that day
0:54.2	Nathan has kept the heat he's kept the energy and going into this year it's his final season in
0:59.2	the NCAA and so we talk a lot about reflections from the past four years how he's eyeing up
1:04.6	what success looks like to himself in this final month of collegiate running and his legacy, both within the UW
1:12.4	program, the NCAA, and to you out there. He's got a lot of good words of inspiration if you
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