Nathan Martin
Personal Bests
Half Marathon
1:01:45
3/2/2025
10 Kilometres Road
28:07
2/8/2025
20 Kilometres Road
58:26
9/2/2024
Half Marathon
1:02:36
6/22/2024
25 Kilometres Road
1:15:01
5/11/2024
Half Marathon
1:01:45
3/2/2025
10 Kilometres Road
28:07
2/8/2025
20 Kilometres Road
58:26
9/2/2024
Half Marathon
1:02:36
6/22/2024
25 Kilometres Road
1:15:01
5/11/2024
2026 Boston was a year of fast time, records, PBs, and of course, popups. This video follow see as I host events, visit (almost) all the brands, and reconnect with friends. Thanks to everyone who came out to see me, took a selfie, or just said hi. Congratulations to all the runners! 0:00 intro 0:32 Thursday 2:39 Friday 14:58 Saturday 19:30 Sunday 24:50 Marathon Monday Watch the livestream from Boston with Nathan Martin: https://www.youtube.com/live/wj-uUYAQCbU Thank you to Chase Fleming for video support on this project https://www.fldwrkstudio.com disclosures: I was paid to host, headline, and/or promote some of the events in this video (ASICS, Sports Tours, adidas). I was paid to make IG reels about those events. some apparel and shoes depicted in this video were provided to me. no one is paying me to make this YouTube video. no one previewed this video before it published. I paid for travel and lodging expenses. subscriber count at time of upload: 236.617 end card music: Jim Yosef - Checkered https://soundcloud.com/ninety9live/jim-yosef-checkered
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Nathan Martin's historic 0.18-second victory over Kenya's Michael Kimani Kamau came only partyly because Kamau was led off course in the final quarter mile. What happened: With roughly 300 meters to go, Kamau followed a lead vehicle as it made its planned exit off the course. A spectator draped in a Kenyan flag was running directly on the course ahead of him, blocking his view of an official trying to redirect him. Kamau came to a complete stop, turned around, and retraced his steps...losing by 0.18 seconds. The response: No protests were filed, and the LA Marathon released a statement Monday standing by the results, pointing to the spectator's behavior as "cause for concern" while stopping short of accepting organizational responsibility. The statement made no mention of prize money for Kamau. The money at stake: First place paid $25,000. Second paid $10,000. Listen to the full episode of This Week In Track and Field on The CITIUS MAG Podcast here ⬇️ 🎧 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-track-field-la-marathon-epic-finish-by/id1204506559?i=1000754394228 🎧 SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/episode/3tOTJ229lYm3Z04E0NP5HS __________ FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join
In one of the most dramatic finishes in marathon history, American Nathan Martin edged Kenya's Michael Kimani Kamau by just 0.01 seconds Sunday to win the Los Angeles Marathon — the closest margin ever recorded at the race. How it happened: Martin, 36, made his move five miles from the finish when he noticed no one else was pushing the pace. By a mile and a half out, he had the leader in his sights. The chaos at the line: Kimani Kamau, 34, had followed a race motorbike off course in the final mile, forcing him to double back and rejoin the route, which echoed the kind of lead vehicle confusion that upended the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta just days ago. He collapsed after being beaten at the line and was carried off on a stretcher by medical personnel. Listen to the full episode of This Week In Track and Field on The CITIUS MAG Podcast here ⬇️ 🎧 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-track-field-la-marathon-epic-finish-by/id1204506559?i=1000754394228 🎧 SPOTIFY:https://open.spotify.com/episode/3tOTJ229lYm3Z04E0NP5HS __________ FOLLOW CITIUS MAG ▶ Subscribe to the podcast: https://apple.co/3Byp72I ▶ On Twitter: http://twitter.com/CitiusMag ▶ On Instagram: http://instagram.com/citiusmag ▶ On Facebook: http://facebook.com/citiusmag ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/citiusmag ▶ On our website: http://citiusmag.com For other inquiries, contact us: chris@citiusmag.com Thanks for watching - please like, share and comment, and subscribe! Help us continue to bring track and field to your home and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyDlyHPHLhcIT8ov53d5qg/join
This week, Chris Chavez, Mac Fleet, and Kyle Merber break down the biggest highlights from the LA Marathon, Jacob Kiplimo’s new half marathon world record, Fred Kerley’s suspension, the most anticipated events at the NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend, and lots more.
Discussed in today’s episode:
- Nathan Martin closed out a heroic final sprint and big negative split to win the LA Marathon in 2:11:18, just 0.18 seconds ahead of runner-up Michael Kamau. He split 66:18-65:00 to reel in Kamau.
- Jacob Kiplimo returned to the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon (the same course where he first made history in 2021) and broke the half marathon world record again with a 57:20 victory. He took 10 seconds off the previous record held by Yomif Kejelcha (57:30).
- The AIU announced 2x Olympic medalist and 2022 World champion Fred Kerley received a two-year ban for whereabouts failures, sidelining him through August 2027. Results from Dec. 6, 2024 – Aug. 12, 2025 have been disqualified.
- The most anticipated distance events at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend.
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The 50th episode of the year is a “best of” compilation of highlights from 12 of the most impactful conversations that I’ve had over the past 12 months. It’s an honor and privilege to be in conversation each week with athletes, coaches, advocates, and others who teach me something about running, coaching, or living a better life. In this episode you’ll hear from 13 people whose experiences, insight, and/or advice stood out to me: Alexi Pappas (0:03:25), Craig Curley (0:10:51), Dinée Dorame (0:19:31), Nathan Martin (0:27:21), Keith Kelly (0:32:30), Jorge Maravilla and Stephanie Howe (0:42:08), Mark Coogan (0:51:16), Christine Gould (0:59:31), Alison Mariella Désir (1:05:56), Jon Green (1:14:07), George Hirsch (1:22:53), Alex Varner (1:32:05). I hope these conversations help you see what’s possible for yourself through the lens of running.
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Nathan Martin just broke a 41-year-old record at the Marathon Project held this past December. He finished in 2:11:05, making him the fastest US born Black marathoner of all time. He placed ninth, beating out Olympians and professionals with far deeper pedigrees.
In addition to being a super-fast runner, Nathan is also on a mission to give back and inspire others, especially the kids he coaches. Instead of leaving his high school coaching job to turn pro and join an elite training team, he decided to stay and continue training with his college coach Dante Ottolini at Spring Arbor University.
In this episode, Nathan discusses how he first started running, the tragic deaths of both of his parents, and his unlikely path to record-breaking running success. He also shares his thoughts on why there are comparatively few American born Black runners in long distance running and how he sees that changing in the future. Lastly, he talks about his next goal which involves hopefully setting a huge PR!
Nathan Martin was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois and raised in Three Rivers, Michigan. He started running Cross Country in Middle School after doing well in the gym class fitness test. He quickly discovered he had talent, and with the encouragement of others, kept with it. He was able to excel at the high school level, breaking three different school records and finishing runner-up at the MHSAA D2 state finals in the mile.
At Spring Arbor University, Nathan majored in Recreation and Leisure Management with a minor in Computer Science. As a freshman, he came in underdeveloped as far as training goes. However, after a couple of years of hard work, his potential started to show. By the end of senior year, he became a National Champion in three different events and set the NAIA Marathon record.
Post college Nathan continued pursuing running to see how far his talents could take him, which ultimately led to an incredible opportunity to coach at the MHSAA D1 level, as well as substitute teaching in Jackson County. At first it was just a way to keep a flexible schedule, but he quickly fell in love with it and his and his coach’s new focus became how to make everything work together, which inspired them to create the Great Lakes Running Club.
Through this process, Nathan was still making huge gains in running, most notably the 2019 20k Championships where he finished runner up, and now, his finish at the 2020 Marathon Project where he finished 9th with a 2:11:05 putting him 49th on the all-time US Marathoner list and breaking a 41-year-old record set by Herman Atkins, making Nathan the fastest US Born Black Marathoner.
Questions Nathan is asked:
3:20 You made history at the Marathon Project on December 20th, by becoming the fastest US born Black man to run a marathon in 2:11:05, breaking a more than 40-year-old record. What does that feel like and did you even know about the record before the race?
4:16 Can you give us a recap of the race in Arizona, how it went, what your strategy was, all the details?
5:36 There’s two sets of pace groups in that race, the 2:09 group and the 2:11 group. What made you not want to go ahead with the 2:09 group?
7:35 Easing up on your pace a little instead of staying with the 2:09 group left you out in no-man’s land for a little while, didn’t it?
8:22 You ended up in ninth place, which is obviously very impressive on such a fast course where so many guys went 2:09, so congratulations for that. It must have felt amazing to have such a PR and to crack the top 10.
9:28 I’d love to hear a little bit more about your back story. How did you first get into running and did you like it immediately?
11:15 You ran through high school and you ran in college, and you worked with a coach that certainly changed your life. Can you tell us a little bit about your coach and that relationship?
12:31 Dante Ottolini is still your coach today, right?
12:36 During college you lost your parents to cancer. How did running help you get through those hard times?
14:32 It sounds like your team really had your back when you lost your parents. That’s amazing.
15:03 After college, you could have left Michigan to be a pro or train somewhere else, but you stayed and became a substitute teacher and high school coach. Why did you make that decision? What does coaching bring to your life?
16:36 It sounds like you get more out of coaching your athletes than they get from you.
16:50 Do you think you would ever consider turning pro?
19:21 Have you considered staying in Michigan and maybe joining Hansons-Brooks?
19:59 One thing that I wanted to ask you is do you have any insight as to why more Black Americans aren't involved in distance running? Black Americans dominate track and field but are not as well represented in the longer distances. Do you have any thoughts of why this is?
21:41 Why didn’t you switch to basketball or football or something like that?
22:28 As a coach, how do you keep kids motivated when the other sports come calling?
23:12 Obviously running, at least in the United States, is not as glamorous as the NFL or the NBA, so I think this is an issue all across the country no matter what race you’re from, so how do we get more people interested in running? And I don’t know the answer. I don’t know if you have any insight on that.
24:02 What was the reaction when you came home from Arizona with your athletes, people in town, your coach? What did they say to you?
24:58 What are you training for now? What’s coming up next?
25:38 The Olympics 10k standard is 28 minutes so that would be a big PR for you. What’s your PR right now?
26:16 What are some of the specific things that you would do to run the 10k in 28 minutes, or is that still a mystery?
27:01 Are you basically the fastest guy in town or do you have some good training partners that can help you out?
Questions I ask everyone:
27:58 If you could go back and talk to yourself when you started running, what advice would you give?
28:49 What is the greatest gift running has given you?
29:34 Where can listeners connect with you?
“So I’m like, You know what? Hey, we need to be smart about this race. We’re looking to hit a huge PR. If we can stay with this 2:09 group, we’re going to do it but I need to protect myself and make sure I have a good day and don’t let others affect that.”
“Always, whatever I’m doing, I want to make sure that I’m connecting with people and finding ways to impact them. So if I did leave to a training group, it’d have to be more than just faster or to get to the Olympics type thing.”
“Most people enjoy hearing what they’re able to do and that’s definitely what I would try and make sure I do with my athletes.”
“You need people you can look towards. In one sense, I broke a record. Great for me. But in a whole ‘nother sense, it allows somebody to see somebody who’s achieved something and say, ‘You know what, that’s what I want to achieve. I think I can do that.’ And then they carve a path to find a way.”
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"It comes back to what I want to make sure I'm doing: Serving others. It's not to say that I could go out to Flagstaff, crank it hard and make it to the Olympics and inspire a whole bunch of people. When I see opportunities in front of me to be able to coach and directly impact kids, that's what I'm going to gravitate more toward. I could say, 'You know what...I have to use this talent while I have it to generate more money or guarantee I can make it to the Olympics or have a much better shot.' But I don't want to go out and do that feeling like I left an opportunity to truly help people behind or truly impact people who might need me."
Nathan Martin is a two-time U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier who finished 23rd at the trials in Los Angeles and the 69th on the super tough course and the windy conditions of Atlanta earlier this year. His personal best coming into Sunday’s race at The Marathon Project was 2:14:34. He knocked that out of the park by running 2:11:05 to finish ninth overall. After the race, I received a tip to look into and I quickly learned that his time is now the fastest marathon clocked by a Black man born in the United States. The previous best was by Herman Atkins in 2:11:52 in 1979 in a marathon that was held in Eugene Oregon. The winner of that race was Tony Sandoval and Jeff Wells, who somehow tied for the win in 2:10:20 according to a post in the Ted Corbitt archives. Herm Atkins was the co-owner of a running store, a coach and a police officer in Everett, Washington. You can find some PRs from the track online for him so I was wondering a bit more about Nate and who he is. There were a couple local news stories on him but I figured it was time to give him some more shine and learn about him and his breakout.
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