827. Nikki Hiltz's 2025 USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships 1500m Recap

<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> "This was a really important step in my journey to feeling more like myself, and I'm really happy I did it."</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We heard from Nikki Hiltz <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ali-on-the-run-show/id1204523870?i=1000720114673" target="_blank" rel="noopener">right before they competed</a> at the 2025 U.S. Track and Field Outdoor National Championships — and now they're back as a nine-time national champion. Fresh off winning their sixth straight U.S. 1500m title, Nikki returns to the show with their full race recap. Nikki talks about racing in the first round of the 1500m, and about watching their partner, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emma_gee1777/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emma Gee</a>, achieve her goal of making it to the 3000m Steeplechase Final. Then, Nikki breaks down all the details from ...