Cleveland Half Marathon: Nat Green Tops the N20-24 Age Group

• Nat Green finished in 2:25:52 (11:08/mi), claiming 1st in the N20-24 age group.
• Reid Hippe crossed in 3:22:08 (15:25/mi), finishing 2nd — 56 minutes 16 seconds back.
• Green posted the fastest women's split on the final 12.6M-to-finish segment — the strongest closing kick among all women in the field.
• Hippe recorded the 4th-fastest women's split on the 10K-to-12.6M segment, a standout middle stretch in a tough 75°F, 68%-humidity afternoon in Cleveland.

The N20-24 age group brought just two finishers to the line on a warm, sticky Sunday in Cleveland — but both earned their medals. Nat Green led wire to wire, holding 2nd among women throughout every checkpoint and never relinquishing that position. Her 2:25:52 finish at an 11:08/mi average tells the story of a steady, disciplined effort in difficult conditions.

What makes Green's performance particularly sharp is how she closed. Her split on the final 12.6 miles to the finish was the fastest women's split in the entire field on that segment — meaning she didn't just survive the heat and humidity, she accelerated through it when others were fading.

Reid Hippe had her own bright moment: her 10K-to-12.6M split ranked 4th among all women in the race, a genuinely strong middle stretch at 15:25/mi average overall. The gap to Green is wide at 56-plus minutes, but Hippe made the trip from St. Petersburg, FL to Cleveland count, and that mid-race segment shows she had real competitive pop in her legs when it mattered.

Two runners, two finishes, one age group — and a closing surge from Green that stood out across the entire women's field.