Natalie Daniels aka "Natty-ice" (@natty_ice2010) is a 5x marathon winner, new mom, and fierce advocate for fairness in women's sports. She's 6 months postpartum & she'd been training hard to run Boston, her 18th marathon.
Leading up to Boston, Natalie did a series of interviews with XX-XY Athletics. She talked about fairness and women deserving their own category in sport.
Olympian Nikki Hiltz responded publicly — and while Nikki has every right to share her views, her video was condescending and dismissive.
Then the harassment and bullying began. Natalie's own teammates leaked her location, suggested ways to track her whereabouts. For what purpose? You be the judge.
Then, the call came from her club"
“Don't wear the team singlet on Monday.”
Natalie was devastated and thought she'd still be able to bring some sense to the situation. Later. They know her, right?
So, she focused on the race and she ran, not in her team’s gear, but in XX-XY Athletics:
She ran for herself. For her son. For the women who were edged out of competition by males who qualified as women.
And she crushed it.
She finished the Boston Marathon — one of the toughest courses in the world — in 2:50:04. Just six months after giving birth.
But the celebration didn’t last.
Post-race, Natalie was told she was being kicked out of her club. She was given a choice: apologize, and promise to stay quiet — or be removed.
She refused.
Why was she removed?
Hate speech, they said.
What did she say?
She called Nikki Hiltz a woman.
That’s it. She used the word woman — and that was enough for her teammates to rationalize their attacks and the club to cut ties.
In 2025, reality is hate speech.
Natalie is standing strong. And we're standing with her.
Jennifer Sey told her XX-XY Athletics would be honored to sponsor a new club team that she starts -- Team Women.
And she said yes. This is her new team and we’re proud to wear the same uniform.
Run in the gear Natalie wore:
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"I spoke out — not because it’s easy, but because it’s right. It can’t just be me. Women need to be bolder than they’ve been. Women are incredible. We’re tough, we compete, and we don’t just run for ourselves; we pull each other forward. I compete to move the needle for all women. Allowing men to displace women in the results tells every woman — from elites to the final finisher — that she doesn’t matter. Fairness matters. Women deserve better." -- Natalie Daniels, 5x time marathon winner, new mom, and advocate for increasing women’s participation and opportunity in elite running. She ran the Boston Marathon, her 18th, in 2:50:04
#RunwithNatalie #GoNattyIce
