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Nia Akins

Professional Track Athlete + Musician

Brooks Beasts Track Club
Seattle, Washington

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Nia Akins Lifting Weights
  • 2023 USATF Indoor 800m Champion

  • 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships 1st place

  • 2021 USATF Olympic Trials 800m finalist

  • 2020 USTFCCCA NCAA Indoor Athlete of the Year finalist

  • 2020 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Indoor Track Athlete of the Year

  • 2019 U20 NACAC Championship 800m silver medalist

  • 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships 800m finalist

  • 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships 800m runner-up

  • 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships 800m runner-up

  • 2019 Recipient of Frank Dolson Penn Relays Award

  • 2019 Member of First Ivy League Women’s team in Penn Relays history to win Championship of America event

  • 2019 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year

DAILY REGIMENS: NUTRITION & TRAINING

DAILY REGIMEN:

Daily: 

Post-Training/Workout:

TRAINING REGIMEN:

  • Monday: Easy run, drills, and short huddle sprints in the AM; bike in the afternoon

  • Tuesday: Harder session and lift

  • Wednesday: Bike in the AM; swim in the afternoon

  • Thursday: Easy run and plyometrics in the AM

  • Friday: Harder session and lift

  • Saturday: Recovery day/off

  • Sunday: Long run and hill sprints

GOALS FOR 2024

Nia Akins holding Kettlebell in Gym
  1. Be in the moment

  2. Take more pictures 

  3. Run really fast with consistency