201. Neely Spence Gracey

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Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

"I wasn’t ready to run a marathon to my standards, and I did it anyway, and I was able to meet that goal, I was able to check off a goal, and I haven’t been able to do that in a long time."

Neely Spence Gracey just ran her first postpartum race since having her son, Athens, in 2018. She ran the Houston Marathon — and qualified for the Olympic Trials by running a 2:44. Not a bad return to the races! But Neely's journey to the OTQ hasn't been easy. On this episode, she talks about her pregnancy and postpartum running expectations vs. her reality, which included a series of injuries and other issues that kept her sidelined despite her best efforts to remain strong and healthy. She also talks about new motherhood, rest day-related anxiety, and why she stopped weighing herself.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Neely is feeling post-Houston Marathon, and why this marathon — her slowest — was also her proudest (2:30)
Neely talks about running during pregnancy, and her postpartum running experience (6:30)
Neely opens up about her nonlinear return to running (23:45)
Neely shares how her perspective about taking rest days has changed over the years (34:45)
Neely recaps her 2020 Houston Marathon experience (40:45)
Neely’s message to new moms trying to get back on the run (58:00)

What we mention on this episode:

Starla Garcia on Episode 200 of the Ali on the Run Show

Neely Spence Gracey on Episode 42 of the Ali on the Run Show

FITsplint

ReCoreFitness.com

"Neely Spence Gracey Is Ready to Chase the Olympic Trials Standard at Houston" by Taylor Dutch for Runner’s World

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:08.4	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:10.4	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week we hear from inspiring people who lead interesting
0:15.6	lives on the run and beyond. And while running is what brings us all together on these episodes,
0:20.8	it's about finding out what's going on before and after the run. So join me right here every
0:26.8	Thursday to learn about the decisions people have made to get where they are today and how getting
0:31.2	sweaty has factored in. I'm excited about this. We've got another post Houston marathon Olympic
0:37.2	Trials qualifying celebratory episode today. First we heard from Star Lagarsia who ran a 243 in Houston
0:45.4	and now we've got professional runner Neely Spence Gracie who also qualified for the trials
0:50.5	that same day, that same race, even running part of the race together. Neely runs for Adidas and
0:56.3	this race was extra special for her. Not only did she run a 244 to get that qualifying time,
1:02.4	it was also her first major postpartum race. What a way to come back, right? But Neely's return
1:08.6	to running after giving birth to her son Athens who is 18 months old. It hasn't been easy.
1:13.9	I'm gonna let her tell you why, but if you want more from Neely, you can go way back in the archives
1:19.2	and listen to the first time she was on the show. It was long before Athens, long before Annie,
1:24.8	long before any pregnancies around this part. It was episode 42 back in October 2017.
1:31.2	But for now, please join me in welcoming Neely Spence Gracie to the Alley on the Run Show.
1:42.8	Neely, so excited to have you here today. So much to talk about and celebrate. Welcome back to
1:49.0	the Alley on the Run Show. I was so pumped that you reached out. It's been a long time. We needed
1:54.5	to catch up. I know. We were just saying the last time that we talked, which you were on the show
1:58.8	pretty early. I think you were one of the first professional runners that I had on. Neither of us
2:03.9	had been pregnant. Neither of us had had babies yet. So, lots to catch up on. Yeah, for real.
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