Neely Spence Gracey

Neely began running in 8th grade, and quickly saw success which deepened her motivation to pursue big goals. It started at the high school level where she won four Pennsylvania State Championships. Upon graduation, she attended Shippensburg University, and became an eight time DII National Champion. During Neely’s time at SU, she studied Human Communication with a Coaching Minor because she knew she wanted to become a pro athlete and start coaching other runners towards their goals. In 2012, she signed her first pro contract, and in 2013 Get Running Coaching was born. The business has continued to grow, as has Neely’s family, with the additions of her two sons; Athens in 2018, and Rome in 2021. She believes coaching helps inspire her to keep working towards her goals as a runner, coach, and mother. Neely is a 4 time Olympic Trials Qualifier. She was the top American at the 2016 Boston Marathon and is the 11th American female ever to break 70 minutes in the half marathon. Her latest venture has been a two year process to produce her first book! Neely’s passion as a coach has come to an all new level of excitement with the new release of Breakthrough Women’s Running: Dream Big and Train Smart. She’s thrilled to bring her experience from both an athlete and coach perspective together in these pages that will provide a road map to women runners who are chasing big goals.