Today I speak with Neely Gracey, a mom, coach, author, and pro runner.  Neely is the founder and coach of Get Running which she founded in 2013. She co-authored a book that was released earlier this year called Breakthrough Women’s Running. Neely has qualified for 3 Olympic trials and is training for her fourth! She was the top American at the 2016 Boston Marathon where she ran 2:35 and finished 9th over all. Her mission is supporting others to get running towards their goals with personalized training plans.  As a long time runner, coach, mother, and now author her passion to support other female runners is at an all time high. She’s done this through coaching for years but the book has given her the ability to extend that outreach even broader. She shares so many lessons she has learned as a mother runner. You don’t want to miss this interview!We talk about:-how she because a professional runner-running during pregnancy-expectations versus reality-sponsor obligations while not being able to run-returning to running after pregnancy-being an author and the book writing process-desire to be competitive  -listening to your bodyTime Stamps1:00 introduction6:03 expectations going into pregnancy18:10 getting back to sport as a mom23:20 inspiration to write a book28:00 returning to a competitive running after 2nd child37:00 gaining perspective after having kidsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH NEELYIG: https://www.instagram.com/neelysgracey/Website: www.getrunningcoaching.comBook: Buy on Amazon!The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)