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This is part of a continuing series at Women’s Running, with elite runner Neely Gracey, where she shares her journey and advice as she prepares for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Orlando in February.
Two months out from the Olympic Marathon Trials, I had a big weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 2, I ran (and won) the OUC Orlando Half Marathon—a test of my fitness in similar conditions to the ones I might face in February. The next day, I ran a test loop of the Trials course, with other runners who will also race for a spot on the Olympic team.
Check out the entire Road to the Trials series
But that’s not all—my husband, Dillon, and two kids, Athens and Rome, came along too. So the weekend also included a hula-hooping competition by the resort pool (another big, if unexpected, victory for me!), a visit with Santa, a Christmas-themed water park visit, a winery…
