The Team

Shannon Grady, Founder and CEO, M.S. Exercise Physiologist, has over 30 years experience as an athlete and over 15 as a physiologist, sports performance expert, and coach. She has competed professionally for the FILA Discovery USA and PowerBar Team Elite, and has 4 Top 10 World Championship finishes representing Team USA triathlon. Prior to founding GO! Athletics, Shannon worked as an Exercise Physiologist for the United States Olympic Committee. Over the last 15 years, she’s worked with elite athletes and teams, including U of Florida, U of Tennessee, Villanova University, Duke University, UCF, WUSA, and MLL, developing an algorithm and methodology based on data samples from 90,000 athletes.

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Selina Weller, Head Exercise Physiologist. Selina has been part of the GO! Athletics team since 2002. She has worked directly with Shannon for over 10 years and performs physiological testing and data application primarily with our South Florida clients but also manages System Based Training implementation for all regions. Selina has also owns a massage therapy practice in South Florida working with athletes of all levels, from recreational and high school runners, cyclists, swimmers, golfers, soccer and tennis players, to ATP tour professionals, NHL, NFL, MLS professionals as well as Olympians such as Dara Torres.

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Hazel has been one of the most successful middle distance athletes in the US. Hazel is a 3 x three-time Olympian (2000, 2004, 2008), 2x Olympic Trials Champion, and Olympic Finalist, 7 x USA Outdoor and 2 x USA Indoor 800m National Champion. She was selected by the USOC as an Olympic Ambassador to represent athletes in meetings with top Olympic officials, provide a voice for the other athletes, and provide feedback to sponsors. Hazel also served as a spokesperson at national sporting and corporate events and make Olympic athlete appearances for major corporate sponsors that include Nike, Hershey, Home Depot, AT&T, BMW, and CVS Caremark. Shannon Grady has performed Physiological Profile Testing on Hazel since 1999.
Hazel’s Personal Best’s: 800m – 1:57.99 (2005); 1500m – 4:16.04 (2000)

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Michael graduated with an M.S. in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Florida. For the past 15 years, Michael Coffey has been a strength & conditioning specialist, and an expert in the science of movement and speed. His athletes routinely find success at the highest levels, such as Gold Medals at the 2012 Olympic Games, and performing in Super Bowl Championships. As a strength and conditioning coach, his approach to high level performance has been an integral part of 8 NCAA Championship Teams at Stanford University. His insatiable curiosity to discover the cutting edge has led him to incorporate the fields of neuroplasticity, oxygen/altitude training, exercise endocrinology and mindfulness to his already vast training skill set. His expertise is delivered using a philosophy he calls The Resilience Factor- “Get tough and Recover First”. His expertise in developing what he calls Authentic Fitness, combined with his ability to connect and communicate, make him a master at sustainably maximizing athletic potential.

Deb is in her 9th year as a head coach for the Saint Mary’s High School cross-country and track programs. Her approach to coaching includes the latest in running sciences, constantly evolving her technique as new methods and technologies likewise evolve. In turning her career path more towards this end, Deb completed the Muscle Activation Techniques™ (MAT) Internship program, gaining her certification to practice in early 2012. MAT is an emergent technique to improve muscular contractile ability to increase stability, and gives her the opportunity to help active people of all levels, recreational or elite, enjoy healthy, injury free activity with optimal performance and improved recovery time. An inherently optimistic and motivating person, her greatest satisfaction lies in helping others reach their active potential. Thus, when one of her older daughters ran for Villanova University, Deb became intrigued with GO! Athletics physiological testing and application, System Based Training™, that she learned about through Sydney. She is excited to be a resource for GO! Athletics and SBT in Colorado, and looks forward to marketing and supporting the program among the active Colorado athletes. Deb is an avid recreational runner, and can often be found running her favorite trails and parks throughout Colorado.