Writer | Editor | Collaborator
Evelyn Spence is an award-winning writer and editor based in Seattle and the collaborator, with professional runner Keira D’Amato, on the forthcoming memoir Don’t Call It a Comeback: What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs and Started Chasing Happiness (St. Martin’s, September 2025). Specializing in adventure travel, health, fitness, and the outdoors, her work has been published in Runner’s World, Bicycling, Backpacker, The Red Bulletin, Sunset, Gear Patrol, and many more.
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COMING 9/9/25
Don’t Call It a Comeback: What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs and Started Chasing Happiness (St. Martin’s). Preorder here.
“Don’t Call It a Comeback is fireworks in a crowded field of athlete memoirs. With a knack for hilariously vulnerable storytelling, Keira D’Amato unspools a fascinating tale of her unconventional running career. Even though I’m a much slower runner, I found Keira’s story incredibly relatable, and I would enthusiastically press this book into the hands of anyone who runs or jogs or walks.” ―Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
“I freaking loved Don’t Call It a Comeback. It made me laugh, made me cry, and made me want to challenge myself….It’s easy to assume that runners just have a body that is made to run, but Keira shows that it takes WILL to run. It’s a reminder that’s applicable to anyone’s world, regardless of what their ‘sport’ is: success takes work. This is an exceptional book that I will be recommending to every person I know.” ―Deb Cupp, President of Microsoft, America
