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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: G'day, Sydney · Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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  Speaker 1: Hey, everyone. Emily Abadi here.
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  Speaker 2: You are listening to another episode of 5-Minute Friday from Hurdle,
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  Speaker 2: and I am coming to you live from Sydney, Australia. What?
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  Speaker 1: What?
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  Speaker 2: What a wild sentence that is. I.
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  Speaker 2: This makes me think of when I went to Japan
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  Speaker 2: for the first time for context. It's not that I
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  Speaker 2: never wanted to go to Japan.
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  Speaker 1: It just wasn't on the top of my list.
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  Speaker 2: But when I got there, I was absolutely blown away
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  Speaker 2: and couldn't wait to get back and spend more time.
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  Speaker 2: And I feel as though I may end up feeling
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  Speaker 2: that way about Australia. The thing is, and I've been
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  Speaker 2: here for, I don't know, 36 hours now. The thing is,
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  Speaker 2: is that there's so much... to see.
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  Speaker 1: It is huge. I have gone nowhere yet, basically.
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  Speaker 2: Aside from some of the local streets to Sydney, I'm
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  Speaker 2: staying near where the Sydney Marathon finish line is at
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  Speaker 2: the Opera House. And also, I went to Manly Beach
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  Speaker 2: earlier today. But there's just so much I want to see.
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  Speaker 2: So I am really happy that I'm going to be
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  Speaker 2: spending a good chunk of time here over the next month.
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  Speaker 1: Let me tell you... about the travel. The travel was wild.
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  Speaker 2: So as many of you know, travel from New York
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  Speaker 2: to Sydney, Australia is basically about a 24-hour commitment. I
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  Speaker 2: boarded my first flight at JFK, which was at 5.30pm
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  Speaker 2: on Monday evening. I landed at LAX around 8 something,
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  Speaker 2: maybe 8.15pm. And my next flight, my connection was at
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  Speaker 2: 11pm out of LAX to Sydney. Sydney and that flight
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  Speaker 2: was just shy of 14 hours. Now, I got to
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  Speaker 2: go to the Delta One Lounge at LAX.
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  Speaker 1: Mind blown.
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  Speaker 2: There was a sushi bar and it was absolutely exquisite.
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  Speaker 2: And so it was great because I got to eat
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  Speaker 2: dinner at LAX. I boarded the flight and I tell you,
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  Speaker 2: I was sleeping within, gosh, 15 minutes maybe.
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  Speaker 1: I passed out in.
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  Speaker 2: basically two different blocks, one for about four and a
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  Speaker 2: half hours, and then again for two hours, and then
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  Speaker 2: one more time for an hour. So to get seven
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  Speaker 2: plus eight almost hours of sleep, I don't think that
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  Speaker 2: math maths, but on the flight was, I was very
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  Speaker 2: satisfied with that. But let me tell you what happened
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  Speaker 2: when I got into my room. So we got to
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  Speaker 2: the hotel at around eight a.m.
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  Speaker 1: In the morning.
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  Speaker 2: Room wasn't ready yet, so went to Bill's for pancakes.
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  Speaker 2: Can't recommend enough. And then got a manicure, which was
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  Speaker 2: on the to-do list. Got back to the hotel. Room
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  Speaker 2: was ready. Showered and went to take a nap for
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  Speaker 2: 90 minutes.
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  Speaker 1: Nope.
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  Speaker 2: Woke up five hours later. Woke up five hours later.
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  Speaker 2: which was not the goal. I had an alarm set
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  Speaker 2: and had dinner plans. And basically my phone was connected
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  Speaker 2: to a pair of headphones that were in my tote bag.
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  Speaker 2: And so the alarm went off and it played in
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  Speaker 2: my headphones and I never heard it.
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  Speaker 1: I digress.
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  Speaker 2: I woke up, I was so frazzled and so worried
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  Speaker 2: because I was just so scared that I really messed
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  Speaker 2: with my sleep situation, trying to navigate the not have
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  Speaker 2: the headache of the jet lag. And lucky for me,
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  Speaker 2: I was awake for two hours. I really had to
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  Speaker 2: do some breathing exercises to let go of the thing
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  Speaker 2: that I could no longer change.
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  Speaker 1: And then grabbed.
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  Speaker 2: Dinner, came back, was sleeping by 9.30, slept until about
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  Speaker 2: 3 a.m., was up for about an hour and a half,
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  Speaker 2: and then got another hour and a half of sleep.
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  Speaker 2: So all things considered, the fact that my aura ring
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  Speaker 2: is telling me right now that I don't have any
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  Speaker 2: sleep debt is absolutely wild.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely wild. I'm so excited to be here.
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  Speaker 2: I'm feeling both excited and a bit anxious over the
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  Speaker 2: race on Sunday. This is going to be my 16th
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  Speaker 2: marathon and that within itself is the craziest sentence. I
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  Speaker 2: almost miss the days where marathoning felt less complicated.
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  Speaker 1: I miss the.
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  Speaker 2: Almost level of innocence that I had at my first marathon.
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  Speaker 2: I still feel the same butterflies and nervousness getting to
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  Speaker 2: that start line that I did back in, I believe
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  Speaker 2: it was 2013. But now I know so much and
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  Speaker 2: I feel as though I know enough that.
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  Speaker 1: Everything should go right. And that's relatable, right? It's like I...
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  Speaker 1: have the answers.
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  Speaker 2: And I know the important things like that I need
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  Speaker 2: to consume a certain amount of carbs in the days
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  Speaker 2: leading up to the race.
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  Speaker 1: And I need to eat a certain amount on the
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  Speaker 1: race course.
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  Speaker 2: And I need to wear clothes that I've worn before.
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  Speaker 2: And I need to just go to bed early and hydrate.
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  Speaker 1: I know everything. I could list through them here for
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  Speaker 1: you right now.
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  Speaker 2: And that doesn't mean that things aren't going to be
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  Speaker 2: happening that I have not planned for. I'm not saying
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  Speaker 2: this appropriately. There are going to still be things that
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  Speaker 2: I cannot change. There are still going to be things
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  Speaker 2: that come up that maybe aren't ideal. And it becomes
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  Speaker 2: up to me to then navigate those things in real time.
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  Speaker 1: And that's the relatable thing.
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  Speaker 2: The relatable thing is, how can I do the best
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  Speaker 2: I can with what I have, knowing what I know?
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  Speaker 2: So similarly to the other day, when I woke up
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  Speaker 2: after that five-hour nap and that wasn't what I wanted,
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  Speaker 2: it was like, well.
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  Speaker 1: this is how it is now.
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  Speaker 2: And the only thing that I can do, the best
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  Speaker 2: thing that I can do in my best interest is
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  Speaker 2: accept this circumstance and move forward in the best way possible.
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  Speaker 1: And so yeah, I was a little bit cranky after
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  Speaker 1: that nap.
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  Speaker 2: And yeah, I would be a little bit cranky if
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  Speaker 2: something goes awry on Sunday, come restay. But all I
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  Speaker 2: can do is the best I can with what I have.
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  Speaker 1: And so yeah, I.
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  Speaker 2: Miss the days where I didn't know so much. But
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  Speaker 2: I am very thankful for the mindset that I have now.
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  Speaker 2: I'm thankful for the work that I've done that empowers
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  Speaker 2: and enables me to get to this place where I
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  Speaker 2: can respond instead of react in real time.
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  Speaker 1: I can make informed decisions.
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  Speaker 2: And so the next time I check in for 5-Minute Friday,
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  Speaker 2: I will have... I'll be coming to you from Fiji,
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  Speaker 2: which is wild.
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  Speaker 1: And I will have run my 16th marathon. And that
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  Speaker 1: is pretty special.
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  Speaker 2: With that, my question for you this week, I want
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  Speaker 2: to know what you're excited about, okay?
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  Speaker 1: Can you tell me?
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  Speaker 2: Can you message me on Instagram? Can you comment in
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  Speaker 2: the YouTube comments? Can you send me a DM, like
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  Speaker 2: email hello at hurdle.us? What are you excited about right now?
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  Speaker 2: How can I rally behind you? And now let's get
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  Speaker 2: to this week's listener question. Hey, Emily, I'm looking to
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  Speaker 2: find a good run coach in my area of Las Vegas,
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  Speaker 2: and I'm not really sure what to look for in
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  Speaker 2: a coach. I know that you are a certified run
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  Speaker 2: coach and would love to hear your thoughts on the
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  Speaker 2: best ways to find and vet a coach.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks for all you do. Anthony. Hey, Anthony. A rare
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  Speaker 1: male hurdler listener question. I appreciate you.
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  Speaker 2: Run coaches, a great run coach is a diamond in
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  Speaker 2: that someone that you feel comfortable with talking to, someone
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  Speaker 2: that you really trust with not only putting things together
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  Speaker 2: for you in a responsible way, but your heart. For
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  Speaker 2: so many of us, running is something that we really
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  Speaker 2: invest a lot of time in. So you want to
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  Speaker 2: make sure that you're working with someone that understands that investment. Now,
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  Speaker 2: when it comes to choosing a run coach, the most
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  Speaker 2: important thing is that you are working with someone that
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  Speaker 2: has a relevant certification. Now, there are tons of Instagram
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  Speaker 2: coaches out there, tons of people that are.
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  Speaker 1: Sharing their knowledge with the world on that platform.
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  Speaker 2: Now, the thing is, is that oftentimes we need to
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  Speaker 2: take that knowledge with a grain of salt. And so
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  Speaker 2: you need to know where they garnered their education from.
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  Speaker 2: You want to put your training in someone responsible's hands.
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  Speaker 1: Just because someone.
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  Speaker 2: has run a dozen marathons doesn't mean they know the
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  Speaker 2: why behind the work. So there are a slew of
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  Speaker 2: different certification courses and programs that you can get a
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  Speaker 2: run coach certification through. The one that mine is through
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  Speaker 2: is UESCA, which is the United Endurance Sports Coaching Association.
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  Speaker 1: There is the Roadrunners Club of America, RRCA.
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  Speaker 2: There's USATF, USA Track and Field. There's ISSA, I-S-S-A, Run Coaching.
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  Speaker 2: So many options, so many abbreviations. You just want to
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  Speaker 2: make sure that when someone has letters next to their
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  Speaker 2: name or they're telling you what acronym they got their
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  Speaker 2: certification through, that it is one that is vetted and
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  Speaker 2: approved and reliable.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: The other thing that I really want to say is, again,
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  Speaker 2: that comfortability is everything. So just like you may talk
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  Speaker 2: to a few therapists to find the right therapist, you
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  Speaker 2: might chat with and vet a few run coaches to
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  Speaker 2: find the right run coach. Again, so much opportunity cost
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  Speaker 2: involved in the work that you put in on the run.
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  Speaker 2: You are working to become a better you. And I'm
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  Speaker 2: not just talking about pacing here. I'm talking about your heart.
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  Speaker 2: I'm talking about your mind. And so you want to
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  Speaker 2: work with someone that makes you feel seen.
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  Speaker 1: The....
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  Speaker 2: Last thing I will say on this is finding them
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  Speaker 2: could be as easy as going on Instagram and searching
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  Speaker 2: for running coaches and then looking into relevant certifications once
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  Speaker 2: information comes up. Also, going onto Google and simply searching
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  Speaker 2: run coach New York City or run coach Boston or
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  Speaker 2: run coach San Diego or wherever you might be, you'll
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  Speaker 2: be pretty impressed with the different search results that come up.
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  Speaker 1: But again, in that search.
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  Speaker 2: Always check to see where their certifications are coming from.
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  Speaker 2: You could not be more careful with your body. It
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  Speaker 2: is so important. So please, please, please look into where
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  Speaker 2: their knowledge comes from.
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  Speaker 1: I hope that helps.
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  Speaker 2: If you need any more tips, if there's anything else
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  Speaker 2: I can answer for you, you can always DM me
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  Speaker 2: over at Hurdle Podcast over at Emily Abadi. And of course,
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  Speaker 2: email us. Again, that email is hello at hurdle.us. I
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  Speaker 2: want to hear your listener questions. So send them in.
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  Speaker 2: And if you're watching this on YouTube, comment and like below.
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  Speaker 2: Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.