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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Me Vs. Me · Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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  Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, Emily a body here. You are listening to
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  Speaker 1: another installment of five Minute Friday from Hurdle. Hello. Hi,
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  Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, I am a sleepy I'm a sleepy human.
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  Speaker 1: Oh my god. The week has been hectic. I went
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  Speaker 1: from Paris on Monday. I had about a twenty four
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  Speaker 1: hour turnaround before coming the other direction to Portland, Oregon.
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  Speaker 1: I'm currently sitting at the Nike headquarters in Beaverton. Been
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  Speaker 1: working on a really big project that I get to
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  Speaker 1: tell you about very soon here. But in the meantime,
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  Speaker 1: it feels so special to be surrounded by so many
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  Speaker 1: outstas ending humans here. And what I mean by that
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  Speaker 1: is that there are a lot of really cool athletes
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  Speaker 1: in town. Because this weekend here in Oregon is the
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  Speaker 1: pre Classic. It is the only Diamond League meet that
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  Speaker 1: happens in the US. And I had the opportunity to
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  Speaker 1: sit down with Messi Russell, friend of the podcast, yesterday
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  Speaker 1: she will be back on the show next week a
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  Speaker 1: little spoiler alert. And then also had a special meeting
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  Speaker 1: with a very special person. I don't mean to be
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  Speaker 1: cagey about this, I can't. I just can't tell you yet.
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  Speaker 1: But had a special meeting with a special person. I
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  Speaker 1: am inspired for all of eternity now, and it really
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  Speaker 1: was the driving factor that got me to find a
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  Speaker 1: track myself.
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  Speaker 2: This morning.
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  Speaker 1: I for a while thought about going to do my
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  Speaker 1: morning workout that I needed to clock quite early at
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  Speaker 1: the gym on a treadmill, and then I wasn't really
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  Speaker 1: feeling inspired by that, so did a little Google search,
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  Speaker 1: found myself a track, read the reviews. It did seem
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  Speaker 1: that it would be open when I arrived, and to
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  Speaker 1: my luck and excitement, it was.
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  Speaker 2: And man, talk about the battle of me versus me.
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  Speaker 1: I haven't gone to a track and done interval work
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  Speaker 1: in a really long time. I used to be part
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  Speaker 1: of a track club in New York called Brooklyn Track Club,
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  Speaker 1: and so I would go to the track quite often,
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  Speaker 1: and there were times during that period where I was
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  Speaker 1: really excelling at track work. Where I live now in Brooklyn,
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  Speaker 1: getting to the track is a little bit of a hassle,
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  Speaker 1: and so I find that I'm not going there as often.
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  Speaker 1: When I'm doing interval work. I'm literally doing it on
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  Speaker 1: the roads. And so to go to a track right now,
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  Speaker 1: I just have this story that I've been telling myself
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  Speaker 1: that I'm not going to be as good as I
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  Speaker 1: used to be there.
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  Speaker 2: And when I.
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  Speaker 1: Arrived there this morning, I promised myself that I wouldn't
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  Speaker 1: read into that. I promised myself that I would allow
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  Speaker 1: myself to have a little bit of grace as I.
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  Speaker 2: Went about the prescribed workout.
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  Speaker 1: And so what happens, more often than not when we
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  Speaker 1: are challenged by something, when we are intimidated by something,
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  Speaker 1: is that the best thing that you can do for
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  Speaker 1: yourself is start.
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  Speaker 2: And so I did just that. I ran the warm
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  Speaker 2: up to get to the track.
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  Speaker 1: I got there and I had four eight hundred meter
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  Speaker 1: repeats on deck with ninety seconds of walking rest in
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  Speaker 1: between each, And after the first one, my confidence grew
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  Speaker 1: a little bit, and the second one felt really hard,
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  Speaker 1: and then the third one, I said, you're more than
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  Speaker 1: halfway there, And by number four, I reminded myself, this
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  Speaker 1: is something that I get to do. I have a
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  Speaker 1: good friend right now that's struggling with planter fasciitis, and
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  Speaker 1: it's a place that I had been not all that
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  Speaker 1: long ago.
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  Speaker 2: Myself.
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  Speaker 1: I remember how f USh was when I would have
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  Speaker 1: done anything to show up and do an interval workout,
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  Speaker 1: and having just been with her and hearing her struggles.
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  Speaker 2: And remembering my own.
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  Speaker 1: I went into that fourth rep today and I thought,
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  Speaker 1: I get to do this. It might not always go
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  Speaker 1: exactly as I hoped, it might not always feel easy.
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  Speaker 2: In fact, most often it does not.
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  Speaker 1: But with that said, today was one of those days
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  Speaker 1: that I got to remind myself.
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  Speaker 2: How cool is it that I get to try?
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  Speaker 1: How cool is it that I get to do this
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  Speaker 1: thing that reminds me that I am capable and confident
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  Speaker 1: and good exactly as I am. And so my listener
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  Speaker 1: prompt for you this week, my thought for you this week?
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  Speaker 1: What is a story that you're telling yourself right now
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  Speaker 1: that isn't very productive? And how can you show up
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  Speaker 1: and start anyway? And now a listener question. Hey, I
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  Speaker 1: know you're a busy lady, but question for you. I'm
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  Speaker 1: traveling to Ireland soon and would love to get in
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  Speaker 1: some runs in outdoors, but I'm hesitant to do this
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  Speaker 1: in a new place, foreign country. What are some of
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  Speaker 1: your tips for running in an unfamiliar area solo outdoors?
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  Speaker 1: Thanks so much, Becca, Hey beca a great question. So
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  Speaker 1: when it comes to traveling, there is a roots feature
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  Speaker 1: on Strava that is my BFF. What you can do
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  Speaker 1: in the app is you click maps and you can
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  Speaker 1: put in exactly how much distance you're looking to cover,
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  Speaker 1: and it will generate maps based on the most popular
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  Speaker 1: running routs, So when you click into the running route,
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  Speaker 1: you can even see how popular it is at the
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  Speaker 1: time of day that you are seeking to get out there.
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  Speaker 1: When it comes to safety, once I find my root,
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  Speaker 1: I'm also being very aware, let's call it on what
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  Speaker 1: time I'm trying to get this done. I am not
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  Speaker 1: someone that's going to hop outside before six thirty am
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  Speaker 1: if it's not a safe place to do that. So
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  Speaker 1: whether that is doing some research online, you can find
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  Speaker 1: a lot of really great feedback on running and particular
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  Speaker 1: areas on Reddit. But I will always make sure that
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  Speaker 1: it's light in a place that I'm not super familiar with.
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  Speaker 1: I'll be wearing either headphones that are on transparency mode
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  Speaker 1: or no headphone at all, and constantly sharing my location. Now,
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  Speaker 1: when you're in an international city at a faraway destination,
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  Speaker 1: that might not feel like something that is as important,
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  Speaker 1: but trust me, it will give you peace of mind
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  Speaker 1: and the people that love you peace of mind to
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  Speaker 1: be able to keep tabs on you when you're going
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  Speaker 1: out and doing something that helps you feel like your
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  Speaker 1: best self. But yeah, my roots on Strava is the
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  Speaker 1: biggest tip on figuring out where to run. Sharing your
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  Speaker 1: location also super important, making sure you're going out when
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  Speaker 1: it's light out, and also having a few points of
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  Speaker 1: reference along your route if you can so knowing, Okay,
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  Speaker 1: I know a mile and a half in there's going
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  Speaker 1: to be this seven eleven and if I'm thirsty or
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  Speaker 1: need something, I can go in there, right. I also
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  Speaker 1: am cognizant. You can see on Strava and often on
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  Speaker 1: Google Man where there are water fountains, so if you're
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  Speaker 1: planning something like a long run, that is something to
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  Speaker 1: really keep in mind to make sure that you're taking
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  Speaker 1: care of yourself and your body along your way. One
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  Speaker 1: other thing, if you are like me and you're looking
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  Speaker 1: for a track, you can usually see when you find
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  Speaker 1: one on Google or Apple Maps what the hours of
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  Speaker 1: the track are, so make sure that you check that
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  Speaker 1: before just showing up, because you could be finding something
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  Speaker 1: that's not open when you're seeking to get in. I
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  Speaker 1: hope this is helpful. Again, Always here to answer your
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  Speaker 1: listener questions. Feel free to shoot me a note over
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  Speaker 1: on social it's over at Emilybody and at Hurdle Podcast,
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  Speaker 1: and also of course always available on email. It's hello
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  Speaker 1: at hurdle dot us. Another hurdle conquered. Catch you next time.