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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: What's Within Your Control? · Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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  Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, emilyah Baddie here you are listening to five
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  Speaker 1: Minute Friday from Hurdle. I'm gonna be honest, I have
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  Speaker 1: had a week and I feel as though it's only
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  Speaker 1: going to get more hectic from here. I had a
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  Speaker 1: pretty trying day on Wednesday, just a lot of balls
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  Speaker 1: in the air, a lot of events coming up, all
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  Speaker 1: of which I'm really really excited about, but admittedly feeling
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  Speaker 1: a little bit overwhelmed by. And I got to this
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  Speaker 1: point in the afternoon on Wednesday where I felt as
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  Speaker 1: though like I couldn't keep my cup from overflowing, and
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  Speaker 1: that I felt obscenely emotional and I just needed to
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  Speaker 1: let go. And in having this moment and letting go,
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  Speaker 1: I came back to this realization that there are certain
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  Speaker 1: things that are within my control when life feels heavy
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  Speaker 1: and when life feels hectic, and one of those things
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  Speaker 1: is my breath. So I allowed myself to have this
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  Speaker 1: difficult moment. I allowed myself to feel overwhelmed and admittedly
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  Speaker 1: a little bit angry and also sad due to things
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  Speaker 1: that were just beyond my control. And then I came
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  Speaker 1: back to my breath and as like I had a
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  Speaker 1: full fledged tears moment I saw there and I came
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  Speaker 1: back to my breath, and I remembered what is within
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  Speaker 1: my control, and that was really empowered, and that was
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  Speaker 1: really beautiful. And it was a moment that I reflect
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  Speaker 1: on sitting here telling you about that. I am proud of.
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  Speaker 2: You.
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  Speaker 1: Know, it's easy to get wrapped up in days and
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  Speaker 1: categorize them as good or bad. But when you slow
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  Speaker 1: down a little bit and you realize that even the
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  Speaker 1: smallest thing can be a victory, even the smallest thing
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  Speaker 1: can be a win, that there is goodness amongst the
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  Speaker 1: tough stuff amidst the bad things. That's awesome. My prompt
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  Speaker 1: for you this week hit me with a small win.
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  Speaker 1: What's going on? What is something that is good in
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  Speaker 1: your life? It can be literally as simple as remembering
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  Speaker 1: to breathe. Bonus points if you share it with me
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  Speaker 1: over on social attagging, at Hurdle podcast and at Emily
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  Speaker 1: a Body Again. What is a small win that you
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  Speaker 1: can take time to celebrate today? And now a listener question.
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  Speaker 2: Hey, Emily, this is Anna from Oklahoma. I am running
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  Speaker 2: the New York City Marathon this year. I ran it
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  Speaker 2: in twenty seventeen, so I have some idea of what
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  Speaker 2: I'm getting into. But I know you've done it many
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  Speaker 2: times and run around New York many many times. So
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  Speaker 2: could you give us, like for those of us running
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  Speaker 2: or spectating, kind of like a two to three minute overview,
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  Speaker 2: maybe some tactical advice. I remember there's a hill right
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  Speaker 2: before Central Park that was killer. I know the bridges
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  Speaker 2: are notoriously bad, but if you could just kind of, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: walk us through the marathon, give us some running advice,
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  Speaker 2: cheering advice, that would be great. Thank you and congrats
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  Speaker 2: on London.
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  Speaker 1: Hey Anna, so excited for you. I've run New York
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  Speaker 1: I think five times now, kind of lost rack. I
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  Speaker 1: love this marathon. I love this day in the city.
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  Speaker 1: It is truly so special. So I will quickly highlight
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  Speaker 1: a few things to keep in mind. The first thing
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  Speaker 1: to keep in mind is that you get to the
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  Speaker 1: starting line quite early compared to when you start running.
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  Speaker 1: So with that said, make sure that you show up
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  Speaker 1: there with like some sort of something to sit on,
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  Speaker 1: throw away clothes. You want to keep your body warm,
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  Speaker 1: because you could get there as much as like two
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  Speaker 1: to three hours before you towe the starting line, so
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  Speaker 1: definitely have a game plan for that. The next thing
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  Speaker 1: I will say is make sure not to go out
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  Speaker 1: too hot. Yes, you go up a small hill right
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  Speaker 1: at the beginning when you're going over the Arizona, but
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  Speaker 1: then the Arizono. What comes up must go down, and
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  Speaker 1: it is easy to really dramatically pick up the pace
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  Speaker 1: as you go down the second half. So don't go
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  Speaker 1: out too hot as it goes as it goes when
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  Speaker 1: it comes to the next bit of the race. Running
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  Speaker 1: through Brooklyn is really beautiful in the crowds, and your
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  Speaker 1: goal for this part should be not to really think
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  Speaker 1: too hard, just enjoy yourself. Soak up that long, long
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  Speaker 1: stretch of Fourth Avenue. Wave to me as I will
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  Speaker 1: be cheering for a bit as you round at the
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  Speaker 1: corner in Fort Green heading up Lafayette. And then yes,
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  Speaker 1: I would say there are two larger hills just to
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  Speaker 1: be aware of. The first one is when you are
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  Speaker 1: around mile sixteen going over the Queensborough. That can be challenging.
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  Speaker 1: It's one of the only places on the course where
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  Speaker 1: there isn't a lot of spectators of any at all
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  Speaker 1: because it is a bridge. But know that once you
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  Speaker 1: get over that hurdle and you're coming down off of
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  Speaker 1: the Queensboro and turning the corner and about to head
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  Speaker 1: up First Avenue. When you hit Manhattan, the crowd, the
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  Speaker 1: roar is electric and it is such a fun place
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  Speaker 1: in the race, so keep your eye on the prize there.
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  Speaker 1: And then the last hill that I'll mention is going
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  Speaker 1: up Fifth Avenue before you turn into Central Park, so
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  Speaker 1: you are heading downtown from being up in the Bronx
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  Speaker 1: and Harlem, and it definitely can be a challenging point,
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  Speaker 1: especially because I believe this hits around mile twenty one
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  Speaker 1: in the race. So stay strong, know that you're in
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  Speaker 1: the home stretch. And the last thing I will say
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  Speaker 1: when it comes to cheering or those that are spectating,
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  Speaker 1: is the great thing about this course is it's totally
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  Speaker 1: feasible to see someone three times if you know how
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  Speaker 1: to navigate the subway system. So if you catch someone
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  Speaker 1: near Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, then take the queue or
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  Speaker 1: the four or five up to the upper east side.
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  Speaker 1: You can then catch your runner on First Avenue and
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  Speaker 1: then cross over to Fifth Avenue and see them there
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  Speaker 1: as well. I think I got all of that right,
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  Speaker 1: So know that you can see three times if you
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  Speaker 1: plan accordingly and make sure to let your runner know,
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  Speaker 1: per Robin Arzon's advice in Wednesday's episode, exactly where you're
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  Speaker 1: going to be on Runners left or Runner's right, on
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  Speaker 1: the north side of the street, at the south side
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  Speaker 1: of the stet. Give them as specific of instructions as
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  Speaker 1: possible so that you can see them and they can
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  Speaker 1: see you, and you can have that special moment in
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  Speaker 1: the midst of so much fun and chaos. All right,
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  Speaker 1: good luck to everyone running next week, and I'm so
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  Speaker 1: excited for you. I can't wait to be out there cheering.
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  Speaker 1: Stay tuned, stay tuned, keep track. If you want to
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  Speaker 1: know where I'm going to be, to my Instagram. I'll
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  Speaker 1: make sure to share that when I figure out my logistics.
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  Speaker 1: Best day in the city. That's it for now, another
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  Speaker 1: hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.