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5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Returning to Seawheeze & Dreaming Bigger · Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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  Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, Emily and Badi here you are listening to
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  Speaker 1: five minute Friday on Hurdle.
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  Speaker 2: Let's talk about seawees.
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  Speaker 1: I went last week to Vancouver for the first time
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  Speaker 1: since I ran this Lulemon Race celebration party situation back
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  Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen, and the vibes were just as high
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  Speaker 1: as I remember eight years ago. For those of you
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  Speaker 1: that are out of the loop in the twenty tens,
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  Speaker 1: I don't know if there's an appropriate term for that era,
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  Speaker 1: but that race in Vancouver, where Lululemon was founded, is
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  Speaker 1: their flagship.
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  Speaker 2: It was huge.
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  Speaker 1: It was a big, big moment, and then the last
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  Speaker 1: time they held the race was in twenty nineteen. This
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  Speaker 1: is the first time that it came back, and it
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  Speaker 1: came back with a vengeance, to say the least.
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  Speaker 2: I have some stats here.
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  Speaker 1: Seventy six percent of the twenty twenty six participants identified
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  Speaker 1: as women, and forty six percent of those racing were
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  Speaker 1: first time half marathoners, which was just so fun to
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  Speaker 1: be a part of this really special moment for them.
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  Speaker 1: I also standing in the corrals before the race started,
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  Speaker 1: it was really giving every woman's marathon vibes, which was
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  Speaker 1: really fun and so supportive, so much cool hairstyles on
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  Speaker 1: the course. I really loved the different outfits that I
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  Speaker 1: was seeing a lot of sports brawlayering, which is inspiring me.
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  Speaker 1: But beyond the race and how cool it was, I
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  Speaker 1: have to give Luleman props for the way that they
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  Speaker 1: really there was no small detail that weekend, like they
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  Speaker 1: really think of it as a complete experience, from the
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  Speaker 1: expo and the shopping which people go feral for these
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  Speaker 1: items that they sell at the expo. It's very different
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  Speaker 1: than just snagging a race shirt or a pair of shorts.
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  Speaker 1: It's they have an entire collection, it's limited edition, there's
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  Speaker 1: a maximum amount of items that people can buy.
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  Speaker 2: It's a whole thing. And they also think of things.
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  Speaker 1: Like yoga, and they have which I'm going to talk
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  Speaker 1: about in depth, a vision and goal session that they
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  Speaker 1: typically run the day before the marathon. Now, Lula Lemon
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  Speaker 1: as a company is really big on thinking about their
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  Speaker 1: employee and their journey beyond just the work that they
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  Speaker 1: do at the company, and so there's a lot of
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  Speaker 1: emphasis there on corporate development, personal development, and encouraging them
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  Speaker 1: to chase after things that excite them far beyond what's
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  Speaker 1: happening in their individual roles at lul Lemon. They bring
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  Speaker 1: that vibe to race weekend and offer that vision and
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  Speaker 1: goals type work in the form of a session on
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  Speaker 1: the day before the race. Now I tell you all
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  Speaker 1: this because eight years ago, when I was last in Vancouver,
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  Speaker 1: I went to that vision and Goals session and that
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  Speaker 1: was the very first time that I ever said, Okay,
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  Speaker 1: I want Hurdle to become the main thing. I was
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  Speaker 1: about almost a year and a half into my freelance
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  Speaker 1: journey at this point. I had started the show six
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  Speaker 1: or seven months before, and I stood on stage after
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  Speaker 1: going through an entire vision and goals packet and writing
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  Speaker 1: down the things that excite me and scare me, and
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  Speaker 1: I told hundreds of individuals, I want to do this
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  Speaker 1: full time. I want to figure out a way to
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  Speaker 1: podcast full time, to tell more stories, to meet more people,
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  Speaker 1: to travel the world, and to do this thing. And
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  Speaker 1: I didn't really know what that could or even would
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  Speaker 1: like if I accomplished all of my goals, but I
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  Speaker 1: was excited to put it out there for the first
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  Speaker 1: time and it felt so so grand and so big.
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  Speaker 1: And so I was in the convention center the day
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  Speaker 1: before the race. I was there for a session where
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  Speaker 1: they talked to us about all the logistics of the
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  Speaker 1: next morning and how it would look and where we
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  Speaker 1: should go and where we should be and et cetera,
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  Speaker 1: et cetera. And so I'm walking out of that session
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  Speaker 1: and I walk by the massive room with that exact
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  Speaker 1: same stage at the front of the room, and not
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  Speaker 1: that long before the vision and Goal session had got out,
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  Speaker 1: and I just looked at that stage and I was like,
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  Speaker 1: how much has happened in the last eight years. How
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  Speaker 1: much has happened in the last eight years, How much
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  Speaker 1: has changed? I have done things now that I couldn't
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  Speaker 1: even dream because I didn't know that they were possible
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  Speaker 1: for me. I've met hurdlers that live in foreign county.
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  Speaker 1: I've hosted hurdler meetups in places like Tokyo and Verlin
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  Speaker 1: and Los Angeles. I've hosted live shows domestically and abroad.
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  Speaker 1: I have met so many incredible human beings who have
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  Speaker 1: had the privilege to have on this podcast as guests.
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  Speaker 1: I have partnered with brands that felt like a fever dream,
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  Speaker 1: like I feel so grateful for this journey. And as
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  Speaker 1: I stood there looking at that stage, I was overwhelmed
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  Speaker 1: with that gratitude and also this resounding thought that I'm
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  Speaker 1: still just at the beginning.
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  Speaker 2: There is so much that I want to do.
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  Speaker 1: Still, if you could tell Emily eight years ago that
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  Speaker 1: she would be approached by iHeartRadio and that she'd be
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  Speaker 1: on their women's sports network, like what? But I feel
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  Speaker 1: so so fortunate, and it is not lost on me
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  Speaker 1: that it has also required so much work. I was
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  Speaker 1: the sole person editing, Pretty Saying, hosting, doing everything for
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  Speaker 1: the show for seven years, and I.
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  Speaker 2: Still do so much of it on my own. So
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  Speaker 2: I'm just grateful.
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  Speaker 1: I'm grateful for the journey, and I'm feeling like, what
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  Speaker 1: a really special full circle moment. I had the best time,
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  Speaker 1: not just running that race on Saturday, but the whole
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  Speaker 1: weekend was really soul filling, surrounded by so many outstanding
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  Speaker 1: human beings that are just working to show up and
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  Speaker 1: be their best.
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  Speaker 2: So I wanted to share that with you.
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  Speaker 1: And I want to say thank you to Lulum for
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  Speaker 1: having me, and I want to say thank you for
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  Speaker 1: all of you. Thank you to all of you for
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  Speaker 1: being out there and for supporting my journey. And I
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  Speaker 1: want this to be a reminder to think big, to
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  Speaker 1: dream big, because it starts there right when you start
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  Speaker 1: to think about what could be. When you start to think,
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  Speaker 1: what if I open myself up to the best case scenario?
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  Speaker 1: That is so important instead of only thinking about what
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  Speaker 1: could go wrong, look at what can happen when you
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  Speaker 1: allow yourself to think big and ask what could go right?
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  Speaker 1: What if this is all better than I imagined? What
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  Speaker 1: if this is all better than I imagined? It's kind
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  Speaker 1: of exciting, right, I know, I know, I know it
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  Speaker 1: is all right. So on that note, thought prompt for
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  Speaker 1: you this week? What is one thing that you want
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  Speaker 1: to put out into the universe right now? What is
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  Speaker 1: one big goal that you have on your radar that
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  Speaker 1: you are chasing right now? And how can you go
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  Speaker 1: after it? Tag me if you have one that you
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  Speaker 1: want to share. I want to hear about it. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: now let's do a listener question. This one comes from Aaron. Hey, Emily,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for your marathon prep playbook Part one.
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  Speaker 2: If you don't follow along with.
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  Speaker 1: The substack, I have a substack comes out every Friday,
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  Speaker 1: and last week I shared my marathon prep playbook there.
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  Speaker 2: I will link that in the show notes.
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  Speaker 1: Aaron says, your five steps reminded me of when I
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  Speaker 1: trained for a half marathon a couple of years ago.
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  Speaker 1: It would have been great to reference your weekly framework
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  Speaker 1: when structuring my training. I offer a weekly framework in
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  Speaker 1: that post of what your training could look like. My
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  Speaker 1: question is to do with transitioning from training back into
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  Speaker 1: life slash works regular daily routine when you're short on time?
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  Speaker 1: What are your favorite tips, quick routines and or products
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  Speaker 1: for when you don't have enough time for a full
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  Speaker 1: shower or morning.
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  Speaker 2: Routine after training.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks Aaron from North Carolina Erin, I am also.
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  Speaker 2: A dirty human. I'm laughing.
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  Speaker 1: We are not dirty humans. We are just trying to
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  Speaker 1: maximize our efforts here. I am a dry shampoo girly
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  Speaker 1: through and through. I will not wash my hair every day,
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  Speaker 1: but I will take a body shower after I work out,
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  Speaker 1: so usually it's a quick rinse and then if the
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  Speaker 1: hair isn't doing what I wanted to do, it's a
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  Speaker 1: dry shampoo, maybe a quick light blow dry with the
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  Speaker 1: dry shampoo in the sweat.
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  Speaker 2: Situation, and then low bun And that's my go to
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  Speaker 2: for when I'm in a rush.
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  Speaker 1: I think your question also is hinting at the how
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  Speaker 1: do I make this transition from being in such a
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  Speaker 1: diligent routine to just trying to get back into the
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  Speaker 1: swing of things after that's done. Two massive tips for
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  Speaker 1: people after a marathon training cycle is one, allow yourself
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  Speaker 1: to really relish in this accomplishment. You put in a
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  Speaker 1: lot of opportunity costs there. You put in a lot
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  Speaker 1: of hours and a lot of training, so appreciate that
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  Speaker 1: you just did this massive thing. Allow yourself to have
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  Speaker 1: a bit of downtime and then, I know it sounds.
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  Speaker 2: A little a little much, but start.
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  Speaker 1: To think about what the next goal is because you
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  Speaker 1: are now a person that is a high achiever. You
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  Speaker 1: are someone that is so capable of going after the
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  Speaker 1: things that excite you. And so with that said, it's
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  Speaker 1: always helpful to ask myself, what's.
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  Speaker 2: The next thing that I want to do?
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  Speaker 1: And I'm not saying that it's what's the next race
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  Speaker 1: that I want to do, but start to think about
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  Speaker 1: what other goals are on your radar. Again, That's why
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  Speaker 1: that vision and goals exercise that Lula Lemondaes coupled up
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  Speaker 1: with their Sees weekend makes so much sense because you're
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  Speaker 1: already in this really, really cool spot where you are
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  Speaker 1: prioritizing yourself. You're thinking about the things that excite you,
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  Speaker 1: and so why not harness that energy that comes hand
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  Speaker 1: in hand with marathon training and bring that into the
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  Speaker 1: rest of your life. So ask yourself, what's the next
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  Speaker 1: goal that I want to go after? Yeah, what's the
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  Speaker 1: next thing that really makes me feel invigorated, excited, excited?
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  Speaker 2: Something that you can go tackle?
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  Speaker 1: Okay, And so the other thing that I will say
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  Speaker 1: there is that, yes, think of the next goal and
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  Speaker 1: then use that momentum. So use that momentum to your advantage.
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  Speaker 1: You're used to having some sort of a routine. You're
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  Speaker 1: used to be being diligent at that point, So harness that.
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  Speaker 1: And maybe if your routine is now not completely revolving
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  Speaker 1: around running, what else can you do that's you taking
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  Speaker 1: care of yourself. Maybe this is a great time to
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  Speaker 1: start journaling regularly. Maybe it's a really good time to
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  Speaker 1: pour some of that energy into the relationships and the
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  Speaker 1: people that you care about. Start to think of this
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  Speaker 1: as your opportunity to get back to yourself, to give
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  Speaker 1: back to yourself, and to do the things that make
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  Speaker 1: you feel like your best you.
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  Speaker 2: I hope this helps.
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  Speaker 1: I'm thinking about the dry shampoo thing as well other
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  Speaker 1: things that I'm doing that are like really helping me,
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  Speaker 1: just like get out the door as fast as possible.
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  Speaker 2: I now the older I get.
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  Speaker 1: Also have a capsule wardrobe, like I have like a
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  Speaker 1: few pieces that I know like each and every time
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  Speaker 1: I put it on, it's a good It's gonna be
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  Speaker 1: a good day one of those pieces actually, And this
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  Speaker 1: athleta black T shirt. I have it not just in black,
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  Speaker 1: I have it in a handful of colors. I swear
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  Speaker 1: I can put that on with a pair of jeans,
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  Speaker 1: walk out the door any day and be like, I'm good,
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  Speaker 1: I'm solid. I love the way it fits. I love
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  Speaker 1: how comfortable I feel. Everyone has has their own stuff
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  Speaker 1: that makes them feel like their best self. But it's
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  Speaker 1: nice when you feel like your best self and just
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  Speaker 1: a jeans and a T shirt. All right, kind of
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  Speaker 1: rambling here, So it means I shall let you go.
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  Speaker 1: Make sure you're following along with Hurdle on. So it's
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  Speaker 1: over at Hurdle Podcasts at Emily a Body. If you
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  Speaker 1: have any other questions about sees or if I can
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  Speaker 1: fill you in on any of the information. Also, I
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  Speaker 1: want to give props to Lululemon. The entire format of
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  Speaker 1: the weekend was so smart, not just in the pre
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  Speaker 1: race activations like the vision and Goal session that I
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  Speaker 1: mentioned and the yoga and the massive expo, but also
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  Speaker 1: just race morning. They had a pre restretch that they
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  Speaker 1: encouraged everyone to go to and it was at sunrise.
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  Speaker 1: It was stunning, and then it easily transitioned into the
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  Speaker 1: starting corrals like everyone just slowly walked over to the corrals.
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  Speaker 1: It wasn't hectic, you didn't have to get there crazy
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  Speaker 1: early before. And I just thought the mindful movement and
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  Speaker 1: the way that they really thought about everything was really impressive.
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  Speaker 1: So kudos, kudos kudos to Lululemon on such a fun weekend.
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  Speaker 1: Again over at Emily Body at Hurdle Podcast and if
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  Speaker 1: you have a listener question I want to answer it,
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  Speaker 1: come on over and email me over at Hello at
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  Speaker 1: hurdle dot us. Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.
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  Speaker 1: Why you