1 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: Hey, Hurdler's Emily Abaudi year bringing you an installment of 2 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: five Minute Friday from Hurdle. On today's episode, I want 3 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: to talk a little bit about where my head was 4 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: at yesterday morning. Intriguing, I know, so picture this. It's 5 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 1: five fifty four am. Is it just me? Or do 6 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: you also just like happen to wake up five to 7 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: seven minutes before your morning alarm if you set one. Now. 8 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 1: I have not been setting an alarm frequently over the 9 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: past year, but I did have one set yesterday because 10 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: I had a nine to forty five am flight, and 11 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: I knew that I wanted to move my body before 12 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: the day ahead. I knew that if I was going 13 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: to be sitting on a plane, if I was going 14 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: to be stagnant, if I was going to feel a 15 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: little blah, that a great way to kick off the 16 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: day would be by getting in some movement. And so 17 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 1: I set my lump for six am. I roll over. 18 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: It's five point fifty four. Everything in the room looks blurry, 19 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: as it does at that time of day, and I 20 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: really didn't want to get up. I didn't want to 21 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: get up at all. I rolled over, I put my 22 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: feet on the ground, I walked straight to the kitchen closet, 23 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: where I happened to keep my sports bras. I don't 24 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: know if anyone thinks that's weird, you obviously have not 25 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: been in a New York City apartment. I grab my 26 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: sports bra I throw on some spandex, I put on 27 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: some socks, I put on some sneakers. I throw on 28 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: a sweatshirt, and before I know it, before I can 29 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: really second guess myself, I'm out the door, on my 30 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: way to the gym. I get to the gym, I 31 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: go to the locker room, I drop off my jacket. 32 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: I walk up to this treadmill in the corner that 33 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: I like to go to because not a lot of 34 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: people are anywhere near that vicinity, and it has its 35 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: own TV and its own remote, and it's just it's 36 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: my spot period. And I get on the treadmill and 37 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: I don't feel like running, but I start jogging, and 38 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: I do the warm up, and I know exactly what's 39 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: on deck, and by the second interval in a four 40 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: set workout, I finally feel capable, because until that moment 41 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: in the second interval, I was literally like, what am 42 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: I doing? Should I just go back home? 43 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 2: Then? 44 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: I start to have the next set of thoughts like, 45 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,839 Speaker 1: I'm already here. This isn't as hard as I thought 46 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: it was going to be. Look, here we go. And 47 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: then by the second interval again I'm like, Okay, I'm 48 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: already halfway through, so now it's just downhill from here. 49 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: About twelve minutes later, after the second interval is done, 50 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: after the workout is done, I get off the treadmill, 51 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: I'm drenched in sweat, and I have that moment like 52 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: I do after every workout that I am hesitant to 53 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: do in the first place, where I'm like, I am 54 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: so proud of myself that I showed up. Granted, yesterday 55 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: was an early workout day, but it's not the only 56 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: time I felt this way lately. In fact, a lot 57 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: of the time lately, I feel like my motivation is dwindling, 58 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: especially with daylight savings. Staying in bed is tempting, taking 59 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: some time is tempting. And although I cannot preach enough 60 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: about listening to your body and taking the time when 61 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: you really feel like you need it, when you feel 62 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: like you just need a beat, cool take the time. 63 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: But for me, this week, three different days, I thought 64 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: to myself, I don't know if I want to do this, 65 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: And three different days I did it and I felt 66 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: better for it, And it was just a reminder for 67 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: me of something that I'm here to share with you, 68 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: which is that there's a really big difference between I 69 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: can't and I won't. Some days it feels like you can't, 70 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: but the reality is that you can, and in fact, again, 71 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: you'll be better for it on the days where you're 72 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: feeling hesitant, on the days where you're just not sure 73 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: how to deal. My biggest piece of advice is just 74 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: to start. Maybe it's with your workout, maybe it's with 75 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: a tough project, maybe it's a hard conversation that you 76 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: need to have with a friend. Oftentimes the stories that 77 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: we are telling ourselves, it's not really what's going on. 78 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: You are capable of doing the hard things, and for me, 79 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: that's an essential lesson that I was reminded of this 80 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: week prompt for you to take you into the weekend. 81 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: I asked a friend this earlier today, What is one 82 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 1: thing you can plan to do for yourself within the 83 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 1: next seventy two hours to be better in your body? Again, 84 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: what is one thing that you can do for yourself 85 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: over the next seventy two hours. Commit to it to 86 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: feel better in your body. Highlights of the week. Links 87 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: to all of this goodness are in the show notes. 88 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: First up, check out the new Peloton and Adidas collection. 89 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: I had the opportunity to sit down with hurdler Peloton 90 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: favorite Cody Rigsby this week. I wrote about our conversation 91 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: for Men's Health and we were chatting all about the 92 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: upcoming collaboration between Adidas and Peloton. It's launching March twenty fifth, 93 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: and selected these retailers on one peloton dot com and 94 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: in select Peloton showrooms and Rigsby, as well as past 95 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: hurdle favorites Ali Love and Robin Arzon collaborated with Adidas 96 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: for this super fun collection. It's got sizing from extra 97 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: small to two X. It's got women's and men's and 98 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: unisex options and includes everything from tanks and tights, shorts, hoodies, teas, 99 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: two crew, nex sports bros and joggers, all arranging between 100 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: thirty and eighty five dollars. It looks super cute. I'm 101 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: excited to get my hands on some of it. You 102 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: can read all about that in the link in the 103 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: show notes. Watch I'm a Sucker. Ginny and Georgia another 104 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: Netflix series to highlight for you this week. This one 105 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: about a mom named Georgia and her two kids, Ginny 106 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: and Austin. They move They're looking for a fresh start 107 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: as a family, but when you've got a lot of 108 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: skeletons in your closet, things can get a little bumpy. 109 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: Definitely recommend that you check this one out. Listen. This 110 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: is a Hurdler spotlight counter Programming with Shira and Ariel. 111 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: First of all, this is so creative, and if you 112 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: are listening to this and you have something cool coming 113 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: down the pipe that you want me to highlight in 114 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: a five minute Friday or in the weekly Hurdle newsletter 115 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: going forward, feel free to shoot me an email. It's 116 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: just Emily at Hurdle dot us. But with that said, 117 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: Shira Moskowitz is a hurdler we met when I was 118 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: working back at We Work a couple years ago. She 119 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: just launched the second season of her podcast, it's called 120 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 1: counter Programming. It's a comedy podcast that this is hilarious. 121 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: Discusses topics with the word count or counter in the title. 122 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: I Am serious. Expect a mix of historical context, fun facts, 123 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: and personal anecdotes. Give it a listen. Listen A first 124 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: timers guide to filing taxes Life Kit, You strike again. 125 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: I just you know what I love about Life Kit. 126 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: This is an MPR podcast. I've highlighted it a few 127 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: times on the show. They always come at me with 128 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: like the stuff that I need, right when I need it. 129 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: Of course, it's that time of year again, it's tax season. 130 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: Being a ten ninety nine employee, I for years now 131 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: have been working with an accountant because I think I 132 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: would drown if I tried to do all of this myself. 133 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 1: But if you are one of the brave ones doing 134 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: this on your own, this podcast episode from Lifekit is 135 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: super helpful. It breaks down the entire filing process and 136 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: tackles a lot of common COVID nineteen related tax questions 137 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: with a CPA new release to check out the Lululemon 138 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: Swift Speed Tight. I dms constantly asking me about my 139 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: favorite gear, what I am sweating in, what I'm working 140 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: out in. My favorite all time tight from Lula Lemon 141 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: is the all the right places tight. They have pretty 142 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: much stopped making it except in a cropped length, which 143 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: isn't my personal go to. However, it seems as though 144 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: they may be replacing it with this new edition again. 145 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: It's called the Swift Speed Tight and it's got the 146 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: same amount of pockets as the All the Right Places Tight, 147 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: which made the All the Right Places Tight one of 148 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: my favorites. And bonus the back one zippers. Now I 149 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: recently snagged a pair and ran in them for the 150 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: first time this week. Really loved the feeling. And one 151 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: other thing to highlight in these they are super high 152 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: wasted again. A link to grab those if you're interested, 153 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: is in the show notes. And lastly, donate support the 154 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: AAPI Community Fund. There has been, as many of us know, 155 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: a surge of violence against as in our country and 156 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:06,479 Speaker 1: across the globe and it is absolutely devastating and heartbreaking. 157 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: And this week there was another shooting spree down in 158 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: Atlanta where eight people were killed, including six women of 159 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: Asian descent. Go Fundme put together this fund. All the 160 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: donations received through the fund will be granted to trusted 161 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:27,719 Speaker 1: AAPI organizations working directify the racial inequalities in our society. 162 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: So if you can give, I highly encourage you to 163 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: do so. If you want to learn more about other 164 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: ways that you can support the Asian American community. Right now, 165 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: I'm also linking to a really great article that was 166 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: put out yesterday by GQ in the show notes. Now 167 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: a little segue into this week's listener question. 168 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 2: Hi Emily, my name is Caitlin. I just ran my 169 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 2: first virtual marathon last week, and I've been struggling with 170 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 2: the balance of recovery and also not wanting to take 171 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 2: a ton of time. I'm off and losing fitness, so 172 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 2: I was wondering if you have any tips for you know, 173 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 2: the first couple weeks after a marathon and how to 174 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 2: get back into the groove again. Love the podcast. Thank you, Caitlin. Congratulations, 175 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 2: this is so exciting. Virtual marathons are man whole other 176 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 2: level of mental toughness, so kudos to you. I can 177 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 2: totally understand an object in motion likes to stay in motion, right, 178 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 2: But here's the deal. You just accomplished something really big, 179 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 2: so I cannot encourage you enough to take some time 180 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 2: just to take a deep breath. 181 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: You earned it. Now. With that said, as someone who 182 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: can totally relate to this like is it time to 183 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: move again? Thing? For me post marathon, my go to 184 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: usually is about two to three weeks of literally like 185 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: lazying around, going for coffee in the morning, walking around 186 00:10:56,440 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: the block, not doing much of anything, although moving because 187 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: you don't want to get super stiff. It's going to 188 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: help your body recover if you do something like walking, 189 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: light cycling, that kind of thing. Then I would encourage 190 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: you to ask yourself, like, what is the next goal 191 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: that I want to go after? What is the next 192 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: thing that I want to focus on. Maybe it's time 193 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: to jump into a strength cycle. Maybe it's time to 194 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: get familiar with something that you haven't tried before, like 195 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: kettlebell work or yoga. You know, be mindful that you've 196 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: just put your body through a lot, So how can 197 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: you help yourself get stronger, build back up so that 198 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: you can get back into if running appens to be 199 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: it your chosen modality. And make sure you celebrate a 200 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: job well done. That is it for this week. Make 201 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: sure you're keeping up with Hurdle over on social media 202 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: at Hurdle Podcast. I'm over at Emily a Body, and 203 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: make sure to head on over to the show notes 204 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: to leave me a voice message. I want to answer 205 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 1: your question in an upcoming episode of Five Minute Friday. 206 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: Thanks y'all. Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.