1 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: Hey everyone, Emily body here you are listening to five 2 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: Minute Friday. Ha. I'm sitting in my hotel room in Shamani, 3 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: which is a theme for the next month. As between 4 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: running Berlin and work I am abroad for I think 5 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: I calculated something like twenty days of a total of 6 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: a forty day stretch. Now, firstly, thanks for being patient 7 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,639 Speaker 1: with my voice between the cheering that I've been doing 8 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: here for athletes, and I'll explain that in a second, 9 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: as well as being just a little bit congested. I 10 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: am the first to say that it does sounded better, 11 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: So thank you. Some of you may be following along 12 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: on social but I am here in Shamani because I 13 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: came out to attend UTMB, which stands for Ultra Trail 14 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: Dumont Blanc, and essentially you can think of UTMB as 15 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,919 Speaker 1: like the super Bowl, the final of a race series 16 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: that's held around the globe, and this race is like 17 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: the ultimate trail race, the pinnacle event of UTMB. People 18 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: run roughly, let's say one hundred and seventy one kilometers, 19 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: which is one hundred and six miles, and during that 20 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:41,759 Speaker 1: period they cover ten thousand meters of elevation gain, which 21 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: that sentence just it truly blows my mind. And I 22 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: came to this last year. I was invited by Strava, 23 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: and firstly was blown away by just how beautiful this 24 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: small town is in the middle of these massive, towering mountains. 25 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: But beyond that, I was really impacted because I noticed 26 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: there weren't a lot of women. I dug into this 27 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: after that experience, and I learned that historically less than 28 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: ten percent of all UTMB participants have been women. And 29 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: of note, in addition, diversity is also a really big 30 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: issue with this particular race series, and I know that 31 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: there are some individuals that are making their voices known 32 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: on both issues. Personally, as someone who would like to 33 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: think of herself as a champion of women of fem 34 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: identifying individuals, I knew that I wanted to do something 35 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: in a way that felt natural to me, and so 36 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: I thought about how I could do that, what that 37 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: would look like, what my skill set is, and my 38 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: skill set is creating safe spaces for FEMI identifying folks. Now, 39 00:02:56,320 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: not having an individual relationship with anyone at uta Be, 40 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: I decided to go to the next best thing, which 41 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 1: is Hoka. Hoka happens to be the token sponsor of 42 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: this event, and so I made an entire deck pitching 43 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: this idea that I had. And it's funny because when 44 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: I made the deck, I contacted someone I knew at 45 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: HOKA and I said, I have this idea. Will you 46 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: give me a twenty minute meeting? And she said for sure. 47 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: I definitely don't think that. She thought that when we 48 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: got on the meeting, I would ask to present, and 49 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: I presented a deck that had language both from Hokah's ethos, 50 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: their mission statement and added in what my personal mission is. 51 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: And all of this seemed to have in line aspects 52 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: that made what I was pitching make a lot of sense. 53 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: Needless to say, she loved the idea, but at that moment, 54 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: originally they had some other things on deck that were 55 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: already in motion. I couldn't be mad. She said, let's 56 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: do something like this in twenty twenty four, and I 57 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: went on with my life. No is a thing I 58 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: hear a lot. So I was happy that I shot 59 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: my shot. I was happy that I went for it. 60 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: A few weeks later, I'm sitting at my computer and 61 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: an email comes in my inbox and it says, you 62 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: know what, Let's do it. I think I literally jumped 63 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: out of my chair. I was so excited. I was 64 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: so excited because it just felt so right. It felt 65 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: so right because I was going to have the opportunity 66 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: to create a workshop for women. And again I keep 67 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: using this term fem identifying, because I wanted all individuals 68 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: that identify as female to feel safe in this space, 69 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: a workshop for them to come together and feel seen 70 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: in a place that they don't feel seen. That is 71 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: exactly what we did this week, and it feels really, 72 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: really rewarding. I know that there's so much more work 73 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: to be done, and these are workshops that I've been 74 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: hosting around the country in twenty twenty four. I really 75 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 1: want to take this concept to the next level. But 76 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: in the meantime, I feel very validated and very excited 77 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: about the opportunity to help her. It's a huge reason 78 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: of why I have this show, and I guess I'm 79 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: telling you this story right now because I want you 80 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: to take big risks. I want you to identify a 81 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: place in your community, in your environment where you can 82 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: make a difference because you have a voice. And so 83 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: I encourage you today to send the email to do 84 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: the thing, to get uncomfortable because that's when change happens, 85 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: and change it can feel really scary, but it is 86 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: so needed in so many spaces. My prompt for you 87 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 1: this week what are you passionate about? What do you 88 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: want to do? How can you make a difference? Again, 89 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: what are you passionate about? What can you do to 90 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: make a difference? And now a listener question. 91 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 2: Hey, Emily, this is Jess from Connecticut. Thanks for troubleshooting 92 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 2: with me. I was having some difficulty trying to leave 93 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 2: you this message. I was curious about if you've had 94 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 2: any recommendations for different accessories or products to use. I 95 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 2: am trying to get ahead of some potential planner fasciitis 96 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,679 Speaker 2: working with physical therapists, and I have a running coach. 97 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 2: But I'm training for the New York City Marathon and 98 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 2: it's a dream race. So I want to do everything 99 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: I can to toe the line nice and healthy. So 100 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 2: any tips and recommendations that you may have from all 101 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 2: of your experiences would be greatly appreciated. And thanks so 102 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 2: much in advance for your help and time. 103 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: Okay, so notably, there are I would say three products 104 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: that have made a difference for me in my planter fasciitis. 105 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: I'm going to to all three of these in the 106 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: show notes, but know that everyone is different, and I 107 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: would definitely recommend if you are dealing with the same 108 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: condition that I've been dealing with, that you make an 109 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: effort to see an expert, so a physical therapist, a physician, 110 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: get one on one help with your situation. The first 111 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: thing a tigertail. It's a small roller that you can 112 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: use all over your body for soft tissue work, but 113 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: it's also great for rolling out my foot before and 114 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: after efforts, and it's small to travel with, so I 115 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: would recommend that. The next thing I would recommend is 116 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: a frozen foot massage roller. So again, a lot of 117 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: massage tools here. I am obsessed. I have one from 118 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: I believe you pronounce it Guy m Gaiam. You can 119 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: buy it on Amazon again in the show notes, and 120 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: I keep this in my freezer and I look forward 121 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: to using it in the morning at night when I'm 122 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: sitting watching TV. Is excellent. And the last thing that's 123 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: in my rotation are in souls. Now you can get 124 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: custom orthotics, they can be very expensive, so instead I 125 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: went to Amazon and bought a pair that my PT 126 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: recommended and they have made a world of difference in 127 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: my sneakers, so orthotics and two different tools to roll 128 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: out my feet. I know a lot of people use 129 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: socks and whatnot to sleep in overnight. I am the 130 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: kind of person that cannot bear socks in bed, so 131 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: they're not for me, but all the power to you. 132 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: That is it for this week. Avoir from shaw Minie 133 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: You Know the Deal at Hurdle Podcast at Emily a Body, 134 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.