1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: It is up to us to lace up, to get out, 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: and to take the lessons that we learn on the 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: run and integrate them in the other aspects of our lives. 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: Because when we do that, that's the point, right, that's 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: the good stuff. That is when we level up and 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: become better, more inspired, more excited versions of ourselves. Hey, everyone, 7 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: Emily a body here coming into your feed with another 8 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: episode for a run week. 9 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 2: Here on a hurdle. 10 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: So far this week you have already heard from Jess 11 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: Movald and Aisha prout Leir. We chatted about both the 12 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: long run, how to navigate it, how to master it, 13 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: and also how to deal with the crappy runs, the 14 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: runs where your head is just not in the game. 15 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: If you haven't listened to those episodes yet, if you're 16 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: getting a slow start to this post Memorial Day week, 17 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: not a problem. They are there and they are waiting 18 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: for you with open arms. Today on the show, I 19 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: am bringing you a personal narrative my biggest takeaways from 20 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: thirteen years of running, give or take and nine full marathons. 21 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: If you'll learn a lot over that period of time. 22 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: You learn a lot about what not to do, what 23 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: to do, what's important, what's not important. I cannot even 24 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: begin to describe or fully convey all of the goodness 25 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: that has come to my life because I decided to 26 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: believe that I was capable of running, of lacing up 27 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: and putting myself out there, going after the thing that 28 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: feels hard. So many days it has just it's changed 29 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: my life. It's what I said in the intro. The 30 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: last couple of days, running has changed my life. And 31 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: so if you need a little inspiration to get out 32 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: the door, or if you're just a little curious about 33 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: me and my story, well that is what this episode 34 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: is for. 35 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 2: Today. 36 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: I'm going to talk to you a little bit about 37 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: my journey and then offer you these tips and tricks. 38 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: I'm going to keep this intro short today, but please, 39 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: I can't ask this enough. Tag and share this week 40 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 1: of content these podcasts as you are listening to them 41 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: on social media, specifically on Instagram, Send them to a friend, 42 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: share them. I want this to be overwhelming me in 43 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: my feed. There is no such thing as overwhelming me 44 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: in my feed. Fun fact, today, this episode is coming 45 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: out on Global Running Day. I highly encourage all of 46 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: you to lace up to get out. And it also 47 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: happens to be my birthday today. So if you're up, 48 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: if you're out, if you are getting after it, I 49 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: want to be tagged by you. 50 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: I want to be inspired by you. 51 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: You all give me the mon motivation on the regular 52 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: to get up and out myself. So tag me, share 53 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: this all the things over at Hurdle Podcast again and 54 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: I am over at Emily a body with that. Let's 55 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: get to hurdling. If you were to tell me thirteen 56 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: ish years ago that I would be a five day 57 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: a week runner, there is no way in hell that 58 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: I ever would have believed you. I distinctly remember the 59 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: run where I went out in my grandmother's neighborhood at 60 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: the time, she was living in plain View, and I 61 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: had some music playing. I think I was using my 62 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: Lime Green iPod shuffle at the time, and I ran 63 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: for a mile and it didn't necessarily feel hard, and 64 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: I was just so mystified that this thing that I 65 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: thought that I was absolutely no good at not that 66 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: long before that moment, was suddenly in my wheelhouse. This 67 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: came shortly after an entire summer where I was in 68 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: the middle of my weight loss journey, and I've talked 69 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: about this many many times on the show before. But 70 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: I was going into my junior year of college. I 71 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: had recently lost about thirty five pounds, give or take, 72 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: and I wanted to keep up with my fitness. I 73 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: was working at a summer camp at the time, and 74 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: so I decided that in order to keep up with 75 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: my fitness, I was going to have to start to 76 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: like running. I was going to have to start running 77 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: because they didn't have access to like the Planet Fitness 78 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 1: or my school gym that I had been using before 79 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: I arrived at this camp for this job as a 80 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: programming director, and so that summer changed my life because 81 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: I learned to love running. I learned to stop making 82 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: excuses and just try the thing, and I had so 83 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: much compassion and so much grace with myself. I'm going 84 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 1: to link to the episode in the show notes where 85 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: I talk about this in depth. 86 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 2: Make sure to check that out. 87 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: But basically, the moral of the story is that I 88 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 1: ran a half mile every day for the entire summer. 89 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 1: At the time, I thought it was a full mile, 90 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: only to find out at the end of the summer 91 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: that it was a half and that half a mile 92 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: took me fourteen minutes. 93 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 2: Fourteen minutes. 94 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: If I in that time had been in the place 95 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: where I was so busy comparing myself to everybody else, 96 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: I would have felt as though that was quote unquote 97 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: too slow or not good enough or whatever. But for 98 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: some reason, a magical reason, I was just so elated 99 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: that I did it, that I committed to this thing 100 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: that made me feel good. I was so focused on 101 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: how I felt that I stopped worrying about what it 102 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: could look like or if it was quote unquote good enough. 103 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: That summer, as I said, it changed everything. And so 104 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: the thirteen years that followed, that girl from that summer 105 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: never would have guessed that she would become a three 106 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: twenty three fifty six marathon her, never in her wildest dreams. 107 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: And that is one hundred percent who I think about 108 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: that girl. Every single time I finish a race, a run, whatever, 109 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: I have a moment where I'm like, wow, I am 110 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: so blessed that I started. So okay, a little bit 111 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: of a ran. To kick us off here, I'm going 112 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: to talk you through my biggest takeaways after thirteen years 113 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: of running in nine marathons. First thing first kind of 114 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: hinted at that just now nothing happens overnight. Absolutely nothing. 115 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: I told you I was running fourteen minute half miles 116 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: and now my fastest mile is I think it's five 117 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: fifty six, just a single at five fifty six. She 118 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 1: never dreamed that she would be able to do that. 119 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: But that time, that pr took thirteen years. It took 120 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: a sense of unwavering self belief. It took a lot 121 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: of training and learning and asking and not being afraid 122 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: to put myself out there. It also took a lot 123 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: of crappy runs, again, which I talked about with Aisha 124 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 1: on the show yesterday. You don't just show up to 125 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: the starting line of a marathon and crush a marathon 126 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: without doing any training. That does not happen overnight. That 127 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: takes a lot of dedicated time and effort and learning. 128 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: And so just like becoming a better runner and getting 129 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: to a point where running mayfield quote unquote easier, that's 130 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: something you're going to have to work on, and that's okay. 131 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: Everyone works on their own thing. I want you to 132 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: be able to focus on your own journey. Understand that 133 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: the journey is where the beauty is. Yes race day 134 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: is fun and exciting, and it's something that will always 135 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: be remembered. But the journey is why you train for 136 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: the marathon, right. The journey is where the lessons are. 137 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: The journey is where the opportunity is. So if you 138 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: are not paying attention and just check things off your 139 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: to do list and show up to the race with 140 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: all this expectation for it to be the thing that 141 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: blows your mind and changes you for absolutely ever, then 142 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: you're kind of missing a point. You owe it to 143 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:15,119 Speaker 1: yourself to pay attention, to learn the lessons, to sit 144 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: with the feelings that come hand in hand with showing 145 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: up and putting in the work, and be proud of yourself. 146 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: You know, in running, we set these goals and going 147 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: after the goal that's the important part. 148 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 2: Of course. 149 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: Yes it's great to say something like I have a 150 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: five fifty six mile PR, but that didn't happen overnight, 151 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: and the journey is what was the most rewarding part. 152 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: Next takeaway from thirteen years of running nine marathons, invest 153 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: in your gear. When I started running regularly, I probably 154 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: owned twelve different pairs of black cotton leggings from Target 155 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: and that's what I would run in. Anna Haines White 156 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: V Neck Many Haines White V necks, and with time, 157 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: as I ran more, I learned that that was going 158 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: to be uncomfortab and that when you wear a cotton 159 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: shirt and cotton gets wet, it stays wet, and that 160 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: is just not ideal because depending on what time of year, 161 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: you could either be in this heavy cotton shirt that 162 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 1: is not breathable and really awful in the summer, or 163 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: you could be really cold because again it gets wet 164 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: and it stays wet, and if it's in the winter, 165 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: that's a no boy. Now, anyway, investing in your gear, 166 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: that price tag, that sticker shock is going to be 167 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: a tough pill to swallow right off the bat, but 168 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: you will never regret getting technical clothing that can help 169 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: you on your run. I would recommend having three or 170 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: four go tos of shorts or tights, a sports bra 171 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: if you're a woman, a tank top or a long sleeve, 172 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: and at least two to three pairs of sneakers. I know, again, 173 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: sticker shock. I'm putting a lot of things into the 174 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: universe here that will help you train better, but they'll 175 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: also help you stave off injury, be more comfortable, and 176 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: when you feel good, you run better. The science proves it. 177 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: Don't just take my word for it. I have wrapped 178 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: a lot about my go to gear picks a lot, 179 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: a lot, a lot in the weekly Hurdle newsletter. Make 180 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,599 Speaker 1: sure you're subscribed to that. I'm going to put the 181 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: link in the show notes so that you can get 182 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 1: my suggestions for everything from sports bras and hats to sneakers, tights, shirts, 183 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: all the things. Taking a break from today's episode to 184 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: give some love to my sponsor at Tracksmith. Tracksmith is 185 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: a Boston based performance running brand dedicated to the community, style, 186 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: and culture of running. 187 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 2: Putting on my Tracksmith gear makes me feel sleek. 188 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: It makes me feel fast and fit, and that may 189 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: sound a little silly, but even the science shows that 190 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: when you feel good, you perform better. 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I really love 201 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: what they are all about. Running helped me so much, 202 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: come into my own find independence, become confident at such 203 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 1: a critical time in my life, and I can only 204 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: imagine what it would have been like to learn in 205 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: some of these lessons a little bit earlier on. Girls 206 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: on the Run is all about integrating movement as a 207 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: tool to strengthen a sense of confidence in young girls 208 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: while fostering care and compassion for self and others, and 209 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: that is my jam. 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That is tracksmith dot com slash Hurdle. 218 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: Use code hurdle today to get free shipping and support 219 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: girls on the run. My next biggest takeaway don't be 220 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: afraid to run with other people. I have lived in 221 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: New York for ten years now, and it wasn't until 222 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: probably the last three or so years that I open 223 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: myself up to the greater running community. I don't have 224 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: a lot of regrets in my life, and I know 225 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: I learned a lot of lessons running on my own 226 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: for all of that time. 227 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 2: But man, like this is borderline. 228 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: I really wish that I did it sooner, and I 229 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: wish that I did it sooner because running with other 230 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: people it does two things. One, it gives you an 231 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: opportunity to make friends, which is so great, but it 232 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: also gives you a sense of excitement and competition. Me 233 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: running with other people was so motivating in such a 234 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: big factor to the gains and the wins that I 235 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: have had over the last three years as I've immersed 236 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: myself in this culture. And I didn't do it for 237 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: so long for the same reason that maybe you haven't 238 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: done it or are scared to do it. It's because 239 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: I was scared to quote unquote again not be good enough. 240 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: I want you to remember you decide your own self worth. 241 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: It is called self worth, it is not called group worth. 242 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,319 Speaker 1: You are the person that gets to show up and 243 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: be your best self. And if you're running with the 244 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: right people, no one's going to make you feel lesser 245 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: than because you are showing up and putting in your best. 246 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 1: So I encourage you to put yourself out there. It's 247 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: something that Knox and I are going to be talking 248 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: about on Friday when we get into a discussion about 249 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: run crews, run culture, and how to link up with 250 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: a group or create a group in your local area. 251 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: It's getting to a place where, yes, it might be 252 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: a little uncomfortable to start surrounding yourself with other people, 253 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: but once you do, you certainly will not regret it. 254 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 1: And I don't mean this to say that you need 255 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: to join like a huge run crew or a run group. No, 256 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: you could just start running with a friend or a 257 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: few friends or a family member. Make sure you set 258 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: a reasonable expectation so that you're all on the same 259 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: page for what the effort is going to be, and 260 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: go out there and have a good time and catch 261 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: up and swap stories. And you may just realize, but 262 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: I've realized that you shouldn't have waited so long to 263 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: get into it. My next lesson, Skipping one run in 264 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: a training plan won't ruin you, even if it's a 265 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: long run. I would be remiss if I didn't say 266 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: that I like. I love a good training plan. I 267 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: love following directions. I love not having to think about 268 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: the thing that I'm supposed to do. I love instructions. 269 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: Can you tell that I'm type A. Here's the deal, though, 270 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: Sometimes you got to listen to your body, and sometimes 271 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: you got to listen to your heart. And there are 272 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: going to be days where maybe you're not feeling right, 273 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: you're just not into it. You need to do something 274 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: else that goes on in your life, like go to 275 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: a wedding or a baby shower, or see your parents, 276 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: or catch up with a friend, or just take a self. 277 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 2: Care day, and that's okay. 278 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: Do not guilt yourself over the fact that you've got 279 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: to do you sometimes. Yes, running is important, and yes 280 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: it involves a lot of opportunity, costs a lot of 281 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: the time, but remember you've got to live your life 282 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: as well. Missing that one run again, it's not going 283 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: to ruin all of the successes that you've already had 284 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: or the progress that you've made, depending on where you 285 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: are in your own journey. Remember that every single day 286 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: when you get up, you have an opportunity to start again. 287 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: So I say that also kind of on the vibe 288 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: that there are going to be ebbs and flows and 289 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: you're running, Especially for someone like me who has been 290 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: doing this for over a decade now, they are going 291 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: to be maybe strings of bad runs and strings of 292 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: good runs. And that's okay. Everybody, even the pros, they 293 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: have good and bad days. You owe it to yourself 294 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: to commit for the long term. You owe it to 295 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: yourself to remember, yes, that you can start every day. 296 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: Every day is a chance for a new beginning, and 297 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: every day you can invest in yourself to get one 298 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: step farther than you were before. And lastly, here today, 299 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: I'm going to throw out this one. You learn more 300 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: from the bad runs than the good ones. I'm not 301 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: going to say that I don't appreciate things like my 302 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: stellar virtual in New York Marathon last year, or the 303 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: unbelievable time I had in Chicago in twenty nineteen. Think, 304 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: but when I think about the lessons that I've learned 305 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: on the run over the last thirteen years. The biggest 306 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: ones are from the days where nothing went according to plan. 307 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: I think about the ten k that I ran two 308 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 1: weeks ago and how I went into that so dehydrated, 309 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: so not prioritizing things, and what I learned from that 310 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: day that didn't go as I had hoped. That I 311 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: was getting down on myself in the moment. For by 312 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: in retrospect, I'm so grateful that it happened right. I 313 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: think about that hard first marathon in Hartford in twenty thirteen, 314 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,239 Speaker 1: and how I didn't know what I was capable of 315 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 1: until I showed up that day and I put in 316 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: the effort and that God unlocked a can of worms 317 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: for the rest of my life. I think about the 318 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: hard as hell fastest mile that I ran last summer 319 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: and the pain involved in that, and what I learned 320 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: from pushing myself to that level, to that maximum potential, 321 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: and how I wanted to give up and the wheezing 322 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: was starting. But really what happened in that moment was 323 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: that I learned that I could probably do more. I 324 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: think about the boss In marathon, where it rained and 325 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: hailed and there were like thirty mile an hour headwinds 326 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 1: coming straight at my face, and I kept going because 327 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: I knew that I didn't come that far to only 328 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: come that far. I didn't come that far not to finish. 329 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: It is so awesome what happens when you believe in yourself, 330 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: when you're willing to jump the hurdles, when you're willing 331 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: to go after your big potential. And that is the 332 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: biggest takeaway that I have learned from running, is that 333 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: we have to believe in ourselves. We have to be 334 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: our own biggest hype men and women. It is up 335 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: to us to lace up, to get out and to 336 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: take the lessons that we learn on the run and 337 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 1: integrate them in the. 338 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 2: Other aspects of our lives. 339 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: Because when we do that, that's the point, right, That's 340 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 1: the good stuff. That is when we level up and 341 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 1: become better, more inspired, more excited versions of ourselves. That's 342 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: it for today. I'd love to know what lessons you 343 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: have learned on the run. Again, make sure to tag 344 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 1: me over on Instagram over at Hurdle Podcast. I'm over 345 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: at Emily a Body. Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys 346 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 1: next time.