1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: Hey, hurdlers, Welcome back to another hurdle Moment in honor 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: of all the small hurdles we're conquering each and every day. 3 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: This week, I'm chatting all about how to start and 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: stay running, which, if we're being honest, is probably the 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: second most often question that I get in my inbox, 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: either in my email or my DMS, next to last 7 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: week's hurdle moment topic of how do I become a 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: morning person? If you haven't checked that out yet, I 9 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: definitely suggest you give it a listen. You know the 10 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: drill By Now, we are on week three of these 11 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: Hurdle Moments, and it seems to be something that you 12 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: guys are really into. I'm really digging all of your feedback. 13 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 1: I love when you send me your topic suggestions. And 14 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: what I adore even more than that is when you 15 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: share the podcast with a friend. You know it's never 16 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: going to get old. Each and every week when I 17 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: come back on here to record these, I'm able to 18 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: say the sentence it was the biggest week ever for 19 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: the podcast. That's all because of you, you guys, and 20 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: tuning in and sharing it and all the things. So please, 21 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: if you haven't done so yet, make sure to rate 22 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: and review the podcast by clicking the link with the 23 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 1: description to this episode, Share it with a friend, send 24 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: it to your mom, send it to your colleague, whoever. 25 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: I appreciate all the support. You guys are the best. 26 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: I'm going to keep this intro short and sweet this 27 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: week because we got some run to do, so with that, 28 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: let's get to this week's Hurtle moment. I know this 29 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: might be hard to believe considering how often I run 30 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: in my life now, but there was a time that 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: I absolutely despised it. Once tipping the scale up more 32 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: than two hundred pounds. I hated that I wasn't good 33 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: at running, which really made me not want to do 34 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: it at all. When I was a sophomore in high school, 35 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: I didn't make the JV volleyball team because I couldn't 36 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: run a mile in under ten minutes. I tried really, 37 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: really hard, and all throughout growing up, my brother would 38 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: always tell me to go run a mile when I 39 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: was bothering him, which he knew got under my skin 40 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: because well, I felt as though I just couldn't do it. 41 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: If you've listened to episode one of the podcast, then 42 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: you've heard some of this story. Before, but for the 43 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: sake of this topic, it feels relevant to glaze over 44 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: some of the details of how I started running in 45 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 1: the first place. When I started back in two thousand 46 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: and seven, I was working at a summer camp in Madison, Connecticut. 47 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: I was a rising junior in college. I had lost 48 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: about thirty five pounds by learning how to eat better, 49 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: and I refuse to let all of that progress go 50 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: by the wayside, so I decided to start running. You know, 51 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: I didn't have a regular gym available to me at 52 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: this job, and I wasn't willing to go back to 53 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: where I was, So it feels like yesterday. The first day, 54 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: I put on a pair of cotton black target leggings 55 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: that were I'm sure see through a sports bra a 56 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: pair of sneakers and went out and got after it. 57 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: And I thought that I was running a mile, And 58 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: I went and ran that same distance every single day, 59 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: And you know what, it actually really was successful in 60 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: a few ways. First and foremost, I continued to lose weight. 61 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: I think I lost another twenty pounds that summer, and 62 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 1: then also I learned to enjoy running for what it was. Now. 63 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: The funny part about this is that I thought I 64 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: was running a mile. What I was actually running was 65 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: about a half mile, and it took me fourteen minutes 66 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: to do it. I'm pretty sure if I tried really hard, 67 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: I could walk a mile today in fourteen minutes. But 68 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: that wasn't the point. The point, again, was that I 69 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: had developed a relationship with running. It made me feel better, 70 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: it made me feel productive, and I was slowly coming 71 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: to terms with the fact that it was something that 72 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: I was capable of. Fast forward. I've now run seven marathons, 73 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: two different continents, and that's all because of that one 74 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: summer when I was willing to put in the work. 75 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: So part of me feels like this podcast episode is 76 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: sort of silly, because in theory, all you really need 77 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: to start running is the will to run. But even 78 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: mustering that up can be difficult, especially if you have 79 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: past experiences that make you feel as though you're not 80 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: good at running. Akaa for me, the criticisms for my 81 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: brother and that not exactly ten minute mile in high school. 82 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: But this all brings me to step number one on 83 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: how to start running. You've got to shift the dialogue. 84 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: I'll use my mom as an example. And by the way, 85 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: I love you mom. If you ask her point blank, 86 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: she'll say I can't run. When she starts to run, 87 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: and these are her words, not mine, she gets out 88 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: of breath quickly and can only keep up a steady 89 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: jog for a few minutes before she needs to stop. 90 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: If you are seeing me talking about this into the 91 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: microphone right now, you would also generous air quotes. But 92 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: here's the thing. It's not that she's incapable of running. 93 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: It's that she feels as though she's incapable of running. 94 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: It's like me saying I'm not a fast runner. The 95 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: reality is that really that too, is interpretive, and although 96 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: I might feel that way, I recognize that I have 97 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 1: the opportunity to change that, just like my mom has 98 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: the opportunity to become a runner, and so do you. 99 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: So Step one shift the dialogue. Instead of saying I'm 100 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 1: not a runner, say I haven't done much running, but 101 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: I'm open to trying it. That's the first door that 102 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: you can open on your path to lacing up on 103 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: the regular. Step two, start with no goal or a 104 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: simple time goal. And by time goal, I mean tell yourself, Okay, 105 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 1: today I'm going to run for ten minutes. And that's 106 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: because it's a huge accomplishment to make running a habit period. 107 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: You need to celebrate that before you can start checking 108 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: off other major mind elstones that come with running. For me, 109 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 1: those fifteen minutes every day that summer were the time 110 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: that I was taking for myself. It didn't matter how 111 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: far I was going or fast I was going, but 112 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: just the simple fact that I was getting out there 113 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: and doing it. Once you say to yourself, Okay, I 114 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: feel like I've got these ten minutes under my belt 115 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: or whatever your time in grimm it might be, then 116 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: maybe you can up that. Then maybe you can up that, 117 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: and then maybe you can up it again, and before 118 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: you know it, Well, that's how progress happens. Step number three, 119 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: find your jam. I'm not even exaggerating. For the first 120 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: two years of me falling in love with running, a 121 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: lot of that had to do with me finding the 122 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: right playlist. I'm a music runner. I grew up dancing. 123 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: Fun fact, I used to teach hip hop in college, 124 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: and I can run to any playlist that has songs 125 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: at my BPM, which is beats per minute for me 126 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 1: that hovers at roughly ninety two. I even laugh sometimes 127 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: with the songs that are on my run your playlist, 128 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:05,799 Speaker 1: which literally have been legacy editions since my first ever race, 129 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: stuff like No Diggity Feeling It by Jay Z, Barbie 130 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: Dreams by Nicki Minaj. I hate to say this out loud, 131 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: but I don't know if you remember when Brooke Hogan 132 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: had a brief singing stint. Yeah, I have a song 133 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: by Brooke Hogan on my running playlist. Oh my god, 134 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: I can't believe I just admitted that. Anyway, for me, 135 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: I get lost in the beat, and eventually, when I 136 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: built up my stamina, running just became my way to 137 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: zone out into this music playlist and let go. But 138 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: here's the thing that's not everybody's thing, and that's cool. 139 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: More recently, as you can assume, I've become a podcast runner. 140 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: A lot of the time. Aside from hurdle, I'm hooked 141 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: on some like short story, long group chat, the Daily Up, 142 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: First Almost thirty, Oprah's Masterclass, what else. How I built 143 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: this skimmed from the couch. I mean, the list goes on. 144 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: I could ran about these for a while. Some people, 145 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: on the other hand, are no music, no podcast runners. 146 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: They're all about homing in on that mind body connection 147 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: and listening to their feet hitting the pavement. Regardless of 148 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: what is your thing, finds something that enhances your run 149 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: and lean into that. It took me years to be 150 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: able to run naked, and by the way, the first 151 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: time I heard that term, I totally laughed and thought 152 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: it meant legit running without your clothes on. But what 153 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: it really means is running without any sort of technology 154 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: or music whatsoever. So no phone, no music, no Apple Watch, 155 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: no Strava, no nothing. I felt as though I wasn't 156 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: capable of continuing on without the extra help at first. 157 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: Once I tried it, but the reality was just like 158 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: a lot of other things that scare us, I just 159 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: needed to try it. I needed to allow myself to 160 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: feel the run. And now, even though I still classify 161 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: myself as a music runner for the most part, there 162 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: are some days that I actually really look forward to 163 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: just absorbing how it all feels. No music, just me, 164 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: my sneakers and the pavement, which brings me to step four, 165 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: don't give up, guys again. Seven marathons in I have 166 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: runs that suck all the time. Obviously at first, it 167 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: feels like some runs are worse than others, and some 168 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 1: days I feel like I never got over that first 169 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: hurdle to begin with. Some days I feel like I'm 170 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: still a sophomore in high school and I'm not exactly 171 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: doing this whole putting one foot in front of the 172 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: other thing. Well. Some days I immediately retreat back to 173 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: my apartment within just a few minutes of leaving it. 174 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: But just like life, every run happens to teach us something, 175 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: the good ones, the bad ones, the subpar ones, the 176 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: ones that you hardly remember because maybe you were slightly 177 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 1: hungover while executing it. Whatever the case may be, just 178 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: don't give up on yourself. Remember as long as you 179 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: are moving forward, you are taking a step in the 180 00:09:56,480 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: right direction. Step number five up for a race. Okay, 181 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: this is a big exciting deal. If you're onto this step, 182 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: you've probably gotten to a point where you feel comfortable 183 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: running a little bit. And the good news is that 184 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: there are races of all different types. I'm literally running 185 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: a half marathon here on Sunday, the Shape Woman's Half Marathon. 186 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: If anybody else is doing it, hit me up. And 187 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: then I'm also running another mile, yes, a single mile 188 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: race in June. You could pick a five k, maybe 189 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: a ten k. Just do me a favorite and be 190 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: smart about your goal setting. Well, it's admirable that you 191 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 1: might be at a place where you want to sign 192 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: up for something like a half marathon or even a 193 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: marathon right off the bat, that's probably not the wisest idea. 194 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: So start small. Get a feeling for what it feels 195 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: like to be a part of a race, Visualize crossing 196 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: the finish line. Cross the finish line, check off that 197 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: major bucket list accomplishment, and then move on to a 198 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: bigger and different goal. Trust me, there's plenty of time 199 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: to cross off all of the things on your running 200 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: bucket list. And now, lastly, step six and honorary last step, 201 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: find a friend. So here's the deal. You know, there's 202 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: so much research about how taking on new challenges with 203 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: friends not only hold you accountable, but when it comes 204 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,959 Speaker 1: to sport, working out with someone that's slightly better than 205 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: you can actually encourage you to work harder and go 206 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: for longer than if you were going at it alone. 207 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: But here's the thing. For years, and I mean like 208 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: probably five or six years from the point where I 209 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: started running, it wasn't something that I wanted to do 210 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: with other people. For me, in those early years, running 211 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: was symbolic of me giving back to myself, and I 212 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: still feel that way these days. But then again, there 213 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 1: are a lot of benefits to that as well. I'm 214 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: so so lucky to live just a couple of blocks 215 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: from one of my best friends who is also morphed 216 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 1: into my once or twice weekly running buddy. Whenever we 217 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: decide the night before, at around nine thirty ten o'clock 218 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: that we're going to run the next morning, it's something 219 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: that just keeps me on my toes. It's never really 220 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 1: about pace. It's more about us just having the opportunity 221 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: to catch up logs and miles and like I said, 222 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: hold each other accountable. It's something that makes my day better. 223 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: It's something that I look forward to, and it's really 224 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: awesome to be able to share something you're passionate with 225 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: somebody else. Again, these are just a few of my simple, 226 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: easy tools on how to start and stay running. Take 227 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: it slow. Remember it's a privilege to run, it's a 228 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 1: privilege to move our bodies. And again, every single run 229 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: isn't going to be a home run, especially at first, 230 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: and that's okay. What I know is that running has 231 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 1: made me a better person. It's taught me so much 232 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: about diligence. It's instilled in me that I'm capable of 233 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: anything that I set my mind to, and that some 234 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: days things are going to be hard and I'm going 235 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: to get through it. Life really is, in my eyes, 236 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: just one big run, one long marathon. Every day I 237 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: lace up, and some day it feels effortless and other 238 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: days it feels like a nightmare. But I get to 239 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: decide where I go next, what turns to make, the 240 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: playlist to play, the pace to set, And that's the 241 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: beautia of it all, right, understanding that if you are 242 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: willing to put in the effort, then it's all up 243 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: to you. And that's all I got for today. Thanks 244 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: again for tuning in. If you like what you hear, 245 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: make sure to head on over to the iTunes store, 246 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: click the link with the description to this episode and 247 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: rate and review Hurdle. Also share the podcast. Tag me 248 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 1: let me know how you're running, where you're running, what 249 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: your next race is. I want to be in a 250 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: loop at Hurdle podcast at Emily Abadi another hurdle conquered. 251 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: Catch you guys next time.