1 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, Emily Doatti here. You're listening to five Minute 2 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: Friday from Hurdle. I had a moment this week that 3 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: I knew as soon as it happened it was exactly 4 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: what I was going to talk about here today. And 5 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: that moment happened when I was in yoga at Liinstein 6 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: to Studio over in Chelsea. I was there on Wednesday morning, 7 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,959 Speaker 1: ticking class and I found myself. It was like as 8 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: though I had completely lost myself in the middle of 9 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: the practice. We were about halfway through and I was 10 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: in my favorite pose. It sounds I don't know how 11 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 1: it sounds. I feel a little lame saying this, but 12 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: my favorite yoga pose is tree pose. I don't really 13 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: have a rhyme or reason. I know that it works 14 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: ankle stability, which as someone who is not getting planter veggiitis, 15 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: this is something that I am sensitive too. But regardless 16 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: of that, I just always love how grounded and solid 17 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: I feel in that specific pose. Now, for those of 18 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: you not familiar with tree pose, generally speaking, you stand 19 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: on one foot, you put your other foot, the sole 20 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: of your foot on the inside of your inner thigh, 21 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: and you raise your arms up and in the air, 22 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: and so I was standing there in tree pose, my 23 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: right foot was on my left thigh, and I had 24 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: a moment when I didn't remember or realize like how 25 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: I got there, Like I was so in my own 26 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: head thinking about other things that I had obviously been 27 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: listening to the queuing of the instructor, but did not 28 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: remember getting into this place where I was in my 29 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: favorite pose. And it was so real for me. It 30 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: was as though like the things that had been going 31 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: on throughout the week kind of really just hit me 32 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: like head on, and that I feel as though a 33 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 1: lot of the things that I've been doing this week 34 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: I have just been on autopilot. I haven't been present. 35 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: I've been taking meetings and answering emails and working on 36 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: who knows what, And I look up and all of 37 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: a sudden, an entire day has gone by, and I'm 38 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: realizing that I keep just ending up in tree pos. Now, luckily, 39 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: in this instance, I'm miraculously in my favorite pose. But Hi, 40 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: I want to feel that, just like I want to 41 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: feel everything, you know, the good and the bad. There 42 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: is this principle in the IPECK, the Certified Professional Coach 43 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: course that I'm Finishing Up now put on by the 44 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: Institute of Professional Excellence and Coaching. A lot of big 45 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: words there, and the principle is there are no mistakes, 46 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: there are only lessons. And so I'm not angry at 47 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: all about the fact that I feel as though I 48 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: have been just going on autopilot. But I now have 49 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,839 Speaker 1: this awareness that it's not what I want. I want 50 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: to soak it in. I want to soak in the 51 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: good moments. I want to experience, as hard as they 52 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: can be, the bad moments, and I want to be 53 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: a participant in my own life. And something that really 54 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: resonated with me from the conversation that I had earlier 55 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: this week with Danielle Laporte is she said that sometimes 56 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: we have to get to a point where it's like, 57 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: are you unhappy enough yet? Are you tired enough yet? 58 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: Are you fed up enough yet? And it's when we 59 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: get to that level of extreme that we are often 60 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: as humans, finally able to make a change. And so 61 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: I recognize this, and I see this, and I don't 62 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: want to be here. So it's time to make a shift. 63 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: And if you hear my story and it is something 64 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: that resonates with you, then I encourage you to pay 65 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: a little bit more attention along with me. That episode 66 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: I Reverence with Daniel Laporte. It's a hurdle moment on 67 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: how to identify patterns that are holding you back. I 68 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: will link to it in the show notes. My prompt 69 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: for you this week are you present in your day 70 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: to day? And if not, how can you be more so? 71 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: How can you be more present in your day to day? 72 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,799 Speaker 1: And maybe, while you're at it, right down a highlight 73 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: from your week and now a listener question. 74 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 2: Hi, Emily, this is Marissa from Burlington, Vermont. I am 75 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 2: starting to shift my running goals and want to work 76 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 2: on becoming a stronger marathon runner. So my question is 77 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 2: what are the benefits of working with a running coach 78 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 2: and how would I go about finding a running coach 79 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 2: in my local area or using a running coach coach online? 80 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for being so open and honest 81 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 2: with everybody. It really is such an inspiration getting to 82 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 2: listen to your experiences as we navigate this athletic field. 83 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 1: Thanks again, Hey, Hey, thanks so much for your listener question. 84 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: As a reminder, if you have a question that you 85 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: want me to answer on an upcoming installment of five 86 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: Minute Friday. I would love to the link to leave 87 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: me a voice messages in the show notes, but if 88 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: you are more comfortable recording a voice recording on your 89 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: phone and sending it to us over email, that totally works. 90 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: Hit us up over at Hello at hurdle dot Us. 91 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: So running coaches huge fan of using a coach. Even 92 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: certified coaches need coaches. I have worked with many a 93 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: running coaches for many different reasons, and it is important 94 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: to identify your why before you hire one because knowing 95 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 1: your why can lead you in the direction of a 96 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: coach that may work best for you. So for me, 97 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: I have worked with a running coach at different times 98 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: with different whys. I've had the why of wanting to 99 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: get faster. I've also had the why of really seeking 100 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: an accountability buddy, and so knowing that I was able 101 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: to talk to different coaches and vet them, so to speak, 102 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: to figure out which relationship, which dynamic felt right for 103 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: me in the space that I was in knowing my why, 104 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: and as Marisa mentioned, you can work with a coach 105 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: remotely or in person, and often coaches will have different 106 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: plans based on what they know that their clients may want. 107 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: They could have an option where they run with you 108 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: once a week, once a month, or they could just 109 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: create you a plan. They can be available over texts, 110 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: so feel free to ask a potential coach what they 111 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,799 Speaker 1: typically offer their clients and make sure that it matches 112 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: up with what it is that you are seeking. You 113 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: will never regret over communicating what it is that you 114 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: are after from the get go so that you can 115 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: manage those expectations, especially because, let's be real, running can 116 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: feel hard enough sometimes. So when it comes to choosing 117 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: your coach, first and foremost, make sure that they have 118 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: a relevant certification. You want a coach that has done 119 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: the work. I would say the most prevalent certifications out 120 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: there are USA, TF, McMillan, Coaching, UESCA, r r CA, 121 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: and ISSA. So definitely look to see that the coach 122 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: you are interested in working with has a certification that 123 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: they have done the important work that they need to 124 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: do so that they can help you get to where 125 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: you want to be. Beyond that, you want to make 126 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: sure that you get on a call with them so 127 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: that you can feel it out. As cool as someone 128 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: may seem to you on social media, there is going 129 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: to be a vibe there. You've got to do a 130 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: vibe check and make sure that theirs fits with yours. 131 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: And I'll just reiterate this more time. Know what you 132 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: want going into it. So maybe you just want a 133 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: coach to create a custom plan for you. Maybe you 134 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: do want someone that's going to text you regularly. Perhaps 135 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: you want someone who is coaching a group and so 136 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: you can have other people that you're chatting with and 137 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: running with and communicating with, whether it be Irl or 138 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: over Slacker, Zoom or whatever. You get the point. But 139 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: knowing exactly what you want, not only from your coach 140 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: but also from your experience is really going to help 141 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: you get to exactly where you want to be and 142 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: on your way to whatever your big goal might be too. 143 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: I think that's it for now. Make sure you're following 144 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: along with Hurdle over on the Socialists at Hurdle podcast. 145 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: I myself am over at Emily a Body another Hurdle conquered. 146 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: Catch you guys next time.