When your “why” is strong enough, you get into a place where you’re willing to work hard to remove the “but” and the “if.” Some interesting takeaways from an interview I did yesterday here in Paris, and answering a listener question about how I got into podcasting in the first place. SOCIAL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS AG1 | Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAG1.com/Hurdle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a year's supply of Vitamin D and five free travel packs with your purchase. JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

Happy Boston Marathon Monday, Hurdlers! Toeing the start line this morning is our guest for today, Adidas pro runner Dominique Scott. The South Africa native moved to the United States to run at the University of Arkansas, where she became a 5x NCAA champion, 12x All American, and 10x SEC champion. After graduation, she moved to Boulder with her husband to train with Team Boss and it’s there where she started her journey racing on the roads. Dom shares with us what it’s been like training for her first ever Boston marathon (and third ever marathon), how she pivoted from the track to the roads, and her best tips for getting out of your comfort zone. I love that Dom is so open about what it’s like to excel at something like the track for so long and then put herself out there on the roads racing with the best of the best.  IN THIS EPISODE  How Dom is able to trust in her training and calm the nerves before race day (5:05) The decision about joining Team Boss and why Dom pivoted into the marathon (6:08) Dom’s tips for making the long run work for you (10:05) How Dom’s parents led by example and what she learned from them (16:50) The emotional toll of moving to the states and perform at the collegiate level (21:50) The process that went into making Dom’s first olympic team (29:06) Dom’s experience with post-olympics blues and what she looks forward to after a big race (34:44)  A reflection on the supportive group of women that is Team Boss (40:15) Dom’s perspective on the comparison trap and her tips on how to avoid falling into that mindset (42:50) How Dom is feeling about the Paris Olympics (49:10) SOCIAL @domscottrunsa ⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS LMNT | Head to drinklmnt.com/hurdle to get a free sample pack with any purchase Hyperice | Go to hyperice.com and use code HURDLE15 at checkout for 15% off the entire product suite BANDIT RUNNING | Head to banditrunning.com and use code HURDLER15 for 15% off your first order JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

Made a decision this morning that changed the trajectory of my day for the better. Sharing about how you can do the same, and answering a listener question about how to find motivation in the mundane of the day to day. SOCIAL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE ⁠Nike Boston Girls' Night on 4/12⁠ (password: startingline) ⁠Nike Shakeout Run 4/13⁠ ⁠Nike Cheer Zone 4/15⁠ OFFERS BANDIT | Head on over to ⁠⁠banditrunning.com⁠⁠ and use code HURDLER15 to take 15% off your first order! Also, check out their pop-up in Boston, at 119 Newbury Street! AG1 | Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAG1.com/Hurdle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a year's supply of Vitamin D and five free travel packs with your purchase. JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

This week I'm welcoming Erin Azar, also known as @immrsspacecadet on social media, to the podcast and we talk all about hacks to get you out the door to move your body. Erin shares her tips for showing up when you don’t want to, why an accountability partner can make all the difference, and why choosing the right gear can make all the difference. The NonMembers Only podcast host even lets us in on what she’s blasting through her air pods while out on the run (it might get you by surprise).  MENTIONED IN TODAYS EPISODE NonMembers Only Podcast  Sunday Social w/ @ImMrsSpaceCadet and Reebok, 10:00 a.m., 4/14 | Reebok HQ Store 25 Drydock Ave, Boston. RSVP HERE. IN THIS EPISODE  Erin’s current relationship with movement (6:10) How to differentiate between the days you need movement the most and when rest is needed (9:00) Erin’s tips on making the process of ‘just starting’ easier in daily life (10:42)  Why Erin thrives with a schedule and routine (16:15) The importance of an accountability partner - whether in person or virtual (22:38)  Dialing into your ‘why’ and why it’s ok when that ‘why’ changes during different life seasons (27:35) How Erin dealt with life’s challenges before running came into her life (33:38) What Erin is listening to on the run (40:25) SOCIAL @immrsspacecadet ⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS REEBOK | Head Reebok.com and use code "HURDLE25" for 25% off FloatZig, capped at 50 redemptions! LMNT | Head to drinklmnt.com/hurdle to get a free sample pack with any purchase JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

Didn't expect to cry talking about this one, but here we are. Talking about how it feels to aim high, be proud of myself despite the hurdles, and push forward during tough moments of comparison. SOCIAL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Nike Boston Girls' Night on 4/12 (password: startingline) Nike Shakeout Run 4/13 Nike Cheer Zone 4/15 OFFERS BANDIT | Head on over to ⁠banditrunning.com⁠ and use code HURDLER15 to take 15% off your first order! Also, check out their pop-up in Boston next week, at 119 Newbury Street! AG1 | Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAG1.com/Hurdle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a year's supply of Vitamin D and five free travel packs with your purchase. JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

Open up your notes app or grab a pen and paper because Nike global trainer and yoga teacher Rebeckah Price is back on Hurdle. Centering our conversation around combating stress and how to come back to calm, Rebeckah offers so many good nuggets of advice when life feels hectic. We talk about the importance of movement and breathwork, seeking out talk therapy, utilizing routines in life and taking note of what your inputs are — from people to food to social media — and how to adjust to curate a better experience.  IN THIS EPISODE  Rebeckah’s perception on the current burnout culture (7:30) What stress looks like in Rebeckah’s life right now (11:55) Why movement is an integral part of managing stress (16:05) What taking advantage of breathwork can do for the body and our response to stress (22:50) Breathwork 101 (25:30) How to integrate routine to combat stress and allow stability (29:30) Why we should make a conscious effort to get outside, especially when we feel stress creep in (39:05) The brain/gut connection and why it impacts how we feel (46:31) The importance of authentically answering the question ‘how are you, really?’ and the advantages of talk therapy (55:30) SOCIAL @rebeckahprice ⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠ JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

One of your closest friends was someone you didn't know at one time. Reflecting on the good of getting outside of your comfort zone, especially as I get older, and I answer a listener question about what I do with nights living at home solo. SOCIAL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE ⁠⁠Classpass Referral Link⁠⁠ OFFERS AG1 | Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAG1.com/Hurdle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a year's supply of Vitamin D and five free travel packs with your purchase. JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

Welcome Peloton instructor Camila Ramon (and fellow hurdler!) to the podcast, and boy does she have some wisdom to share. We have such a beautiful dialogue about embracing the body that you have and appreciating all it can do regardless of what it looks like. We talk about Camila’s experience with body image, movement, and what ultimately brought her to Peloton. She speaks so much wisdom on how to combat the comparison trap and advice for anyone starting (and sticking to) a journey of their own.  Peloton Instructor Episodes  #121 Jess Sims  #189 Kirsten Ferguson #199 Kendall Toole #205 Tunde Oyeneyin  #248 Olivia Amato #268 Robin Arzón IN THIS EPISODE  When Camila first realized that she was aware of her body (5:35) Camila’s experience with movement throughout the different seasons of her life (10:05)  Turning a ‘want’ into action and Camila’s reflection on the relationship between her physical body and emotional health (16:30) How movement motivates Camila to confidently take on other challenges in life (21:50) Setting boundaries and removing judgment within different relationships (23:30) Camila’s journey into the fitness instructor industry (28:45) The biggest takeaways from Camila’s experience with crossroads (34:05) How Camila ended up at Peloton and her advice on fighting for your value (37:03) How to get to a place where you feel comfortable rolling with the punches (43:45) Camila’s proudest moments so far as a Peloton instructor (44:50) Advice for those feeling they can’t move forward (49:58) SOCIAL @camilaramonnn ⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS BANDIT RUNNING | Head to banditrunning.com and use code HURDLER15 for 15% off their membership and 15% off your online order through 4/16 JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

This week, I did something that made me really proud: I escaped the ~self~ comparison trap. Talking about this in this week's 5-MINUTE FRIDAY, and and answering a listener question about feeling a little lost post-college graduation. SOCIAL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE ⁠Classpass Referral Link⁠ OFFERS AG1 | Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAG1.com/Hurdle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get a year's supply of Vitamin D and five free travel packs with your purchase. JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

Fitbit, Apple Watch, Nike Fuelband, WHOOP, Oura Ring. With the nature of my career, I’ve been rocking some sort of wearable technology since it became a thing, over 10 years ago. I get so many messages asking why I switched up my wearable recently and today I am sitting down with Tom Hale, CEO of Oura — my current wearable of choice. I’ve been looking forward to this conversation for a long time and we really dive into everything that is the wearable industry. I appreciate how Tom talks about wearables very democratically throughout this conversation and his outlook on the future of the industry. We talk about Tom’s interesting journey to CEO of Oura, his perspective on why people should invest in a wearable and the importance of placement, as well as how he’s gained meaningful insight from his journey with wearing an Oura ring.  IN THIS EPISODE  Tom’s journey to becoming Oura’s CEO (5:10) What made Tom lean into Oura in the diverse world of wearables (8:13)  The early days of CEO and managing the learning curve that came with a massive technology company (11:55)  The reason to wear a wearable at all (16:32) Tom’s perspective on the ‘nocebo’ effect (19:40) Why continued use of a wearable matters even if you feel you’ve got the data you need (25:20) The importance of the placement of wearables and how it impacts data (37:01) How the Oura employees are Tom’s biggest inspiration (42:00) Tom’s bookshelf recommendations (45:02) How sleep can affect nutrition and overall appetite regulation (48:26) Tom’s perspective on the future of wearables (57:02) SOCIAL Tom On LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠@emilyabbate⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@hurdlepodcast⁠⁠⁠ OFFERS Hyperice | Go to hyperice.com and use code HURDLE15 at checkout for 15% off the entire product suite LMNT | Head to drinklmnt.com/hurdle to get a free sample pack with first purchase  JOIN: ⁠⁠⁠⁠THE *Secret* FACEBOOK GROUP⁠⁠⁠⁠ SIGN UP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Weekly Hurdle Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ASK ME A QUESTION: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Leave me a voice message, ask me a question, and it could be featured in an upcoming episode!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message