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Excited to have Les from Balanced Black Girl back on the show! We're chatting all about time today, and why if you use it ~wisely~ it can be your most valuable tool. We discuss the concept of feeling like there's never enough, the best way to get the things that matter to you done, and how to align your schedule with your values. SOCIAL @balancedles @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS AG1 | Head to AthleticGreens.com/Hurdle to get 5 free travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D with your purchase MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE #HURDLEMOMENT: How to Be More Disciplined 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!

Sydney Leroux is a modern-day superwoman. For episode 227, we're learning all about the soccer player, starting with her choice to move to the United States from Canada as a teen to pursue her dream of playing soccer and make the U.S. Women's National Team to play with the best of the best. And now? She's an Olympic gold medalist and World Cup Champ. The mother-of-two opens up about her first pregnancy being a surprise, and what it felt like to both play soccer at almost six months pregnant and ~then~ get back in the game 93 days after having her daughter Roux. She also opens up about the #hurdlemoments she’s faced, including a miscarriage and abuse and bullying at a young age in sport. Abuse that she hopes future generations of athletes won’t have to go through. SOCIAL @sydneyleroux @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS WHOOP | Head to Whoop.com and use code HURDLE at checkout for 10% off FUTURE | Head to www.TryFuture.com/hurdle to get your first month of training for only $19. Bonus! The first 30-days are risk free, and you can cancel at any time for a full refund. HURDLER SPOTLIGHT: Want to be featured in an upcoming Weekly Hurdle? Submit your info (or a friend’s!) in this Google Form. 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!

A reflecton from a difficult-but-powerful day earlier this week. SOCIAL @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!  

This week's #hurdlemoment is a must-hear, regardless of if you're running a race this fall or not. Whether it’s your first or your hundredth, marathon race day gives runners the same nervous butterflies every single time. For today’s episode, I'm bringing back a conversation I had in 2019 with Robin Arzon, 26-time marathoner, Vice President of Fitness Programming and instructor at Peloton, and author of the New York Times bestseller Shut Up and Run. We rap about everything you need to do to prepare before and ON race day, from the best things you can do the day before you toe the starting line to exactly how much fuel you should be taking in along the 26.2 miles. This RRCA-certified running coach and marathon veteran has the tips you need to successfully conquer 26.2 miles, then bring that same swagger along with you in everyday life. SOCIAL @robinnyc @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS AG1 | Head to AthleticGreens.com/Hurdle to get 5 free travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D with your purchase InsideTracker | Head InsideTracker.com/Hurdle to get 20% off the entire store MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Essential Lessons From 3 Months Of Attending Regular Physical Therapy 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!

From a young age, Rad Lopez was taught that with hard work and dedication — anything is possible. For episode 226, he's talking through what that’s looked like in practice — from his early years growing up in the Bronx through these days sweating regularly on-camera as a @onepeloton favorite. Rad gets vulnerable, opening up about losing both his father and his stepfather, and what it felt like coming of age with a single mom that was constantly working to put food on the table.  He also chats about working maitenance at a gym — where he was first inspired to get his personal training certification — and shares how he first got into one of his favorite activities, boxing. Plus: Feedback from his first job teaching group fitness, how he feels about teaching classes in Spanish, the special moment from his Cuba trip earlier this year, and what he really sees when he looks in the mirror. SOCIAL @radlopz @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS Eight Sleep | Go to EightSleep.com/Hurdle to save $150 on the Pod. Eight Sleep currently ships within the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU, and Australia. Goodr | Go to Goodr.com/Hurdle and use code “HURDLE15” to get 15% off 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!

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Maybe you've talked about fearing failure before, but have you ever thought about a fear of success? Today I'm sitting down with Tammie Bennett, a creative entrepreneur and mindset coach, to chat about what happens when you get everything you want — and why you may be self sabotaging. The fear of success, Bennett says, is the concern that once we achieve something new, we may suffer because of it or we'll be incapable of sustaining it. Most of the time, we're not consciously aware of this fear. That's because when we focus on a goal, we talk up the positive outcomes of achieving the goal. Tammie talks us through how to overcome the fear, plus - the flip side: How to navigate failure and why failure is actually an essential (and unavoidable) part of accomplishing your big goals. SOCIAL @showupsociety @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS AG1 | Head to AthleticGreens.com/Hurdle to get 5 free travel packs and a year's supply of vitamin D with your purchase WHOOP | Head Whoop.com and use code HURDLE for 10% off MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Essential Lessons From 3 Months Of Attending Regular Physical Therapy 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!

Alison calls herself a disruptor, and that descriptor would be putting it lightly. The author of Running While Black isn't holding back in her new expose, and she's on the show today to share some of her experiences. For episode 225, Alison opens up about being in a dark place before picking up running, using drugs and trying to numb the pain of her depression, and how sport reminded her of what it was like to feel again. Alison also talks about starting a running movement in harlem, Harlem Run, with the goal to make running more inclusive and welcoming to people of color. She shares what it felt like to be at the forefront of media attention for her efforts, despite knowing that so many people that looked like her felt othered in the space, and we also talk about how it feels for her to be a Black woman raising a Black son in the wake up Ahmaud Arbury’s murder. She also speaks on the establishment of the Running Industry Diversity Coalition, and where she hopes this conversation will go moving forward. SOCIAL @alisonmdesir @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS LMNT | Head to drinklMNT.com/hurdle to get a free sample back with purchase! FUTURE | Head to www.tryfuture.com/hurdle to get your first month of training for only $19. Bonus! The first 30-days are risk free, and you can cancel at any time for a full refund. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Essential Lessons From 3 Months Of Attending Regular Physical Therapy 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!

Things feel easy lately, and easy feels wierd. For 5-MINUTE FRIDAY this week, I'm talking about what happens when you lead with feeling and work hard.  SOCIAL @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!

Welcoming Dr. Stacy Sims back to the show to chat about nutrition and training as women. Known for her TEDx talk "Women Are Not Small Men," Sims spends all of hr energy reseaching how to help women go after their big goals and better their bodies.  We cover everything from iron deficiencies and the truth about intermittent fasting to signs of underfueling and whether or not that pre-race carbo load does you any good. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE An Expert Talks About Training & Your Menstruel Cycle SOCIAL @drstacysims @emilyabbate @hurdlepodcast OFFERS Goodr | Head to Goodr.com/Hurdle and use "HURDLE15" for 15% off 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!