125. Mirna Valerio, Runner, Speaker & Author

Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In 2008, Mirna Valerio thought she had a heart attack. It actually turned out to be an anxiety attack behind the wheel of her car — something she never thought would happen to her. At the time, her cardiologist told her that if she didn't make some major lifestyle changes, she wouldn't be around long enough to watch her son grow up. Fast forward to today, she's an avid marathoner and ultramarathoner, known to her rapid social media following as "the Mirnavator." For episode 125, we chat about everything from her backstory to what it was like running both her first 5K and the Javelina 100. We also talk about navigating injury and adjusting expectations, what it's like to be a sponsored athlete when your body is your business, and the profound impact her community has left on her life. Mirna's positivity for life is contagious. You've been warned.

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0:00.0	there's something about it. There's something about, you know, fighting back those, the demons of
0:04.2	insecurity or thinking that you can't do something. There's something about crossing that
0:09.0	finish line and the entire journey up to that. That is just so worth it over and over again.
0:15.2	I learn something about myself every single time.
0:32.6	Hey, hurdlers. Emily here.
0:33.6	You are listening to episode 125 of hurdle.
0:37.3	A wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything
0:42.5	from their big wins to how they've gotten through some of life's toughest moments.
0:46.9	On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone
0:52.2	from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions.
0:58.3	My mission is simple.
1:00.3	To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, and have some fun along the way.
1:07.5	Today, I am bringing you my conversation with Myrna Valerio.
1:12.6	She is a runner, a speaker, and an author amongst many, many talents.
1:20.6	You may know her better as at the Mernivator on Instagram, and after meeting her on set
1:26.6	last year, I was writing an article about her for woman's health.
1:31.0	There is no better way to sum up her vibe than overwhelming positivity.
1:37.4	In the episode today, we chat about how she got into this active lifestyle.
1:49.0	After a really big health scare in 2008 when she was driving through the middle of Pennsylvania when she started to get chest pains and thought she was having
1:53.8	a heart attack she didn't have a heart attack but her cardiologist basically said that if she didn't
2:00.4	make some essential changes to her
2:03.5	lifestyle, she wasn't going to be able to watch her son grow up. And so she started running. She
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