142. Emily Sisson, Pro Runner
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2020
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
To say that New Balance athlete Emily Sisson is on the come up would be a major understatement. Recently, the 29-year-old snagged a shiny new half-marathon personal best of 67:26 at the Valencia Half, falling one single second short of the American record. For episode 142, we chat about how she got so speedy, starting with her upbringing as a multisport athlete leading her to a strong collegiate running career at Providence. Emily shares with me how inspired she is by good friend, mentor, and training partner Molly Huddle, and gets really honest about how she felt after her performance at the U.S. Olympic marathon trials earlier this year. We also swap virtual racing stories, she shares some of the biggest takeaways she has from working with a sports psychologist, and offers up how she keeps her mind right when injuries happen.
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| 0:00.0 | And I feel like sometimes when you've had such a bad experience, you're like, you bounce back. And you're like, I feel like I've nothing to lose now because the thing I feared happening most already happened. And I'm like, fine. I survived. I'm going to keep pushing. And I'm going to keep like trying eventually. If you just like keep showing up, I guess what does says or just like the rule of numbers, like something will eventually work out. so I'm just going to keep working hard in the meantime. |
| 0:38.9 | Hey everyone. Emily Abadi here bringing you episode 142 of Hurtle. A wellness-focused podcast, voice it down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything |
| 0:44.0 | from their big wins to how they've gotten through some of life's toughest moments. |
| 0:48.6 | On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to aspiring |
| 0:56.3 | entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple to inspire you |
| 1:02.6 | to be your best self, move with intention, and have some fun along the way. We are in the |
| 1:09.5 | home stretch right now. This episode coming live in the final |
| 1:12.9 | weeks of 2020, it feels like more than ever there's kind of a light at the end of the tunnel. |
| 1:18.5 | I myself am amped for what the new year has to bring. And I'm also really excited for some special |
| 1:25.0 | stuff to come to the hurdle feed in the next few weeks. |
| 1:28.4 | Now, I don't want to ruin any big surprises here, but you can look forward to hearing from |
| 1:35.2 | some of the most inspiring, unbelievable humans that have both been on the hurdle feed |
| 1:43.1 | before, Deslandon, Coach Bennett, and also that are new to the feed in the coming weeks to bring you loads of inspiration and just excitement to carry you through that finish line, to carry you into the new year and start things off on the right foot. |
| 2:01.8 | Now, episode 142 with Emily Sisson. |
| 2:06.3 | She is a professional runner, a New Balance, sponsored athlete, and such a kind-hearted human. |
| 2:12.6 | For today's episode, we talk all about her upbringing, trying her hand at a slew of different sports like |
| 2:19.4 | soccer and gymnastics to transferring schools and college and finding her footing as a runner at |
| 2:24.7 | Providence. M tells me all about how she is so inspired by one of her good friends and training |
| 2:29.9 | partner, Molly Huddle, and what it was like for her to not perform as she'd hoped at the Olympic |
| 2:36.2 | marathon trials earlier in 2020. She also tells me what she's looking forward to in the year to come, |
| 2:43.3 | aka Racing More. And since we chatted, she did indeed run the Valencia half, which we talk about |
| 2:49.9 | in today's episode, and she scored |
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