162. Samantha Gash, Endurance Athlete & Social Impact Entrepreneur
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 June 2021
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
To say that Sam Gash is inspiring is the understatement of the year. But before I tell you more about her, what I want to make sure I mention right off the bat is that this weekend — June 11 through June 13, 2021 — Sam is helping to put together an awesome event called Relief Run to benefit World Vision Australia’s India COVID-19 appeal, which will see funding provide more beds, oxygen machines and medical supplies in hospitals in some of the worst hit districts. While things are feeling more normal here, the state of affairs over in India is frightening. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 1 in 49 residents have been infected, with a total of more than 27 million cases. If Relief Run sounds familiar, that’s because last year’s installment raised more than $1 million in support of Australian bushfire relief efforts. To participate, register at ReliefRun.com.au/ and then walk or run a all over the world to run or walk 5K, 10K, or half-marathon at a location and time that suits you.
I’m doing it, and I hope you will too.
Now, a little more on Sam. Sam is a social entrepreneur and former Survivor contestant, as we mention in todays episode we actually met on an unbelievable trip to ibiza which feels like both forever ago and just yesterday. To say that sam has done a helluva lot of good in this worlds would be the biggest understatement. She has turned her passion for running into a vehicle for social change, completing events like Run India in 2016 —a 3,200K run from the west to the east of India in an effort to raise funds for World Vision education initiatives — to a 222K non-stop foot race across the Himalayas at 6,000 meters above sea level — an event that had only been completed previously by one man. She’s truly a one-of-a-kind individual. And, of note, Sam was actually a corporate lawyer with zero athletic background until she decided to make her endurance activity part of her life's work. I am blown away by her, and I know you will be, too.
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| 0:00.0 | We finished these experiences where things happen outside of our control and they're really horrific. |
| 0:05.0 | We never expected it. |
| 0:07.0 | We have a choice. |
| 0:08.0 | Is this going to form part of our narrative that negatively impacts every single thing that we do in the future? |
| 0:13.0 | Or is it just a part of what you've experienced and maybe just maybe it can become part of your superpower? |
| 0:31.0 | Hey everyone, Emily Abadi here bringing you episode 162 of Hurtle. |
| 0:40.0 | A wellness focus podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about big wins, tough moments, and everything in between. |
| 0:48.0 | On the show you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes and CEOs to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. |
| 1:00.0 | My mission is simple. |
| 1:02.0 | To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, and have some fun along the way. |
| 1:09.0 | I know you're probably wondering what is going on. |
| 1:11.0 | Where is Hurtle moment? |
| 1:12.0 | It is one day depending on when you're listening to this. |
| 1:15.0 | And while I am interrupting our regularly scheduled programming because I have a very special conversation to bring to the Hurtlers with my dear friend Samantha Gash. |
| 1:28.0 | She is an ultra-athlete extraordinaire of sorts, a role model. |
| 1:32.0 | She's a humanitarian. |
| 1:33.0 | She has so many things and mostly inspiring. |
| 1:37.0 | We talk about a ton in today's episode. |
| 1:40.0 | But what I want to make sure that I mention right off of the bat and why this episode is popping in to the theme like this. |
| 1:48.0 | It's because this weekend June 11th to the 13th. |
| 1:52.0 | Sam is helping to put together an awesome event called the relief run. |
| 1:57.0 | Relief run this weekend is going to benefit World Vision Australia's India COVID-19 appeal. |
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