186. Emma Coburn, 3X Olympian & Pro Runner
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2021
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Season Eight! What’s up!? This week, Emma Coburn, three-time Olympian & 2017 steeplechase World Champion, joins me for episode 186. We had the chance to catch up when she was in town recently over NYC Marathon Weekend, and got into it all from her backstory to her recent trip to the Tokyo games. Emma tells me that she didn’t truly love running at first, what changed her attitude toward the sport, and the impact that team has had on her training and life. We also unpack what it’s like to train with all of her best friends in Colorado on Team Boss and be married to your coach. Plus, we talk about some tough stuff: Despite being favorited to come back home with a medal this year at the Olympics, Emma came up short. We talk about the ~why~ plus how she navigated the emotions of that. Emma also opens up about how she’s been doing since her mom was diagnosed with cancer in December 2019, and shares a beautiful perspective about consciously choosing optimism and happiness even when life’s hurdles get you down.
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| 0:00.0 | what can I control right now while I'm hurting terribly in this workout or this race, |
| 0:06.0 | I can control getting through this rep. I can control like my effort in this rep is going to be |
| 0:10.7 | solid and then I'll tackle that next step or in bigger life things. It's like what can I control |
| 0:16.9 | now and if I don't have control of it, like find a way to exist peacefully in it and preserve like |
| 0:23.3 | some sanity and happiness through that season eight premiere. What is going on everyone, |
| 0:46.4 | Emily Abadi here coming to you live from the a G studio. You are listening to hurdle. A |
| 0:53.3 | wellness focus podcast where I connect with everyone from your favorite athletes to top experts |
| 0:58.4 | in industry CEOs about their highest highs, toughest moments and everything in between. We all go |
| 1:05.1 | through hurdles in life and my goal through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate |
| 1:10.1 | yours and move with intention so that you can stride toward your own big potential. And of course, |
| 1:16.2 | have some fun along the way. All right, some fast facts about the show. If you are new to |
| 1:22.0 | hurdle, first of all, welcome. You are now officially. It's official. A herdler. The show it comes |
| 1:30.1 | up three times a week. And although there are 186 as of today numbered episodes in this feed, |
| 1:35.9 | there are a total of I cannot believe I'm saying this 417 in the collection. On Wednesdays, |
| 1:42.9 | I release episodes that I refer to as hurdle moments. And these are think of them as snackable |
| 1:47.4 | content on all sorts of topics in the wellness space ranging from how to better take care of your |
| 1:53.3 | dental or sexual health to how to get out of a funk, how to maintain boundaries and so much more. |
| 2:00.4 | On Fridays, you will be greeted with a five minute Friday, which is basically me reflecting on |
| 2:06.0 | stuff that's going on in my life and answering listener questions, a quick hit to take you into the |
| 2:11.2 | weekend. As for me, Emily a body. I'm a 33 year old journalist and wellness expert. Bring you |
| 2:17.5 | this content from my Brooklyn studio. Born and raising Connecticut, I have lived in New York for |
| 2:23.5 | 11 years now. Crazy to me. That's even the thing. And relevant to the show, I went through a major |
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