200. Kara Goucher, World-Renowned Runner & 2X Olympian
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2022
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Episode. 200. WHEN did we get here?! Honored to have Kara Goucher joining Hurdle for this milestone! We kick things off in episode 200 by talking about Kara’s recent diagnosis of runner’s dystonia, what that means, and how it’s affecting her emotionally and mentally. We also bring it back to talk about how she fell in love with the sport in the first place with the help of her late grandfather and what it was like losing him to COVID during the pandemic. Plus: Her journey to self acceptance and navigating disordered eating as a college athlete, and the hard work that went into both of Olympic experiences — first as an athlete and then as a commentator for NBC. We cap things off by chatting about the recent campaign for Altra that we were both a part of, highlighting that if you have a body — regardless of size — you are an athlete. I’m so grateful for Kara’s openness, and oh-so-amped to photobomb her Boston Marathon coverage. (I’m kidding, sort of …)
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| 0:00.0 | we can celebrate the highs, but sometimes you're on a loan. |
| 0:03.1 | People necessarily know, so just treat people with grace |
| 0:06.2 | because you just don't know what other people are going through. |
| 0:08.4 | I'm so amped, Emily Abadi, you're coming to you live from the AG studio. |
| 0:33.4 | You are listening to Hurtle, a wellness focused podcast |
| 0:37.0 | and you're going to be able to communicate with everyone. |
| 0:38.0 | From your favorite athletes to top experts and industry CEOs about their highest highs, |
| 0:43.0 | toughest moments, and everything in between, we all go through hurdles in life, and my goal |
| 0:48.7 | through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move with |
| 0:53.3 | intention so that you can strive toward your own big potential. |
| 0:57.3 | And of course, have some fun along the way. |
| 1:01.8 | I feel the need to just claim that there are actually at this very point in time, 467 episodes |
| 1:11.4 | in the Hurtle podcast feed, but you know the drill. |
| 1:15.3 | If you are a herdler, Mondays are the numbered episodes, and so today marks episode 200. |
| 1:23.0 | It also marks me sitting here recording this in drill with a voice that maybe a little |
| 1:29.0 | more harsh than usual after just the most unbelievable few days of events. |
| 1:35.4 | A huge thank you first to the wonderful woman that came out for a dinner that I co-hosted |
| 1:41.9 | with my friends at Woop last Thursday night. |
| 1:45.2 | It truly was just the most special opportunity to get together in community. |
| 1:49.4 | And I feel just as grateful for the opportunity to come together IRL for the Hurtle that I hosted |
| 1:57.2 | on Saturday with 30 outstanding Hurtlers from the New York City community. |
| 2:01.6 | I look forward to recreating this experience goodness all over the United States. |
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