330. Embracing Greatness: Rhasidat Adeleke On Her Olympic Debut, Finding Her Fast & Defining 'Success'
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
I’ve done plenty of live shows in my almost seven years of podcasting. Still, there was something really special about Wednesday night in Austin. Roughly 1,700+ miles from home, I sat down in a packed Austin venue of 150+ women with our surprise guest — 2024 Olympian and the fastest woman from Ireland, Rhasidat Adeleke. We talked about what it was like for her to move to the states for college from Ireland and to level up within sport, and how she’s managed the heartbreak of coming in fourth at the Games.
We laughed. We cried. We smiled — a lot.
I sat there in awe. Of her mindset, tenacity, and vulnerability, especially when it came to recapping that August race. In this week's episode, she talks about the highs and lows of competition, embracing the good with the bad, and whether or not she has a favorite taco in Austin. Plus: Her hopes for "what's next?" and her favorite Nike sneaker.
IN THIS EPISODE
(6:00) What Rhasidat changed within her running technique to better her stride
(9:24) Mindset training: Has she done any, and how has she has used experience to get her mind right to go after her big goals.
(10:26) You need to have short term memory with failure, don’t let it drag you down.
(11:30) Why Rhasidat made the decision to move to Texas, and how it felt for her at first to move to the United States
(15:05) Rhasidat talks about her upbringing in Ireland and what she’s most grateful for
(20:00) How Rhasidat defines success
(25:19) How training in college is different than going pro
(30:50) How she felt walking into the Olympic stadium for the first time and arriving in Paris
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| 0:00.0 | You're not going to always win. |
| 0:01.8 | And if I was only exposed to winning every single time, |
| 0:06.0 | I wouldn't be able to last in this profession. |
| 0:08.3 | So I just feel like everything that you experience, |
| 0:11.7 | good or bad, is going to Abadi here. You are listening to Episode 330 of Hurtle, |
| 0:33.8 | a wellness-focused podcast where I talk to inspirational people about everything from their |
| 0:38.3 | highest highs and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live a healthier, happier, |
| 0:44.3 | more motivated life. We all go through our fair share of hurdles. My goal through these discussions |
| 0:50.1 | is to empower you to better navigate yours and move with intention so that you can stride |
| 0:55.6 | toward your own big potential and of course have some fun along the way. I am next level excited |
| 1:04.4 | to bring you this week's conversation with one of the fastest women on planet Earth, |
| 1:11.4 | Rashida Adelaike. |
| 1:13.5 | She's a Nike athlete. |
| 1:14.8 | We had this conversation live in Austin |
| 1:17.5 | during the running event |
| 1:19.5 | at Nike's Women's Community Night. |
| 1:21.9 | And what a time was had. |
| 1:24.5 | Not only were the community vibes elites, |
| 1:26.9 | but we had a blast. |
| 1:30.3 | Rashida is an Olympian. She went to college at UT, but competed at this summer's |
| 1:37.0 | games for Ireland, where she was born and raised. In the episode, we talk about such |
| 1:43.7 | powerful stuff, including themes of resilience, |
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