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Hurdle with Emily Abbate

371. Dedication Makes The Difference: What It’s Like To Go All In & The Importance Of Running Your Own Race With Josette Andrews

Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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Health & Fitness

51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Living in Boulder and training with the On Athletic Club is better than pro runner Josette Andrews ever anticipated. These days, she lives and breathes life as an elite, and in today's conversation she talks about the hurdles she's conquered (including an awful dog bite, bone injury, and transferring schools) and powerful decisions she's made to make it to the top of her game. Plus: Her excitement over making her first U.S. Outdoors team for World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, and how she's preparing for the big competition.

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0:00.0

Yeah, we all have big goals and we want to see how far we can go.

0:03.2

And I want to see how far I can go and what I can do.

0:19.3

Hey, hey, Emily here. You are listening to episode 371 of hurdle. A wellness focus podcast where I talk to inspirational people about everything from their highest ties and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live a healthier, happier, more motivated life. We all go through our fair share

0:39.8

of hurdles. My goal through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move

0:45.3

with intention so that you can stride toward your own big potential. And of course, have some fun

0:51.8

along the way. Happy World Athletics Championships week

0:57.3

to all of those who celebrate.

0:59.4

I've been talking about this for a minute now.

1:01.3

It's the World Championships of Track and Field

1:03.0

this week.

1:03.7

I'm heading out to Tokyo tomorrow.

1:06.4

If you're listening to this episode

1:07.5

when it went live on Monday, September 8th,

1:10.2

and I could not be more

1:12.6

amped. On this journey, I am going to have the privilege to see today's guest compete, and that is

1:21.0

Josette Andrews. She is a pro runner with On Athletics Club. She's going to be running the 5K at Worlds. And today we get into

1:31.0

the nitty gritty. Josette and I talk about just how excited she is to make her first national

1:37.3

outdoor team. And of course, the journey that it took to get here. We talk about the struggles

1:43.5

that she navigated in college and a frightening incident that led to a bone injury and down a rough road to recovery.

1:53.6

Josette also talks about what it was like to find love in running and how she runs a company with her now husband,

2:00.7

plus the highs and lows of navigating

2:03.8

that aspect of their relationship.

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