Hey everybody, Emily Abadi here, you are listening to an episode of 5 Minute Friday from

Hurtle. I feel like I am finally back. My voice is in full effect after last week's marathon

festivities. I want to give so much thanks and appreciation to everyone that came out, not

just for the strength and numbers conversation, but also for the events that happened throughout

the weekend and also for showing up on Sunday, what a special day here in New York cheering

on. Both friends and strangers alike running through this amazing place as part of the New

York City Marathon. I'm so happy that I was able to be a part of it. So that's that. I want to

talk this week about morning routines for 5 Minute Friday because I've been thinking a lot about

the benefit of slowing down lately. I have talked before on the show about how diligent I've been

in the past with my morning routine, breathwork, journaling, nispresso, working out, etc.

And a byproduct of what happened leading up to the London marathon at the London marathon after

the London marathon in the aftermath, dealing with plantar fasciitis, dealing with a little knee

wonkiness, dealing with the shoulder after the bike accident. I'm falling apart over here.

A byproduct of all of these injuries was that I really had to slow down and I mean physically

in that I am strength training four days a week right now, which is a big pivot from where I was

previously running for five days a week. But on top of the strength training, I'm doing a lot

of walking. And so I've completely rejiggered my morning routine in that it will start with

the nispresso and the strength training. But then I will get out for my walk and I'll walk for about

an hour, come back inside, do breathwork, do journaling, then get in the shower and start the

rest of my day, including breakfast and athletic greens and whatnot. And I say this because I feel

like sometimes we need permission to be flexible in our methods. We need permission to change the

plan. We are inundated so often by the things that we see on social media about what we should

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