5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Life As a Series Of Intervals

Hurdle with Emily Abbate

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Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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This week, Emily shares how she’s feeling during the final phases of preparation for her egg retrieval, and how she's been making an effort to be slower and connect with herself. Also discusses the importance of disconnecting and finding joy in offline activities, and answering a listener question on apps she uses for her morning routine, including Open for meditation, Strava for running, and Future for strength training.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed Human.
0:05.8	Hey there, this is Josh from Stuff You Should Know with a message that could change your life.
0:11.7	The Stuff You Should Know Think Spring podcast playlist is available now.
0:16.2	Whether spring has sprung in your neck of the woods yet or not, the stuff you should
0:20.3	know, think spring playlist will make you want to get your overalls on,
0:23.8	get outside, and get your hands in the dirt.
0:26.3	You can get the stuff you should know think spring playlist on the IHeartRadio app,
0:30.4	Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:35.5	I'm Daniel Alarcon, and this is my friend. He's much more famous than I am. I wouldn't go that far, but I'm Daniel Alarcon, and this is my friend.
0:37.9	This is much more famous than I am.
0:39.7	I wouldn't go that far, but I'm John Green, co-host of the podcast The Away End with my old friend Daniel.
0:44.7	On our podcast, The Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup.
0:51.1	Together, we'll find out why, of all the unimportant things, football, soccer, is the most important.
0:57.0	Listen to the away end with Daniel Auerkone and John Green on the IHeart Radio. You are listening to Five Minute Friday from Hurtle. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. What a week. I am a sleepy human. I am a sleepy human. And after sharing a little bit of what I'm going through last week on the show, I'm sure you can understand why, for those that are just catching up,
1:45.3	I am in the final phases of prepping for an egg retrieval at the top of next week.
1:52.9	And I am looking forward to feeling like my normal self again soon. I've had a lot of fun. I don't know if fun is the
2:04.4	right word, but I've really enjoyed chatting with a lot of you about your experiences, whether that
2:10.0	be in the DM or over email. And I appreciate you since yapping last week for those that came in and shared positive experiences with me.
2:21.1	It's been, it's been really nice to connect. With that said, it's also been really nice for me
2:27.2	to connect with myself. I am someone who is very much go, go, go, whether that's with work or just my schedule. I am not
2:38.4	someone that's good at sitting still necessarily. And this week has involved a lot. That's an
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