Welcome back to Hurtle.

Emily here.

Guys, I have been on a whirlwind past few weeks.

It started in London the day after my birthday where this episode was actually recorded.

And since then, I've been back to New York for less than 12 hours, then to Vail for the GoPro Mountain Games, and then to Los Angeles

for a week. Lessons learned. Let's see here. I actually really, really loved London. I need to get

back there ASAP. There's such a thing as freestyle kayaking, which is absolutely unreal to see in person. And what else?

Sunburns are the worst. Anyway, this episode, Dina Castor, she's a household name in the

world of running, a champion marathoner and New York Times bestselling author of her newer book,

Let Your Mind Run. When she arrived in China for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, she was so, so ready to crush

the competition.

But three miles into her race, the A6-backed pro felt something snap in her right foot, which

caused her to fall to the ground and drop out of the race.

Ouch.

In today's episode, she tells me why she's so thankful for that devastating injury.

And then she shares a lot of super interesting insight into the mental tricks and mantras

that contribute to wait for it.

Her outstanding 520 mile marathon pace.

I said to her in the episode, I can barely walk from my bed to the bathroom in five minutes and 20 seconds. She also shares essential advice for beginner runners.

Definitely some stuff I wish I knew when I was getting into the sport. Also, I feel like it's

super important just to chat a little bit more about what I do

when I'm not over here on the pod. I've told you guys before, in addition to being a certified

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