know why you're doing it because if you don't, you're going to get a few weeks in and be like,

this isn't worth it. And keep that very present with yourself.

Hey everybody, Emily Abadi here. You are listening to another installment of Hurtle Moment

from Hurtle. A wellness focus podcast where I connect with everyone from your favorite athletes

to top experts in industry CEOs about their highest highs, toughest moments, and everything in between.

We all go through Hurtles in Life and my goal through these discussions is to empower you

to better navigate yours and move with intention so you can stride toward your own big potential.

And of course, have some fun along the way. For today's episode, I am calling in my coach for

the London marathon. Her name is Rebecca Stowe. Stowe is based in New York. She's also a coach

for Nike NYC. And we have known each other for a few years now. So when I was looking to take

this training cycle in a different direction, getting one on one coaching to go after whatever

my best may be this time around, I was excited to reach out to this beautiful human to get things

going. With years of experience, including running in college, Stowe is here to answer all of your

marathon training questions ranging from, do I need different sneakers or different workouts,

do my socks matter? How often should I be hydrating? What do I have to do if I need to shift my

schedule around how am I supposed to balance running with other things in my life when it feels like

it is all that I am doing. Plus her three top tips for beginner marathoners and so much more.

I love this conversation. It's always fun to sit down with a friend or for the show. I also do

want to note that listen, I know selfishly that right now on the show, there is an in the

flux of running content. If you have been a hurtler for a while or you're relatively new to the

pod, I would say that over the last couple of years, I have definitely directed away from talking

so much about running because I want to make sure that I'm covering all aspects of wellness that

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