#HURDLEMOMENT: Are You Where You Say You Are? The Importance of Being Truly Present
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2020
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
It didn’t hit me until about an hour into last week’s Miami Half Marathon: I wasn’t paying attention to anything around me. I wasn’t taking in the experience. Instead, I was so in my head, worrying about paces and a potential outcome, missing out of the real point of taking on this challenge in a faraway city. An interaction with another runner made me remember the importance of being where my feet are. This week, I’m tackling the important subject of “presence” for #hurdlemoment. Because really, showing up is important and a great first step, but if you’re not aware of you’re surroundings and open — you may miss out on the best takeaways. That's an opportunity that's too good to pass up.
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| 0:00.0 | I want you to ask yourself the question that I've been asking myself. What are you running by |
| 0:06.4 | with the blinders on? |
| 0:23.7 | Fun fact to kick off today's episode. |
| 0:29.4 | When I started the podcast at the very end of 2017, I originally envisioned it as like The Hurdles of New York. |
| 0:31.3 | Similarly to Brandon Stanton's Uber famous humans of New York, I had this idea that I would go around and find the stories of everyday people that were just |
| 0:41.3 | like me leaned into fitness and wellness to become better versions of themselves. |
| 0:46.6 | And I still want to do that in some capacity. |
| 0:50.7 | But in the meantime, this girl has got a lot of other things on her to-do list. Anyway, |
| 0:58.0 | Emily Abadi here. I am a freelance journalist writing everywhere from GQ to Runners World. And I'm also |
| 1:04.6 | the creator of this special show called Hurtle, a wellness focused podcast where I sit down |
| 1:10.7 | with inspiring individuals to talk |
| 1:12.5 | about everything from their big wins to how they've gotten through some of life's toughest |
| 1:16.4 | moments. For Hurtle Moment this week, I am chatting about a really important moment I had a few |
| 1:22.8 | days back running the Miami Half Marathon. In summary, it took me about an hour on the course or so to |
| 1:30.9 | actually start paying attention to what was going on around me, to my surroundings. Thanks to a |
| 1:37.5 | fellow runner, I was reminded of the importance of being truly present, the importance of not just |
| 1:43.0 | showing up, which is often the first and very most |
| 1:46.8 | important step, but also of opening our eyes to all that is around us to truly get the most |
| 1:52.4 | of any given experience. I'll dive into this a little bit more shortly, but in the meantime, |
| 1:58.0 | I'd love for you to let me know what topics you want me to |
| 2:01.2 | dive into here on Hurtle moments. So what is it that you want to know about? What are you |
| 2:05.8 | struggling with? How can I help? Let me know by shooting me a message over on Instagram or |
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