#HURDLEMOMENT: Everything You Should Know About Trail Running With Mirna Valerio
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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🗓️ 25 August 2021
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Summer is one of my favorite times to get out in nature, so what better time to talk about all things trail running than right now. Bringing on an expert today: Meet Mirna Valerio. She's an endurance athlete, author, speaker, and Merrell ambassador! You may recognize her name because she's been on the show before! Today, she's back to school us in tackling the trails. From what you need to know about trail running sneakers to safety precautions to take and what apps you can use to help map out your route — this endurance athlete has the 4-1-1.
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| 0:00.0 | If I had to ask you how trail running makes you feel, how does trail running make you feel? |
| 0:06.8 | So many words come to mind. Human. Because I think this is what my body is meant to do. |
| 0:15.3 | As a human being, it's just like moving with my own two feet across the earth. |
| 0:21.0 | And that's exactly what trail running is. |
| 0:30.0 | Hey, everyone. Emily Abadi here. You are listening to another installment of Hurtle Moment |
| 0:45.0 | from Hurtle. I'm in such a good mood today because it has been a minute since I have caught up |
| 0:51.7 | with today's guest. Her name is Merna Valerio. And you may recognize her name, not just because |
| 0:58.4 | you've probably seen her obscenely motivating posts on Instagram. Her handle is over at the |
| 1:05.6 | Merna Vader, but also because she is a past hurdle guest. Merna and I first connected for the show |
| 1:13.5 | about a year ago. I'll link to that episode in the show notes. And today she is coming back into |
| 1:19.6 | the mix to chat all about trail running. Here's the deal. Right now summer prime time to hit the |
| 1:27.2 | trails fall actually is my absolute favorite time to hit the trails. But if there's anyone who knows |
| 1:33.3 | a thing or two about getting out into the great outdoors, it is Merna. Every time I swear I look at |
| 1:39.3 | her page, she is on another trail doing something else, whether she's hiking or biking or running |
| 1:44.8 | or now she says in today's episode that she's a big fan of skiing like Merna loves to be in nature. |
| 1:51.4 | And that's why I knew she was the perfect person to chat with about this. We talk about everything |
| 1:56.8 | from her best practice advice for getting out there and doing it safely. We also talk about |
| 2:02.9 | gear. Merna is a Merrill sponsor and athletes. She gives some really great recommendations for |
| 2:08.8 | footwear from that brand. We also talk about nutrition, hydration, doing it with friends versus doing |
| 2:15.2 | it alone. So much goodness in this episode. And like I said, it put a smile on my face. I think |
| 2:20.8 | it's going to put a smile on yours. And it's always awesome and fun for me to have a chance to |
| 2:25.4 | connect with someone who I've chatted with for the show before you missed the note last week. I |
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