I'm grateful. I'm so, so, so grateful from that moment of me being depressed because I can see I always say there's a light at the end of the tunnel and I can never see it until December 7th.

Hey everyone, Emily Abadi here. You are listening to a special week of content here on Hurtle called Running Through.

With global running day on Wednesday, June 1st, it's only fitting that we wrap up season 9 and celebrate all week by bringing five back-to-back episodes to the feed.

You guys, you know the deal. Here on the show, I am dedicated to bringing Hurtle's content that encompasses all that is wellness. Still, running holds a really special place in my heart.

While I originally leaned into running as a weight loss tool back in college, it has turned into a passion of mine helping me personally get through a ton of difficult hurdle moments and 10 Marathons later become a happier, healthier version of myself.

This week, I am talking with other inspiring women who have also turned to running during some of life's biggest, darkest hurdles.

We get vulnerable talking about tough topics like loss and grief, depression and postpartum depression, and how running in sport has helped them persevere, rediscover their self worth, and move forward with their head held high.

For today's episode, I am chatting with Tara Davis. She is a professional track and field athlete, a long jumper.

And as of yesterday, the big announcement that we talk about in today's episode, she is now a global blue woman ambassador.

So excited about this episode, specifically because you may recognize Tara because let's just say it for what it is.

She blew up after the 2020 Olympic trials, thanks to her fiery personality and her go-getter attitude and on-camera shenanigans.

Since then, she has been having a blast making content with her now Beyoncé and fellow global blue woman ambassador Hunter Woodhall.

Today, she's on the podcast solo, something that I don't believe she has done just yet, usually her and Hunter a dynamic duo.

And to have her here, to get personal, to talk about her journey and hers alone, navigating everything from the pressures that go hand in hand, but going after your big Olympic dreams for her that involved navigating about of depression.

And what it was like for her to navigate both long distance and the pandemic, finishing at college, going to the Olympics all at the same time.

Really, really grateful that Tara decided to get vulnerable with us and this combo is one not to be missed.

Before we dive in, I have to give a huge, huge thanks to my sponsor for this week of content and that sponsor is Tracksmith.

Tracksmith, as you may know, is a brand for runners inspired by a deep love for the sport.

They craft incredible gear for training, racing and rest days and create experiences that make running more rewarding, more connected and more meaningful.

There's summer collection features pieces designed for running in the heat as well as staples for your vacation adventures from their silky smooth twilight styles that seem to disappear while you're running.

It's a comfortable short tights that can carry all of your long run fuel.

These are staples that will work as hard as you do.

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