Hurdle
Emily Abbate
Join me, Emily Abbate, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for a good time. Hurdle is a wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big wins to how they’ve gotten through some of life’s toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple: To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention — and have some fun along the way. Tell me: What's your #hurdlemoment?
- 1 hour 4 minutes244. Taking Back Control: Cross Country Skier Jessie Diggins Talks Befriending Pain, Conquering Her Eating Disorder & Embracing Imperfection
Jessie Diggins knows that perfection isn’t reality. But as the most decorated cross country skier in U.S. history, her record’s pretty close. In this week’s episode of Hurdle, Emily sits down with the 3-time Olympic medalist to talk about her journey to the top of her sport, what it’s like to embrace the pressure of competition and push close to her physical breaking point (blurry vision and all). She also gets candid about her experience with an eating disorder, including a relapse in 2024, and what support looks like for her in her day to day. Plus: How she feels with under a year left until the Winter Olympics, and what it’s like training regularly in Italy leading up to World Championships after her recent World Cup win.
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24 February 2025, 9:15 am - 8 minutes 55 seconds5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Are You Letting The Small Details Keep You From Starting?
The starting line is right in front of you, but are you standing in your own way? Talking about how this regularly plays out, and answering a listener question about how to nail a pull-up (or three).
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194. Nneka Ogwumike, WNBA Player
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21 February 2025, 9:15 am - 51 minutes 44 seconds243. How To Practice Self-Love: The Power Of Affirmations & Benefits Of Positive Self-Talk With Dr. Nina Polyné
The way that you talk to yourself (and treat yourself) is important; as you've likely heard before — self-love isn't selfish. Put this one in the love file: Finishing off a couple weeks of loving here on Hurdle with Dr. Nina Polyné, a licensed clinical psychologist. We cover:
- Why is self-love important?
- What are self-love habits?
- Can affirmations be helpful in the adoption of a positive self-love practice?
- Can you have a positive association with self but still experience negative self-talk? How do you shake that?
- What is self celebration and why is it important?
- How to rid yourself of the shame that comes with prioritizing self
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17 February 2025, 9:15 am - 8 minutes 10 seconds5-MINUTE FRIDAY: What Do You Love About Yourself?
It's not lame to answer this question, btw. I love Valentine's Day, and not because I'm in love with someone else. Talking about what this day looks like for me, and answering a listener question about navigating rest days.
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14 February 2025, 9:15 am - 1 hour 1 minute242. How To Love Better: On Finding Grace, Healing & Motivation In Your Relationships With Diego 'Yung Pueblo' Perez
With Valentine's Day on the horizon, the podcast this week is shifting to talk about love. Self-love, loving others, and all type of relationships. Love is the foundation that shapes our perspective, and regardless of your marital status — love can impact all aspects of your health and wellbeing.
Chatting on this today withThe New York Timesbestselling author Diego Perez, known to his 4+ million followers by the name Yung Pueblo. Diego shares with me the lessons he's learned within his marriage, highlights the red and green flags of dating, and his takeaways from writing his new book — out next month,How to Love Better.
IN THIS EPISODE
(7:50) Diego Perez talks about the importance of not postponing your own happiness because you’re waiting for a partner
(13:15) How to grow together within a relationship, while pursuing different paths for personal growth
(17:44) How to train and develop happiness
(18:30) Diego Perez talks about how to fight against the victim mindset
(20:14) How to set yourself up for tiny victories to achieve momentum
(24:12) When to apologize versus when to address a lack of communication within a relationship
(24:52) What's an emotional temperature check?
(34:50) How to navigate change and growth of the individual within the relationship
(42:30) How to figure out when friendships are working for you versus hurting you
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10 February 2025, 9:15 am - 7 minutes 57 seconds5-MINUTE FRIDAY: The Best Email You Could Ever Send
I did something earlier this week that made me really proud. Plus: Asking a favor of all of you, and answering a listener question about how to spend time on your own when it feels mega uncomfortable.
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7 February 2025, 9:15 am - 42 minutes 32 seconds341. How To Get Stronger: CrossFit Champion Laura Horvath On Learning New Skills, Navigating Self-Talk & Fueling For Success
Imagine being referred to as "The Fittest Woman On Earth" — that's Laura Horvath's reality. The 2023 champion of the CrossFit Games joins Hurdle this week for a conversation about strength, body image, and nutrition. She covers how she trains to embrace the different phases of her cycle, what has changed (or rather, what hasn't) since she came out on top, and why her early days of climbing lent themselves to excelling within sport when her brother introduced her to it in 2016.
IN THIS EPISODE
(6:00) Why Laura loved climbing
(7:00) The perks to being strong for Laura in her everyday life
(8:15) How climbing lended itself to a transition into CrossFit
(9:50) Laura Horvath's thoughts on the intimidation factor that comes with lifting heavy weights
(12:55) Laura Horvath reflects on her beginning days with the sport, and how taking on too much too soon contributed to injury
(14:50) How Laura Horvath prioritizes her sleep, and why she likes wearing the Oura Ring
(15:07) The recovery tools Laura Horvath uses most often
(18:00) Laura Horvath talks about her cycle and how pays attention to it and her period to train to her advantage
(19:08) What does balance look like for Laura Horvath
(27:00) How Laura Horvath looks as food as fuel
(27:43) Laura Horvath talks about her relationship with food and how it's evolved since she was climbing, when the assumption that was less better
(33:40) How Laura Horvath feels about her social media presence
(36:30) What changed in Laura Horvath's life after winning the CrossFit Games
(39:19) How Laura Horvath feels about the pressure to perform in sport
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3 February 2025, 9:15 am - 10 minutes 2 seconds5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Reminder — Your Joy Is Entirely Within Your Control
I've spoken about my one-new-thing-a-week experiment here before, but this week I'm reflecting on just how fortunate we are to take the reigns on our own joy. Plus: Answering a listener question on how to establish a nighttime routine — and what mine consists of.
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31 January 2025, 9:15 am - 50 minutes 19 seconds340. How To Fuel For Improved Performance: Chef Dan Churchill Talks Protein Needs, Perks Of A Plant-Forward Diet & Smoothie Hacks
Replay! Bringing back this popular episode to the top of the feed today, welcoming my friend Dan Churchill back on the podcast. We first aired this in early 2024 to coincide with the exciting launch of his book Eat Like a Legend: Delicious, Super Easy Recipes to Perform at Your Peak. He’s giving us all the inside knowledge and know-how on how to fuel your body for optimal performance, whatever that may look like for you. We dive into hydration, micro and macronutrients, the importance of plant diversity in your diet, as well as protein sources and smoothie hacks. Dan hits home on the importance of taking care of and fueling yourself first and why it’s worth putting in the work for longevity of your life.
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IN THIS EPISODE
Dan’s journey to food and performance nutrition education (3:42)
How ‘Eat Like a Legend’ came to be (8:50)
Performing at your peak according to Dan (14:00)
Top 3 things things to focus on when looking to optimize performance (17:01)
Tactical steps toward cutting out refined sugars (22:50)
Dan’s ideal smoothie ingredients and hack for smoothie prep that will last you all week (31:15)
What it means to have a diversity of plants in your diet (36:58)
The importance of hydration and electrolytes when looking to perform at our peak (40:22)
The biggest challenge of cooking at home at why practice is key (47:30)
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27 January 2025, 9:15 am - 7 minutes 44 seconds5-MINUTE FRIDAY: Routine Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
There will always be things that are out of your control. But, this week I'm chatting about the benefits of finding a routine that works for you — and how it can pay off holistically for the rest of your schedule and day. Plus: Answering a listener question about my go-to running sneaker.
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24 January 2025, 9:15 am - 59 minutes 54 seconds339. Leading With Purpose: Strava's Chief Business Officer Zipporah Allen On Intentionality, Owning Her Mornings & Picking Up Running Later In Life
Zipporah Allen has a big job. Overseeing business and new ventures at Strava, she loves the opportunity to stay curious and travel the world inspiring folks to live their best active lives. For episode 339, we talk abut the how: How she got here, how she finds the time to move despite her busy schedule, and how Strava's working to empower their consumer to live their best active lives. Plus: Best-practice business and leadership advice, how she feels about picking up running in her 40s, and the importance of owning your "no."
IN THIS EPISODE
(3:37) Zip shares what her most recent Strava activity was
(6:00) Zip talks about her work experience before becoming the Chief Business Officer at Strava, specifically time in restaurants at Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and McDonald’s
(8:26) Emily and Zip swap their go-to Taco Bell orders
(9:47) Why learning is so important to Zip in business, and how she firmly believes you can learn from anyone regardless of title
(10:08) Zip talks about moving internationally for work
(12:32) What happens when you’re on a board of directors for a company, what that looks like for Zip, and what she hopes to get out of being an independent board member at a few different private companies
(14:30) Zip shares what it was like for her to start running when she joined the team at Strava in order to better understand the product — and she’s now a two-time marathon
(20:57) What Strava is doing specifically to cater to female-identifying customers, including safety features
(23:00) What self-care looks like for someone who is constantly traveling
(25:48) How to become a morning person
(30:22) Zip gets the invite to join Pastry Run Club in New York
(35:10) Why Zip thinks it’s important never to be the smartest person in the room, often telling her team: “I reserve the right to get smarter and take in new information and change my mind.”
(36:06) What Zip’s role as a mom has taught her about being a leader
(38:00) Why it’s important to respond instead of react
(42:05) Why it’s important to create the conditions as a leader to empower your employees to bring their full expertise to the table
(55:55) What Zip sees when she looks in the mirror.
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