{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"386: Chasing your hard and honoring your why through tough stuff outside (Emily Halnon, author and ultrarunner)","description":"No matter how you define \u201chard,\u201d heading outside offers plenty of chances to tackle it. Many people who choose to tackle hard stuff outside are pushed to do so to honor some kind of \u201cwhy.\u201d For some of us, that \u201cwhy\u201d is health or to push our own personal boundaries. For others, the \u201cwhy\u201d is on behalf of someone else. Ultrarunner Emily Halnon\u2019s \u201cwhy\u201d has everything to do with her mom, who died from an aggressive form of cancer in early 2020. To honor her she headed out to tackle a major challenge running on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). It\u2019s a story she\u2019s now shared in her new book \u201cTo The Gorge.\u201d Through her journey, she learned the power of moving through hard stuff. In this episode you\u2019ll hear Emily share the things she\u2019s learned through that journey and how you can make yourself do hard things outside, too.   Connect with this episode: Read Emily Halnon\u2019s new book, To The Gorge (affiliate link) Visit Emily\u2019s website Follow Emily on Instagram Join the Humans Outside Challenge Follow Humans Outside on Instagram Follow Humans Outside on Facebook Some of the good stuff: [4:06] Emily Halnon\u2019s favorite outdoor space [5:36] How Emily became someone who likes to go outside [7:05] How Emily\u2019s mom inspired her running career [10:29] All about Andrea Halnon\u2019s adventurous life [15:27] The grief and grit in running across Oregon [22:37] How to get mentally tough to prepare for a mega run [30:01] Why hard stuff outside helps us prepare for life's challenges. [33:04] The internal dialogue of pushing through the tough stuff [35:07] Why it\u2019s not a bad thing to feel a little scared [36:39] Emily\u2019s favorite outdoor moment ","author_name":"Humans Outside","author_url":"http:\/\/www.humansoutside.com","html":"