Hey, everyone, Emily Abadi here. You are listening to Five Minute Friday from Hurtle. Wow, what a week. Since the last time I talked to you, I feel like I've been all over the place. I spent last Thursday in Connecticut. I went to Washington, D.C. on Friday.

I ran the cherry blossom 10 miler on Sunday. And when I tell you that Sunday was an elite day,

that is the biggest understatement in that I ran a race that I had been looking forward to

for some time. I accomplished my goal, which was to do this thing in sub-average pace of

seven minutes, 30 seconds. And then the Yukon women won the March Madness Tournament. So truly, like I said,

an elite day. I need to tell you a story about the race last weekend. Right before the start,

I went to use a porta potty. and I did so. And as I was getting ready to begin

the race, I'm in the corral and I realized that I must have dropped my license, which I always

tuck into my shorts pocket when I'm going out for a race and I'm traveling alone.

I tucked it in my shorts pocket. I go to check it before the race begins and it is not in there.

I dropped it. And it is the ultimate lesson in that moment of letting go of the things that you

cannot control. I have so much anxiety in this moment.

I am like, what happens if tomorrow they need my ID when I'm going to get on an airplane and I am

stuck in D.C. And I start spiraling. And then I do two things. The first thing I say to myself is

what's the worst that's going to happen? is what's the worst that's going to happen?

Okay, if the worst that's going to happen, truly the worst thing that could happen is that I'm not

allowed to get on a flight, which I believe that there are many systems in place where they can

verify who you are. If you don't happen to have your license on you, you just need to make sure you

have time at the airport.

But I digress. If the worst thing that's going to happen is that I have to ultimately rent a car and drive home, it's actually not that bad. That's the first thing that happens in that moment.

I tell that to myself. And then the next thing that I tell to myself is, Emily, you've got to let it go.

Because this is something right now that is so much bigger than you, that is so much beyond your

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