1 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, Emily Abadi here. You are listening to five 2 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: minute Friday from Hurdle. That is exactly how I feel 3 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: right now. I'm sitting in a hotel room. Why is 4 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: every episode that I record lately, That's how it starts. 5 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:41,480 Speaker 1: I'm in Berlin and in gosh, forty eight hours from 6 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: when you hear this episode. If you're listening to it. 7 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: On Friday, I will run my twelfth marathon. And for 8 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,279 Speaker 1: those of you that aren't runners and aren't here for. 9 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: This journey, I apologize. 10 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: But this journey has been rich and it's been a 11 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: big deal for me, especially coming back from so much 12 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: injury and so so I am just feeling really grateful 13 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: and really happy and really content. And if you subscribe 14 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: to the weekly Hurdle newsletter, I wrote a bit about 15 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: that in today's installment, so get on that. The link 16 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: to do that if you don't just yet subscribe is 17 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: in the show notes. Today, though, I want to talk 18 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: to you about what happened at the airport. I've been 19 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: in my fair share of airports over the last few days, 20 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: and on the way here, I was coming from Bologna 21 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: in Italy. I went there for work for a couple 22 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: of days before making my way over to Germany. And 23 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: this is the first trip in my life that I 24 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: have ever brought both a checked suitcase and a carry 25 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: on suitcase as well as a personal item. I've never 26 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: brought two suitcases. But I'm traveling until next Saturday and 27 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: going to be in some different climates temperatures. 28 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 2: It just needed to happen that way. 29 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: And so, needless to say, when I was organizing everything 30 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: going from point A to point B, I forgot that 31 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: I put one of my larger sized items in my 32 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: carry on that was technically too big to be in 33 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: my carry on. So I'm talking about the try slide. 34 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: Tryslide is like a spray you can liken it to 35 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: like body glide, and it's been my go to. I'ly 36 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 1: get in the show notes for anything anti chaf, so 37 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: I've used bodyglide, but the try slide it just feels easier. 38 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: It's like putting on spray SPF. It's my go to, 39 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: and I had packed it in my carry on two case. 40 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: And I'm going through the TSA. I don't even know 41 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: if they call it TSA over here, but I'm going 42 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: through the security and this woman at first tells me 43 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: to take my liquids out of my carry on. I 44 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: forgot that they were in there. I go back, I 45 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: take my liquids out of my carry on. They go 46 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: through the screening thing and rather than pick up like 47 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: the clear bag that has all of my stuff in it, 48 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: I see her reach four the try slide that I'd 49 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: put in the bin next to my toiletries bag. And 50 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: I didn't even think twice when I did this. And 51 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: so I look at her and she looks at me, 52 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: and she holds this up and she says what is this? 53 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: And I'm like, it's anti CHAF spray, And she said, 54 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: what's it for? And I said, I'm going to run 55 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: a marathon. It's so that my thighs don't rub together. 56 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: And mind you, like, there's a little bit of a 57 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: language barrier here. She's speaking English to me, but I 58 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: would assume that a word like chaf might be a 59 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: little weird. Anyway, she instinctively goes to me, it's too big. 60 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: And you know that emoji where the eyes are really 61 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: big and it looks like the emoji is going to 62 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: cry Like that was me irl standing in that security moment, 63 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: and I just looked at her, and in my head, 64 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: I am thinking this is my go to I don't 65 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: want to get. 66 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: Rid of this right now, I'm running a marathon. Oh 67 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: my god. 68 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: And she looks at me and she says, tell me, 69 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: this is medical. And I look at her basically I've 70 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: turned into a robot. And I nod my head and 71 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: I say this is medical. And she nods her head 72 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: at me, and she walks over to some other machine 73 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: and grabs one of those little wipe things and wipes 74 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: it down and waits for the machine to tell her 75 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 1: good to go, comes back to me, hands me the 76 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: bottle and says run good. And I just felt in 77 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: that moment like it was such a karma. It was 78 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: a full circle. Be a good person, do good things, 79 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: good will come back to you. I don't encourage rule breaking, 80 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: but in this moment, I am so grateful that she 81 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: just blessed. 82 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: Me and enabled me to move on. And uh, yeah, 83 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: karma is a good thing. 84 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: And so as I'm out here, there are tons of tourists, 85 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: there's a lot going on, people are stressed that might 86 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: be around me, And all I will promise to do 87 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 1: is just be as good of a person as I 88 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: possibly can, because someone was looking out for me, and 89 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: it's my turn to look out for somebody else. My 90 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: prompt for you going into the weekend is not really 91 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 1: a prompt at all. Maybe it's just a little bit 92 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: of encouragement to have a little grace with someone else 93 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: that you come across, knowing that you never know what 94 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: they're going through. That woman had no idea where my 95 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: head was at in that moment. I mean, she knew 96 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: that I was going to run a marathon, or maybe 97 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: she didn't actually understand what I was telling her, but 98 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: she chose to have compassion with me, and I encourage 99 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: you to choose compassion and grace with someone else that 100 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: you come across this weekend. 101 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 2: And now a listener question. Hi, Emily, this is Alex 102 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: calling in from Brooklyn. How do you prepare differently for 103 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,919 Speaker 2: a marathon when you're traveling internationally? Oh, this is a 104 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: good one. 105 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: Okay, I feel like you know again, I'm sorry it's 106 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: been run heavy on the content lately, but how can 107 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: you blame me? 108 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 2: This is what's going on in my life at this 109 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 2: very moment. 110 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: So traveling for a marathon, I would say the things 111 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: that are different about traveling the marathon really just entail 112 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: a little bit more preparation. When I travel for a marathon. 113 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: There are things that I need to make sure that 114 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: I bring with me. So it's really important to make 115 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: a solid packing list. Things that are on my packing 116 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: list now that maybe have not been previously because now 117 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 1: I have more experience. I bring my own jiff to 118 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,119 Speaker 1: go travel peanut butter. I found that, like I don't 119 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: love the peanut butter always that I'm finding when I'm 120 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 1: on the go. I also carry with me my go 121 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: tos which is AG one Element salt packets, as well 122 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: as the U Can Edge. And then I really really 123 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,919 Speaker 1: really would one hundred percent recommend do not this is 124 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: you must do this carry on your marathon items. So 125 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: that means that in my carry on suitcase, which I 126 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: accidentally put the body glide into, I also brought the 127 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: sneakers I'm running in on Sunday, the shorts I'm running 128 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: in on Sunday, the socks, the shirt, the sports ra 129 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: the sunglasses, all the things that I would have been 130 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,479 Speaker 1: beside myself if had been lost in the luggage that 131 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: I checked. The last thing that I would highly recommend 132 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: if you are checking a bag and have anxiety like 133 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: I do is get an air tag. This air tag 134 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: and being able to see where my suitcase is slash 135 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: was when I'm on the move is truly such a 136 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: sanity saver and I cannot recommend that enough. And okay, 137 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: I said that was kind of the last thing, but 138 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: really the last thing also is you will not regret 139 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: bringing a massive water bottle with you. I drank at 140 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: least five bottles of water on my eight hour flight abroad. 141 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: And you want to make sure that you're hydrating because 142 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: being up in the air traveling, it is super easy 143 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: to get dehydrated, which is also why that element comes 144 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: in the clutch. 145 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 2: Hydration is important. You got to take care of yourself. 146 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: Because you didn't come this far to only come this far, right, 147 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,679 Speaker 1: I think I think that's it for now. Oh my god, 148 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: I'll be back next week. I will, and I'm going 149 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: to do good and it's just another hurdle that I'm 150 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: going to conquer. That's it for now. With that another 151 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: hurdle conquered, Catch you guys next time. Follow along over 152 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: on social I'll see you there.