laughinplace199
12-20-2008, 06:47 AM
I had my second marathon anxiety dream last night.
I was running the marathon and got to the halfway point, which was a beautiful garden. There was a big water fountain and benches situated among beautiful flowers. The other runners and I were sitting on the benches, taking a rest...or so I thought. After a few minutes of resting, I got up to start running again and no one else got up. It turned out that they were all running a half marathon, not a full, so they were done! I thought it was weird that there was no finish line for them to cross, they just stopped at the 13.1 mile mark and were done. I was so jealous of them because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do another 13.1 miles - especially alone. I was the only one doing the full. :scared1:
So I guess I'm afraid I won't be able to finish and that I'll be running alone. I don't think DH will dessert me, so at least I know I won't be running alone. NoW I just have to work on finishing. :eek:
My first marathon anxiety dream was back in Feb when I signed up for the marathon. Here it is:
Had my 1st marathon anxiety dream!
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Real life: DH has convinced me to run the marathon in '09. I've only been running for a month, and although I'm nervous, I'm also looking forward to achieving this goal. A couple of nights ago, we printed out the marathon application for DVC members, filled it out, and mailed it.
That night, I had a crazy dream: I was running along my regular route. A van drove up beside me and a bunch of guys in orange jumpsuits ran over to me an grabbed me. I tried to scream, but couldn't. Then I realized that they weren't going to harm me, they were holding my arms and running with me. I then noticed that the letters stenciled on their jumpsuits did not spell out a prison name. The letters were D.V.C.
I guess my subconscious was feeling that committing to the marathon is a little like being in prison!
I was running the marathon and got to the halfway point, which was a beautiful garden. There was a big water fountain and benches situated among beautiful flowers. The other runners and I were sitting on the benches, taking a rest...or so I thought. After a few minutes of resting, I got up to start running again and no one else got up. It turned out that they were all running a half marathon, not a full, so they were done! I thought it was weird that there was no finish line for them to cross, they just stopped at the 13.1 mile mark and were done. I was so jealous of them because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do another 13.1 miles - especially alone. I was the only one doing the full. :scared1:
So I guess I'm afraid I won't be able to finish and that I'll be running alone. I don't think DH will dessert me, so at least I know I won't be running alone. NoW I just have to work on finishing. :eek:
My first marathon anxiety dream was back in Feb when I signed up for the marathon. Here it is:
Had my 1st marathon anxiety dream!
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Real life: DH has convinced me to run the marathon in '09. I've only been running for a month, and although I'm nervous, I'm also looking forward to achieving this goal. A couple of nights ago, we printed out the marathon application for DVC members, filled it out, and mailed it.
That night, I had a crazy dream: I was running along my regular route. A van drove up beside me and a bunch of guys in orange jumpsuits ran over to me an grabbed me. I tried to scream, but couldn't. Then I realized that they weren't going to harm me, they were holding my arms and running with me. I then noticed that the letters stenciled on their jumpsuits did not spell out a prison name. The letters were D.V.C.
I guess my subconscious was feeling that committing to the marathon is a little like being in prison!