dreams/reality

August 13, 2009

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i have the most boring dreams. josh always makes fun of me because they are just SO obvious! for example, yesterday (in reality), i didn’t get out of clinic until 7:30 pm — ouch! we were quite busy and down one intern, which meant i ended up filling that role and seeing a lot of patients on my own. i think i handled it rather well, though. i didn’t get terribly irritated and i didn’t even feel particularly rushed; instead i just kind of went with the flow and accepted that i’d be home a bit late. and it all worked out and i was okay with it, or so i thought.


land of dreams image from livecreations

but last night i dreamt that instead of the typical daytime shift, we had to work overnight in the clinic! in my dream, there were still more patients coming in to be seen at 6:30 AM and i was completely frazzled and exhausted. at one point, i walked into one family’s room where they were all sleeping and woke them up, only to find out it was a different patient i was supposed to see. i then had a complete meltdown, including yelling at one of the attendings (not one that had been there yesterday) that i just couldn’t take the abuse anymore.

so maybe by focusing on remaining calm and unmoved at work, i just channeled my frustration into my subconscious. is that healthy? i wonder what freud would have to say.

race dreams
well, more like race fantasies, perhaps? i am having an inner tug-of-war with myself about mayyyybe, possibly training for and running the full marathon at outer banks in november, or alternatively a race in december. i realize that there are multiple life-issues which could get in the way (the possibility of reinjury, work, other stuff . . . ) but as long as i go in with these things in mind, would it really be so terrible to go for it?


????????

still mulling it over.

my favorite running partner siobhan (now 10 weeks postpartum!) suggested choosing a destination race to run together in the future — LOVE that idea! one destination that is somewhat in between NC and CA that both josh and i have always been interested in visiting is austin, TX. so two potential races on the horizon are:


3M austin, january 24th 2010

or


zooma austin, march 27 2010

we’ll have to see what siobhan thinks of these possibilities! it would also be fun to meet up with jess — who could probably win either one of these races.

aaaaaand speaking of running i need to get my butt out the door! happy thursday!

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8.12.09

workout: rest day (took it a day early because i was feeling sort of sore)

doin’ time: no time for doin’ time when you get home at 7:45.

reading: cramming on likelihood ratios this morning. confusing but cool!

4 Comments

  • Reply Kim March 10, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    I say go for the marathon, however, I would be careful of the plan that you pick. I&#39m sure you&#39ve dreamt of qualifying for Boston (what runner hasn&#39t, right?). Also, I&#39m sure you&#39d love to beat your marathon PR. I&#39ve seen that you&#39ve followed "Daniel&#39s Running Formula" and Pfitzinger in the past (although I think only Pfitzinger was for a marathon). Maybe if you leave out speed training, you may not get injured. Instead of picking a "challenging" plan, perhaps you could pick something like Hal Higdon. Nothing too "fancy". Also, maybe you should limit the number of days that you run. To a certain extent, since you&#39ve gotten injured marathon training the past few years, maybe treat yourself as a beginner.

    Have 2 simple goals: Make it to to the start, and cross the finish line.

    That was very long, and I admit, I&#39ve never run a marathon. I guess take this for what&#39s worth to you :).

    And since I don&#39t have a blog, but I am a follower, I don&#39t show up on Google Reader (the post below). So you actually have 89 follows 🙂

  • Reply Susan March 10, 2019 at 7:29 pm

    I would always say go for the marathon…but make sure to pick a plan that fits your needs. 70 mile weeks are not necessary! A destination race would be awesome, and both of those races have really cool logos! (That&#39s a good way to pick races, right?)

  • Reply Cee March 10, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    I feel a bit cheated when I have work dreams. While I enjoy work, I am there for long enough stretches when I am conscious – I don&#39t need it invading my unconscious self!

    I would go with the marathon. I agree that Hal Higdon&#39s marathon plans are pretty conservative, and seem moreso designed simply to finish without injury.

  • Reply atilla March 10, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    please don&#39t do the full marathon..you&#39ve already proved you have the stuff to do it and its not worth the injury…read in the extra time you would have to train

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