Dream On
By
Woody Green
of
RUNNERS NICHE
Sometimes I'm running well and feeling strong when my shoes start
slipping off at the heel. I try stepping hard to get the foot back in the
shoe but it doesn't work and I wind up running with my heels
hanging out the back of the shoes while I try to hold on to them with
my toes as I run.
Other times I'm winning a race, but the race monitors won't tell me
which way to go on turns and I wind up way off the course. It is so
frustrating!
Then there are the races that go through buildings, up and down
elevators, back outside and over bushes or down steep cliffs.
Sometimes we run right into a dead end with a big brick wall.
Maybe the worst is the run where I feel fine but my legs just won't
go anywhere. I try as hard as I can, but my legs will hardly move
and I can't even go as fast as a walk. It's upsetting because I don't
feel tired and there's no pain! I just can't move!
Then again, the very worst is when I'm in one of those races through
a building and I get in the elevator and after I push the button it
free falls! That's when I wake up!
All of these scenarios are dreams I've had over and over through the
years. I know other runners who've had similar dreams, especially
the one where your legs just won't move. They don't seem to come
for any particular reason. I get them when I'm running well as often
as when I'm out of shape or injured. Maybe I need a dream
interpreter to tell me what they mean. What is my inner psyche
telling me?
Maybe it's my secret insecurity as a runner coming through. Perhaps
running is a sort of metaphor for life, and I am feeling a lack of
direction, confusion or frustration. Nah, I bet it's that pepperoni pizza
coming back to haunt me!
Anyway, I'd like to hear from our readers on this one. If you have a
favorite running dream you'd like to relate, e-mail it to RUNNER'S
NICHE. We'll print the best ones. Also, if there are any dream experts
out there, maybe you can tell me what my dreams mean! While your
at it, what about that dream where I'm back in school and I realize
I've forgotten to go to one of my classes all year...
