I had a dream

[Anniemurph]

Apologies if you have already seen this but I thought it might amuse some of you on here.

You may have picked up that I am running in the London Winter Run on Sunday and I am stressing (slightly) about it.

Last night I had a dream. I'm going to a friend's house for dinner tomorrow night and she is a runner too, but not a regular runner. In my dream I arrived to find loads of the rest of her family there (whom I don't know).

'We're all going for a run!' she cried merrily. 'Would you like to come with us?'

'Yes, sure, how far are you going?' I responded.

'26.2!' was the answer.

I said yes. All of a sudden I was naked and needed a poo.

Might this be anything to do with my concerns about Sunday, do you think, or - with dream interpretation - am I really worrying about my pension options and getting a dog?

[poppypug Graduate10]

Ha ha , oh yes it is really bizarre about how our pre -race nerves manifest themselves into our dreams

I had one before my HM that I was in David and Victoria Beckhams London mansion on the morning of my race and she was showing me around all the house . I remember getting very anxious and telling her that it was all very lovely but I needed to leave !

I think if I turned up for a race and then realised it was a Marathon , I would need a poo too ! xxx

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to poppypug]

Love the thought of telling VB that you had to leave!

I think I was relatively calm in my dream, but I did wake up giggling

[Tomas Graduate10]

lol, bizarre what comes out in dreams sometimes.

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to Tomas]

At this rate, the race is bound to be far better than I am expecting! (unless of course I have a wardrobe malfunction and a sudden GI issue )

[AnneDroid Graduate10]

Sounds familiar poppypug . The night before my (only ever) 10k event I dreamt I had a job interview at a university (no idea why a university) and the woman was very angry because I kept asking when the interview would finish as I was worried I'd be late for the race start. Mind you at least I had all my clothes on Anniemurph ! Hope Sunday goes great for you.

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to AnneDroid]

Ha ha! Not that we obsess about our running at all, oh no!

Thanks for the good wishes

[poppypug Graduate10 in reply to AnneDroid]

Ha ha , Yes Anne, I think the fear of being late is a very common feature in dreams before an event . Maybe its something to do with the fear of " being left behind " ?

Get me going all Sigmund Freud ! xxx

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to poppypug]

Oi, leave my behind out of all this! xxx

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Don't worry I'm sure it will go fine Annie😄 the dinner with your friend that is..lol

As for the London Winter Run, good luck and have a great time. You will be fine..whats the worst that could happen.😊

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Thanks, Jan - what's the worst that could happen? Erm... turning up naked and needing a poo? I'm sure it won't be quite that bad though!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Maybe a psychoanalyst would interpret this as , losing 'all' !!!! your inhibitions and throwing caution and everything else, ( by the sound of it) to the wind...

It probably means you are going to be..errr, very excited and then quite literally streak along to the finish!

You are going to be fine.. and will do amazingly!

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Ha, brilliant, Floss! I shall think of you on Sunday, as I wheeze, gasp and pant my way towards that chocolate cake

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Anniemurph]

Oh yes... leaving everyone trailing in your wake Lots of Luck x

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

If there's cake at the end they'd better not stand in my way, that's all I can say! x

[davelinks Graduate10]

Yes, probably! Don't worry, it'll be a nice run around London! Defo 10k!😁

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to davelinks]

I'm looking forward to it really... I think!

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Haha! That is hilarious! 😅 Don't you just love a good anxiety dream? I am sure Sunday won't be quite as bad!☺

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

I didn't think I was *that* worried about it! I hope to try and enjoy it

[pollyp1 Graduate10]

Think it might be...

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to pollyp1]

Dreams are funny things!

[pollyp1 Graduate10 in reply to Anniemurph]

They are!

[Davoda Graduate10]

Ha ha ha 😀

Dreams are the weirdest things!

Hopefully now that that load is off your mind 😉 You can enjoy your race on Sunday. (Make sure you're empty before you start!)

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to Davoda]

It gave me a chuckle!

Thanks, I'll do my best to enjoy it. Yes, I'll go before I go - and remember to put some clothes on!

[mfamilias Graduate10]

Funny that you had a weird dream, so did I, but nothing about running. Being naked can be interpreted in different ways, check it out here:dreamdictionary.org/common/...

I'm sure your run will go really well. Now I'm off to sing that Abba song that popped up in my head when I read the title of your post.

[Anniemurph Graduate10 in reply to mfamilias]

Oh, it's definitely about being inadequate! And being exposed as 'not a real runner'!!!

Thanks for the vote of confidence Enjoy your singing!

[Curlygurly2 Graduate10]

I doubt there's a runner who hasn't had a race fear dream! I had one a couple of weeks ago, I'm doing 10KM with Madge50 & AM in a few weeks....just as the start was announced, I needed a wee, came out of the loos to find I had NO SHOES ON! I got misdirected, (this is at the PR where I was misdirected and got lost all those years ago, I still have nightmares about it...) I only ran 3 KM, and when I got to the finish I had missed the medals....

[Madge50 Graduate10 in reply to Curlygurly2]

Well maybe that's your fear of me splashing your shoes! 😂, don't worry, we'll get round, and I'm sure they won't run out of medals..........mind you that happened to me for real! ☹️

Mx

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Good luck Annie and Madge😊

Hope you have a great day and enjoy it.xx