While the pain is fresh and the glory is sweet, I decided to write this article about my experience running the marathon and how in my opinion, it correlates metaphorically of how I started and my diurnal responsibility as a Surgical Technologist.
Less than a month ago; on March 19, I ran my 3rd marathon. It is becoming a yearly affair for me and my wife to ran the Los Angeles Marathon that we always look forward for the next year. It started 3 years ago when my wife signed me up for my first marathon (she did her first the year prior) one month before the event.
I do ran every now and then but I have never taken such proposition like this at such a short notice. It was like a baptism with fire, so, I picked up and put on my running shoes and start conditioning my mind, body and spirit right away. Even though she did not ran that year, her encouragement empowered me to rise to the challenge, determined to be ready for the strenuous but not impossible feat of human endurance up ahead.
So, you might be asking yourself how the two can be compared with each other. So, let me explain.
Like starting on a surgical technology program, somehow someone informed you, inspired you, and in my case, I was persuaded to enroll and take on this immerging field in healthcare. It was not really my first career choice but somehow, I got fascinated and curious after learning the nature of the work. After admission, almost instantaneously, I picked up my Surgical Technologist text book and started perusing the pages to get a glimpse of what is ahead. This is the same in the days after I was registered to run my first event (not by choice) and how I ardently developed fortitude and a desire of finishing a marathon that immediately, I began looking for information from running magazines and publications about doing your first marathon. I remember the feeling of eagerness and resolve stepping into unfamiliar grounds, or I should say pavement as a runner and the operating room (mock at the beginning) as a surgical technology student. …show more content…
Everything seems impossible at first, the long stretch of street and the hills that you must run, mile after mile to build stamina, the long list of instruments and the procedures they are used for, that you must get familiar to become strong and efficient on the task at hand. This along with learning the basics of aseptic techniques and human anatomy and physiology are the few proficiency you need to muster and process within the first few months. As a runner, you study the fundamentals of good running form, know the proper foot ware and must practice rhythmic breathing to improve your aerobic and muscular endurance to increase your speed and distance months or even a year before the event, which I did not have. Nonetheless, my enthusiasm is what drives me; both in the classroom and on the track, to moved up to the different levels of my training and learning. Taking small steps and pacing myself to increase my capacity, gain the knowledge, acquire the skills, build up speed and distance, while conditioning my mind to succeed. Eventually you will gain experience and build confidence both pursuit. You will learn how to time yourself and listen to your breathing while running. You brushed up on different surgical procedure setups and get more comfortable being part of the surgical team. More importantly, you developed discipline, respect, and dedication towards your goal and your passion. However, I must admit, up until that moment that I am standing there on the starting corral; even after doing this for 3 years, I still get churned stomach of mixed excitement and apprehension. Similarly, every time I scrubbed in a case, I get tense for good reason as I always consider every case and every patient to be different. Running events adopts the philosophy of honor or honesty system based on trust, honor and honesty, which means that you don’t cut corners to cheat and get ahead from your fellow participant. Like running, being a responsible surgical technologist means accepting the principles that dictates your professional conduct. As a crucial member of the surgical team, we are bound
Less than a month ago; on March 19, I ran my 3rd marathon. It is becoming a yearly affair for me and my wife to ran the Los Angeles Marathon that we always look forward for the next year. It started 3 years ago when my wife signed me up for my first marathon (she did her first the year prior) one month before the event.
I do ran every now and then but I have never taken such proposition like this at such a short notice. It was like a baptism with fire, so, I picked up and put on my running shoes and start conditioning my mind, body and spirit right away. Even though she did not ran that year, her encouragement empowered me to rise to the challenge, determined to be ready for the strenuous but not impossible feat of human endurance up ahead.
So, you might be asking yourself how the two can be compared with each other. So, let me explain.
Like starting on a surgical technology program, somehow someone informed you, inspired you, and in my case, I was persuaded to enroll and take on this immerging field in healthcare. It was not really my first career choice but somehow, I got fascinated and curious after learning the nature of the work. After admission, almost instantaneously, I picked up my Surgical Technologist text book and started perusing the pages to get a glimpse of what is ahead. This is the same in the days after I was registered to run my first event (not by choice) and how I ardently developed fortitude and a desire of finishing a marathon that immediately, I began looking for information from running magazines and publications about doing your first marathon. I remember the feeling of eagerness and resolve stepping into unfamiliar grounds, or I should say pavement as a runner and the operating room (mock at the beginning) as a surgical technology student. …show more content…
Everything seems impossible at first, the long stretch of street and the hills that you must run, mile after mile to build stamina, the long list of instruments and the procedures they are used for, that you must get familiar to become strong and efficient on the task at hand. This along with learning the basics of aseptic techniques and human anatomy and physiology are the few proficiency you need to muster and process within the first few months. As a runner, you study the fundamentals of good running form, know the proper foot ware and must practice rhythmic breathing to improve your aerobic and muscular endurance to increase your speed and distance months or even a year before the event, which I did not have. Nonetheless, my enthusiasm is what drives me; both in the classroom and on the track, to moved up to the different levels of my training and learning. Taking small steps and pacing myself to increase my capacity, gain the knowledge, acquire the skills, build up speed and distance, while conditioning my mind to succeed. Eventually you will gain experience and build confidence both pursuit. You will learn how to time yourself and listen to your breathing while running. You brushed up on different surgical procedure setups and get more comfortable being part of the surgical team. More importantly, you developed discipline, respect, and dedication towards your goal and your passion. However, I must admit, up until that moment that I am standing there on the starting corral; even after doing this for 3 years, I still get churned stomach of mixed excitement and apprehension. Similarly, every time I scrubbed in a case, I get tense for good reason as I always consider every case and every patient to be different. Running events adopts the philosophy of honor or honesty system based on trust, honor and honesty, which means that you don’t cut corners to cheat and get ahead from your fellow participant. Like running, being a responsible surgical technologist means accepting the principles that dictates your professional conduct. As a crucial member of the surgical team, we are bound