Hlangana noMfunayo Wokuzijabulisa Osebenza Amahora Angu-50 futhi Usenesikhathi Sezintaba-mlilo ZaseSki

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Eminyakeni engama-42, uChristy Mahon uzibiza "ngomunye nje wesifazane ojwayelekile." Usebenza amahora angu-50+ njengomqondisi wokuthuthukiswa kwe-Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, ufika ekhaya ekhathele, futhi uzama ukwenza isikhathi sokusebenza ngaphandle-imvamisa ukugijima, ukushushuluza, noma ukuqwala izintaba. Kepha leyo yingxenye yendaba yakhe.

UMahon futhi ungowesifazane wokuqala owake waqwala futhi washushuluza zonke izintaba ezingu-54 zaseColorado ezingamamitha angu-14,000, okuyisenzo awela ngaso ohlwini lwakhe oludumile lwezinto okufanele azenze ngo-2010. Ukuphakama okungu-100 (futhi manje uqhubekela kokungaphezulu kwama-200, okuthize okunye akukaze kwenziwe lokho).

Ngaphandle kokuzidela kwakhe egcekeni eCentennial State, iMahon inyuka izintaba eNepal nezintaba-mlilo e-Equador, eMexico nasePacific Northwest. Futhi ngiqede ama-ultramarathon amahlanu, ngayinye ngamakhilomitha angama-100 gnarly. Kanye nokubulawa kwama-marathoni nemijaho engama-50-mile konke ngokumomotheka okukhulu ebusweni bakhe. Yena nomyeni wakhe bavame ukuhlela izigigaba zakhe ezingalawuleki kuma-Instagram abo, @aspenchristy kanye no-@tedmahon.

Yebo, le "avareji" badass ayiyona into engavamile, nakuba ishesha ukusho ukuthi "Angiyena umsubathi."

Ngenkathi uMahon eyinxusa lempahla yangaphandle ye-Stio, uyatshela Umumo ngokukhethekile, "Angikhokhelwa ukwenza lokhu. Ngikwenza ngoba kungibekela inselele futhi kuyindlela esheshayo engize ngayo ukuze ngifunde ngami nokuthi yini ngempela engenza ngibeke uphawu - ukuthi ayini amandla ami kanye nobuthakathaka bami, futhi ngize ukubhekana ubuso nobuso ukuze kuphume omunye umuntu onamandla ...

Isingeniso sikaMahoni ezenzakalweni ezingaphandle zangaphandle safika ngemuva kwekolishi ngenkathi esebenza ehlobo e-Olympic National Park njengomqaphi. Umuntu ayehlala naye wayezogijima amamayela ayi-7 ayosebenza, kanti uMahon wathola ukuthi naye angaligijimisa lelo banga ngaphambi kokungena. UMahon wahlangana nomunye umqaphi epaki owayegijima amamayela angama-50 enqamula iNhlonhlo Yama-Olympic ngaphambi kokuqala usuku lokusebenza ibanga elalingaziwa uMahon. kwakungenzeka ngokobuntu, ingasaphathwa ngaphambi komsebenzi.Ezungezwe yilaba bagijimi abamangalisayo bokuzijabulisa, ekugcineni uMahon wabeka igxathu elamyisa emijahweni engu-5K, laze lafika ku-10K, ama-marathons, ama-ultras angama-50-mile, futhi ekugcineni imijaho yamamayela ayi-100 enqamula ehlane nasezindaweni ezisemuva, njenge-Hardrock 100, iLeadville , Steamboat, nokuningi. .

Ukugijima amabanga amade kangaka "kuyisifaniso esingcono kakhulu sokuthatha igxathu linye ngesikhathi futhi uhlale uhamba njalo," kusho uMahon. "Khona-ke kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusemsebenzini noma ebudlelwaneni-into ethile ngaphandle kokugijima-ufunda ukuqhubeka nokuqhubekela phambili lapho ufuna ukuyeka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngamangala ukuthola ukuthi nganginamandla kakhulu kunalokho engangikucabanga."

Nanamuhla, njengoba ebheka emgomweni wakhe omkhulu olandelayo lokhu kuwa-PR ePhiladelphia Marathon, izintaba-mlilo eChile, noma ukusebenzisa ama-ultras eSpain-imantra yakhe isafana: Ngikutholile lokhu. "Ngikusho noma yinini lapho ngizingabaza khona, kungaba umzila noma i-ski run," esitshela. "Ngikutholile lokhu, ngingakwenza lokhu."

Njengamanje ubheka uhlu lwakhe lokuthi yini elandelayo-ukuthi iyiphi indawo ephakeme, iyiphi indawo, iyiphi inhloso. "Ngihlale nginohlu. Lungivumela ukuthi ngibone ngokucacile ukuthi ngifunani, ngifuna ukuziqeqeshela ukuba ngubani, nokuthi ngifuna ukuvakashela kuphi," usho kanje.

UMahon wengeza ngokuthi akakholelwa enhlanhleni, kodwa ekusebenzeni kanzima. "Ekukhuleni kwafakwa kimi ukuthi ube nenhlanhla ngokuzikhandla. Nginomuzwa wokuthi bekufanele ngisebenze kanzima ngakho konke enginakho, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi abesifazane abaningi bazizwa ngendlela efanayo. Ukudlulisela lelo grit ezinhlosweni zami ze-adventure kuvumele ngenze izinto ebengingakholelwa ukuthi zingenzeka. "

Iphuzu elibalulekile: Ukuqeda izintaba eziningi zeColorado eziphakeme ngendlela exakayo aziqwalalisa futhi wehla eqhweni kwakudingeka avuke ngo-11 p.m. ukufika enkanjini eyisisekelo ngo-2 ekuseni futhi ugibele indawo enzima uye esicongweni ekuseni ngovivi.

Okufezwe nguMahon kwanda lapho ethuthela e-Aspen-idolobha alichaza njengelihlala abantu abavamile, abangabagijimi abakhokhelwayo, abenza kube indlela yokuphila ukuphuma futhi benze izinto ezimangalisayo. (Ngakho ungase uthi ulapho ehlala khona.) “Yingakho ukuzungezwa abantu abanomdlandla kwenza umehluko,” kusho uMahon. "Uma uzibekela umgomo wokugijima i-half marathon kodwa umlingani wakho uyizambane le-sofa, ngeke uthole zonke izinzuzo zesisusa sangempela, esiyiqiniso."

Kwakulo mphakathi wendawo wabahloli bangaphandle uMahon aphendukela kuwo ukuze athole iseluleko mayelana nendlela yokufinyelela eziqongweni eziphakeme kakhulu esifundazweni. (Bheka Umhlahlandlela Wokuhamba Okunempilo ku-Aspen uma uluma ngokungazelelwe iholidi lesimo sezulu esibandayo.) Wafunda ukukhuphukela eziqongweni ngokukhanda isikhumba (isenzo sokushushuluza igquma usebenzisa izibopho ezikhethekile, okushesha kunokuhamba izintaba ngeqhwa) nangokusebenzisa amapiki weqhwa. "Awugxili ekushibilikeni ngentaba enzima kunazo zonke, uqala ngezilula kakhulu," esho. "Futhi yebo, uvame ukwehluleka. Kodwa-ke vele uhambe uyozama futhi."

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