UMarathoner Allie Kieffer Akadingi Ukwehlisa Isisindo Ukuze Asheshe

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• Ukungabikho Kwenza Imilenze Ikhule Iqine
• Amandla Isivinini
• Ukudlala umdlalo omude
• Buyekeza kwe-

Umgijimi we-Pro u-Allie Kieffer uyakwazi ukubaluleka kokulalela umzimba wakhe. Njengoba enolwazi lokuhlanjalazwa komzimba kokubili okuvela kubazondayo abaku-inthanethi nabaqeqeshi bangaphambilini, oneminyaka engu-31 ubudala uyazi ukuthi ukuhlonipha umzimba wakhe kuwukhiye wempumelelo yakhe.

"Njengabesifazane, sitshelwa ukuthi kufanele sibe bancane futhi nokuthi ukuzethemba kwethu kufanele kusekelwe ekubukekeni - angivumelani nalokho. Ngizama ukusebenzisa inkundla engiyidalile ngigijimela ukusabalalisa umyalezo ongcono," esho Umumo. Njengoba uKieffer eshaye ama-PRs-wabeka indawo yesihlanu emjahweni we-NYC wangonyaka odlule, owesifazane wesibili wase-US ukuqeda ngemuva kukaShalane Flanagan-naye uqede umbono ongaqondile wohlobo lomzimba "ophelele" wokugijima ibanga elide. (Okuhlobene: Indlela Izitimela ZaseNYC Marathon uShalane Flanagan Izitimela Zosuku Lomjaho)

UKieffer-oxhaswe u-Oiselle, uKettlebell Kitchen, kanye neNew York Athletic Club-wakhe inkundla yokuqina komzimba nokwamukelwa emphakathini osekugcizelele ngokomlando umbono wokuthi umgijimi onamandla, uyena ozoshesha.

Ushaye izandla obala kubazondi be-intanethi abaphakamise ukuthi "mkhulu kakhulu" ukuthi angaphumelela, okungagcini nje ngokucasula (futhi okungelona iqiniso), kepha kuthumela umyalezo omubi kulabo abangase bangaweli esigabeni somzimba omncane. "Ngizizwa sengathi abantu bayagijima - lokho kunempilo! Kungani abantu bezama ukudikibala abanye ekugijimeni ngokubatshela ukuthi abakulungeli ngokwanele? Akuwenzi umqondo lokho," kusho yena. (Okuhlobene: Indlela uDorothy Beal asabela ngayo endodakazini yakhe ethi Uyamzonda "Amathanga Amakhulu")

Ejwayelekile noma engajwayelekile, uKieffer uyashesha. Ngonyaka odlule, u-Kieffer ungene endaweni yesihlanu ku-2017 NYC Marathon, wesine emqhudelwaneni wamakhilomitha angu-10 wase-US, wanqoba i-Doha Half Marathon ka-2018, walala endaweni yesine emqhudelwaneni we-USATF 10km road, waphinde walala isibili emqhudelwaneni we-U.S. 20km road. O, futhi usanda kuwina iStaten Island Half Marathon. Phew!

Ngalawa ma-accolades-nama-Insta-vids aluthayo abonisa ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe okumangalisayo-afike ngezinsolo zokusebenzisa izidakamizwa ezivela kuma-troll aku-inthanethi aphakamise ukuthi othile onohlobo lomzimba wakhe akakwazanga ukuzuza lelo zinga lempumelelo ngaphandle kwezithuthukisi zokusebenza.

Lokho okungaziwa yiziqhwaga ukuthi uKieffer unesikhumba esijiyile, esakhiwe kusukela eminyakeni yokusebenza kanzima kanye nesabelo sakhe sezinselelo.

Ukungabikho Kwenza Imilenze Ikhule Iqine

Naphezu kokuhlungela i-U.S. Olympic Trials ka-2012 ku-10km, u-Kieffer uzabalazele ukuzuza impumelelo anomuzwa wokuthi angaba nayo. Okwandisa le nkinga, imali yokukhokhela umqeqeshi wayo yoma. UKieffer ube esecabanga ukuthi usefinyelele ezingeni lakhe eliphelele. "Ngo-2013, ngayeka ukugijima futhi ngangicabanga ukuthi ukwenza izivivinyo zama-Olympic kwakuyisicoco - futhi ngangiziqhenya kakhulu ngalokho. Ngangizizwa sengathi ngingahamba ngijabule."

Wathuthela ekhaya eNew York futhi waqala ukunakekela umndeni eManhattan. Lokho uKieffer ayengakwazi ngaleso sikhathi: Uhambo lwakhe lobuchwepheshe lokugijima lwalusaqala nje.

Ukubuyela kwakhe emsebenzini wokugijima kwenzeka ngokwemvelo, usho kanjalo. "Ngivele ngagijimela ukuzijabulisa nokuhlala ngiwumqemane. Ihleleke ngokwengeziwe," esho. "Ngibe sengijoyina iqembu eligijimayo le-New York Road Runner." Ngokushesha ngemuva kwalokho, uthathe isinqumo sokujoyina iqembu eligijimayo eligcizelela izitayela zokuziqeqesha ezinjengezikhathi zethrekhi-ubedinga ukwakha isivinini sakhe.

Ngenkathi uKieffer ezifaka kancane ekugijimeni, naye waqala ukuqeqesha abanye. "Nganginomfana oyedwa owayesengcono kakhulu-futhi ngangingeke ngisakwazi ukuhambisana naye. Ngangifuna ukuba umqeqeshi osezingeni eliphezulu. Esinye sezizathu ezinkulu ezamenza wangithatha njengomqeqeshi ukuthi ngangingagijima naye," uyachaza. Wakhulisa ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe njengempendulo.

Futhi ngenkathi uKieffer esebenza ohlangothini lwakhe lomzimba, ingqondo yakhe yathola ukuqabuleka, futhi. "Ngo-2012, ngazizwa nginelungelo - ngazizwa sengathi [umxhasi] nakanjani wayezongilanda," esho. Lokho akwenzekanga. "Ngesikhathi ngibuya, bengijabule nje ukuthi bengigijima."

Amandla Isivinini

Ku-2017, uKieffer wayefuna ukubona ukuthi angasondela kangakanani kuma-PR akhe wangaphambilini. Ngakho-ke, ngaphezu kokugijima, wathatha ukuqeqeshwa kwamandla. "Ngicabanga ukuthi [izikhathi zami zokuzila ukudla] bekungenxa yokuthi benginamandla. Ngicabanga ukuthi amandla ayisivinini."

Ukuqeqeshwa kwamandla bekubalulekile ekubuyeni kwakhe-futhi ahlale engenakulimala. Kodwa abagxeki abaku-inthanethi bazwakalise ukungabaza kwabo ukuthi u-Kieffer wayengakwazi ukubuya okunamandla, ikakhulukazi ngesimo somzimba wakhe.

"Kunethemba lokuthi abagijimi abasezingeni eliphakeme banamathele bancanyana njengobhontshisi bezintambo nokuthi uma ungekho kanjalo usengashesha [ngokunciphisa isisindo]. Kukhona le nhlangano ethembele noma ezacile ishesha." Futhi akukhona nje ku-inthanethi lapho etshelwa khona ukuthi “mkhulu kakhulu” ukuthi angahambisana nomncintiswano. Abaqeqeshi baye baphakamisa ukuthi ehlise isisindo, futhi. "Abaqeqeshi bangitshele ukuthi ngizoshesha uma ngehlisa isisindo, futhi abanye babo banginika amathiphu angenampilo okwenza lokho," usho kanje.

Ukudlala umdlalo omude

UKieffer uzibonele mathupha ukulandela leso seluleko esiyingozi. “Angikaze ngibone muntu ohambe ngendlela yokwehlisa isisindo ukuze asheshise ukusheshisa ijubane lakhe noma abe nomsebenzi omude,” usho kanje.

Kulo Mashi odlule, ukulimala onyaweni okudala kuqubuke. Ngaphandle kokukhungatheka okukhulu, u-Allie ulalele umqeqeshi wakhe kanye no-Oiselle rep (naye ongudokotela) mayelana nokubekezela ekululameni kwakhe. Ukubuya kwakhe kuncike ekwandiseni kancane kancane imayela lakhe-nokudla okunempilo. (Okuhlobene: Indlela Ukulimala Okungifundise Ngayo Ukuthi Akukho Okungalungile Ngokugijima Ibanga Elifushane)

Ukondla umzimba wakhe nokugcizelela ukululama kube yinto ebalulekile empumelelweni yakhe eqhubekayo, kusho uKieffer. “Kunzima ngoba ubona abantu ababhace ngempela benza kahle,” kuchaza yena. Kodwa uKieffer uphawula ukuthi indlela engenampilo ayisoze yaholela ekuphileni isikhathi eside. Kungakho esebenzisa imithombo yezokuxhumana ukukhuthaza abanye ukuthi bazibasele, kunokuba bazinqande bona ngokwabo. "Uchwepheshe onjengoShalane Flanagan, obesebenze isikhathi eside, akalimalanga ngempela ngoba uyazibasela." (Okuhlobene: Isazi Sezokudla sikaShalane Flanagan Wabelana Ngezeluleko Zakhe Zokudla Okunempilo)

Kungenzeka ukuthi kumthathe isikhathi eside ukwakha isivinini namandla akhe ngemuva kokulimala, kepha udlala umdlalo omude. "Kuthathe isikhashana ukubuyela kule ndawo [ngaphambi kokulimala], kodwa ngikwenze ngendlela enempilo futhi kungihlelela iNew York City Marathon," usho kanje.

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