I-Ultramarathoner yase-Australia Ishisiwe Ngesikhathi Somjaho Ifinyelela Ekuhlalisweni Okukhulu

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NgoFebhuwari 2013, u-Turia Pitt waseNew South Wales wafaka icala enkantolo emelene ne-RacingThePlanet, abahleli bomjaho omkhulu wamakhilomitha angu-100 wangoSepthemba 2011 eWestern Australia lapho u-Pitt kanye nabanye ababambiqhaza bashiswa kabi umlilo wehlathi esifundweni. Ngesonto eledlule, icala leNkantolo Ephakeme laxazululwa ngokuyimfihlo ngaphandle kwenkantolo kanti uPitt, 26, wamukela inkokhelo enkulu yeRacing the Planet, okwakuthiwa ingafika ku- $ 10 million.

Njengoba leli cala lingazange liye enkantolo, umphakathi kawazi kahle ukuthi kwenzekani ngalolo suku lwamaqili. Iningi lemithombo yezindaba yasendaweni ibika ukuthi iRacingThePlanet, inkampani yaseHong Kong esungulwe ngoFebhuwari 2002, yazishaya indiva izexwayiso zomlilo oseduze nowafaka izimbangi ezinjengoPitt, owasha ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-60 womzimba wakhe kuhlanganisa nobuso bakhe, ingozi ebulalayo. UPitt usiqinisekisile lesi simangalo embukisweni wezindaba we-TV wendawo.

"Ukuthi basivulele kule ndawo yokuhlola, amakhilomitha angama-20 kuya kwangama-25, kungenye yezinto ezidumaza kakhulu kulo mjaho ngoba bebazi ukuthi kunomlilo osondelayo. Bebexwayisiwe, basivumela ukuthi sidlule. namhlanje, ungaqondi ukuthi kungani bakwenze lokho ... kungani bengaludlulisanga [lolu lwazi] kulabo abancintisana nabo. Babenomsebenzi wokunakekela ukusixwayisa, uma kungenjalo abasivimbeli, "kusho uPitt etshela intatheli yezindaba ku 2013 (buka ividiyo). Ngaphambi komjaho, ababambiqhaza bazisiwe ngengozi yokulunywa yizinyoka nezingwenya kuleso sifundo kodwa hhayi ngomlilo wasendle.

I-RacingThePlanet ihlela imijaho emihlanu yaminyaka yonke yezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ezisekela yona ehlanganisa amakhilomitha angu-250 (155 miles) ogwadule lwaseGobi eChina, Ugwadule lwase-Atacama eChile, Ugwadule LwaseSahara e-Egypt, kanye ne-Antarctica. Umcimbi wesihlanu obizwa ngeRoving Race uthutha minyaka yonke (olandelayo ngo-August uzoba seMadagascar). Le ultramarathon engamakhilomitha angu-100/62-mile (okusho ukuthi ibanga lide kunomjaho ovamile wamamayela angu-26.2) owenzeke e-Australia, nokho, empeleni bekungewona umcimbi ojwayelekile weRacingThePlanet.

"Sikhuthazwe uhulumeni waseNtshonalanga Australia ukuthi size sizosungula lo mjaho. Sasingenazo izinhlelo zokuphatha lo mjaho isikhathi eside. Besizowudlulisela kumuntu wendawo," kusho uMary Gadams, umsunguli waseMelika weRacingThePlanet. , naye owayebambe iqhaza ngalolo suku futhi wakhuthazelela ukusha kwezinga lesibili. Lona bekungewona umcimbi wokuqala we-RacingThePlanet endaweni. Ngo-Ephreli 2010, yadlala umjaho wamakhilomitha angama-250, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ngokusho kukahulumeni waseNtshonalanga Australia. UGadams uyakuphika ukuthi abahleli bomjaho bebazi ngomlilo.

"Ngangicishe ngibe ngamamitha angu-50 ukusuka emantombazaneni [uPitt noKate Sanderson] abashile. Nami ngasha. Nami ngangisha okwesibili ngaya emaphesentini omzimba wami. Lokho kuhlanganisa izandla zami nangemuva kwengalo nemilenze yami. Ucabanga ukuthi ngabe ngiqhubeke uma sicabanga ukuthi kunomlilo? Bekuyisigameko esibuhlungu ngempela," esho engxoxweni nonina. Umumo. UGadams ucabanga ukuthi ukulimala kwakhe bekungekho kakhulu ngoba uhlale ebangeni lomjaho kunokugibela umqansa njengoPitt, osho kule vidiyo eshiwo ngenhla ukuthi yena nabanye abahlanu bakhuphuka ngomqansa.

"Sibe nenye yezinketho ezimbili, akukho okukhangayo kakhulu. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho sabona umlilo ufika. Ngalesi sigaba, ngangesaba kakhulu. Besingahlala phansi esigodini, kodwa kwakukhona uhlaza oluningi, okwakukhona besicabanga ukuthi kuzoba uphethiloli ophelele womlilo. Noma singakhuphukela eceleni komhosha. Ngangazi ukuthi imililo ishesha ukukhuphuka intaba, kodwa kwakukhona izimila ezimbalwa, ngakho ... sonke sakhetha igquma, "kusho uPitt etshela intatheli. . UPitt akazange asiphendule isicelo sethu sokuphawula.

Isizini yomlilo waseBush e-Kimberley, isifunda esiseNtshonalanga ye-Australia lapho umcimbi kaSepthemba waba khona, iqala ngoJuni kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Okthoba, ngokoMnyango Wezomlilo Nezimo Eziphuthumayo wase-Australia. Le mililo ingaqubuka ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi abantu nesiteleka sombani. Ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kwakamuva, njengokuna kwemvula ephezulu okubangela ukukhula okwengeziwe kwezimila, imililo yehlathi iya ivame kakhulu. Ngosuku lomjaho we-ultramarathon, uGadams uyafunga, noma kunjalo, ubungozi babuphansi.

"Empeleni besingakaludaluli lolu lwazi okwamanje, kodwa yebo, sithumele uchwepheshe womlilo ngemuva kwesigameko. Wathi amaphesenti angu-99.75 angaphansi kwengozi yomlilo futhi amaphesenti angu-0.25 asengozini ephakathi. Ngisho nangaphansi kwamaphesenti angu-0.25 empeleni abathintwe ngumlilo,” kusho uGadams, othi ithimba lakhe lithinte zonke iziphathimandla ngaphambi kokuba libazise ngomjaho. Umbiko wangemuva komjaho ovela kuhulumeni waseWestern Australia usho okuhlukile: "... I-RacingThePlanet, endleleni yayo yokuhlelela iKimberley Ultramarathon ka-2011, ayizange ifake abantu abanolwazi olufanele ekuboneni ubungozi. Izinga lokuxhumana nokubonisana nezinhlaka ezifanele kanye nabantu mayelana nohlelo lomcimbi wokuPhathwa nokuHlola ubuNgozi bekunganele, kokubili maqondana nesikhathi esifanele nendlela obusebenza ngayo. "

Yize imibiko yezindaba yase-Australia ithi uPitt uzodinga ukuhlinzwa okwengeziwe ukuze aqhubeke nokumsiza ukuthi alaphe, ubesebuyele esimeni sokuqina ngokugcwele, ikakhulukazi kulo nyaka odlule. NgoMashi, wabamba iqhaza emlenzeni wezinsuku ezingama-26, i-Variety Cycle engaphezu kwamamayela ayi-2,300, uhambo lwebhayisikili lokusiza abantulayo usuka eSydney uya e-Uluru. Futhi ngoMeyi, wabhukuda njengengxenye yeqembu labantu abane nabanye abasinda abathathu emlilweni ka-2011 emjahweni wamakhilomitha angama-20 eLake Argyle eNtshonalanga Australia. Bekungokokuqala laba abane bebuyela esifundeni saseKimberley ukuzoqhudelana kusukela ngalolo suku olubi eminyakeni emithathu ngaphambili.

"Lokho kuyisimo esihle esiphume emlilweni, ngicabanga kanjalo. Sonke singabangani abahle futhi siyezwana kakhulu. Bayiqembu elihle," kusho uPitt. Imizuzu engama-60 (i-Australia edition) kungxoxo yakamuva (buka isiqeshana). Kuthathe iqembu cishe amahora ayisikhombisa ukuqedela ibanga le-12.4-mile. UPitt njengamanje wenza uhambo lokupha ngesisa eduze kweGreat Wall yaseChina ukusiza ukukhulisa imali ye-Interplast Australia, engenzi nzuzo enikezela ngokuhlinzwa kwamahhala kweziguli ezazincishwe amathuba. Maphakathi noSepthemba, uPitt uhlela ukwenza omunye umcimbi wokuqongelela imali we-Interplast: Uhambo lwezinsuku eziyi-13 lokunyusa i-Inca Trail ePeru. Njengoba esho Imizuzu engama-60 mayelana nokuxazululwa kwe-RacingThePlanet, "kusho ukuthi ngingakwazi ukuqhubeka" futhi unakho ngendlela engavamile.

I-RacingThePlanet iyaqhubeka nokuhlela imincintiswano yabo emihlanu yokudlalela emhlabeni wonke. UGadams uthi akukho zinguquko abazenzile kunqubomgomo yabo.

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