Lo Muntu Ochithe Iminyaka Ekholelwa ukuthi Akazange "Afane" Nomsubathi, Wabe Echoboza Indoda Yensimbi

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U-Avery Pontell-Schaefer (aka IronAve) ungumqeqeshi womuntu siqu futhi uyi-Ironman esinezikhathi ezimbili. Uma uhlangana naye, ungacabanga ukuthi akanakuhlulwa. Kepha okweminyaka yokuphila kwakhe, wakuthola kunzima ukuzethemba emzimbeni wakhe nokuthi yini eyayingayenza - ngoba yayakhiwe ngendlela ehlukile.

"Ngisakhula, angikaze ngizivumele ngicabange ukuthi ngingumdlali," kusho uPontell-Schaefer Umumo. "Ngangihlukile kunamantombazane ayengizungezile. Ngangingeyona intombazane ezacile noma ebukeka ithoni abantu abacabanga ngayo lapho becabanga ukuthi ukhona umuntu ofanele." (Okuhlobene: U-Candice Huffine Uchaza Kungani "Isikhumba" Kungafanele Kube Ukuncoma Komzimba Okuphelele)

Kepha uPontell-Schaefer kwaba umsubathi-omuhle kulokho. Uthi: “Ngangibhukuda okumangalisayo. "Umqeqeshi wami ungibize ngokoqobo 'Ave The Wave.' Kepha kungenxa yokwakha kwami ​​futhi ngoba angizange bheka ngathi bengikwazi, angikaze ngikholelwe ukuthi ngingagijima i-5K, ingasaphathwa eyokuqedela i-Ironman. "

Iminyaka eminingi, u-Pontell-Schaefer enikeza umbono wokuthi akasoze “afaneleka” njengamanye amantombazane—nokuthi umzimba wakhe wawungakwazi ukwenza ukujima okunzima. Ekolishi, ukuba matasa kwakungeyona into eza kuqala kuye. Futhi ngisho nalapho esemdala, uthi ubenenkinga yokuthola ukuzivocavoca okunengqondo kuye. “Ayikho into engangifisa ukuyizama, kodwa ngangazi ukuthi ngifuna ukuqala ukusebenza futhi,” usho kanje.

Ekuqaleni kuka-2009, eminyakeni embalwa ngemva kwekolishi, uPontell-Schaefer wanikezwa ithuba lokwenza i-triathlon okokuqala. Uthi: "Umama wayengakaze enze i-triathlon phambilini futhi wayefuna ngenze njalo naye," usho kanje. "Umcabango wokubhukuda emanzini echibi eduze kwesixuku sabantu, bese ngigijima futhi ngigibele ibhayisikili, wazwakala uhlanya kimina. Kodwa umama waqala ukuzilolonga futhi wayejabule kakhulu ngakho-futhi ngacabanga ukuthi uma engakwenza, ngavele ngakwazi. bengingenazaba. " (Okuhlobene: Ukuwa othandweni nokuphakamisa kwasiza kanjani uJeannie Mai wafunda ukuthanda umzimba wakhe)

Futhi wakwenza! Uqede i-triathlon yakhe yokuqala ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva, kanti uPontell-Schaefer wathandana nalo mdlalo. Uthi: “Ngalunywa yilesi zinambuzane. "Kwakungathi impilo yami ibimile futhi amasondo ami ekugcineni ayephenduka. Kwakunomqondo omangalisayo wokunikezwa amandla ngokwazi ukuthi ngingaqedela i-triathlon, ukuthi nganginamandla anele, nokuthi ngangingenele ngokwanele." Umjaho ngomjaho, uPontell-Schaffer waqala ukuziphusha ukuze abone ukuthi umzimba wakhe wawukwazi ukwenzani, wagcina ephothule izifundo zakhe kuma-half-Ironmans.

Kwathi ngonyaka olandelayo, uPontell-Schaefer waqedela i-Ironman yakhe yokuqala. "Ngaleso sikhathi, ngangisuka kude ekushintsheni umqondo wami ngokuthi umzimba wami ungenzani," usho kanje. Ngemuva kokudlula entanjeni, waba nesambulo esithile. "Bengifuna wonke umuntu azizwe ukuthi ngizizwa kanjani," usho kanje. “Ngakho-ke, ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva, ngayeka umsebenzi wami webhizinisi owathatha iminyaka engu-10 futhi nganquma ukuthi ngizonikela ngesikhathi sami ekusizeni abanye abafana nami babone amakhono abo aphelele.” (Okuhlobene: Ukuthi UGwen Jorgensen Othole Indondo Yegolide Yama-Olympic Wasuka Kanjani Ku-Accountant Waya Kungqwele Yomhlaba)

Kusukela lapho, u-Pontell-Schaefer uye wanikela isikhathi sakhe sokuba umqeqeshi e-Equinox Sports Club eManhattan kanye nenxusa le-Ironstrength, uchungechunge lokujima olugxile ikakhulukazi ekuvimbeleni ukulimala kwabasubathi abakhuthazela. Usanda kusungula i-IronLife Coaching, uhlelo lokuqeqesha olugxile ekugijimeni, ama-triathlons, ukubhukuda nokudla. Okulandelayo: Ulungiselela ukugijima i-New York City marathon ngoNovemba.

“Ukube ubungangitshela ukuthi lokhu kuzoba impilo yami eminyakeni engu-10 edlule, ngabe ngahleka futhi ngikubize ngokuthi uyahlanya,” usho kanje. "Kodwa lonke lolu hambo lube yisikhumbuzo sokuthi umzimba wakho uwumshini omangalisayo futhi ungenza noma yini oyifunayo ngokuqeqeshwa nangezinsizakusebenza ezifanele." (Okuhlobene: Indlela Noma ngubani Angaba Ngayo i-Ironman)

Endleleni, u-Pontell-Schaefer ulahlekelwe isisindo futhi uwulolonge umzimba wakhe ukuze ube sesimweni esihle kunawo wonke ake waba nawo. Kepha kuye, akumayelana nenombolo esikalini. “Angiqeqeshelwa ukuba mncane, ngiziqeqeshela ukuba namandla,” usho kanje.

"Ngicabanga ukuthi uma abesifazane abaningi bethatha lowo mcabango, bangazimangaza ngekhono lemizimba yabo, futhi ngokungananazi bangase bajabule ngokwabo njengoba benjalo. Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ngomzimba wami, kokubili ngendlela obukeka ngayo, nangendlela obukeka ngayo. Ngiyezwa, nokuthi yini engayenza. " (Okuhlobene: Lokhu Okuthunyelwe kweBlogger Yokuqina Kuzoshintsha Indlela Ozibuka Ngayo Ngaphambi Nangemva Kwezithombe)

UPontell-Schaefer uthi usathola imibono eshaqekile kwesinye isikhathi lapho ekhuluma ngokuthi uyi-Ironman - kepha akavumeli lokho abanye abakucabangayo ngomzimba wakhe kumfinyelele ngendlela abekade enza ngayo. “Kunenjabulo ekumangaliseni abantu nokwandisa imiqondo yabo emcabangweni wokuthi ukufaneleka akubukeki ngendlela ethile,” usho kanje. "Angisaphathi-ke, uma abantu befunda ukuthi bangibukele phansi bafunda ukuthi nabo bangase bazibukele phansi. Kungase kube nezinto abangakwazi ukuzenza nakuba umphakathi ubatshela ukuthi ngeke bazenze. ngithole isibindi sokuzinika ithuba okwamanje."

“Ngiyethemba ukuthi ofunda indaba yami uyabona ukuthi ayinamkhawulo,” kuqhuba yena. "Ngiyakholelwa ngokuqinile ekutheni imikhawulo kuphela empilweni yilezo ozibekela zona."

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