Laba Abasinda Emdlavuzeni Webele Bathola Ukuthi Indlela Eya Ekubuyiselweni Empeleni Yayisemanzini

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Kwabagwedli ababamba iqhaza kuMsila weFox Regatta eDe Pere, eWisconsin, lo mdlalo uyibhonasi yohlelo lokusebenza lwasekolishi noma indlela yokugcwalisa isikhathi esengeziwe ngesikhathi sonyaka wokuwa. Kodwa eqenjini elilodwa, ithuba lokuba semanzini limayelana nokuningi, okuningi kakhulu.

Leli thimba, elibizwa ngokuthi yi-Recovery on Water (ROW), lakhiwe ngokuphelele yiziguli ezinomdlavuza webele nabasindile. Abesifazane bezizukulwane eziningi kanye nomlando wezokusubatha ohlukahlukene banqwabelana ezikebheni ukuze bangenele umjaho-hhayi ukuwina, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi can. (Hlangana nabesifazane abaningi abaphendukele ukuzivocavoca ukuze babuyise imizimba yabo ngemuva komdlavuza.)

Inhlangano ezinze eChicago yaqala ngo-2007 njengokubambisana phakathi kukaSue Ann Glaser owasinda umdlavuza webele kanye nomqeqeshi wokugwedla esikoleni esiphakeme uJenn Junk. Ngokubambisana, bakhe umphakathi ongasizi kuphela abesifazane ukunciphisa ukucindezeleka futhi bahlale bephilile, kepha unikeza ukusekelwa okukodwa ngoba iziguli by iziguli. Abagcini nje ngokusekelana ngokugcwele, bazuze ukunakwa abadlali abakhulu embonini yokuqina: Izimpahla zezimpahla zemidlalo zabesifazane i-Athleta izonikela enhlanganweni ukuhlonipha Inyanga Yokuqwashisa Ngomdlavuza Webele futhi ihlanganisa nabesifazane abangu-ROW. emkhankasweni wabo wenyanga. (Okuhlobene: Amaqiniso Okufanele Ukwazi Ngomdlavuza Webele)

"Ukube bekungekho ngeROW, angazi ukuthi bengizoba kuphi kulolu hambo njengamanje," kusho uKym Reynolds, 52, owasinda kumdlavuza webele obelokhu enoROW kusukela ngo-2014. umndeni wami nabangane, kodwa laba besifazane bangenze ngazizwa sengathi ngiyingxenye yalutho. Banginike injongo. I-ROW ikukhumbuza ukuthi awuwedwa kulokhu obhekene nakho. "

ROW ibamba ukusebenzisa unyaka wonke, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto. Entwasahlobo, ehlobo, nasekwindla, bagwedla uMfula iChicago; ebusika, benza ukuzilolonga ngamaqembu emishinini yokugwedla yasendlini. (Okuhlobene: Ungawusebenzisa Kanjani Umshini Wokugwedla Ukusebenza Ngcono Kwe-Cardio)

Ngaphambilini u-Reynolds ubeyi-powerlifter futhi wayehlala esebenza, kodwa akazange azame ukugwedla waze wajoyina i-ROW ngo-March 2013, cishe izinyanga eziyisithupha ngemva kwesibeletho sakhe esiphindwe kabili.

Akayedwa. Iningi lamalungu belingakaze lithinte umgwedli kuze kube lihamba ngeminyango evulekile yendlu. URobyn McMurray Hurtig, 53, usanda kugubha unyaka wakhe wesishiyagalombili ngeROW, futhi manje uthi wayengacabangi impilo yakhe ngaphandle kwawo. "Lapho besisebenza kanzima ngempela, ngangivame ukucabanga, 'Nginomdlavuza webele, ngiqede! Angikwazi ukwenza lokhu!' Kepha awusoze wafuna ukuba yilowo othi 'Angikwazi,' ngoba unabanye besifazane abayisikhombisa esikebheni sakho abadlule entweni efanayo, "usho kanje. "Manje, ngizwa sengathi ngingenza noma yini abangijikijela yona."

Ngokuhlangene, iqembu ligwedla kuma-regatta, imijaho, nezinselele zokugwedla liqhudelana namanye amaqembu abantu abadala, izikole zamabanga aphezulu, namakolishi. Yize kuyibo kuphela iqembu lohlobo lwabo emicimbini, uMcMurray Hurtig uthi sebehambe ibanga elide kule minyaka embalwa edlule, futhi bazibambele mathupha endaweni yendawo yokugwedla: “Besingalindele lukhulu, futhi wonke umuntu ubezogwedla. njalo usishayela ihlombe... kodwa manje sesincintisana kancane; asihlali sigcina ngokungena!"

Noma bengekho ukuzowina, abesifazane bathatha umuzwa ongcono kakhulu wokuphathwa njengabadlali nokwenza njengabagijimi: "Ngemuva kokuncintisana kuleyo mijaho eminingi yokuqala, bengizokhala izinyembezi ngoba bengikholwa kakhulu ukuthi ukwenza lokhu, "kusho uMcMurray Hurtig. "Kwakujabulisa kakhulu futhi kuvuselela futhi kunika amandla."

Noma kunjalo, izintokazi zeROW zingaphezulu kakhulu kweqembu lezemidlalo. "Akubona abesifazane kuphela abasemanzini," kusho uReynolds. "Siyisihogo seqembu elisekelanayo nelinakekelanayo - futhi sonke sithanda ukugwedla… Asihlali phansi sikhulume ngomdlavuza, kodwa uma kukhona okudingayo, othile kuleli qembu udlule Kungibonise ukuthi nginodadewabo."

Ngo-2016, i-ROW yafinyelela cishe kwabangu-150 abasinde kumdlavuza webele—cishe amaphesenti ayi-100 abo athi i-ROW ibenze bazizwe bengabodwa, beyingxenye yomphakathi, nokuthi kube nomthelela omuhle ukuzethemba kwabo, ngokocwaningo lwamalungu lwaminyaka yonke lwe-ROW. Abanye besifazane bathi lo mdlalo ubasizile bathuthukise ukuhamba kwabo, kanti amaphesenti angama-88 athi ubasizile bagcine isisindo esinempilo.

"Lena yinto engcono kakhulu eke yenzeka kimina ngiphuma kulokhu kuxilongwa komdlavuza," kusho uJeannine Love, 40, owatholakala ngoSepthemba 2016 futhi wajoyina i-ROW ngoMashi. Ubengumfelokazi eminyakeni emihlanu nje ngaphambi kokuxilongwa, wathi ukuzivocavoca umzimba kungenye yezindlela ezinkulu abhekana ngazo nokushona komlingani wakhe. Lapho ethola ukuthi unesifo somdlavuza, waphinde wavula ukuzivocavoca umzimba: "Ukuphendula kwami ​​ngokushesha ukuthi bengifuna ukuba nempilo enhle ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngiqale ukuqeqeshelwa umdlavuza, empeleni," esho. "Uzizwa ungenalo usizo lapho ubhekene nento efana nomdlavuza, futhi lokhu kunginikeze umuzwa wokukwazi ukuzilungiselela, nakuba kukuncane kakhulu ongakwenza ukuze uzilungiselele." (Kuhlobene: Izinhlobo ezingu-9 Zomdlavuza Webele Wonke Umuntu Okufanele Azazi Ngazo)

Njengamanye amalungu amaningi e-ROW, Uthando lusaqhubeka nokwelashwa, kodwa akakuvumeli ukuthi kumvimbe ekugwedleni njalo: “Ngikhumbula ngiya lapho ngizilolongela khona okokuqala futhi wonke umuntu wayezihlalele ngaphambi kwesikhathi futhi kwacaca ukuthi awuzange” ngivele ngizilolonge bese ngibuyela ekhaya. Bangabangani. Umphakathi," usho njalo. "Ngangesaba ukuphuma kuleso sikebhe ekuqaleni, futhi manje angisakwazi ukulinda ukuphuma emanzini."

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