Umgijimi weMaratho uStephanie Bruce UnguMama Omkhulu WamaGritty Wonke Umgijimi Okufanele Alandele

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U-Elite marathoner uStephanie Bruce uyintokazi ematasa. Umgijimi onguchwepheshe, owesifazane webhizinisi, unkosikazi, nomama emadodaneni akhe aneminyaka emithathu nemine ubudala, uBruce angabonakala njengomuntu onamandla angaphezu kwavamile ephepheni. Kodwa njengabo bonke abantu, uBruce uyesatshiswa ukusebenza kanzima futhi udinga isikhathi esiningi sokululama ukuze ahambisane nesimiso sakhe sokuqeqesha esiqinile.

"Ngibe nenhlanhla yokuqeqeshwa ukuba ngisebenzisane neBedGear," usho njalo. "Kungishintshele umdlalo mayelana nokulala, ngoba njengomgijimi we-marathon nomama, ngidinga ukuvuka nginamandla nsuku zonke. Ngidinga ukuthola [abafana] ibhulakufesi ngibakhiphele emnyango."

IBedGear, eyenza ngokwezifiso imibhede njengamatilasi nemicamelo, ibambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekululameni kwayo, kuchaza umgijimi weHoka One One. “Abanye abantu balala eceleni, abanye abantu balala emuva, abanye abantu bathanda amazinga okushisa ahlukene,” usho kanje. Uyalungiselelwa izicathulo zakho zokugijima-kungani ungalungelwa okombhede wakho?

Mfana, ingabe udinga konke okunye angakuthola. Phakathi kokuphonsa phansi ukusebenza okukhulu nokulinganisa impilo yomama yansuku zonke nomyeni, uBen Bruce, uStephanie ungummeli ozwakalayo wokwamukela umzimba wazo zonke izinhlobo nobukhulu emphakathini osebenzayo.

Lapho ebuyela ezweni eligijimayo ngemuva kokuthola izingane zakhe, uBruce wahlangabezana nokugxekwa komzimba wakhe ngemuva kwengane. Ngemuva kokubeletha amadodana akhe, unesikhumba esithe xaxa esiswini sakhe, okuqubule ukudideka-nokugxeka okungadingekile-kusuka kubalandeli be-inthanethi abangajwayele izinguquko ezejwayelekile ezitholwa ngumzimba wowesifazane ngesikhathi nangemva kokukhulelwa. "Kukhulunywa kakhulu ngesimo somzimba kodwa abantu abakhulumi ngalokho imizimba yethu esenzela khona."

I-hashtag engena ngaphansi kwesikhumba sayo? #Imvusexy "Ngingathanda ukubona ukushintshela kokuthi 'Lokho umzimba wami okwenzayo,' kungakhathaliseki isisindo. Abagijimi abaningi banciphile futhi yilokho okwenzekayo uma ugijima amakhilomitha angu-120 ngesonto, " uyachaza. "Ngifuna ukuthi amantombazane asesikoleni samabanga aphezulu abone [izinhlobo zomzimba ezondile] futhi angifuni ukuba mncane kangako, kepha afise ukuqeqesha kanzima ngangokunokwenzeka. Uma umzimba wabo uncika ngendlela enempilo lokho kuhle, kodwa uma akunjalo, ngakho-ke kuhle, futhi. "

Umzimba kaBruce ungenza lukhulu. Njengo, konke okuningi. Umama wamandla uwine Umqhudelwano we-U.S. 10 km ku-Peachtree Road Race e-Georgia kule ntwasahlobo edlule. Lokhu kuwina—kanye nokunye ukutuswa kwakhe kwakamuva—kuyinkomba yeminyaka yokusebenza kanzima ukuze abuyele kwezemidlalo. Mhlawumbe okuqabula kakhulu, akalengisiwe esitayeleni sakhe sakudala sokuqeqesha noma ezikhathini zomjaho.

"Kungithathe isikhathi eside ukubuyela ezingeni lapho ngaziphusha khona ngokomzimba," usho njalo. "Leyo minyaka emibili yokuqala yayiyindlela yokusinda kanye nokuthola ukuqeqeshwa ngaphandle kokuzilimaza mina. Ngemva kokudlula kulelo qhubu lokungalimali, [bengifuna ukubona] ukuthi ngingagijima kude kangakanani futhi kangakanani."

Njenganoma imuphi umama omusha oqala kabusha inqubo yokuqina, uBruce wayedinga isikhathi sokuzijwayeza umzimba wakhe omusha. “Ngangitshela omama ukuthi bazinike isikhathi futhi bangaziqhathanisi ubudala babo nezabo ngemva kokuzala,” usho kanje. "Ungumuntu ohlukile ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo futhi noma yini oyifezayo ngemuva kokuthola ingane iyamangalisa ngokwayo."

Futhi ngenkathi uBruce ezingela ngaphambi kosuku lomjaho, uzobe egxile kuye "kungani." Muva nje uthumela ku-Insta-feeds yakhe mayelana nenkulumo yakhe ethi "grit." Wathatha izinto ezinkulu azithatha encwadini I-Grit: Ukukhathazeka Nokuphikelela ngu-Angela Duckworth.

"UDuckworth uchaze ubuhlakani njengokumelana nokungazethembi. Kimina, lokho kuhumushe ngokuthi kungani ngijaha lezi zinhloso futhi ngifaka wonke lawa makhilomitha," uhlanganyela. "Isizathu silula: sisebenza ngenhloso yokuphishekela nokubona ukuthi ngingahle kanjani. Le yindlela engingayilawula empilweni yami, engikusebenzisayo yilokho engikuphumayo."

Uma kunjalo, sinomuzwa wokuthi uzobe ethola kakhulu uphume emjahweni ngaleliSonto.

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