U-Joyciline Jepkosgei Uwine I-New York City Women’s Marathon Emjahweni Wakhe Wokuqala ngqa wama-26.2-Mile

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UJoyciline Jepkosgei waseKenya unqobe iNew York City Marathon ngeSonto. Lo msubathi oneminyaka engu-25 ugijime umqhudelwano emigwaqeni emihlanu ngamahora ama-2 nemizuzu engama-22 imizuzwana engama-38 — yimizuzwana eyisikhombisa kuphela eseqopha irekhodi lesifundo, ngokusho kwe New York Times.

Kodwa ukunqoba kukaJepkosgei kwephule inqwaba yamarekhodi: Isikhathi sakhe kwaba ngesesibili ukushesha ngowesifazane emlandweni wemarathon futhi esheshayo noma yikuphi Owesifazane omenza aqale eNew York City Marathon. UJepkosgei uphinde waba ngumuntu omncane kunabo bonke ukunqoba lo mjaho ohloniphekile kusukela ukunqoba kukaMargaret Okayo ngo-2001, ngokusho kukaISIKHATHI.

Ngenkathi ukuwina umncintiswano omkhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni kuyinto emangalisayo futhi uqobo lwayo, mhlawumbe kumangalisa nakakhulu ukuthi lokhu bekungokokuqala ukuthi uJepkosgei agijime ibanga lamamayela angu-26.2. Yebo, ufunda lokho kahle. INew York City Marathon ibingumjaho wokuqala ophelele kaJepkosgei. Njengokuthi, njalo. (Okuhlobene: Kungani Umgijimi Wesithathu Wama-Olympic Ethuthumela NgeMarathon Yakhe Yokuqala)

Ngokwerekhodi, umqhudelwano kaJepkosgei ubushubile kulo nyaka. Umphikisi wakhe onzima kakhulu kwakunguMary Keitany waseKenya, onqobe iNew York City Marathon amahlandla amane, kuhlanganisa nango-2018. UKeitany ugcine eqede imizuzwana engama-54 kuphela ngemuva kweJepkosgei, ephawula iNew York City Marathon yesithupha elandelanayo lapho uKeitany aqede khona ku phezulu ezimbili. (Bheka: U-Allie Kieffer Uwulungiselele Kanjani Umjaho We-NYC ka-2019)

Ngokuqondene noJepkosgei, wavuma kuzintatheli ukuthi ekuqaleni, wayengazi nokuthi uzowina umncintiswano. "Bengingazi ukuthi ngiwunqobile. Bengigxile ekuqedeni umjaho. Icebo ebengilihlelile ukuthi ngiqede umjaho ngamandla," esho ehlanganyela. "Kodwa kumakhilomitha okugcina, ngibone ukuthi sengisondela entanjeni futhi sengikwazi ukuwina."

Yize uJepkosgei ebesebenza ngokomsebenzi kusukela ngo-2015, usevele uqalile ukufeza okuthize okumangazayo. Uthole izindondo zesiliva kuma-2017 World Half Marathon Championship eValencia, eSpain, wathola indondo yethusi kuma-African Championships ka-2016, futhi waqopha amarekhodi omhlaba ngezikhathi zakhe emjahweni wesigamu wemarathon, emijahweni eyi-10-, 15- nangu-20, ngokusho uku WXYZ-TV. NgoMashi, ohambweni lwakhe lokuqala e-United States, uJepkosgei waphinde wanqoba iNew York City Half-Marathon.

Angase abe musha emdlalweni, kodwa u-Jepkosgei usevele ekhuthaza abagijimi yonke indawo. "Bengingazi ukuthi ngingawina," esho esitatimendeni, per I-Boston Globe. "Kodwa bengizama ngakho konke okusemandleni ukukwenza nokuthi ngikwenze futhi ngiqede ngibe namandla."

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