Izinto Ezimangazayo Ezihlanu Engizifunde Emjahweni Wami Wokuqala Wokugijima

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• 1. Lungiselela izakhi nganoma iyiphi indlela ongakwenza ngayo.
• 2. Lungisa amagiya afanele futhi uhleleke.
• 3. Ukondleka kubalulekile.
• 4. Kungumsebenzi wobuchwepheshe-ngakho thatha isikhathi sakho futhi ujabulele ukubuka.
• 5. Phusha kuze kube sekugcineni futhi ungayeqi ukutakula.
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Ukugijima komgwaqo nokulandela umzila akwenziwanga alingane: Kokunye, ukugijima ngomkhondo kudinga ukuthi ucabange ngokushesha ezinyaweni zakho, ngenxa yamatshe, amadwala, imifula nodaka. Ngakho-ke, ngokungafani nokusebenza komgwaqo, kukhona cha ukuklanywa kukaBeyoncé. Udinga futhi amandla ensimbi emizileni engumqansa, indawo engalingani ngaso sonke isikhathi, kanye nokulungiswa kokuphakama kokuphakama uma ulibangise ezintabeni ukuze ushaye imigwaqo. (Lokhu kumane nje kungukunambitheka kwalokhu abagijimi bezindlela zokuqala okufanele bazi ngaphambi kokuphuma.)

Eminyakeni emibili edlule, ngazifunda kabuhlungu lezi zinto. Ngigijime umjaho wami wokuqala we-Adidas Terrex Back Country Half Marathon e-Aspen, CO, ngicabanga ukuthi, "A half marathon ?! Akunankinga, ngikutholile lokhu! Sengikwenze cishe u-15." Kugcine kungithathe cishe amahora amane ukuqeda-futhi lokho kusho lukhulu, uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi isikhathi sami sokuqeda esimaphakathi somjaho webanga elingamahora amabili kuphela. Ngangikhathele kabili ngenxa yenzuzo yokuphakama, ukuphakama, nezindlela ezinamadwala ezincane, okwenza lokhu kugijime kube nzima kakhulu kunamamarathoni aphelele engingawagijima.

Ngiwushiyile lowo mjaho wokuqala ngizihlolile nge-ego yami, kepha ngithole izifundo eziningi. Kuleli hlobo, ngathatha lezi zifundo ezinhlanu futhi ngabuyela eColorado ukuze ngibhekane ngqo nenselele okwesibili, ngilungele ukukhululwa.

1. Lungiselela izakhi nganoma iyiphi indlela ongakwenza ngayo.

Ngihlala futhi ngiqeqeshe ezingeni lolwandle eNew York City, kodwa iBack Country Half Marathon ibanjelwe e-Aspen. Iqala ngamamitha angu-8 000 futhi ikhuphuka ifike kumamitha ayi-10,414.

Ngangazi ukuthi ngangikulungele ngesikhathi ngehla endizeni-ukuphefumula nje kwakunzima kakhulu. Yilapho ukukhathazeka kokugijima komzila wamamayela angu-14.1 kungithinte. Masenze isipele: Yebo, amamayela ayi-14.1. Yilokho abakubiza ngokuthi “i-half marathon” emzileni ose-Aspen, ngokweziqondiso ze-Alpine ezibeka imephu yesifundo. Njengoba ngizilolongela endaweni egandaywe ngamamitha angu-33 ukuphakama, kwadingeka ngibe nobuqili ngokuqeqeshwa kwami ​​ngazi ukuthi ukuphakama kwakuzoba yinkinga. Lokhu kwakusho uhambo lwangezimpela-sonto oluya emizileni ekhuphuka ngoMfula i-Hudson (isikhathi esingaphezudlwana nje kwehora enyakatho yeDolobha laseNew York ngesitimela) kanye nokugijima okufushane lapho ngivakashela eColorado ngezimpelasonto. Noma yiliphi ithuba engangilithola lokubaleka ngisuke emgwaqeni ngiye obhuqwini, otshanini, noma edwaleni, ngangilisebenzisa. Ukugijima ekushiseni okukhulu kwehlobo kusize ukulungiselela umzimba wami ukubhekana nezimo zokugijima ezingaphansi kokuhle kakhulu (i-BTW, ukuqeqeshwa kokushisa kungakusiza ukulungiselela ukuphakama.)

2. Lungisa amagiya afanele futhi uhleleke.

Usuku lwangaphambi komjaho—nginokuthambekela kwami—ngabhekisa amabombo endaweni yami yangempelasonto e-Limelight Hotel edolobheni lase-Aspen, eduze nendawo yokubhalisa yosuku lomjaho. . kanye nazo zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza. Ukuhamba ngomkhondo kuvame ukuba neziteshi zosizo ezimbalwa kunezinhlanga zomgwaqo, futhi njengoba uphume ehlane, uzofuna ukuba nazo zonke izinto ezifanele njengomshuwalense owengeziwe.

Kimina, lokho kwakusho ukubamba igiya lami lokugijima lendlela engilithandayo: iphakethe le-hydration elivela e-Cotopaxi, izicathulo ze-Adidas Terrex trail, ibhantshi lomoya le-Adidas, nezibuko zelanga ezivela eWestward Leaning. (Nawa amagiya amaningi alungele ukugijima okude nokuqeqeshwa kwemarathon.) Kuhlala kubalulekile ukuba nezicathulo zokugijima ezinhle-kodwa nakakhulu uma kuziwa ekugijimeni komkhondo. Ungacabanga ukuthi ungadlula ngezicathulo zokugijima osuvele unazo, kepha kubalulekile ukuthi ugqoke isicathulo esifanelekile somzila ngokubamba ukuze sikusize uwele ngokuphepha phezu kwamatshe, amadwala, amagquma, utshani, futhi cishe lonke uhlobo lwendawo ongalucabanga. Ngiyalithanda leli bhangqa le-Adidas ngoba linokudonsa okunamandla, isigubhu esiningi esithendeni, futhi belingenalacac (elinobuchwepheshe be-BOA, okungenzeka ububonile emabhodini e-snowboard / ski noma ezicathulweni zamabhayisikili), kususa noma iyiphi ingozi yokuthi bangathukululwa noma baxhumane kwizinti, izihlahlana, noma ezinye izithiyo ezisendleleni yami. (Zama esinye salezi zicathulo ezihamba phambili.)

3. Ukondleka kubalulekile.

Ukudla okunomsoco kubaluleke kakhulu kunoma yimuphi umjaho, kodwa uma ugijima amamayela angu-14 emzileni ophakeme kuthatha isikhathi esiningi, okusho ukuthi umzimba wakho udinga imisoco eyengeziwe ukuze uhambe ibanga elide. Izintandokazi zami: amaphilisi e-Nuun ephakethe lami le-hydration, i-Lärabars, ama-Clif bar agcwele ibhotela le-nut, kanye ne-waffle ye-Stinger. Ngadla ngamamayela ayi-9, 11, no-12-ngokwanele ukungifikisa entanjeni. (Nanku umhlahlandlela wakho wokubhebhethekisa ngaphambi, ngesikhathi, nangemva komugqa wemarathon, ngqo kusuka kusazi sokudla.)

4. Kungumsebenzi wobuchwepheshe-ngakho thatha isikhathi sakho futhi ujabulele ukubuka.

Umjaho ukhuphuke ngaphezu kwamafidi angama-2,400 uqala emayelani lesibili, wabe usufinyelela ukuphakama kwamafidi angu-10,414 kumzila weSunny Side ngaphambi kokwehla ngekhilomitha nesishiyagalolunye ungene eHunter Creek Valley. Kungaba yisilingo ukungena emibonweni emangalisayo endleleni, kepha ngenkathi uhamba, udinga ukugcina amehlo akho asemzileni ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze ugweme ukulimala. Ngigcine eyami ithe njo emhlabathini cishe onke amamayela ayi-14.4. Izintaba eziphakeme zingakuqeda amandla, ngakho-ke zama ukuhlala uzibekele umqansa futhi uhambe uma kudingeka. Ngaphusha amaflethi, ekwehleni, nanoma yimaphi amadiphu endleleni. Uma kushiwo lokho, ngisho nokwehla kungaba nzima ngenxa yokwehla komqansa, ama-chutes amancane nezindawo ezinamadwala-ngakho-ke hlala ngezinyawo zakho. Ngiphinde ngithanda ukutshala izinyawo zami zibe banzi nhlangothi zombili zomzila futhi ngigweme isikhungo se-chute emincane. (Nawa amanye amathiphu okuphepha okulandela umkhondo kwabaqalayo.)

Kimina, ukuhamba emgwaqeni kuhlukile kunanoma yimuphi umjaho womgwaqo. Ngithanda ukuhamba ngizizwe futhi ngigcine ijubane lami iminithi elilodwa ngemayela (noma kunjalo) kancane kunalokho engingakwenza emgwaqweni. Cabanga: Akukhona mayelana nesikhathi, kumayelana nomzamo. Esinye isizathu sokuthi ngeke ufune ukusheshisa inqubo: Indawo okuyo kungenzeka ukuthi iyabulala. Kubalulekile ukujabulela umoya ohlanzekile, umhlabathi ongaphansi kwezinyawo zakho, noma yikuphi ukubukwa nemisindo yemvelo ethulisa (njengezinyoni noma umsindo wamanzi agijimayo). Khumbula futhi ubonge ukuthi unenhlanhla ngokwanele ukugijima uzungezwe ubuhle obunjalo. (Bheka futhi: Ungazitholela kanjani Izinzuzo Ezesabekayo Zendlela Yokugijima)

5. Phusha kuze kube sekugcineni futhi ungayeqi ukutakula.

Ukugijima kuze kube sekugcineni kuqale ku-mile 13: Smuggler Mountain Road. Ngemuva kwamahora amathathu okuhlanganisa umzila, ngangikulangazelela ukuqeda. Umzimba wami waba buhlungu futhi nengqondo yami yaqala ukukhukhuleka yangena endaweni engeyinhle - kepha ukukhanya ekugcineni komhubhe kwaqala ukukhanya kakhulu lapho ngizungeza ikhoneni leRio Grande Trail, ngibeka umugqa wokuqeda (netende likabhiya!) . Ngizizwe nginqobile ngenkathi ngiya ngomkhumbi wami ngiya kwirekhodi lami: I-Backcountry Half ingithathe cishe u-3: 41: 09, i-PR yemizuzu eyi-10 enkambweni ebude obuyimayela elilodwa kunomzamo wami wonyaka wokuqala!

Ukubuyiselwa emuva komjaho kukhulu, ngakho-ke musa ukweqa lesi sinyathelo. (Bona: Uqinisile Okufanele Ukwenze-Futhi Ongafanele Ukwenze-Ngemuva Kokugijima iHalf Marathon) Imvamisa ngiphuza isiphuzo se-electrolyte, ukwelula, ukugoqa amagwebu, ngigeze iqhwa, bese ngingena kubhavu oshisayo ukukhulula imisipha yami. Qiniseka ukuthi ubuyisela amakhalori amaningi anempilo emzimbeni wakho ukuze ululame kahle.

Ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye, ngizama ukukhumbula ukumamatheka, ngidonse umoya, ngijabulele izinto nemisindo esendleleni, emoyeni omusha, futhi ngithokoze ukuthi ngingumdlali. Imikhondo ejabulisayo!

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