Hlangana ne-Amputee yokuqala yokuqedela inselelo yomhlaba we-Marathon

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Uma ungezwanga ngoSarah Reinertsen, waqala ukuqopha umlando ngo-2005 ngemuva kokuba ngumuntu wokuqala owakhulelwa imilenze ukuqedela omunye wemicimbi enzima kunayo yonke yokubekezela emhlabeni: I-Ironman World Championship. Uphinde abe ngumshayi wamaParalympian wangaphambili oseqede amanye ama-Ironman amathathu, ama-Ironmans amaningi, nama-marathon, kanye nochungechunge lwe-TV engokoqobo eyawina umklomelo ka-Emmy ye-CBS, Umjaho Omangalisayo.

Ubuyele kulo futhi, kulokhu eba ngowokuqala owaphukile (owesilisa noma owesifazane) ukuqedela iWorld Marathon Challenge-egijima ama-marathons ayisigamu ayisikhombisa emazwenikazi ayisikhombisa ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa. "Izikhathi eziningi bengijaha ngemuva kwabafana, kodwa ukubeka izinga lapho abafana kufanele bangijahe kuyamangalisa," kusho uSarah. Umumo. (Okuhlobene: Ngingu-Amputee futhi ngiQeqesha-Kepha Abanginyathelanga Ejimeni Ngaze Ngangineminyaka engama-36)

U-Sarah ubhalisele i-World Marathon Challenge eminyakeni emibili edlule, efuna ukusekela i-Össur, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo edala ulayini wemikhiqizo emisha esiza abantu abakhubazekile bafinyelele amandla abo aphelele.

Sengikwenzile Umjaho Omangalisayo, USarah wayengakhathazekile ngokuthi umzimba wakhe ubungakwazi ukubhekana kahle kangakanani nenani lokuhamba, ukuswela ukulala, kanye nokungajwayelekile kokudla okuza nokuncintisana kwiWorld Marathon Challenge. "Ukuze ngifeze lokho, ngangizizwa sengathi nginethuba," kusho uSarah. "Futhi ngichithe iminyaka emibili ngisebenza kuze kube manje."

Ngokunikwa isizinda sakhe njengompetha wesithathu, uSarah uchithe isikhathi esiningi ehamba ngebhayisikili phakathi nesonto ukuthola i-cardio enomthelela ophansi futhi washiya ukugijima ngezimpelasonto. "Ngangigijima kabili ekugijimeni kwami ​​ngezimpelasonto-ngingagijimi ibanga-kodwa ngiqinisekisa ukuthi ngithola amahora ambalwa ekuseni nakusihlwa." Ubuye futhi waphendukela kwi-yoga ngaphezulu kwakho konke okunye izikhathi ezimbalwa ngesonto ukusiza umzimba wakhe ukuba welaphe, welule futhi uphumule.

Uthi: “Kwakuyinto enzima kunazo zonke engake ngazenza,” kusho yena. "Ngangifuna ukuyeka eLisbon futhi ngacabanga ukuyeka, kodwa ukwazi ukuthi ngangigijimela injongo ethile kwangikhuthaza ukuthi ngiqhubeke." (P.S. The Next Time You Want To give Up, Khumbula Lona Owesifazane oneminyaka engama-75 Owenza Insimbi)

Iqiniso lokuthi wayehlupheka ngenhloso lenza izinto zaba lula kakhulu. "Uphakamisa isibani futhi uvulela omunye umuntu ithuba," kusho uSarah. "Le nselelo ayifani neNew York Marathon, lapho abantu bejabulela wena. Bangu-50 nje abanye abantu futhi uhlala wedwa ebusuku, ngakho udinga inhloso ukuze uqhubeke. "

Njengoba kunikezwe impumelelo yakhe, kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi uSarah wake waba nezinkinga ekugijimeni. Kepha iqiniso liwukuthi watshelwa ukuthi akasoze akwazi ukugijima ibanga elide ngemuva kokuthi enqunyiwe.

USarah wanqunywa isitho esingaphezu kwedolo eneminyaka engu-7 kuphela ngenxa yokuphazamiseka kwezicubu okwagcina kuholele ekunqanyulweni komlenze wakhe wesobunxele. Ngemva kokuhlinzwa nokwelashwa ngokomzimba amasonto, uSarah, owayethanda ezemidlalo, wabuyela esikoleni wazithola esenkingeni kwazise ontanga nothisha babengazi ukuthi bamfake kanjani, ngenxa yokukhubazeka kwakhe okusha. “Ngijoyine iligi yebhola lezinyawo yasedolobheni futhi umqeqeshi akazange angivumele ukuthi ngidlale ngoba ubengazi ukuthi enzeni nami,” kusho uSarah.

Abazali bakhe benqaba ukumvumela ukuthi akholelwe ukuthi ukukhubazeka kwakhe kuzomvimba. "Abazali bami babengabasubathi nabagijimi abashisekayo ngakho-ke noma nini lapho benza ama-5 no-10Ks, baqala ukungisayinela ukwenza uhlobo lwezingane, yize ngangivame ukuqeda ngife ekugcineni," kusho uSarah.

"Bengihlale ngikuthanda ukugijima-kodwa ngenkathi ngikule mijaho, kungaba ngigijima noma ngibuka ubaba wami eceleni, angikaze ngibone umuntu onjengami, ngakho-ke kwesinye isikhathi bekuzizwa kudikibala ukuthi ngibe yinqaba njalo."

Lokho kwashintsha lapho uSarah ehlangana noPaddy Rossbach, owanqunywa umlenze njengaye owalahlekelwa umlenze wakhe esemncane engozini eyashintsha ukuphila kwakhe. USarah wayeneminyaka engu-11 ngaleso sikhathi emjahweni womgwaqo ka-10K nobaba wakhe lapho ebona uPaddy egijima ngomlenze wokufakelwa, eshesha futhi ebushelelezi, njengawo wonke umuntu. "Waba yisibonelo sami kulowo mzuzu," kusho uSarah. "Ukumbuka yikho okungikhuthazile ukuthi ngibe nokuqina futhi ngingabheki ukukhubazeka kwami ​​njengokuphazamisa. Ngangazi ukuthi uma ekwazi ukukwenza, nami ngingakwenza."

"Ngifuna ukugqugquzela noma ngubani onezinselelo ezimpilweni zakhe, noma ngabe ayabonakala njengami, noma cha. Ngichithe impilo yami ngigxile ekuzivumelaneni nezimo zami kunokukhubazeka, futhi lokho kungisebenzele kahle kuzo zonke izici impilo."

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