Kunjani Ukuqeqesha I-Triathlon EPuerto Rico Ngemva KweSiphepho uMaria

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U-Carla Coira unomdlandla ngokwemvelo, kodwa lapho ekhuluma ngama-triathlons, uba nopopayi ngokukhethekile. Umama womuntu ovela ePuerto Rico uzokhathazeka ngokuwela kanzima kuma-triathlons, ahlanganise nothando lwakhe lomuzwa wokufeza okuthile kanye nesifiso sokuzithuthukisa njalo. UCoira uthole ama-triathlons ngemuva kokujoyina ikolishi lokujikeleza ngemuva kwekolishi futhi useke walwela ama-Ironmans amahlanu nama-Iron half angama-22 eminyakeni eyishumi kusukela lapho. “Njalo uma ngiqeda umjaho kuba sengathi, 'kulungile, mhlawumbe ngizothatha ikhefu,' kodwa lokho akwenzeki," uyavuma. (Kuhlobene: Ngesikhathi Esizayo Uma Ufuna Ukuyeka, Khumbula Lona Salukazi Esineminyaka Engama-75 Owenza Insimbi)

Eqinisweni, wayeziqeqeshela u-Ironman wakhe olandelayo, owayehlelelwe uNovemba olandelayo e-Arizona, lapho kusabalala izwi lokuthi iSiphepho uMaria sesizofika edolobheni lakubo iSan Juan, washiya indlu yakhe waqonda endlini yabazali bakhe eTrujillo Alto , ePuerto Rico, njengoba babenamajeneretha kagesi. Wabe eselinda ngokukhathazeka ukuba kufike isiphepho.

Ngosuku olulandelayo isiphepho, wabuyela eSan Juan futhi wathola ukuthi uphelelwe amandla. Ngenhlanhla akabanga nawo omunye umonakalo. Kepha njengoba ayesaba, isiqhingi sisonke sonakalisiwe.

“Lezo bekuyizinsuku zobumnyama ngoba bekunokuningi ukungaqiniseki ngokuzokwenzeka, kodwa bengizibophezele ukwenza i-Ironman ngokugcwele esikhathini esingaphansi kwezinyanga ezimbili,” kusho uCoira. Ngakho waqhubeka eziqeqesha. Ukuziqeqeshela umjaho wamamayela angu-140.6 bekuzoba yinto enkulu kakhulu, kodwa uthathe isinqumo sokuqhubeka uma ezosusa ingqondo yakhe emiphumeleni yesiphepho. "Ngicabanga ukuthi i-Ironman isisizile ukuthi siqhubeke sidlule kulezo zikhathi ezinzima," kusho yena. uthi.

UCoira wayengenayo indlela yokuxhumana nomqeqeshi weqembu lasendaweni aziqeqesha nalo kwazise akekho noyedwa owayenensiza kamakhalekhukhwini, futhi wayengakwazi ukuhamba ngebhayisikili noma ukugijimela ngaphandle ngenxa yezihlahla eziwile nokuntuleka kwamalambu omgwaqo. Ukubhukuda nakho bekungekho embuzweni kwazise awekho amachibi abekhona. Ngakho-ke wagxila ekushayeleni ibhayisikili endlini walinda. Kwadlula amasonto ambalwa, futhi iqembu lakhe lokuqeqesha laphinde lahlangana, kodwa u-Coira wayengomunye wabambalwa okufanele ababonise njengoba abantu babengakabi nawo ugesi futhi bengakwazi ukuthola igesi yezimoto zabo.

Njengoba sekusele amasonto amabili nje ngaphambi komjaho, iqembu lakhe libuyele ekuziqeqesheni ndawonye yize belingaphansi kwezimo ezingezinhle. "Bekunezihlahla eziningi nezintambo eziwile emigwaqeni, ngakho-ke bekufanele senze uqeqesho oluningi lwasendlini futhi kwesinye isikhathi sisungule ingwegwe noma i-radius yemizuzu engu-15 bese siqala ukuqeqeshwa emjikelezweni," esho. iqembu lonke lafika e-Arizona, kanti uCoira uthi wayezizwa aziqhenya ngokuthi ukwazile ukuqeda njengoba inqwaba yokuqeqeshwa kwakhe yayikukuhamba ngebhayisikili kuphela endlini. (Funda mayelana nokuthi yini edingekayo ukuze uqeqeshe i-Ironman.)

Ngenyanga elandelayo, uCoira waqala ukuqeqeshelwa iHalf Ironman eSan Juan ehlelelwe uMashi. Ngenhlanhla, idolobha lakubo lase libuyele esimeni esejwayelekile futhi wakwazi ukuqalisa kabusha uhlelo olujwayelekile lokuqeqeshwa, uthi. Ngaleso sikhathi, wayelibonile idolobha ayehlala kulo ukuphila kwakhe konke lizakhela kabusha, okwenza umcimbi waba esinye sezikhathi ezibaluleke kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe we-triathlon. “Bekungomunye wemijaho ekhetheke kakhulu, ngibona bonke abasubathi abavela ngaphandle kwasePuerto Rico bengena ngemuva kwesimo ebikuso futhi bebona ukuthi iSan Juan isiluleme kahle kanjani,” usho kanje.

Ukujaha inkambo ebabazekayo nokubona umbusi waseSan Juan encintisana naye wengeze kwiCoira ephakeme ezwa ngalo mcimbi. Ngemuva komjaho, i-Ironman Foundation inikeze u-$120,000 kwabangenzi inzuzo ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokululama kwe-Puerto Rico, njengoba zisekhona izindlela zokuhamba, futhi izakhamuzi eziningi azikanawo amandla.

Umbono omuhle kaCoira naphezu komonakalo yinto ahlanganyela ngayo nabantu abaningi basePuerto Ricans, usho kanjalo. "Isizukulwane sami sesibone iziphepho eziningi, kepha lesi bekuyisona esikhulu kunazo zonke eminyakeni engaba ngu-85," usho kanje. "Kodwa nakuba ukucekelwa phansi kwaba kubi kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili, sakhetha ukungagxili ezintweni ezimbi. Ngicabanga ukuthi kuyinto yamasiko ngabantu basePuerto Rico. Sivele siqinile; sizivumelanisa nezinto ezintsha futhi siqhubeke siqhubekela phambili."

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