Engikufundile Ekugijimeni Izinhlanga Ezingama-20 ZakwaDisney

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• Gqoka Ingxenye
• Hlela Sonke Isimo Sezulu
• Gijimani ngokuzijabulisa
• Noma Ungaya Inkazimulo
• Gijimani Kuqala, Bese Nivakashela
• Hambisa Umngane, Yenza Umngane
• Letha (noma Uboleke) Izingane
• Hamba Ibanga
• Yiba Isiminzi
• Kwenze Kube Ngomlingo
• Buyekeza kwe-

Ukuvuma izono: Igama lenja yami nguCinderella. Uthando lwazo zonke izinto uDisney waqala lusha, njengoba abazali bami beletha mina nodadewethu eWalt Disney World minyaka yonke njengezingane. Ubaba ungowasenkabeni yeFlorida eduze kwepaki yetimu, futhi umama wami wayenguTinker Bell we-Halloween ngenkathi yena kwakuyintombazane encane-iminyaka emithathu ilandelana, ngakho-ke ungasho ukuthi iDisney inohlobo lwegazi lethu.

Izinto zami ezimbili engizithandayo-iDisney nokugijima-ngithola ithuba lokushayisana kahle emicimbini ye-runDisney edumile yomkhiqizo. Eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, ngiqede imijaho engama-20 exhaswe ngabakwaDisney phakathi nezimpelasonto eziyi-10 emapaki amathathu ezokungcebeleka eWalt Disney emazweni amabili. Ngo-2016 kuphela, ngagijima okungenani umjaho owodwa ezindaweni ezintathu zokungcebeleka zeDisney ezisingatha imicimbi: iDisneyland eCalifornia, iWalt Disney World eFlorida, neDisneyland Paris eFrance.

Ngingene emjahweni wami wokuqala oxhaswe ngabakwaDisney njengomgijimi oncintisanayo ukuthola amaphuzu ami eshesha kunazo zonke emjahweni. Kodwa phakathi nomsebenzi wami womjaho (imarathoni eyodwa, amarathoni ayisishiyagalolunye, ama-10K amathathu, ama-5K amane, kanye nemijaho yezingane ezintathu eceleni komshana wami) ngifunde ukuthi uma kuziwa ekugijimeni imijaho ye-Disney, u-Ralph Waldo Emerson waye kwesokudla: "Ukuqeda isikhathi, ukuthola isiphetho sohambo kuzo zonke izinyathelo zomgwaqo, ukuphila inani elikhulu lamahora amahle, kuwukuhlakanipha."

Nansi indlela engifunde ngayo ukujabulela "inani elikhulu kakhulu lamahora amnandi" phakathi nesinyathelo ngasinye somgwaqo womjaho we-Disney.

Gqoka Ingxenye

Ngikhombise iDisney Wine & Dine Half Marathon eWalt Disney World, umjaho wami wokuqala weDisney, engutsheni yeqembu lami eligijimayo nesikhindi esimnyama. Ngazisola ngaso leso sikhathi. Abagijimi abagqoke izingubo zokugqoka babebukeka sengathi bazijabulisa kakhulu, futhi lokho kungenxa yokuthi babenjalo.

Angiphindanga ngilenze lelo phutha. Manje sengigijime ngeziketi ezicwebezelayo, ama-tutus, namabhulukwe ama-harem ngigqoka njengomfudlana ongapheli wabalingiswa beDisney: uCinderella, Jasmine, Belle, Lady, Megara, Esmeralda nabanye. Jabulela "umlingiswa" wakho kusuka kubabukeli, amalungu e-Disney cast, nabanye abagijimi benza isipiliyoni sibe semilingo kakhulu. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi wakha ukubukeka kwakho kusuka kuzinto zomgijimi ezilungele igiya.

Hlela Sonke Isimo Sezulu

Njenganoma imuphi umjaho, isimo sezulu-futhi ikakhulukazi ukubanjwa esimweni sezulu esibi ngaphandle kwamagiya afanele-kungenza noma kuphule ukusebenza kwakho. Ngakho-ke lapho ukhetha leyo mvunulo enhle kakhulu, ungavele uhambe uyofuna i-Chewbacca onesie enoboya obugcwele nesigqoko esifanayo kumswakama waseFlorida. Lelo kube yiphutha lomyeni wami ku-Star Wars Half Marathon e-Walt Disney World. Yebo, wayebukeka emuhle njengomphathi wami-nganginguRey kusuka I-star wars:Amandla Avuka-futhi wathola ukujabula okuningi: "Lokho ukuzibophezela!" futhi "Kufanele ushise!" Kodwa nginesiqiniseko sokuthi kumele siyishise leyo sudu, ibijuluke kakhulu.

Isimo sezulu esiphikisayo singaba yiphupho elibi futhi. Mina nodadewethu sabhekana nesikhathi sama-32-degree ku-Disney Disney 5K ka-2015, ngenkathi sigqoke njengodadewabo ababi abavela eCinderella ... eziqongweni zamathangi naseziketi. Letha ipotimende elikhulu futhi ulungele ukulungisa imvunulo yakho nganoma yisiphi isimo sezulu esikuphonsa ngalolo suku.

Gijimani ngokuzijabulisa

Iningi labantu lizokutshela ukuthi iDisney akuyona indawo "yomjaho" wangempela. Uzofuna ukumisa izithombe ezinezinhlamvu eziklelise isifundo. Uzofuna ukumisa kancane izithombe phambi kweCinderella's noma iSleeping Beauty's Castle. Ngamafuphi, uzofuna ukwehlisa ijubane futhi ujabulele ukuzizwisa.

Izinhlanga eziphethwe yiDisney yimvelo ephelele yokushintsha kwejubane ukukhohlwa ngamaPR noma umncintiswano. Cabanga ngemijaho ye-Disney njengokugijima okulingana ne-Neverland-yiba ingane futhi ujabule. Zinikele kokuhlangenwe nakho.

Noma Ungaya Inkazimulo

Ngisishaye indiva ngokuphelele isifundo esedlule futhi ngazinikela ngakho konke emijahweni exhaswe ngabakwaDisney, futhi ngibe nesikhathi esimnandi. Ku-Disney Disney Half Marathon yango-2012 ngigijime umncintiswano omusha wesigamu semarathon ngenkathi ngigqoke njengoCinderella. Ku-2016 Tinker Bell Half Marathon, ngigijime umjaho wami wesibili oshesha kunazo zonke ngenkathi ngigqoke njengoMeg kusuka Hercules. Zonke izifundo zeDisney half marathon ziqhelelene, ngakho-ke uma unenhlanhla ngesimo sezulu esipholile nesicacile, ngokuqinisekile ungashesha isivinini sakho.

Ingxenye engcono kakhulu? Ngalujabulela kakhulu uhlanga ngalunye. Abalingiswa, ukuzijabulisa, izibukeli, nomoya wabanye abagijimi abaseduze kwakho bakusiza ukukuyisa entanjeni. (Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyini umgomo wakho, lawa macebiso angcono kakhulu okusebenza namasu aso sonke isikhathi azokusiza ukuthi ufike lapho.)

Gijimani Kuqala, Bese Nivakashela

Ngikufunde kabuhlungu lokhu. Eqinisweni, kuyiphutha engilenze kulo konke amathathu ama-marathon wami we-Disney uhhafu kulo nyaka. Ukuhamba ngamamayela angama-30 ngezinyawo ezinsukwini ezine ngaphambi kwengxenye yemarathon? Yebo, kunjalo impela engikwenze ngaphambi kokuvulwa kweDisneyland Paris Half Marathon ngoSepthemba. Umbhoshongo we-Eiffel! Sacré-Cœur! Ukugijima nge-Seine! Ngangiyisiwula sezivakashi. Woza usuku lomjaho imilenze yami yayiyi-toast.

Kwenye iTinker Bell Half Marathon ngishaye amakhilomitha ayi-18 ngizula ngepaki yengqikimba-12 yazo ngosuku olwandulela umjaho. Eshu, umbono omubi, ikakhulukazi uma ngiza "lokhu" eduze kwaleyo PR, ngagcina ngihamba ngezinyawo izikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili kumamayela amathathu okugcina. (Funda ngalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kokuthi Ingabe Kufanele Uziyekele Kumgomo Wokuqina?)

Isimilo sendaba: Uma ukwazi, yakha uhambo lwakho ukuze ugijime kuqala bese udlala emapaki kamuva. Kulula ngempela ukuqoqa imayela elingalindelekile.

Hambisa Umngane, Yenza Umngane

Ngigijima imijaho eminingi ngedwa, kepha amapaki akwaDisney asiza ukukhuthaza i-vibe "yokuhlanganisa", okuyithuba elihle lokuthola umndeni wakho nabangane ukuthi basebenzise umugqa. Ngaphelezela umama wami emjahweni wakhe wokuqala ngqa ku-2014 Walt Disney World 5K. Eminyakeni emibili kamuva, ngamhambisa ku-6.2-miler wakhe wokuqala (eneminyaka engu-70 ubudala!) e-Tinker Bell 10K ngempelasonto yoSuku Lomama. (Funda ngokuthi Kungani Ngikhetha Ukugijima Nabesifazane.)

Ngiphinde ngaphesheya kwalelo duo nomyeni wami osheshayo ohola icala noma umane angigcine enkampanini ePrincess Half, Wine & Dine Half, Star Wars Half, naseDisneyland Paris Half.

Futhi iqoqo labangane abangani engihlangane nabo eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ukuqagele, umjaho ohlukile wakwaDisney-wangisiza ngidlula kuTinker Bell Half Marathon. Qalisa i-convo, uqhubeke ngayo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, futhi uzobona ubuso obunobungane ngokuzayo lapho ufika emjahweni oxhaswe ngabakwaDisney.

Letha (noma Uboleke) Izingane

Ukubuka umjaho wezingane kunginika yonke imizwa. Ngo-2012, ngabhalisela umshana wami nomshana wami (owayeneminyaka engu-3 no-5 ubudala) ngomjaho wezingane zeDisney okokuqala ngqa. Baxoxa ngayo kwaze kwaphela unyaka baphanyeka izindondo zabo emakamelweni abo okulala. Kube yisiko lomndeni kusukela lapho.

Bangicele ngamunye wabo ukuthi ngigijime nabo emicimbini embalwa, ngakho-ke ngithole injabulo yokuzijwayeza mathupha amamitha angama-200, amamitha angama-400, neMile Run ezinhlangothini zabo. Ngokuvamile angithandi ukushiywa othulini entanjeni. Kodwa lapho umshana wami oneminyaka engu-9 ethatha uhambo ngoba ebona umugqa wokugcina, kunginika ukumamatheka okukhulu.

Hamba Ibanga

Kunemicimbi engaphezu kuka-35 yokugijima nezinselelo eziyishumi zomjaho phakathi nezimpelasonto eziyisishiyagalolunye ekhalendeni lonyaka likaRunDisney. Kepha kukhona i-26.2-miler eyodwa kuphela: iWalt Disney World Marathon. Kuyindlela enomlingo ngempela yokuziphonsela inselelo, njengoba ngafunda ngo-2013 lapho ngigijima umjaho weminyaka engu-20. Kusengomunye wemijaho engiyithandayo, futhi sengiqede ama-marathoni ayisishiyagalombili.

Isifundo sithatha abagijimi kuwo wonke amapaki etimu e-Walt Disney World-Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Animal Kingdom, naseHollywood Studios-plus ne-ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex nezinye izindawo zokungcebeleka. Kalula nje, umjaho uyisidingo kunoma yimuphi umgijimi webanga elide. Futhi kuyinkambo enhle nomjaho wokugijima umncintiswano wakho wokuqala, futhi. Abagijimi abangaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-50 bangabokuqala ukufika. Bekuphinde kube yimarathon yokuqala emhlabeni lapho abesifazane bebaningi kunabesilisa. Abesifazane bakha amaphesenti angama-44 abagijimi be-marathon kuzwelonke, kepha eWalt Disney World Marathon, abesifazane babusa ngamaphesenti angama-52 abo bonke abaqedile. (Abasubathi besikhathi sokuqala bangaba sezimweni eziningi, ngakho-ke ngihlanganisa uhlu lwezinto ongazilindela.)

Yiba Isiminzi

Gijimisa yonke imijaho-ngisho imijaho yezingane-phakathi nepaki yeDisney eqhubeka ngempelasonto. Ngikwenzile lokho ku-2015 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend-5K, 10K, uhhafu wemarathon, nemijaho yezingane. Yebo, ngangikhathele, kodwa isipiliyoni sokulala, ukudla, nokuphefumula sigijima izinsuku ezimbalwa zilandelana kuwuhambo lwazo futhi ngokwalo. Futhi, uhola ukugoba okuningi (izindondo zokubukisa!).

"Inselele yomjaho" iwuphawu lwe-runDisney. Konke kuqale ngo-Goofy's Race and Half Challenge, lapho abagijimi beqeda khona i-Walt Disney World Half Marathon kanye ne-Walt Disney World Marathon ngezinsuku ezilandelanayo. Izinselelo manje sezingena cishe kuzo zonke izimpelasonto ngama-combos angu-10K / uhhafu wemarathon, ugu oluya ogwini kanye nezenzo zomhlaba nezwe. Kodwa zonke zincane uma ziqhathaniswa ne-Dopey Challenge (bona ukuthi ngenzeni lapho?) e-Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend-5K, 10K, half marathon, kanye nemarathon ezinsukwini ezine zilandelana. Kusamele ngithole indondo yami ye-Dopey, kepha iso lami ngineso kulowo mklomelo.

Kwenze Kube Ngomlingo

Umyeni wami uhlongoze ngesikhathi sangemva kwephathi seDisney Wine & Dine Half Marathon. Eminyakeni emihlanu kamuva, sagijima iDisneyland Paris Half Marathon ndawonye njengomndeni okhulayo - nganginezinyanga ezinhlanu ngikhulelwe indodakazi yethu. Umama womndeni wami owandisiwe, udadewethu, ubabekazi, umalume, nokuningi, abahlala ezifundeni ezine ezihlukene-baphenduke imicimbi ye-runDisney yaba ukuhlangana kwemindeni. Kithina, i-Disney ibe yindawo ekahle yokuhlangana, ukuzijabulisa, ukubungaza, futhi oh yebo, gijimani.

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