Engikufundile Ukugijima Imijaho Njengowesifazane Ezizweni Eziyi-10 Ezehlukene

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• I-United States: Gijima nabesifazane
• ECanada: Gijima nabangani
• I-Czech Republic: Yenza Abangane
• I-Turkey: Awukaze Wedwa
• France: Yabelana Ngentshiseko Yakho
• ISpain: Letha i-Cheerleader
• I-Bermuda: Gijima Ngeholide
• I-Peru: Blend In ... noma ugqame
• U-Israyeli: Veza futhi Ubonise
• ENorway: Konke Kuhlobene
• Buyekeza kwe-

Obani abaphethe umhlaba? U-Beyoncé wayeqinisile.

Ngo-2018, abagijimi besifazane babebaningi kunamadoda emhlabeni wonke, banciphisa isikali ngamaphesenti angama-50.24 abaqeda umjaho ngokokuqala ngqa emlandweni. Lokhu ngokusho kohlaziyo lomhlaba wonke lwemiphumela yomjaho wokuzijabulisa ecishe ibe yizigidi eziyi-109 evela kuwo wonke amazwe ayi-193 ahlonishwa yi-UN phakathi kuka-1986 no-2018, okwenziwa yiRunRepeat (iwebhusayithi ebukeza izicathulo) kanye ne-International Association of Athletics Federations.

Njengengxenye yalelo ningi manje, futhi owesifazane ongene ngemvume ugijima ezizweni eziyishumi nambili futhi wafinyelela umugqa emijahweni eyi-10 yazo, nakhu engikufundile.

I-United States: Gijima nabesifazane

Akumangazi ukuthi imijaho yabesifazane idlondlobele i-stateside: I-RunningUSA ibika ukuthi amaphesenti angu-60 abagijimi bomgwaqo base-U.S. ngabesifazane, okungaphezu kwanoma yiliphi elinye izwe ocwaningweni lwe-RunRepeat ngaphandle kwase-Iceland. Uma kukhulunywa nge-marathon, i-U.Si umholi womhlaba, nabesifazane ababalwa ngamaphesenti angama-43 abaqedile ngamamayela angama-26.2. Sisekhaya lomjaho womgwaqo wabesifazane abadala kunabo bonke emhlabeni — i-NYRR New York Mini 10K, eyaqala ukubonakala ngo-1972 — kanye nomncintiswano wokuqala wabesifazane wama-Olympic ngo-1984, owawinwa ngu-American Joan Benoit Samuelson.

Futhi imijaho yabesifazane isenendawo enhle kakhulu yabagijimi abanjengami. Ama-vibes wobudlelwano nobufazi azizwa ephila. I-Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend iwumcimbi omkhulukazi ogxile kwabesifazane e-U.S.; Amaphesenti angama-83 abagijimi ababhalisiwe abangama-56,000 ngo-2019 kwakungabesifazane. Kungumjaho engiwubuyela kaninginingi, ngigijima nodadewethu, umyeni wami, futhi ngedwa. Isikhathi ngasinye, ngiye ngangenwa amakhaza. Kalula nje, akukho okufana nokugijima nolwandle lwabanye abesifazane. (Okuningi lapha: Izizathu ezi-5 zokugijima umjaho wabesifazane kuphela)

ECanada: Gijima nabangani

Abesifazane bamele amaphesenti angu-57 abo bonke abagijimi baseCanada, ingxenye yesithathu ngobukhulu emhlabeni. Phakathi kwabo kukhona nozakwethu wecala lokujaha, uTania. Ungincenge ukuthi ngibhalisele i-triathlon yami yokuqala. Saziqeqesha ndawonye cishe futhi sahlanganisa umugqa ndawonye e-Ontario. Kwakuyisiqalo somkhuba oye wahlanganisa amazwe amathathu, izifundazwe ezimbili zaseCanada, nezifunda ezintathu zase-U.S. Ukuqeqesha cishe kuye kwasiza ekugcineni ubungane bethu buqinile naphezu kwesikhathi nebanga. Sike sacula isikhathi eside ohambweni lomgwaqo lokuya emijahweni, ukuzivocavoca okuhlangana emadolobheni akude aseCanada, kanye nemincintiswano yosuku lomncintiswano yosuku eyasidudula sobabili siye ezenzweni zomuntu siqu. (Okuhlobene: Ngichithe Umgomo Wami Omkhulu Wokugijima Njengomama Omusha Oneminyaka Engama-40)

I-Czech Republic: Yenza Abangane

Lapho sisendleleni eya ekuqaleni kwePrague Marathon, mina nomyeni wami sahlangana nombhangqwana osukhulile. Sonke besiqhuba umcimbi wokudluliselwa kwabantu ababili okungu-2RUN. Mina noPaula sahlangana ngokushesha. Saqala ndawonye, ​​ngamunye wagcwalisa umlenze wokuqala. Ngamthola engilindile endaweni yokushintshana, lapho sathumela khona ozakwethu esifundweni. Sichithe amahora amabili alandelayo sikhuluma ngePrague, ukugijima, ama-triathlons, izingane, impilo, nokunye okuningi njengoba silinde ozakwethu ukuthi baqede. Cishe yiminyaka eyi-15 ngiphakeme, uPaula umgijimi engithemba ukuba naye ngelinye ilanga-onolwazi, ogcwele umbono ocacile, futhi onothando njengangaphambili. Ngemva kokuphela kwesithombe esihle eDolobheni Elidala elingokomlando lasePrague, sobane sabelana ngeziphuzo zomkhosi futhi sabuyela ehhotela ndawonye.

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva, ngahlangana noMarjanka, ohlela iCross Parkmarathon eBohemian Switzerland National Park eduze nomngcele osenyakatho weCzech. Ungiholele ohambweni olumangalisayo lokugijima, futhi wanginqoba ngamandla akhe nokuthanda indawo. UMarjanka waze wangikholisa ukuba ngicwiliswe emfuleni oqhelile. "Kuhle ngemilenze yakho!" wakhanya, lapho ngangimi ngihleka futhi nginqunu echibini elibandayo elibandayo nomgijimi engisanda kuhlangana naye. Wayilandela ngamasoseji amasha asepulazini abiwe emlilweni ovulekile. UMarjanka noPaula babenemfudumalo engavamile, futhi ngokushesha ngaba nobudlelwane engangingabulindele. Edolobheni nasemazweni, iCzech Republic yabonakala ikhuthaza ubudlelwano ngokulandela izinyathelo.

I-Turkey: Awukaze Wedwa

I-Runfire Cappadocia enezigaba eziningi emaphandleni aseTurkey bekungumjaho oshisa kakhulu, nonzima kunayo yonke engike ngahlangana nayo. Kunzima kanjani? Umgijimi oyedwa kuphela oqede isifundo sosuku lokuqala samamayela angu-12.4 ngaphansi kwamahora angu-3. Ama-temps adudule i-100 ehlane elishiswe yilanga ngokuphakama okucishe kube ngamamitha ayi-6,000. Kepha futhi bekuyinto engikhumbuleka kakhulu ekuhambeni kwami ​​kokugijima. Njengowesifazane ohamba yedwa ezweni lamaSulumane, bengingazi ukuthi ngilindeleni. Ngithole umphakathi owemukelayo njengoba nginqamula emaphandleni ase-Anatolian phakathi nezinsuku ezintathu. Amantombazane agqoke amaduku ayegigitheka njengoba sigijima endaweni yakubo yasemaphandleni. Ogogo abagqoke ama-hijabs basimamatheka futhi basiphakamisela emafasiteleni esitezi sesibili. (Kuhlobene: Ngigijime Amakhilomitha angama-45 eSerengeti Yase-Afrika Ngizungezwe Izilwane Zasendle kanye Nonogada Abahlomile)

Ngazakhela ubungani nabanye abagijimi lapho sidukelana sonke ehlane futhi sahlanganisa oyedwa, uGözde, izinsuku ezimbili kwezintathu. Wabelana ngamabhilikosi nama cherry akhiwa ezihlahleni eziseduze futhi wangitshela ngempilo yasedolobheni lakubo e-Istanbul. Unginike iwindi emhlabeni wakhe. Lapho uGözde egijimela iNew York City Marathon ngonyaka olandelayo, ngamthokozisa entanjeni. ITurkey yangifundisa ukuthi asisodwa sodwa; sinabangane yonke indawo uma sikuvulekele.

France: Yabelana Ngentshiseko Yakho

Nganginezinyanga ezinhlanu ngikhulelwe ngesikhathi ngibhekisa amabombo kuDisneyland Paris Half Marathon. Umthetho waseFrance udinga isitifiketi sezokwelapha esisayinwe udokotela kubo bonke ababambiqhaza bomjaho wangaphandle, abakhulelwe nokunye. Kwakungokokuqala lokho. Ngokujabulisayo, ngibe nodokotela obelethayo ongangikhuthazanga nje kuphela ukuthi ngiqhubeke nokugijima kodwa wasayina nefomu ngaphandle kokungabaza. (Okuhlobene: Kufanele Ushintshe Kanjani Ukuzivocavoca Kwakho Ngenkathi Ukhulelwe)

Ngaphambi komjaho, ngibe nethuba lokuxoxa nomphathi wamarekhodi omhlaba webanga elide uPaula Radcliffe, owaqeqesha ngokukhulelwa kabili. "Kuhle lokho wenacan ukusebenzisa ukukhulelwa futhi akumele wesabe. uthando lwami ngothando lwami olusha kakhulu. Ngithanda ukucabanga ukuthi sabophezeleka ngalolo suku.

ISpain: Letha i-Cheerleader

I-2019 Barcelona Half Marathon yephule amarekhodi ayo okubamba iqhaza. Phakathi kwababhalisile abangu-19,000, abesifazane abangu-6,000 kanye nabagijimi bangaphandle abangu-8 500 abavela emazweni angu-103 babeke amaphuzu aphezulu kulo mcimbi. Ngangingomunye wabo. Kodwa umjaho ubuyingqophamlando nakimi; ngangiqala ngqa ukuletha indodakazi yami emjahweni wamazwe omhlaba. Lapho eneminyaka emibili ubudala, wakhuthazelela indiza yamehlo abomvu ne-jet lag ukujabulisa abagijimi. Wamemeza, washaya izandla, futhi wabona uMama egijima emigwaqweni yelinye idolobha. Manje ubamba amateki akhe athi, "Ngidinga ibhibhi lami!" Umjaho wakhe webhayisikili, kunjalo.

I-Bermuda: Gijima Ngeholide

Kunanini ngaphambili, abagijimi bahambela amanye amazwe beyojaha, ngokusho kweRunRepeat. Futhi abesifazane, kubonakala sengathi, bathanda ukugijima okuhle. KuBermuda Marathon Weekend, amaphesenti ama-57 abagijimi ngabesifazane, iningi labo liphuma phesheya.Umbala wesiginesha walo mjaho ubomvana, okuyisidina emabhishi adumile esiqhingi. Kepha ungalindeli ulwandle lwama-pink tutus neziketi ezicwebezelayo. Ngenkathi umcimbi ubambe umncintiswano wezimpahla zokugqoka zabaphangi ngonyaka wezi-2015, mina nomyeni wami sasingu-kuphela abantu ababili abagqokele umcimbi. Sizwile ukuhalalisela esiqhingini sonke ngesikhathi se-Bermuda Triangle Challenge yezinsuku ezintathu: "I-Arrrgh! Yizigebengu!" #Kuyakufaneleka

I-Peru: Blend In ... noma ugqame

Lapho ngifika ekuqaleni kweMaraton RPP eLima, ePeru, ngacabangaothile ngingabona ihembe lami eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, imikhono yengalo yezinkanyezi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, namasokisi ezinkanyezi nemivimbo. Kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi ngizogqama kangakanani. Bonke abanye abagijimi—okuhlanganisa abesifazane nabesilisa—begqoke ihembe elibomvu elikhishwe emjahweni. Kwaba nomoya wobumbano phakathi kwabo, begasela emigwaqweni yaseLima begqoke umfaniswano. Abesifazane, amadoda, abancane, abadala, abasheshayo, abaphuzayo bonke abagqoka futhi bagijima njengabo bonke. Ngavele ngafisa sengathi ngabe "munye" nabo. Kodwa ngathola injabulo ye-"Estados Unidos!" wonke umjaho futhi kwaxoxwa naye ekugcineni ngethelevishini. Kwakungubani lo wesifazane ohlanya ngezinkanyezi nangemigqa? Futhi kungani ayegijima eLima? Impendulo yami ibilula: "Kungani kungenjalo?"

U-Israyeli: Veza futhi Ubonise

Emjahweni weJerusalema Marathon kwa-Israyeli, ngazizwa ngizungezwe amadoda ngokuphelele. Bekuyinto yokuqala engayibona lapho ngingena endaweni yokuqala. Abesifazane babenamaphesenti angama-20 kuphela abagijimi be-marathon no-half-marathon abahlanganiswe ngo-2014. Ekugcineni, ngabona abesifazane abaningi abanjengami — ezifinqeni ezimfishane noma ezinqanyuliwe — nabesifazane abangama-Orthodox begqoke iziketi ezinde ezinamakhanda. Ngababuka ngamehlo abomvu.

Ngo-2019, inani labesifazane lenyukele cishe kumaphesenti angama-27 esiwombeni nakuma-marathon agcwele, namaphesenti angama-40 esewonke kubandakanya imijaho engu-5K no-10K. Khonamanjalo, umgijimi wama-Ultra-Orthodox u-Beatie Deutsch wayengowesifazane ophambili wakwa-Israel ku-Jerusalem Marathon ngo-2018 futhi wawina umqhudelwano kazwelonke we-Israel marathon ngo-2019, isiketi eside nakho konke.

ENorway: Konke Kuhlobene

AmaNorwegi ayiqembu elisheshayo. Bangabagijimi be-marathon besihlanu abashesha kakhulu emhlabeni, ngokusho kwe-RunRepeat—into engabhekana nayo kuqala. EGreat Fjord Run eduzane naseBergen, isikhathi esivamile somjaho womjaho wabesifazane baseMelika (2:34 ngokweRunningUSA) sizokubeka ngemuva kwepakethe. Ngiqede ngo-2: 20: 55 enkambeni enganqamuki, enomoya futhi ebabazekayo enqamula ama-fjords amathathu. Lokho kungibeke phansi ngamaphesenti ayishumi abaqedile. (Pssst: Incwadi Evulekile Eya Kubagijimi Abacabanga Ukuthi "Banensa Kakhulu") Akumangalisi ukuthi u-Grete Waitz, omunye wabagijimi abakhulu kunabo bonke abake baba khona, wayengumNorwegian. Kodwa abantu bendawo banamathela ukuze bangikhuthaze ngendlela efanayo ngokujabula okuzwakala sengathi, "Hi-Ya, Hi-Ya, Hi-Ya!" Humusha: "Asambe, asihambe, asihambe!" Ngaphambili, maphakathi, noma emuva kwephakethe — ngibekubo bobathathu — ngizoqhubeka, impela.

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