Yini Egqugquzela I-Ironman Champ Mirinda Carfrae Ukunqoba

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Ephuma emlenzeni webhayisikili ku-2014 Ironman World Championship eKona, HI, uMirinda "Rinny" Carfrae uhlale imizuzu engu-14 namasekhondi angu-30 ngemuva komholi. Kepha indlu yamandla yase-Australia ixoshe abesifazane abayisikhombisa abebephambi kwakhe, yaphetha ngokuqopha isikhathi esingu-2: 50: 27: 27 emjahweni wokumnqoba okwesithathu Isicoco se-Ironman World Championship.

Uthathwa njengomunye umgijimi ohamba phambili kwezemidlalo, u-5'3'', u-Carfrae oneminyaka engu-34 ubudala futhi ungumnikazi werekhodi eliphelele lenkambo ye-Kona edume ngokushaywa umoya ngenxa yezinkundla ezimnyama zodaka ngesikhathi esingu-8:52:14. Uke waqhudelana kwiKona izikhathi eziyisithupha, wafinyelela emsamo njalo kanye.

ICarfrae iqeqesha amahora angama-30 ngesonto-futhi kwesinye isikhathi ngaphezulu ngenkathi yayo ephakeme-isebenza amamayela angama-60 ngesonto ngaphezulu kwezinsuku eziyisithupha. Lokhu ngaphezu kokubhukuda izinsuku eziyisithupha ngesonto nokuhamba ngebhayisikili ezinhlanu. Sikhathele nje ecabanga Mayelana nakho.

Yini egcina u-Carfrae eqhubeka emgwaqeni, ngaphandle kobuntu bakhe obuthuthukayo kanye nomzukuzuku onzima wokuncintisana? Umumo ngihlangane naye ekuzilolongeni kwe-Mile High Run Club eNew York City ukuthola.

Umumo: Yini ekugcina ukhuthazeka?

UMirinda Carfrae (MC): UKona kukodwa kungikhuthaza ngokwanele kimi. Ngazithela kulowo mjaho ngesikhathi ngiqala ukungeniswa kulo mdlalo. Kukhona okuthile okukhethekile ngomcimbi. Ngihlale ngilwela ukubona ukuthi liyini ikhono lami e-Big Island kulo mjaho. Yilokho okungishayelayo. Lesi yisikhuthazo sami.

Umumo:Yini into oyithandayo ngokugijima?

MC: Into engiyithandayo ngokugijima kuphumule kangako. Ngikuthola kuyelapha. Ngenza ukugijima okulula ntambama ngaphambi kokuhlwa, futhi kufana nokuhambahamba. Uma uqine ngempela, kufana nokuphuma nje uyohamba kahle, uphumule. Kuyingxenye yokwelashwa, kepha futhi kungithathe izindawo eziningi kakhulu.

Umumo:Yini ithiphu yakho ehamba phambili yokugijima ngokushesha?

MC: I-Treadmill iyisihluthulelo sejubane. I-cadence ibaluleke kakhulu. Futhi ukwenza i-30-second noma i-20-second pickups. Ngenza lezo ngaphambi kwaso sonke isikhathi esinzima ukuze umzimba wami uhambe. Ngezinye izinsuku, ngivele ngeqe ngebhayisikili, ngigxumele umshini wokunyathelisa, bese ngithatha izithombe. Ngizokwenza imizuzwana engama-20, kususwe amasekhondi angu-30. Lokho kuvele kudubule uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa. (Ukuzivocavoca ngeTreadmill kungenye ye-7 Running Tricks Yokukusiza Usheshise Esikhathini Sezulu Esishisayo.)

Umumo:Ucabangani ngenkathi uziqeqesha?

MC: Kukhona okungahleliwe impela, Ngidinga ukwenza imisebenzi yasekhaya thayipha izinto ezifika engqondweni yakho ngoba ukuqeqeshwa kwakho okuningi akugxilile kakhulu. Wenza amamayela amaningi lapho ulapho ngebhayisikili amahora amahlanu futhi awenzi mizamo enzima. Ngakho-ke kuningi okungahleliwe "off with the fairies" Ngithanda ukuyibiza. Lapho kunezikhathi ezigxile kakhudlwana-mhlawumbe ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kwekhwalithi, ukuvivinya isikhathi, ukugijima kwezinhloso-ke ngokuqinisekile ngigxila kakhulu.

Umumo:Ingabe unawo ama-mantras okuya kuwo?

MC: Akunjalo Empeleni. Ngivele ngikwenze? Cha, angiphindi lutho ngalutho engqondweni yami. Ngivele ngikwenze.

Umumo:Ngezihloko ezintathu ze-Ironman World kanye nokuqeda kwesiteji okuyisithupha, ngibheja ukuthi unomzuzu oyintandokazi we-Ironman.

MC: Umzuzu engangiwuthanda kakhulu ku-Ironman wawuseMncintiswaneni Womhlaba Wonke we-Ironman ngo-2013 lapho ngidlula entanjeni kanti umyeni wami [umnikazi werekhodi lase-Ironman American uTimothy O'Donnell] wayengilindile entanjeni. Ubeqede endaweni yesihlanu emjahweni wabesilisa osezingeni eliphezulu. Besishada ngemuva kwenyanga nengxenye, ngakho-ke bekuyisikhathi esikhethekile sobabili. (Uma ukhuluma ngezinhlanga, bheka lawa ma-12 Ama-Amazing Finish Line Moments.)

Umumo:Iyiphi ingxenye oyithandayo yomjaho?

MC: Umugqa wokugcina! Kodwa ngokujulile, ngiyakuthanda ukugijima. Lowo ngumlenze wami engiwuthandayo kulo mjaho.

Umumo:Ingabe unezinto "ongeke uphile ngaphandle kwazo" oziqeqesha ngazo?

MC: Angikwazi ukuphila ngaphandle komsakazo wami we-iPhone ne-Pandora!

Umumo:Ulalela hlobo luni lomculo?

MC: Kwesinye isikhathi ngiyawuthanda umculo opholile, kodwa u-David Guetta uyiciko engilithandela izinto eziqinile, ezikhuphukayo. Kuya ngesimo sami sengqondo. Uma ngijabule, ngijabule, khona-ke uDavid Guetta. Uma ngikhathele, mhlawumbe njenge-Linkin Park noma i-Metallica noma i-Foo Fighters noma into enjalo. Kodwa-ke lapho ngenza uhambo olulula, ngizolalela umsakazo wePink noma iMadonna noma uMichael Jackson Radio-umculo nje omnandi, we-pop.

Umumo:Ngabe unokuthile othanda ukuzelapha uma uwine kakhulu?

MC: Ngikwazi kahle ukuzelapha ngokwami. Ikakhulu maqondana nokudla. Sidla u-ayisikhilimu izinsuku eziningi, okungenzeka ukuthi akukuhle. Kepha ngemuva komjaho omkhulu, mina nomyeni wami sinomthetho: uma unomjaho omuhle, khona-ke ukhetha okuthile okufunayo ngempela. Ngiwine iKona ngonyaka odlule futhi ngazithengela newashi. Ngakho-ke sinamabhonasi amancane noma imiklomelo esizinika yona ebiza kakhulu, ongeke nje uthenge noma yisiphi esinye isikhathi. Mayelana nokudla, siqonda ngqo kuma-burgers, ama-fries nama-milkshakes ngemva komjaho.

Umumo:U-Ironman, kanye ne-Life Time Fitness, basanda kwethula i- "Women for Tri," okuyisinyathelo sokuletha abesifazane abaningi kulo mdlalo kwazise abesifazane basengamaphesenti angama-36.5 kuphela wama-triathletes eMelika. Uthini kwabesifazane abacabanga ukwenza i-triathlon yabo yokuqala?

MC: Izame ngokuphelele! Umdlalo we-triathlon ubandakanya konke. Uma wesatshiswa ngama-dudes, khona-ke kukhona wonke ama-triathlons abesifazane, imijaho emifushane ongayenza. Ngicabanga ukuthi noma ngubani oqala ukuqeqeshela i-triathlon, bathola isinambuzane khona lapho-ngoba nje umdlalo ugcwele abantu abanobungane, abahle nabantu abanamakhono onke abazama ukuzenza ngcono. Ngicabanga ukuthi iyathelelana. Ngingakhuthaza noma ngubani ukuthi abhalisele umjaho wakho omfushane wangakini. Akudingeki ukuthi wenze uhhafu we-Ironman noma u-Ironman ukuze uzibize ngo-triathlete. Kukhona ama-sprints, i-Iron Girl, nezinketho eziningi kakhulu laphaya. Uma i-dong a Ironman isigamu kuwumgomo wakho, lokho kumnandi. Kodwa ngikhuthaza abantu ukuthi baqale kafushane, futhi bajabulele inqubo kuze kufike kuleyo mijaho yamabanga amade.

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