Yikuphi Okufundwe Ngu-One Ultramarathoner (Nomkakhe) Ngokuphikelela Ekugijimeni I-Appalachian Trail

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• Isesha Okulandelayo
• Ukubhekana Nenselelo Ndawonye
• Ukuwela "Qeda Umugqa" Kuqine
• Buyekeza kwe-

Ebhekwa kabanzi njengomunye wabasubathi be-ultramarathon abavelele futhi abahlotshiswe kakhulu emhlabeni, uScott Jurek uyayazi inselelo. Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe wokugijima, ubhidlize umzila we-elite nemicimbi yomgwaqo, kufaka phakathi umjaho wakhe wesiginesha, iWestern States Endurance Run, umjaho womzila wamamayela ayi-100 ukuthi uwine irekhodi izikhathi eziyisikhombisa eziqondile.

Ngemuva kwayo yonke le mpumelelo, noma kunjalo, ugqozi lokuqhubeka nokuqhubeka nokuqeqeshwa, izinhlanga, ukululama, kwakunzima ukukugcina. UScott wayedinga inselele entsha. Yingakho ngo-2015, ngosizo lomkakhe uJenny, wazimisela ukwephula irekhodi lejubane lokusebenzisa i-Appalachian Trail. Khuluma ngenselele.

Isesha Okulandelayo

"Bengifuna okuthile okuzobuyisa lowo mlilo nogqozi enganginalo ngenkathi ngincintisana eminyakeni yami yokuqala lapho ngiqala ukugijima," kusho uScott Umumo. "Umzila i-Appalachian wawungeyona neze indlela enganginayo ohlwini lwami. Kwakungeyona neze into engangiyazi kuJenny nakimi, futhi lokho kwakungomunye umfutho walolu hambo-ukwenza okuhluke ngokuphelele."

Uhambo olunzima lwalo mbhangqwana ndawonye eduze kwe-Appalachian Trail, ehlanganisa amamayela angu-2,189 ukusuka eGeorgia ukhuphuke uye eMaine, luyisihloko sencwadi entsha kaScott, Enyakatho: Ukuthola Indlela Yami Ngenkathi Ugijima Umzila We-Appalachian. Lapho lezi zithandani ziqala le nselelo maphakathi no-2015, bekubuye kube yisikhathi esibalulekile emshadweni wazo.

“UJenny wayeke waphuphunyelwa yizisu izikhathi ezimbalwa, futhi sasizama ukuthola ukuthi sibhekephi ekuphileni,” uyavuma. "Ngabe ngeke sibe nezingane? Ngabe sizokwamukela? Besizihlela lezo zinto futhi besidinga ukubala kabusha. Imibhangqwana eminingi ibingeke ithathe irekhodi lejubane le-Appalachian Trail ukuze ilungise kabusha, kodwa kithina, bekuyilokho kanye ebesikudinga. Sasifana, impilo ifushane, kufanele sikwenze lokhu manje. "(Okuhlobene: Ngifunde Kanjani Ukuthemba Umzimba Wami Futhi Ngemuva Kokuphuma Kwesisu)

Ukubhekana Nenselelo Ndawonye

Ngakho-ke, lo mbhangqwana wavuselela indlu yabo, wathenga iveni, futhi wenza i-adventure yabo ye-Appalachian yenzeke. Ngenkathi uScott egijima umkhondo, kwakuwumsebenzi kaJenny ukumsebenzela, ngakho-ke ukukhuluma-ukushayela ngaphambi kwakhe eduze komzila ukuze abingelele ezitobhini zomgodi nganoma yini kusukela ekudleni okulula namajeli anika amandla kuya kumasokisi, izigqoko, amanzi, noma ibhantshi.

"Bengishayela iveni ngenhla ngomzila ngaya ezindaweni zemihlangano lapho ebezogcwalisa khona amanzi akhe, athole ukudla okwengeziwe, mhlawumbe ashintshe ihembe lakhe - empeleni bengiyisikhungo sokusiza abajikelezayo kuye, bese ngiba nenkampani nje," kusho uJenny Umumo. "Kwaphela amahora angu-16 kuya kwayi-18 ngosuku wayekhona kulo mhubhe, engathinteki. Bese ezongibona, bese ngimbuyisela empilweni yangempela. Emzileni, nsuku zonke bekufanele afake okufanayo izicathulo ezinodaka namasokisi amanzi nezingubo ezingcolile, futhi nsuku zonke wayazi ukuthi wayesenamanye amamayela angu-50 ngaphambili. " (Okuhlobene: Leli Iqiniso Elibuhlungu Lalokho Okufana Nokugijima I-Ultramarathon)

Ngenkathi uScott kungenzeka ukuthi kwakunguye owayegawula lawo makilasi angamahlanya nsuku zonke, uthi uJenny wazibonela izambulo zakhe kule nselelo. Uthi: “Bekungewona umsebenzi olula. "Ubeshayela, kwadingeka athole indawo yokuwasha kulawa madolobhana amancane asezintabeni, kwadingeka athole ukudla futhi angenzele ukudla-ukuze ngimbone efaka umzamo omkhulu wokungisekela-ngashaywa umoya."

Ukuqeqeshelwa amabanga amade kudinga imihlatshelo nhlangothi zombili. “Izinga azinikele ngalo nokuzidela kwakhe, ngicabanga ukuthi kusho lukhulu ngokubambisana,” kusho uScott. "Ngicabanga ukuthi yilokho okwenza umlingani omuhle; usengaba nothando kodwa futhi ufuna ukuphusha umlingani wakho kuleyo ndawo lapho ezwa sengathi unikela ngakho konke, futhi okunye."

Ukuwela "Qeda Umugqa" Kuqine

Ngakho-ke, uyazibuza ukuthi ngabe ukubeka lo mgomo ophakeme bekufanele yini? Ingabe kwakuyilokho umbhangqwana owawukudinga ukuze ulungise kabusha? "Uma uphonsela inselelo ubudlelwano bakho nawe ngokwakho ngalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okuguqulayo, uphuma umuntu ohlukile," kusho uScott. "Kwesinye isikhathi lezi zigemegeme nezinselelo zithatha impilo yazo futhi kufanele ugoqe nazo ngoba kukhona okumele ukufunde lapho."

Kusukela lolu hambo oluchazayo, lo mbhangqwana unezingane ezimbili - indodakazi, uRaven, owazalwa ngo-2016, nendodana, ezalwe emasontweni ambalwa edlule.

"Ukuba semzileni ndawonye, ​​sisebenzela inhloso eyodwa, kusisizile saxhumana futhi saqonda futhi sathembana kakhulu, ngakho ngicabanga ukuthi kusisizile ukuthi silungiselele ukuba nezingane," kusho uScott. "Ngizizwa nginenhlanhla enkulu. Bekunomugqa osiliva kukho konke esidlule kukho."

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