Kungani iHalf Marathons Yibanga Elihle Kakhulu

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Yiya kunoma iyiphi ithrekhi futhi uzobona ngokushesha ukuthi ukugijima kuwumdlalo womuntu ngamunye. Wonke umuntu unokuhamba okuhlukile, ukuteleka konyawo, nokukhetha izicathulo. Abekho abagijimi ababili abafanayo, futhi nemigomo yabo yomjaho ayilingani. Abanye abantu bafuna ukugijima ama-5Ks, abanye bafuna ukuhlasela umjaho webanga elide kuwo wonke amazwekazi. Kepha kunobufakazi bokuthi bonke labo kakhulu Ukugijima isikhathi eside akuphindaphindi izinzuzo zama-run wakho amafushane. "Akuthathi imizuzu engaphezu kwemihlanu noma eyi-10 yokuzivocavoca ukuze uzuze zonke izinzuzo zokulawulwa kwe-aerobic nesisindo kanye nomuzwa wokuzizwa ujabule ukuze uthuthukise isimo sakho sengqondo," kusho u-Heather Milton, isazi sokuvivinya umzimba esiphezulu e-NYU Langone Medical Center. Ngakho-ke cha, leso siqubulo samahora ayisithupha asingcono ngokuphindwe kasithupha kunokuphinda imayela elifushane nelisheshayo.

Futhi, ukuqeqeshwa kwemarathon kuza nenqwaba yezingozi zayo. Okungukuthi, icindezela impilo yakho yezenhlalo kube nzima kune-Gu esetshenzisiwe ohlangothini lwenkambo. Uma uhlanganisa ubusuku bangoLwesihlanu bokuqala nezingcingo zokuvuka ngoMgqibelo, lokho akushiyi isikhathi esiningi samadina amade, angamavila kanye nezingilazi zewayini ezingapheli. Isigamu sama-marathoni sikuvumela ukuthi uphile (ngokuqhathaniswa) ngokujwayelekile, futhi badla isikhathi esincane kakhulu phakathi nosuku lwakho. Phakathi nezinsuku zami zokuqala zokuqeqeshwa isigamu, ngisakhumbula ngiphusha ukudla kwamaShayina phakathi kwamabili, bese ngiphenduka ngigijime ngakusasa ekuseni njengokungelutho. Ukuqeqeshwa kweMarathon kuzizwa kukhulu kunokuphila ngoba kunjalo. Ubuchopho bakho bususa isikhala eshalofini futhi buphawule ukuthi UKUKHATHAZEKA KWAMARATHON. Yilapho uphonsa khona ukwesaba kwakho ngezikhathi, okokugqoka, kwesimo sezulu, kanye nokuphosa phakathi komjaho. (Yebo! Kungani Ukugijima Kukwenza Uphuphume?) Ngemuva kwezinyanga ezine zokuqeqeshwa, lelo shelufu liyasinda kakhulu.

Enye inzuzo yokusebenzisa ama-marathons uhhafu namabanga amafushane ukuthi uthola ukuqhubeka nokugijima. Ama-marathoners ayelulekwa ngokujwayelekile ukuthi athathe kalula izinsuku ezingama-26 (usuku olulodwa kumayela ngalinye) ngemuva komjaho omkhulu! (Funda ukuthi ukuqeqeshelwa umjaho omude kwenzani ngempela emilenzeni yakho.) Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abagijimi abawuhhafu bangabuyela ezimisweni zabo ezijwayelekile inqobo nje uma bezizwa bejabule. UMilton uthi lokhu kululama okusheshayo kungenxa yokushaya kancane kumajoyinti akho ngenxa yebanga elifushane. Ukuqeqeshwa okufanele kuyasiza futhi.

Ngenkathi ngiziqeqeshela isigamu sami sokuqala, bengingazi ukuthi ngizogijima ibanga elingakanani, ngizodlani, noma ngisho nokuthi mhlawumbe angifanele ukugijima ebusuku ngigqoke konke okumnyama. Kodwa esinye isibusiso engangingasilindele sasiwukuthi ngangingazi ukuthi kungakanani engangingakwazi. Engangikwazi nje ukuthi imayela ngalinye lisazizwa linjengokunqoba.

UMilton ukuxhasa lokhu, ethi kulula kakhulu ukuthola ukuqeqeshwa okufanele isigamu kunokuba umjaho ophelele. “Kubagijimi abaningi bemaratho kukhona okuqhamukayo isonto lonke noma bayashelela noma abakwazi ukungena kuleyo mijaho emide, futhi bavele bazizwe bengakulungele ngokwanele,” usho kanje. "[I-marathon] kungenzeka ingagcini ibe yinto emnandi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma unenkinga kulawo ma-mile amane noma amahlanu okugcina ... ama-run wamamayela angu-13 nakanjani anengqondo kancane."

Futhi mhlawumbe lena imfihlo encane engcolile ye-half marathon: Kuyenzeka kalula. Ngokungafani ne-marathon egcwele, akudingeki ukuthi uzibophezele izinyanga ezine zokuphila kwakho ekuqeqesheni. Usengaphuza futhi uhlanganyele futhi ucabange ngezinye izinto. Ngemuva komjaho, umzimba wakho oshaywe uvuka ngokushesha okukhulu. Futhi yile nto: Umzimba wakho uzokumangaza. Ngemuva komncintiswano wakho wokuqala wesigamu, uzozibheka ngokukhanya okusha ngokuphelele.

Umjaho wami wokuqala wesigamu wawungo-2012, manje yini iSHAPE Women's Half Marathon (ungabhalisa lapha!). Isikhathi sami bekungu-2: 10: 12, kepha ngazi kuphela lezi zinto ngenxa yamarekhodi aku-inthanethi. Lapho ngizama ukucabanga emuva engxenyeni yami yokuqala, ngobuqotho angikhumbuli ukuthi ngizizwa kanjani. Ngangesaba? Unesizungu? Ukubhala ubuhlungu?

Okuhle i-Gmail igcina bonke ubufakazi bugciniwe. Ngemva kokusesha, ngithole i-imeyili eya kumngane womgijimi ezinyangeni ezimbili ngaphambi kosuku lomjaho: "Ngibhalisele ingxenye yami yokuqala-kungo-April! Futhi manje ngiza kuwe, uchwepheshe, ngicela iseluleko ... kufanele ngenzeni ukuze ngiqeqeshe??" Amanye ama-imeyili aya kubangani afaka lawa amagugu: "Mangaki amamayela okufanele ngivuke kuwo ngaphambi?" futhi "Angikaze ngicabange nokuthi indwangu ingahle ikhubeke?" (Kamuva ngangizofunda ngalokho kabuhlungu.) Akukho okwadalula njengale imeyili kumngane wami u-Adam, emavikini amathathu ngaphambi komjaho: "im worried about the half marathon kuthiwani uma ngifa" Azikho izimpawu zokubhala, azikho izinhlamvu ezinkulu. Ngangesaba impela. Futhi eminyakeni emine kamuva? Angikhumbulanga umzuzwana wayo. Kungani?

Manje sengiyaqala ukubona ukuthi kungani izinkumbulo zami zifiphele. Ukuthatha okukhulu kunakho konke mayelana nokugijima umncintiswano wakho wesigamu sokuqala akuwona umuzwa oza nokudlula entanjeni. Kungumuzwa okugeza kuwe ngosuku olulandelayo nakumaviki nangezinyanga ezilandelayo, okuchaza lokho engikufake ephephabhukwini emasontweni amabili nje kuphela emva kwaleyo ngxenye yokuqala: "Ngizokhumbula namuhla njengosuku enganqoba ngalo ilotho, ngashaya uhlelo, futhi ngathola Ngizobe ngigijima iNew York City Marathon ngoNovemba 4.” Ngaphandle kwaleyo ngxenye yokuqala, bengingeke ngithole ukuzethemba ukuzama ngokugcwele.

Ubuhle behafu yemarathon yilokho okulele emathubeni alandelayo. Ugijima isigamu sakho sokuqala futhi akunakuphikwa ukuthi ungumgijimi "wangempela". Ugijimisa umncintiswano wakho wesigamu sokuqala bese ucabanga ukuthi, "Ngingaphinde ngikwenze lokho futhi," bese mhlawumbe uyakwenza. Ugijima owakho wokuqala bese ucabanga ukuthi, "Ayikho indlela ebengingagijima ngayo ngokugcwele," kepha bese kuthi ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa ubambe phakathi komjikelezo obucayi wokuziqeqesha ongamangaza umuntu wakho owayengabaza ngaphambilini. (Kuyamukeleka ngokuphelele ukuthi ungalokothi ugijime umjaho wemarathon ophelele, noma kunjalo. Omunye ongumakadebona we-half marathoner uchaza ukuthi kungani kungeyona eyakhe.)

Kukhona ingqophamlando oyikhumbula kuze kube phakade-lezo ongase uqoshwe kuzo indondo noma uzidwetshwe esikhumbeni sakho. Futhi-ke kukhona okuhlangenwe nakho okushiywe emuva, lezo ezazizizwa zikhulu ngaleso sikhathi kepha ezicishayo zize zingabe zisahlukaniswa kunoma yimuphi omunye umjaho. Usuwakhohliwe ngoba uye welula imingcele yakho kakhulu kusukela lapho kangangokuthi awusakhumbuli isikhathi lapho into ethile yayizizwa ingenakunqotshwa. Manje, ungumgijimi osondeza eduze komuntu wakho wangaphambilini, ukushwiba izingalo, ukunyakazisa isifuba, umugqa omusha wokuqeda endaweni ethile obonakalayo.

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