Zama Umdlalo Omusha Wokuzilibazisa Ngisho Noma Ukwethusa

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"Sihamba ngebhayisikili e-Colorado ngesikhathi seholide," basho. "Kuzoba mnandi; sizohamba kalula," kusho bona. Ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yami, ngangazi ukuthi anginakubethemba-futhi ngokuthi "ngabo" ngiqonde umndeni wami. Kuvela ukuthi benginembile.

Dlulela phambili ngesonto eledlule: Ubuso bami, ihlombe, namadolo kumbiwe enhlabathini enothuli yokubuyela emuva okuqinile, kwesokunxele. Ibhayisikili lami liyizinyawo ezimbili ngakwesokunene sami, futhi nakanjani kukhona ukungcola futhi ... yup, igazi ... emlonyeni wami. Umzila, i-NPR, uqanjwe kancane ngemvelo yayo elungele izintatheli nokunye ngenxa yokuthi "Akukho Ukuhamba Okudingekayo." Ukuhumusha: umqansa, uyashesha, futhi ugcwele ukweqa kwethebulethi kanye nokujika kwe-hairpin ngokuqinisekile uzothola noma iyiphi i-adrenaline junkie phezulu. (Futhi-ke kukhona lo wesifazane owahamba intaba ngebhayisikili eNtabeni iKilimim.

Ngifisa sengathi bengingasho ukuthi bengingalindele ukucisha kodwa, TBH, asikho isilinganiso sokucabanga okuhle noma "usunakho lokhu!" ukuziqinisekisa kwakuzongigcina ngingangeni obishini ngalelo langa.

Umndeni wami ukhuthele. Kodwa nangaphezu kokuba umuntu ophilayo we-#FitFam, bona (abangifaki nami) bafana neqembu elincane labahamba ngamabhayisikili. Abazali bami bebengabashicileli bamabhayisikili emgwaqeni abashisekayo iminyaka embalwa manje, futhi umama wami usanda "kuthweswa iziqu" esifundweni sokuhamba ngebhayisikili entabeni enethrekhi eyodwa. Udadewethu ungumncintiswano wokuncintisana ohlala eBoulder nesoka lakhe, naye ophumelele, a professional eyodwa, futhi bobabili baqeqesha behla benyuka izintaba sengathi akusilo i-thang. Umfowethu oneminyaka engu-18-onomlando wokuhamba ngebhayisikili nokungcola eqhweni, futhi osanda kuqala ukuhamba ngebhayisikili ezintabeni-akalazi igama elithi "ukwesaba." Bese kuba nami: i-Manhattanite egibele ibhayisikili kungenzeka izikhathi ezine onyakeni odlule-ezintathu zazo bekuyi-Citi Bike ukuphuma, lapho ukuqondisa kuphela okwakufanele ngikwenze kwakuzungeze ama-cabs, futhi isivinini sami esiphezulu sasishaya u-5 mph. (Ungangizwa kabi, noma yiluphi uhlobo lokuhamba ngebhayisikili lubi kakhulu.)

Ngangazi ukuthi angifaneleki ukuqhuba isifundo “sangempela” sokuhamba ngebhayisikili ezintabeni (ikakhulukazi hhayi ngalelo qembu). Nganginovalo hella, kodwa lokho kwakungeke kungiyeke: 1) Ngangifuna ukuba umdlalo omuhle, 2) Ngihlale ngiphansi ukuzama okuthile okusha nokuyinselele-ikakhulukazi uma kukhulunywa ngokuqina komzimba no-3) noma isiphi isizathu ukuzwa i-badass bese ungcola? Ngibale. Ngakho ngabhinca isigqoko, ngagxuma ebhayisikilini eliqashisayo lentaba elimnyama (ngakho New York), futhi benza amahlaya amaningi eCity Slicker. (Wozani, ukuvika izihlahla kuzoba ngakho kulula kakhulu kunokugwema izivakashi.)

Amakhono ami okuhamba ngebhayisikili angasondelene ngokwanele angintanta ekuseni ngingenamyocu; Ngizulise umzila owodwa oluhlaza (funda: newb), umqansa okhandlayo obizwa ngeLupine, nokujika okumbalwa kuLarry, lapho ngicabange khona kimina ngathi "Hheyi, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kwentaba kuhle kakhulu. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngithola hang lokhu. " Ngisho nokuphakama (cishe ngamamitha angu-7K) kwakungangimisi: Ngaphendulela umoya-mpilo ophansi, ukuphefumula kanzima kwaba uhlobo lokuzindla okuhambayo. Ukugcina umoya wami upholile futhi uzinzile kusizile ukwehlisa iminwe yami yokuqhaqhazela ejabulisayo futhi ngigcine imivimbo yami ye-pedal ingaguquguquki futhi ngisho-noma ngabe yiluphi uhlobo lwendawo ebelungibhekise kimi.

Ngemuva kwalokho umndeni wami uthathe isinqumo sokubhekela phansi i-NPR ukuya edolobheni ukuyodla isidlo sasemini. Kungazelelwe, ingubo yami yokuphepha yokuphefumula kwe-pedal-pedal ayizange isho lutho. Umzila bekungukubhidliza, ukuqondisa, ukubamba umoya, ukuphuma esihlalweni, ukubopha ngaphezulu, skid, ukuvala amehlo akho, nethemba lokuhamba phambili.

Futhi ngigcine kanjalo ngibhekene nobuso emhlabathini. Ngigxumele ezinyaweni zami ngo "ow," futhi "ngiyaphila," futhi bengazi ukuthi akukho okungahambi kahle (ngiyabonga ubuhle). Kepha izindebe zami zazizwa zikhuluphele ngenxa yalomthelela, amadolo ami ayakhazimula ngobuhlungu, ihlombe lami laluma, futhi ngezwa ukungcola kwehla ebusweni bami lapho ngihambisa umlomo wami ukukhuluma. Ngibuyele emuva futhi ngaqeda leyo ngxenye yomzila (yize ngangethukile imizuzu emihlanu eyalandela), nabashayeli bezinyawo bahamba ngendlela "elula" ezansi nentaba yonke.

Phakathi nayo yonke inselele yokufaneleka (futhi, empeleni, izinselele zempilo ngokuvamile), kunezikhathi lapho ungase ukwazi ukuyidlala ngokuphephile, noma uzikhiphe endaweni yakho yokunethezeka. Uyazi, njengalapho unikezwa inketho yama-push-up avamile noma ama-plyo push-up, usebenza neqembu lejubane lemizuzu eyi-10 noma iqembu lejubane le-9: 30-mile-mile, noma uhamba umzila owehlelayo phezulu kwentaba noma ukuthatha umzila wesigodi esiyisicaba. Impilo ihlala ikunikeza izinketho-zokukhipha amathuba okuthatha umgwaqo olula. Kodwa uphuma kangaki emgwaqeni ophephile uzizwa njengomphathi ophelele? Impendulo: neze. Ugcine nini ukusuka ekuzameni ikhono elisha (futhi elinzima) futhi ungazizwa ungumuntu ongcono nxazonke zalo? Ungalokothi. Inqubekelaphambili ivela ngokuphusha imikhawulo yakho-futhi bengingeke ngivumele umzimba olimele (kanye ne-ego) ingivimbe ekusebenziseni ngokugcwele isipiliyoni sami sebhayisikili lezintaba 101. (Bheka ezinye izifundo ezinhlanu zokuhamba ngebhayisikili ezintabeni ozifunda njengebhayisikili eliqalayo.)

Besisalelwe amahora amane namabhayisikili aqashwayo, futhi ngiyaqiniseka njengoba isihogo besingeke ngilithole ithuba lesibili kule emuva eManhattan. Ngakho-ke ngishaye ibhande-insimbi enkulu yezimbongolo emadolweni ami anegazi, ngafaka i-ACE ibhande lokugoqa ukuze ngiligcine liqhubeka, ngasuka lapho ngaya e-solo-solo. Ngihlole eminye imizila emisha, ngabuyisa ubunikazi ngaphezu kwalezo ezazithole okungcono kakhulu kimi okokuqala ngqa, futhi cishe wesula futhi isikhathi esisodwa noma ezimbili. Ekupheleni kosuku, ngangingowokugcina eqenjini lomndeni wami elalisentabeni. Ngingahle ngisule okunzima kakhulu, kepha ngiphinde ngasebenza kanzima kunakho konke - futhi leso yisihloko esenza ukuthi zonke izinhlungu zomzimba zikufanele.

Ngakho-ke qhubeka wenze okuthile okukusabisayo. Cishe uzoyincela ekuqaleni, futhi ukuba oqalayo kunoma yini kunzima i-AF. Kepha ukushesha kokufunda ikhono elisha (futhi nokulikhipha ngesikhathi esikhulu) kuzohlala kuzizwa kungcono kunokungalizami nhlobo. Okungenani, uthola indaba enhle kuyo-futhi ufunde indlela yokubopha idolo nge-ACE.

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