Abesifazane Babusa Umhlaba Ogijimayo, Bagijima Kakhulu Kunabesilisa

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Obani abaphethe umhlaba? Amantombazane! Iningi labagijimi ababambe iqhaza emijahweni ngo-2014 kwakungabesifazane-lokho kwabaqedile abayizigidi eziyi-10.7 uma kuqhathaniswa nabesilisa abayizigidi eziyisishiyagalombili-ngokusho kwedatha entsha evela eRunning USA.

Inhlangano egxile ekugijimeni, engenzi nzuzo ibheka ukukhula kwemboni kanye nezemidlalo kanye nokuthrendayo minyaka yonke futhi bathole ukuthi ngo-2014, abagijimi besifazane babebusa lonke uhlobo lomjaho ngaphandle kwama-marathon agcwele, okuhlanganisa ama-5K, 10K, nohhafu. Futhi indawo emnandi yokugijima kubonakala sengathi iphakathi kuka-25 no-44 kubo bobabili ubulili, njengoba amaphesenti angama-53 abo bonke abaqedile babevela kule nkathi yobudala.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, abagijimi bobubili ubulili banentshisekelo enkulu yokuhamba ibanga kunangaphambili. Ukubamba iqhaza kumahafu-marathoni kukhule kakhulu ngo-2014, ngamaphesenti ama-4 kusukela ngonyaka owedlule. Eqinisweni, inani labagijimi emhlabeni jikelele-abantu abangu-550,637! -Ama-marath aphelile ngo-2014. (Akuyona ingxenye yalesi sitatimende okwamanje? 2015 unyaka! Bheka Izinhlanga Ezi-10 Ezilungele Abantu Abaqala Ukugijima.)

Ukushona kuphela? Esinye sezifundo ze-Running USA, lena ikakhulukazi emayelana namathrendi kuma-marathoni, sithole ukuthi manje sesihamba kancane kunangesikhathi semincintiswano eminyakeni engama-30 eyedlule. Izilinganiso ze-marathon zango-2014 zika-4:19:27 kwabesilisa kanye no-4:44:19 kwabesifazane zihamba kancane ngemizuzu engaphezu kwengu-40 kunezilinganiso zeqembu ngalinye ngo-1980.

Ngenhlanhla, nokho, lezi zinombolo ikakhulu kungenxa yokuthutheleka kwabagijimi ababhalisela imijaho emide. AmaMarathoni ebelokhu ekhula ngokuqinile kule minyaka engama-38 eqondile, kanti ngo-2014 kufakazelwe abantu abayi-9,000 abenza amakhilomitha angama-26.2 kunangonyaka owedlule.

Uma lezi zinqwaba zabagijimi ucabanga ukusayina ngo-2015, ungakhathazeki-ngenkathi iNew York City Marathon ibona irekhodi labantu abangama-50,266 beqa umugqa wokuqeda, iningi lokukhula emhlabeni womjaho bekuvela emijahweni emincane evulayo, ukuziqhayisa kuphela ngabangu-300 noma ngaphezulu, kusho umbiko.

Ngokuqondene nezikhathi ezihamba kancane, akubona bonke ababambiqhaza abagijimela ama-PR, ngakho-ke isikhathi esimaphakathi sizohamba kancane. Futhi izindaba azimbi kangako Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyagijima, uhamba, noma ugaqa uze ufike ekugcineni, ufanelwe yile ndondo ngokufinyelela umgomo wakho. Kodwa uma ufuna ukunciphisa isikhathi lapho uqeda khona (ngisho nangesizathu nje sokuthola lawo mamayela angu-26.2 ngokushesha), zama le Mithetho Eyisi-6 Yokugijima Ngokushesha kanye namathiphu Wokugijima Ngokushesha, Okude, Kakhulu, Nokungalimazi.

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