Ubuchopho Bakho Bukhohlwa Ubuhlungu Bomncintiswano Wakho Wokuqala
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Ngesikhathi usungamamayela ambalwa ungene ku-marathon yakho yesibili (noma ngisho nokugijima kwakho kwesibili kokuqeqeshwa), cishe uyazibuza ukuthi kungenzeka kanjani ukhohliswe ukuthi ugijime umjaho we-monster kabili. Kodwa impendulo empeleni ilula kakhulu: Ukhohliwe ukuthi umjaho wakho wokuqala wawugayiwe kanjani, ucwaningo olusha kujenali. Imemori iphakamisa.
Kulolu cwaningo, abacwaningi bavotele abagijimi abangama-62 ngokushesha ngemuva kokuwela umugqa wokuqeda umncintiswano (bheka lawa ma-12 Amazing Finish Line Moments) futhi babuza imibuzo efana nokuthi, "Buhlungu kangakanani lobu buhlungu obuzwayo njengamanje?" "Bekungemnandi kangakanani lokho?" nokuthi "Yiziphi izinhlobo zemizwa emihle nemibi obhekene nayo?"
Abasubathi abakhathele bebelimele ngokwesilinganiso esingu-5.5 esikalini samaphoyinti ayisikhombisa ngokushesha ngemuva komjaho. Kodwa lapho abacwaningi belandela abasubathi ezinyangeni ezintathu kuya kweziyisithupha kamuva, labo bafana bakhumbula ubuhlungu obuncane nokungajabulisi kunalokho ababekubikile entanjeni. Eqinisweni, bakhumbula ubuhlungu babo ukuba bube ku-3.2 ngokwesilinganiso-ngaphansi kakhulu kunokukhululeka kwabo kwasekuqaleni.
Ucwaningo luye lwathola nokuthi abagijimi abenze kabi ngesikhathi somjaho noma abalinganisa ubuhlungu babo bokuqala besondela kwabayisikhombisa esikalini bavame ukukhumbula ubuhlungu babo ngokunembile ekulandeleni kunalabo abagijima ngokufanele. Kodwa kukho konke, ngisho nalabo ababedabukisa kakhulu babengakhumbuli begibela imayela nekhilomitha, bezonda izimpilo zabo ngaso sonke isikhathi. (Noma nazi izizathu ezingama-25 ezinhle zokungasebenzisi iMarathon.)
Abacwaningi baphethe ngokuthi ubuhlungu esibuzwayo ngokuzivocavoca okukhulu abukhunjulwa ngokunembile-okubonakala kungalungile ngempela, kodwa empeleni kungase kube yisona sizathu kuphela sokuthi ulokhu ugxoba i-pavement noma ukushaya ijimu usuku nosuku. Futhi, lesi yisizathu esihle sokubhalisela leyo marathon yesibili (noma eyesithathu noma yesine ...).