Izifundo ezili-10 endizifundileyo ekubaleni iiMarathoni ezili-10

Umxholo

• 1. Zama into entsha nokuba iyakothusa. (IRocket Marathon yesiXeko)
• 2. Yivulele nantoni na. (IMarathon yesiXeko saseNew York)
• 3. Kulungile ukukhetha indlela elula. (Marathon yaseChicago)
• 4. Isenokungabi soloko kumnandi. (Umdyarho waseRichmond)
• 5. Awuzange uphumelele ngenxa yokuba ungazange u-PR. (Rock 'n Roll I-San Diego Marathon)
• 6. Ukunceda omnye umntu afezekise injongo yakhe kukwanelisa kanye njengokufikelela kweyakho. (IMarathon yesiXeko saseNew York)
• 7. Ungalibali ukujonga phezulu. (UMbaleki waseLos Angeles)
• Thatha ixesha lokubhiyozela uloyiso lwakho. (IBarathon Marathon)
• 9. Awunguye umfazi obalaseleyo. (Marathon yaseChicago)
• 10. Iinjongo zokubaleka kunye neentsuku zomdyarho ayizizo zonke izinto (iFiladelphia iMarathon)
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Ukuqala kwam ukubaleka, ndayithanda indlela eyayindenza ndizive ngayo. Ipavumente yayiyindawo engcwele endandiza kuyityelela yonke imihla ukufumana uxolo. Ukubaleka kundincedile ndafumana olona hlobo lululo lwam. Xa ndisezindleleni, ndafunda ukonwaba ngesiqu sam sokuqala ebomini bam. Lonke ixesha lam lokuphumla ndilichithe ndileqa iimbaleki yam elandelayo. Ndandilikhoboka lasemthethweni, ngoko ke ndaqhubeka nokubaleka.

Ngaphandle kokuthanda kwam umdlalo, ndibaleka imbaleki, ndingasathethi ke nge-10, bekungekho kwi-radar yam. Yonke itshintshile emva kokumamela umntu osebenza naye ebalisa amabali malunga nokubaleka kweBig Sur kunye neNew York City Marathon. Khange ndiyazi ngelo xesha, kodwa bendirhintyelwa kwilizwe lemarathoni ibali elinye ngexesha. NgoDisemba waloo nyaka, ndawela umgca wokugqibela, iRocket Rock Marathon eHuntsville, Alabama-kwaye yabutshintsha ubomi bam.

Ukusukela ngoko, ndilugqibile ugqatso lweembaleki ezisithoba ezingakumbi, kwaye ngendingenguye lo mntu ndinguye namhlanje ukuba bendingalubalekanga olu gqatso. Ke, ndabelana ngezifundo ezili-10 endizifundileyo ekusebenziseni iimarathoni ezili-10. Ndiyathemba ukuba uza kuzifumana ziluncedo, nokuba ukhe wabaleka iimayile ezingama-26.2 okanye hayi. (Idibeneyo: 26.2 Iimpazamo endizenzileyo ngexesha lokuQala kweMarathon ukuze unganyanzelekanga)

1. Zama into entsha nokuba iyakothusa. (IRocket Marathon yesiXeko)

Umbono wokubaleka iikhilomitha ezingama-26.2 ubonakala ungenakwenzeka kum ekuqaleni. Ndingayilungiselela njani ukubaleka lonto kude? Ndandinolu luvo entlokweni yam malunga nokuba "imbaleki yokwenyani" yintoni, kwaye "iimbaleki zokwenyani" zinenkangeleko ethile endingenayo nje. Kodwa ndizibophelele ekubalekeni umdyarho, ndiye ndavela kumgca wokuqala ndisoyika kwaye ndingazilungiselelanga kancinci. Kwakungekade ndibone umgca wokugqibela ukujonga ukuba ndandiqonda ukuba ndiza kuyenza. Bendiza kugqibezela ugqatso lomgama. Kuye kwacaca ukuba akukho nto ifana nokubonakala "njengembaleki yokwenene"-ndandiyimbaleki. Ndandiyimbaleki yokwenene.

2. Yivulele nantoni na. (IMarathon yesiXeko saseNew York)

Kunyaka endifudukele kwisiXeko saseNew York ndisuka eNashville, eTennessee, ndangcakaza ndangena kwi-lottery ye-NYC Marathon ndicinga ntoni? Ndingene! Amathuba okungenela ugqatso ngelotho mancinci ngenene, ngoko ke bendisazi ukuba le bekumele ukuba kube njalo. Nokuba ndikulungele okanye akunjalo, ndiza kulubaleka ugqatso.

3. Kulungile ukukhetha indlela elula. (Marathon yaseChicago)

Umahluko omkhulu phakathi kweNew York City Marathon kunye neChicago Marathon kukuphakama. Ngelixa ndandinamava wobomi eNew York, ndandingazilungiselelanga iinduli eziqhubeka ekhosini, sesona sizathu sokuba ndibaleke olu gqatso imizuzu engama-30 ndicothisa kunembaleki yam yokuqala. Kunyaka olandelayo ndaye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndibhalisele iChicago Marathon kuba iyindlela elula kakhulu. Ukukhetha ukuhamba ukuqhuba indlela ethe tyaba endaweni yokuhlala uqhuba i-NYC kwakhona kwandenza ndaziva ngathi ndiyaphuma, kodwa ukusebenzisa indlela ethe tyaba eChicago kwakuzukile. Khange ndibaleke ugqatso lwemizuzu engama-30 ngokukhawuleza kunokuba ndibaleke iNew York City Marathon, kodwa ndaziva ndilungile kulo lonke ugqatso kangangokuba ndaphantse ndaziva-kulula ukuba ndithi-kulula.

4. Isenokungabi soloko kumnandi. (Umdyarho waseRichmond)

Umnqweno wam wokuyeka phakathi kugqatso ngexesha logqatso lweRichmon Marathon wawunamandla kunomnqweno wam wokufikelela entanjeni. Bendingazukufezekisa injongo yam yexesha kwaye bendingonwabanga. Ndiyazi ukuba ndiyakuzisola ngokuyibiza ngokuba iyayeka, ke nangona ndiziva ndilusizi, ndiye ndacebisana nam ukuba ndiqhubeke ndiye phambili ndide ndifike kumgca wokugqibela-nokuba oko kuthetha ukuhamba. Eyona nto ndizingca ngayo ngalo mdyarho kukuba khange ndinikezele. Khange ndigqibe ngalendlela bendiyicinga nendiyilindele kodwa hay ndigqibile.

5. Awuzange uphumelele ngenxa yokuba ungazange u-PR. (Rock 'n Roll I-San Diego Marathon)

Emva kokuphoxeka kwam eRichmond, kwakungumzabalazo ukungayeki kwinjongo yam yokuphumelela iBarathon Marathon, kodwa bendisazi ukuba ndiyakuzisola kamva ukuba ndiye ndenza njalo. Ke, endaweni yokuziqengqa kuhambo lwam oludanisayo eRichmond, ndaye ndaphonononga amava am ndaza ndafumanisa ukuba kutheni ndisokola-bekungakumbi malunga nesicwangciso sam sengqondo kunokomelela komzimba (ndibhale ngakumbi ngoqeqesho lwengqondo apha). Ndenza utshintsho olukhulu ndaza ndaqalisa ukuqeqesha ingqondo yam kangangoko ndandiqeqesha imilenze yam. Kwaye kwahlawulwa ngenxa yokuba ndifanelekile ukuya kwiBoston Marathon.

6. Ukunceda omnye umntu afezekise injongo yakhe kukwanelisa kanye njengokufikelela kweyakho. (IMarathon yesiXeko saseNew York)

Ndicinga ukuba bendonwabe ngakumbi kukubaleka iNew York City Marathon okwesihlandlo sesibini kunaleyokuqala. Umhlobo wayebaleka ugqatso njengemdyarho yakhe yokuqala kwaye wayetsala nzima noqeqesho lwakhe, ke ndiye ndavolontiya ukubaleka naye. Ubuso bam buhlungu kukuncuma kakhulu. Ukwabelana ngalo mzuzu nomhlobo wam bekungabalulekanga. Yiba nesisa ngexesha lakho kwaye ungathandabuzi ukuboleka isandla.

7. Ungalibali ukujonga phezulu. (UMbaleki waseLos Angeles)

Ngaba ubusazi ukuba kunokwenzeka ukubaleka ukusuka eDodger Stadium ukuya eSanta Monica kwaye uphuthelwe ukubona uphawu lwaseHollywood kwaye phantse yonke into enomtsalane kubakhenkethi ecaleni kwendlela? Yi. Ndibaleke i-LA Marathon ndingajonganga phezulu kwaye ndiphoswe nokubona isixeko siphela. Yayilixesha lam lokuqala e-LA, kodwa ngenxa yokuba ndibeke phambili ukuya kumamayile alandelayo ngaphezulu kokujonga macala onke, ndiye ndawakhumbula onke amava e-LA. Iintloni ezinje. Ke, ngelixa kubalulekile ukuba unikele ingqalelo kwinto umzimba wakho uzama ukukuxelela yona (Nciphisa isantya! Sela amanzi!), Oko akuthethi ukuba awunakuthatha ixesha ukonwabela ubuhle bendawo. Njengoko uFerris Bueller watsho, "Ubomi buhamba ngokukhawuleza. Ukuba awuyeki kwaye ujonge ngeenxa zonke, ungaphoswa."

Thatha ixesha lokubhiyozela uloyiso lwakho. (IBarathon Marathon)

Logama ndandiyimbaleki, ndandiphupha ngokubaleka iBoston Marathon. Ukufanelekela ukubaleka olu gqatso lelinye lawona maxesha endandizidla ngawo. Kananjalo, ndabaleka olu gqatso ngokungathi yonke le nto yayingumbhiyozo omkhulu. Ndithathe ixesha lam ekhosini kwaye andifuni ukuba ugqatso luphele. I high-five abantu abaninzi endleleni ndicinga ukuba ndonzakele egxalabeni. Ndiye ndahamba ndayobhiyoza ndenza njalo. Ndinexesha lobomi bam. Ukuphumelela okukhulu akwenzeki yonke imihla, kodwa xa besenza, bhiyozele njengosuku lwakho lokugqibela emhlabeni kwaye wamkele yonke into ephezulu emihlanu ezayo ngendlela yakho.

9. Awunguye umfazi obalaseleyo. (Marathon yaseChicago)

Thatha ikhefu xa ufuna njalo, kwaye ufunde ukuba ungavuma njani ukoyiswa ngaphambi kokuba wophule ngokupheleleyo. Kwiveki engaphambi kolu gqatso, ndafikelwa ngumkhuhlane. Zaphela iintsuku ezimbini ndingahambi endlwini yam. Ishedyuli yam yomsebenzi yayiphambene. Bendisebenza qho ngempelaveki ukusuka ngoJuni ukuya kuOktobha ngaphandle kweholide okanye usuku lokuphumla, ngoko ayothusi into yokuba ndigule. Ekubeni ndingumntu onenkani endinguye, ndaya eChicago ukuya kubaleka ugqatso, ngokungaziyo ndicinga ukuba ndisenako ukubetha ixesha lam. Endaweni yokusebenzisa irekhodi lobuqu (PR), I PR'ed kwii-porta-potty stops. Khange ndibenamashishini ebaleka imarathon ngala mini. Bekufanele ndivume ukuba ndoyisiwe phambi kokuba ndikhwele inqwelomoya.

10. Iinjongo zokubaleka kunye neentsuku zomdyarho ayizizo zonke izinto (iFiladelphia iMarathon)

Ngomoya ozinzileyo we-25 mph kunye nokufika ukuya kuthi ga kwi-45 mph, ugqatso ePhilly lwaluneemeko ezingafaniyo nam. Ndizamile ukuzithetha ngokwam ngokujonga phambili ujikelo olulandelayo. Umoya awuzange uyeke okanye utshintshe umkhombandlela, kodwa andikhathali ukuba lonke ixesha endilichithe kuqeqesho belibethwe ngumoya. Kwiveki engaphambi komdyarho ndafumana iindaba ezandenza ndaqonda ukuba iinjongo zam zokubaleka zazingabalulekanga. Ukubaleka kuhle, kodwa kuninzi kakhulu ukuthanda ebomini obungenanto yakwenza neziteki, iiPR, okanye imigca yokugqiba.

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