26.2 Izinto ongazange wazazi malunga ne-NYC Marathon

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Welp, ndiyenzile! I-NYC Marathon yayingeCawa, kwaye ndingowokugqibela ngokusemthethweni. I-hangover yam yemarathon iyacotha kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo iyanxitywa ngenxa yokuphumla okuninzi, uxinzelelo, ibhafu yeqhwa kunye nokungasebenzi. Kwaye ngelixa bendicinga ukuba ndilulungele usuku olukhulu, ngokuqinisekileyo ndifunde izinto ezimbalwa malunga nogqatso.

1. Nguwo phezulu. Kukho abantu abangxolayo, abonwabileyo, nabangxolayo kuyo yonke indlela. Kwaye kukho amaqela adlalayo, abantu bayacula, kwaye abantu abaninzi bayakhwaza. Ukulibala malunga nokungena kwimeko yokucamngca-ngam, bekungekhe kwenzeke. Kuzo zonke izinto ezikhuthazayo emzimbeni wam (okt ukubetha rhoqo), bekukho into evuselelayo entlokweni nasezindlebeni zam.

2. Ukuprinta kumgca wokuqala ayiyona ndlela ilungileyo yokuqalisa. Ndabelwa ukuba ndikwele iphenyane lokugqibela elalisuka eManhattan lisiya eStenen Island. Ke, kuba ndigqibe kwelokuba ndilinde kwimizuzu engama-45 yokuhlambela kwisikhululo seenqanawa, ndaphantse ndaphoswa yibhasi eya kumgca wokuqala. Ngoko ndabaleka ukuya apho. Kwaye kwakhona ukufika kwebhasi ekuqaleni kwaye silumkisiwe ukuba singaphoswa kukuvalwa kwecorral. Amaxesha okonwaba ngaphambi kokubaleka iimayile ezingama-26.2.

3. Ukhuseleko luyaphila kwaye lumkile. Umgca wokuqala wawunqamleze ubugrogrisi bokulwa namapolisa e-NYPD. Jonga i-Instagram yam ngepic.

4. Umbono ovela kwiVerrazano-Narrows Bridge yi-AH-mazing. Akukho zimbono ezinye zikhulu kangako. Ngaphandle komgca wokugqibela kunjalo.

5. Kukho isenzo esihluthwayo kwiimayile ezimbini zokuqala. Bendisenza amadolo aphakamileyo ngamanye amanqaku ngenxa yazo zonke iibhatyi ezilahliweyo, iivesti kunye nehempe emhlabeni ngexesha leekhilomitha ezimbini kunye neyesibini. Thetha ngemimandla eyingozi.

6. Unokuba phezulu-ezintlanu kwisandla ngasinye kwi-NYC. Nda. Kwaye emva koko ndakhupha amandla am emlonyeni wam ngezandla ezingenanto. Iyonke.

7. IFirst Avenue ikwenza uzive ngathi ukwiyona parade inkulu emhlabeni. Kwaye uyinkwenkwezi. Kodwa nje ukuba loo mvakalelo iphele, awukwazi ukulinda ukuba ufike eCentral Park-kwaye uyaqonda ukuba unenye indawo onokuthi ubaleke uye kuyo.

8. IBronx yi embi kakhulu. Ukuqhula ecaleni, ndacinga ngokuma kaninzi phakathi kweekhilomitha ezingama-20 ukuya kuma-26.2. Kuye kwafuneka ndiyeke ndizolule kwiWillis Avenue Bridge, aka Bridge of Annoyance and Pain, kuba imilenze yam ibixinanisa uqhwithela.

9. Phantse yonke indawo yaseBrooklyn ithambekile. Oko kwakumangalisa.

10. Kunzima ukubona abantu obaziyo bevuya kuwe. Bendisazi ngabantu abambalwa abemi kuyo yonke le khosi, kwaye ngelixesha ndibabonayo uninzi lwabo, kungenxa yokuba bandikhwaza (okanye kwelinye icala, umhlobo wam owayezimisele kakhulu uSara wandigijimela emva kwelo khosi wandinika ingqalelo Ngale ndlela ... andikucebisi oku, kodwa bekusebenza kakhulu). Nangona kunjalo kunesiphithiphithi nje, kungcono ungathembeli ekubaboneni.

11. Akukho gama kwihempe yakho? Akukho ngxaki. Ndilibele ukufaka igama lam kwihempe yam, kodwa loo nto ayizange ithintele abantu ukuba bandivuyele: "HEY, PINK VEST! YAAAAAAAAA."

12. Ulibale ngokumamela umculo yonke indlela. Ngaba ndikhankanyile ukuba ingxola kangakanani? Nangona ndandinyusa ivolyum yonke indlela, ngamanye amaxesha ndandingeva iingoma zam ezindlebeni zam ngenxa yokungxola kwesihlwele.

13. Amagama amabini: izitishi zebhanana. Nabani na ocinga ukunikezela ngeebhanana kwisitampu sabagijimi yayingumbono olungileyo ngokucacileyo engakhange acinge ngefuthe leebhanana. (Ewe, Mholweni!) Ndiphantse ndatyibilika amaxesha ambalwa ngelixa kwangaxeshanye ndikhwaza "Iibhanana!" kwisilumkiso kwezinye iimbaleki.

Unokuba nomsindo esihlweleni. Ndineentloni ngale nto, kodwa andizukuxoka-ndiye ndacaphuka kwabanye abalandeli bam. Ngesinye isihlandlo omnye umntu wandikhwaza malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-24, "Ungagqiba!" Ndaye ndacinga, "Ngaba ndijongeka ngathi andizokwazi? Hayi indlela ekrwada ngayo!" Kwelinye icala, umntu wakhwaza esithi, “UYIFUMILE LENTO!” xa ndandisokola ngokwenene, kwaye ndandifana, "HEY, uzama ukubaleka i-26.2 yeemayile kwaye ubone ukuba unayo!"

15. Ukubaluleka kwepetroli kunye ne-hydrating ayinakugxininiswa ngokugqithiseleyo. Ndonwabile ukuthi ndikwazi kakuhle oku ngomhla womdyarho. Ndaqala ukusela i-sips yam yokuqala ye-Gatorade kunye namanzi emva kweekhilomitha ezintlanu zokuqala. Emva koko ndatya amandla e-chew ajikeleze umda wecala kwaye ndaphinda malunga ne-mile 21. Ndafakela amanzi kuyo yonke indlela ndaza ndadibanisa kwiikomityi ezimbalwa zeGatorade ekupheleni komdyarho. Ndithe ndakugqiba ndabe ndingalambanga tu.

16. UMama Wendalo angatsalela umnxeba. Ingxaki kuphela yokuba yi-master hydrator kunye ne-fueler: Kwafuneka ndichame kwi-mayile ye-22. Njengaye nawuphi na umgijimi ohlakaniphile we-marathon, ndajika ukuze ndifumane igumbi lokuhlambela lokugqibela endilibonileyo ekubeni ndandingaqinisekanga ukuba leliphi elilandelayo. Ukuba uziva ngathi inokuba yinkxalabo kamva kugqatso kwaye ubona indawo yangasese, ungabi nazintloni zokuyeka. Ungazisindisa kwimizuzu eli-10 endiyichithileyo ndizama ukuyifumana xa imeko imbi.

17. Ngamanye amaxesha uya kuziva ngathi uyimbovane ephuma kwifama yembovane. I-NYC Marathon, njengayo yonke enye into ekwi-NYC, ibonelela ngabantu abaninzi bexinene kwisithuba esinye. Ukubila kwenza ngcono.

18 Abanye abantu bahamba ngeemayile ezili-13. Asinguye wonke umntu okhoyo ukuze abethe ixesha. Oku kwenza umphumo wefama yeembovane ube ngumngeni onomdla. (Mhlawumbi banokwenza indlela yokuhamba?)

19. Ababukeli banokufumana ubuchule obunje ngokwenza ipun. Olona phawu luxhaphakileyo lwaluyinto ethile ethi "Ukhaba kakhulu i-ASSphalt!"

20. Ucinga ukuba ugqibile. Kodwa awunguye. Kumalunga nezinye iimayile ezimbini ukuphuma eCentral Park nje ukuba uwele isiphelo. Okanye ubuncinci ivakalelwa ixesha elide. Akukho ndlela yokwenyani yokuchaza imeko yokuphelelwa lithemba onayo xa uzama ukuhamba (okanye ukukhasa) ukusuka kumgca wokugqibela ukuze uphume kwindawo yomdyarho kwaye udibane nabahlobo bakho abathandekayo okanye usapho oluvumileyo ukukuhambisa ekhaya. Bendivuya qha ndinxibe izihlangu zam zokuhamba.

21. Intente yeyeza yiMecca. Ndiqhutyelwe kwintente yeyeza emva kokuba ndigqibile kuba bendinengxaki yokuhamba. Ayisiyiyo le ngxaki inzima, kodwa idolophu exineneyo yayizinze kumathole am kunye nemisipha yam. Ukufumana kwam intente yeyeza bandinika i-cocoa eshushu, isuphu ye-veggie, kunye ne-massage, kwaye yayiyiparadesi.

22. Akukho zithuthi-naphi na. Njengazo zonke ezinye iimeko kwisiXeko saseNew York xa ubunokusebenzisa iteksi, xa ungakwazi ukuhamba emva komdyarho, akuyi kubakho. Zilungiselele ngokwasengqondweni umgaqo ongaphantsi (kunye nezitepsi ezibandakanyekayo).

23. Ngenxa yokuba yiNew York, uya kuhamba kakhulu ngaphezulu kweemayile ezingama-26.2. Ndabaleka-i-slash-ndahamba iimayile ezingama-33 zizonke ngaloo mini. Ndicinga ukuba i-Fitbit yam yayikulungele ukungena ngovuyo kuyo yonke into.

24.Ungakulinganisa ukuzixabisa kwakho ngokubona ukuba ukhawuleza kangakanani (okanye hayi-kancinci-kancinci) ungaphezulu kuneelebs. Ndikhawulezile kuno UPamela Anderson, kodwa pokier than I-BIll Rancic. (Kodwa ngemizuzu embalwa kuphela!)

25. Kwaye uyakuziva njengenkwenkwezi kwimpelaveki yomdyarho nakwiveki elandelayo. Ngokukrakra, ulibale ukubandakanyeka, ukuba nosana, okanye ukugqitha ibar: Ukuba wenza iNYC Marathon, uyakuziva lonke uthando emhlabeni kwaye ufumane ukuvuyisana okuninzi nokuba ubaleke kangakanani.

26. Abantu baseNew York balungile. Nangona ingxolo yayindongamele kwaye ndaziva ndinomsindo kwaye ndinomsindo ngaphandle kwamanyathelo ngamanye amaxesha, babebaninzi abantu ababendityhalela kwiidolophu ezintlanu. Umkhwazo okhethekileyo kumfo owandithathela ibhegi yokubuyisela ekugqibeleni xa ndingakwazi ukuhamba ukuya kuyithatha emva koko wandivulela ibhotile yam yamanzi. Uliqhawe lam.

26.2. Isiqingatha seshumi semayile ngowona mgama ucaphukisayo kubo bonke ubomi. Ndivota i-ixnay uphawu lweemayile ezingama-26. Ngokukrakra, yinto enjalo yokuhlekisa. Ndiyithathele ngempazamo umgca wokugqibezela ndisekude, kwaye oh unxunguphalo olwalundihlambile xa amehlo am ethe ntsho ndaza ndaqonda ukuba ndinenye i-0.2 yeemayile ezishiyekileyo!

Kwiintsuku ezilandelayo, ndandibukeka ngoluhlobo. Kodwa ngoku ndibuyele esenzweni. Ngokwenene. Ndiye kwiklasi yeXTend Barre phezolo, ukuzilolonga kwam kokuqala ukusukela ngeCawa. Ukuba awuzange uzame, akufani neklasi eqhelekileyo. Kukudubula komzimba okubandakanya ukutshiswa kwezihlunu okunzulu. Imilenze yam yayingcangcazela, indicenga, "Kutheni? Sele? Awunakuba sengozini." Kodwa ndityhalele ngaphakathi kwaye ndaziva ndimnandi (ngendlela ebuhlungu-entle-enjalo). Kwaye ngelixa ugqatso lusenokuba luphelile, ndisaqhubeka nokunyusa imali kunye neQela laseMelika lokunyamezela. Ngomdyarho ophantsi kweebhanti zethu nangaphantsi kweentsuku ezili-100 kude kube yiSochi, lixesha elifanelekileyo lokunikela. Cofa apha ukwenza njalo.

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