Lo mfazi uchithe iminyaka ekholelwa ukuba akazange "ajonge" njengembaleki, emva koko watyumza i-Ironman

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UAvery Pontell-Schaefer (aka IronAve) ngumqeqeshi wobuqu kunye ne-Ironman yamaxesha amabini. Ukuba uthe wadibana naye, ucinga ukuba akanakuzeyisa. Kodwa iminyaka yobomi bakhe, wayesokola ukuzithemba ngomzimba wakhe kunye nento onokuyenza-ngokuba wakhiwe ngendlela eyahlukileyo.

"Ukukhula, andizange ndizivumele ukuba ndicinge ukuba ndingumdlali," utshilo uPontell-Schaefer. Ubume. "Ndandihlukile kunamantombazana ajikelezayo. Ndandingeyontombazana ebhityileyo okanye ekhangelekayo abantu abacinga ngayo xa becinga ukuba umntu ufanelekile." (Eyeleleneyo: UCandice Huffine Uchaza Kutheni "uLusu" akufunekanga lube lolona ncomo loMzimba)

Kodwa uPontell-Schaefer wayenjalo iimbaleki-elungileyo kuloo nto. Uthi: "Ndandidada ngokumangalisayo," utshilo. "Umqeqeshi wam wandibiza 'Ave The Wave.' Kodwa ngenxa yokwakha kwam kwaye ngenxa yokuba ndingakhange ndenze njalo khangela ingathi bendinako, andizange ndizivumele ndikholelwe ekubeni ndingabaleka i-5K, ndingasathethi ke ngokugqibezela i-Ironman. "

Kangangeminyaka, uPontell-Schaefer wayenoluvo lokuba akanakuze “alunge” njengamanye amantombazana-kwaye umzimba wakhe wawungakwazi ukwenza umthambo onzima. Kwikholeji, ukusebenza kwakungeyona nto ibalulekileyo kuye. Kwaye nokuba ebudaleni, uthi wazabalaza ukufumana ukuzilolonga okunentsingiselo kuye. "Kwakungekho nantoni na endandizama ukuyizama, kodwa ndandisazi ukuba ndifuna ukuqala ukusebenza kwakhona," utshilo.

Ekuqaleni kuka-2009, kwiminyaka embalwa emva kwekholeji, uPontell-Schaefer wanikwa ithuba lokwenza itrayethloni okokuqala. Umama wayengazange enze i-triathlon ngaphambili kwaye wayefuna ukuba ndiyenze naye, utshilo. "Ingcinga yokuqubha kumanzi echibi ecaleni kweqela labantu, kwaye emva koko ukubaleka kunye nokukhwela ibhayisekile, yavakala iphambene ngokupheleleyo kum. Kodwa umama waqala ukuzilolonga kwaye wayechulumancile ngako-kwaye ndacinga ukuba angayenza, ngokoqobo. kwakungekho sizathu." (Eyeleleneyo: Ukuthandana nokuPhakamisa kwamnceda njani uJeannie Mai afunde ukuwuthanda umzimba wakhe)

Kwaye uyenzile! Wagqiba i-triathlon yakhe yokuqala kwiinyanga ezimbalwa kamva, kwaye uPontell-Schaefer wathandana nomdlalo. "Ndilunywe yibug," utshilo. "Kwakungathi ubomi bam bebumile kwaye amavili am ekugqibeleni ajika. Kwakhona kwakukho ingqiqo emangalisayo yokuxhotyiswa ukwazi ukuba ndinokugqiba i-triathlon, ukuba ndomelele ngokwaneleyo, ukuba ndilungile ngokwaneleyo." Umdyarho ngokobuhlanga, uPontell-Schaffer waqala wazinyanzela ukuba abone ukuba umzimba wakhe unakho na, ekugqibeleni waphumelela kwisiqingatha se-Ironmans.

Emva koko, kunyaka olandelayo, uPontell-Schaefer wagqiba i-Ironman yakhe yokuqala. “Ngelo xesha, ndandisele ndihambe indlela ende ekutshintsheni indlela endicinga ngayo ngezinto ezinokwenziwa ngumzimba wam,” utshilo. Emva kokuba ewele entanjeni, wafumana isityhilelo. "Ndifuna wonke umntu azive ukuba ndiziva njani," utshilo. "Ke kwiinyanga ezimbalwa kamva, ndayeka iminyaka yam eyi-10 yokusebenza kwam kwaye ndaye ndagqiba kwelokuba ndizakunikela ngexesha lam ndinceda abanye abafana nam baqonde amandla abo." (Idibeneyo: Njani uMedali we-Olimpiki weGolide we-Olimpiki uGwen Jorgensen esuka kwi-Akhawunti kwi-World Champion)

Ukususela ngoko, uPontell-Schaefer uye wanikela ixesha lakhe lokuba ngumqeqeshi kwi-Equinox Sports Club eManhattan kunye nonozakuzaku we-Ironstrength, uchungechunge lokuzilolonga olugxile ngokukodwa ekukhuselweni kokulimala kubadlali bokunyamezela. Kutshanje usungule i-IronLife Coaching, inkqubo yoqeqesho egxile ekusebenzeni, kwiitathlon, ukudada, kunye nesondlo. Okulandelayo: Ulungiselela ukuqhuba umdyarho weSixeko saseNew York ngo-Novemba.

"Ukuba ubungandixelela ukuba obu buza kuba bubomi bam kwiminyaka eli-10 eyadlulayo, ngendandihlekile ndikubize ngempambano, utshilo. "Kodwa lonke olu hambo lube sisikhumbuzo sokuba umzimba wakho ngumatshini omangalisayo kwaye unokwenza nantoni na oyifunayo ngoqeqesho olufanelekileyo kunye nezixhobo." (Eyeleleneyo: Nabani na anokuba yi-Ironman)

Endleleni, uPontell-Schaefer ulahlekelwe sisisindo kwaye wabumba umzimba wakhe ukuba ubume kakuhle. Kodwa kuye, ayithethi ngenani esikalini. "Andiqeqeshelwa ukubhitya, ndiqeqeshela ukomelela," utshilo.

"Ndicinga ukuba abafazi abaninzi banokwamkela le ngqondo, banokumangalisa ngokwazi komzimba wabo, kwaye ngokunyanisekileyo banokuvuya ngakumbi kunye nabo njengokuba kunjalo. Ndiyaziqhenya ngomzimba wam, zombini ngendlela ekhangeleka ngayo, kunye nendlela Ndiziva, kwaye yintoni enokuyenza. " (Idibeneyo: Le Fog Blogger's Post iya kuguqula indlela oyijonga ngayo ngaphambi nasemva kweefoto)

UPontell-Schaefer uthi usafumana amagqabantshintshi othusayo ngamanye amaxesha xa esabelana ngokuba yi-Ironman-kodwa akakuvumeli oko abanye bakucingayo ngomzimba wakhe kumfikele ngendlela ebeqhele ukwenza ngayo. “Kukho uvuyo lokothusa abantu kunye nokwandisa iingqondo zabo kwimbono yokuba ukuba sempilweni akubukeki ngendlela ethile,” utshilo. "Ungayichazanga eyokuba, xa abantu befunda ukuba bandithathe kancinci, bafunda ukuba, nabo bangazithathela. Kunokubakho izinto abanokuzenza nangona uluntu lubaxelela ukuba abanako. Ndifumene isibindi sokuzinika ithuba okwangoku. "

Ndiyathemba ukuba nabani na ofunda ibali lam uyaqonda ukuba abanamda, uqhubeke watsho. "Ndiyakholelwa ngokuqinileyo ukuba kuphela imida ebomini ngabo uzibekayo."

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