Le Yinyani Ebubunzima Yokuba Kunjani Ukubaleka i-Ultramarathon

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[Inqaku lomhleli: Nge-10 kaJulayi, uFarar-Griefer uzokuzimanya neembaleki ezivela ngaphezulu kwamazwe angama-25 ukuze zikhuphisane kukhuphiswano. Iza kuba sisihlandlo sesibhozo eyiqhuba.]

"Ikhulu leemayile? Andikuthandi nokuqhuba umgama omde!" Yindlela yokuphendula eqhelekileyo endiyifumanayo ebantwini abangayiqondiyo umdlalo ophambeneyo we-ultrarunning-kodwa sesona sizathu sokuba ndikuthande ukuqhuba loo mgama, nangaphezulu. Ndiyayamkela imbono yokuqhuba kude, kodwa ukubaleka Iimayile ezili-100? Umzimba wam ubuthe nca ngengcinga nje.

Oko akwenzi kube lula nangona-kude kuyo. Thatha amava am okugqibela ebaleka i-135-mile ye-Badwater Ultramarathon-umdyarho owathi iNational Geographic yabhengeza eyona inzima emhlabeni. Abagijimi baneeyure ezingama-48 zokubaleka kwi-Death Valley, kwiinqanaba ezintathu zeentaba, nakwii-200-degree degree temps.

Iqela lam belizame yonke into ukuze ndichame. Kwakuyimayile engama-90, phakathi koJulayi, i-degrees ezingama-125-uhlobo lobushushu obunyibilikisa izihlangu kwipavumente. Ngeemayile ezingama-45 ezishiyekileyo ukuya kwi-Badwater Ultramarathon, ndiyehla ngokukhawuleza kubunzima bam bokuqala iiyure ezingama-30 ngaphambili. Ndineengxaki kulo lonke ugqatso, kodwa njengawo nawuphi na umsitho, ndandiqinisekile ukuba lo ngomnye nje umqobo, kwaye ekugqibeleni umzimba wam uyakunikezela kwaye ndiza kubuyela ekhosini. Ndiyazi nokuba ayisiyiyo le screosis (MS) yam, kodwa ngakumbi ukuba umzimba wam awuzukwenza ukuba ugqatso lwam lube lula.(Jonga ezi ultramarathons zempambano ekufuneka uzikholelwe.)

Kwiiyure ezininzi ngaphambili, ngaphambi nje kwendawo yokujonga iimayile ezingama-72 ePanamint Springs, ndaqala ndabona igazi kumchamo wam. Ndandiqinisekile ukuba kwakungenxa yokuba umzimba wam wawungekachacha ekubalekeni ugqatso lweemayile ezili-100 zeemayile zaseMelika kwiintsuku nje ezili-15 ngaphambi kweeyure ezingama-29 zokubaleka ngqo ukusuka kwenye intsasa ukuya kwenye. Iqela lam kunye nam sagqiba kwelokuba sibeke isibonda sam somthi (imfuneko xa imbaleki itsalela okwethutyana elugqatsweni) entlabathini iimayile ezimbalwa ngaphambi kwePanamint Springs ukuya kunyango ngaphambi kokuba kube kudala kakhulu. Siqhubile sangena ndachaza imeko yam kwezonyango-ukuba umzimba wam ubungakhange ulungiselele ulwelo kangangeeyure, kwaye xa bendigqibele ukujonga, umchamo wam wawungumbala we-mocha onethontsi legazi elibomvu. Kwanyanzeleka ukuba ndihlale ndilinde de ndichame, ukuze iqela lamadoda ligqibe kwelokuba ndiqhubeke nogqatso okanye hayi. Emva kweeyure ezintlanu, izihlunu zam ziqinisekile ukuba ndigqibile, kwaye kungekudala sizakubuyela ekhaya ukuya kuthuthuka kwiHidden Hills. Kodwa umzimba wam uphendulile, kwaye ndibonise iqela lezonyango umchamo wam ongenagazi, undenza ndikulungele ukuqhubeka. (Jonga amava ngaphakathi kwimbaleki enye enomnye umdyarho onzima kakhulu, iUltra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.)

Yintoni elandelayo ekufuneka yenziwe? Fumana isibonda sam. Oku kuthetha ukubuyela umva ngendlela eyahlukileyo ukusuka esiphelweni. Andazi ukuba yintoni enokwenza ingqondo yam ibe nzima ngakumbi. Abasebenzi bam abadiniweyo (ababenabafazi abathathu, bonke iimbaleki eziqeqeshiweyo, ababetshintshana ngokubaleka nam, bendondla, kwaye ndiqinisekisa ukuba andifanga ekhosini) ndatsiba ndabuyela evenini yethu ndikhangela isibonda sam. Emva kweyure, ukudana kwam kwaqalisa ukukhula. Ndixelele abasebenzi bam, "Masiyilibale nje-ndigqibile." Kwaye oko isibonda sam savela ngesiquphe ngokungathi sindimema ukuba ndibuyele ekhosini, singavumeli ukuba ndiyeke. Zonke izihlunu zazidiniwe, iinzwane neenyawo zam zazinegazi zaze zanenkqayi. Ukurhabula phakathi kwemilenze yam namakhwapha bekuvakala kuqina ngakumbi ngokuqhushumba ngakunye komoya otshisayo ongayekiyo-kodwa ndibuyele kugqatso. Ukuma ngokulandelayo: IPanint Springs, imayile ezingama-72.

Ixesha lokugqibela lokuba # ndihambe umgama wokwenyani wawungoNovemba # 2016 ejavelina # 100 #mile #ultra #marathon - apha kunye ne-pacer yam uMaria, #film #director Gaël kunye #buddy Bibby sana endiphulula imilenze yam ediniweyo (; I I'm feeling a bit nervous about my (lack of) #training for #Badwater - Ndiyazi intlungu endizoyinyamezela #ubaleka #135 #imayile kwaye ndiyazi ukuba mininzi imiqobo #yokoyisa kwaye ndiyazi ukuba ndiyakupha ngaphezu kokuba ndizakunika konke okusemandleni am! Ndikuye ukuba "ndigqibe" # kugqibe # 7 #mama #runner #fight #MS @racetoerasems #runforthosewhocant #nevergiveup #running #healthy #eating #blessed

Isithuba esabiwe nguShannon Farar-Griefer (@ultrashannon) ngoJuni 19, 2017 nge-11: 05 pm PDT

Ngexesha lokunyuka kweemayile ezisibhozo ukuya encotsheni kaBawo uCrowley (owesibini kwezintathu unyuko olukhulu kugqatso), ndazibuza ukuba ndiphilile kusini na ngokuba kulomdyarho ohleli kabuhlungu kangaka. Eli yayingeloxesha lam lokuqala ndisebenzisa i-Badwater, ke ndiyazi ukuba ndilindele ntoni, kwaye "yinto engalindelekanga leyo." Ukufika kwam encotsheni, ndazi ukuba ndingaqalisa ukubaleka isidima esincinci ukuya kwimayile ezingama-90, indawo yokukhangela yesi-4, eDarwin. Njengoko iinyawo zam zisuka ekushukumeni okumangalisayo ukuya kwintshukumo eya phambili ndaqala ukuziva ndiphila, kodwa ndazi ukuba kukho into engalunganga kwakhona. Umzimba wam ubungafuni kutya, ukusela, okanye ukuchama. Mgama, ndabona i-van crew yam ipaka kwaye ilinde ukufika kwam eDarwin. Babesazi ukuba sinemicimbi ebalulekileyo ekufuneka sijongane nayo. Kulo mdlalo, ulwelo lokucubungula lu kakhulu ibalulekile. Ukuba awukhathali ngokutya iikhalori ezaneleyo kunye nolwelo, kwaye umzimba wakho awukhupheli ulwelo, izintso zakho zisengozini. (Kwaye i-ICYDK, udinga ngaphezulu kwamanzi nje ukuze uhlale unamanzi ngexesha lokunyamezelana kwezemidlalo.) Sizamile yonke into, kwaye ukuzama kwethu kokugqibela kukubeka isandla sam emanzini ashushu, njengegag yesikolo samabanga aphakamileyo esidlale ngayo kubahlobo bethu ukubenza Chama-kodwa le nto ayizange isebenze kwaye ayihlekisi. Umzimba wam wenziwe kwaye iqela lam lenze isigqibo sokuba ndirhoxe elugqatsweni. KwakungoLwesibini emva kwemini, kwaye bendivukile ngaphezulu kweeyure ezingama-36 ngqo. Saqhuba saya ehotele kunye nendawo yokuhlola elandelayo, iikhilomitha ezili-122, kwaye savuyisa abagijimi abangenayo. Uninzi lwalubonakala lubethekile, njengam, kodwa ndandihleli nje, ndizibetha ngakumbi kwaye ndicinga, "Ndenze ntoni?"

Ngosuku olulandelayo, ndabhabha ndaya eVermont kugqatso lweemayile ezili-100 eVermont, olwaluza kuqhutywa kwiintsuku ezintathu kamva. Ixesha lokuqalisa kwentsimbi yesi-4:00 kusasa yayiyenye ingxaki, kukuba ndandikwixesha loNxweme oluseNtshona. Iinyawo zam zazinamadyungudyungu, kwaye ndandingenabuthongo kumzamo wam weekhilomitha ezingama-92 e-Badwater. Kodwa iiyure ezingama-28 kunye nemizuzu engama-33 kamva, ndiyigqibile.

Kwinyanga elandelayo, ndazama ukubaleka iLeadville 100-mile ultramarathon. Ngenxa yezandyondyo zendudumo ngobusuku bangaphambi kogqatso-kunye namajita angaphambi kogqatso-andikhange ndilale. Umdyarho uqala phezulu ngaphezulu kwe-10,000 yeenyawo ukuphakama, kodwa andikaze ndizive ndinamandla kugqatso lweemayile ezili-100. Ndaphantse ndafika kwelona nqanaba liphezulu lomdyarho-Ithemba lokudlula kwii-12,600 iinyawo, ngaphambi nje kokuba i-50-mile iguquke-xa ndandibambekile ndilinde abasebenzi bam kwisikhululo soncedo. Emva kokuhlala phantse iyure, bekufuneka ndibuyele ekhosini, okanye bendinokuphoswa lixesha lokunqunyulwa. Ndiqhubekile ke ndedwa, ndenyuka ndadlula ngeThemba.

Ngequbuliso, isibhakabhaka saba mnyama, yaye imvula eyoyikekayo nomoya zabetha ubuso bam okweencakuba ezibandayo nezibukhali. Kungekudala ndachopha phantsi kweli litye lincinci ukuze ndizikhusele kweso saqhwithi. Ndandisele ndinxibe ibhulukhwe yasemini kuphela kunye netop enemikhono emifutshane. Ndandigodola. Enye imbaleki yandinika ibhatyi yayo. Ndaqhubeka. Emva koko kude, ndeva, "Shannon, nguwe lowo"? Kwakuyi-pacer yam, uCheryl, owayendibambe kunye ne-headlamp kunye nezixhobo zemvula, kodwa kwakungekho ixesha. Ndeva umzabalazo kubanda, kwaye umzimba wam wawuqala ukuba noxinzelelo lomzimba. Bobabini mna noCheryl silibale ukuseta iiwotshi zethu ngexesha lentaba kwaye sicinga ukuba sineyure eyongezelelweyo esinokuyisebenzisa, ngenxa yoko sithathe lula ukubuyisela umzimba wam emgceni. Ukufika kwethu kwisikhululo soncedo esilandelayo bendiceba ukuba ndifumane itshokholethi eshushu kunye nesuphu eshushu, kwaye nditshintshe iimpahla zam ezimanzi, kodwa ndafumanisa ukuba siphoswa kukunqunyanyiswa kwendawo yokujonga. Ndikhutshiwe elugqatsweni.

Xa ndisabelana ngamabali am, abantu abaninzi bayabuza, kutheni uzingcungcuthekisa? Kodwa ngamabali afana neli abantu funa ukwazi malunga. Kungadika njani ukuba bendinokuthi, "Ewe bendinomdyarho omkhulu, akukho nto iphosakeleyo!" Ayisiyiyo indlela esebenza ngayo kuwo nawuphi na umdlalo wokunyamezela. Kuhlala kukho imiceli mngeni kunye neengxaki ezithatha ingqondo eziza nentsimi.

Kutheni ndisenza njalo nje? Kutheni ndibuyela umva ngakumbi? Akukho mali yokwenyani kumdlalo wokubaleka i-ultramarathon. Andiyiyo imbaleki enkulu kwaphela. Andina siphiwo okanye ndinesiphiwo njengabaninzi kwimidlalo yam. Ndingumama othanda ukubaleka-kwaye nokuya kude, kungcono. Yiyo loo nto ndibuyela umva ngaphezulu: Ukubaleka kukuthanda kwam. Xa ndineminyaka engama-56 ubudala, ndivakalelwa kukuba ukubaleka, ukuzilolonga umzimba, nokunikela ingqalelo ekutyeni okunempilo kundigcina kowona mlo ubalaseleyo wobomi bam. Ukungathethi, ndicinga ukuba iyandinceda ukulwa ne-MS. I-Ultrarunning ibiyinxalenye yobomi bam ngaphezulu kweminyaka eyi-23, kwaye ngoku iyinxalenye yokuba ndingubani. Nangona abanye banokuziva bebaleka iikhilomitha ezili-100 kwiintaba ezinqabileyo, kunye neekhilomitha ezili-135 nge-Death Valley ngoJulayi, kunokuba zigqithise kwaye zibe yingozi emzimbeni, kufuneka ndingavumelani. Umzimba wam uqeqeshiwe, uyilelwe, kwaye wakhelwe lo mdlalo wam uphambeneyo.

Ungandibizi. Kunikezelwe nje.

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