Ukufunxa kwezemidlalo kundenze ndangumdlali ongcono

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Bendisoloko ndilungile kwiimbaleki-mhlawumbi kuba, njengabantu abaninzi, ndidlala ngamandla am. Emva kweminyaka eli-15 yayo nayiphi na into ehamba umsebenzi wokuzivocavoca, ndaziva ndikhululekile kwiklasi yeyoga yasemoyeni njengoko ndenzayo kukhuphiswano lokujikeleza lwe-uber. Kodwa xa ndibhalisela iHalf Ironman (i-70.3 yeekhilomitha ukuzibophelela!) Kwiinyanga ezintathu ezidlulileyo kwi-"kutheni?" whim, ndakhawuleza ndaqonda ukuba kuzakufuneka ndiphume kwindawo yam yokuthuthuzela. Endaweni yokuloba istudiyo, kuya kufuneka ndiqale iiyure zokuloba kwindawo yokuzivocavoca yokwenyani apho bendinokudada khona, ndikhwele ibhayisekile, ndize ndibaleke (imisebenzi bendikhe ndiyiphephe kuzo zonke iindleko). (Ucinga ngokusayina? Zama isiCwangciso soQeqesho seTriathlon seNyanga ezi-3.)

Xa ndaqalisa uqeqesho oluqhelekileyo kwiinyanga ezintathu ezidlulileyo, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kwafika ngokwemvelo; Ndikhwele iiyure ezingenakubalwa kwizitudiyo zeFlywheel. Ndandisoyika ukubaleka, kodwa uqeqesho oluzinzileyo lwakhokelela ekubeni ndigqibe isiqingatha samarathon ngo-Okthobha.

Kwaye ke kukho ukuqubha. Ayikuko ukuba andikwazi ukuqubha. Ukuba undityhale kumanzi amaninzi, ndiza kulunga. Kodwa ixesha lokugqibela ndisenza naluphi na uhlobo lokuqubha olucwangcisiweyo lwalukwibanga lesibhozo kwinkampu yasehlotyeni, kwaye kulungile Ayizukundinqumla kwi-1.2 yeekhilomitha zeLake Walter E. Long e-Austin, TX ngo-Novemba ngo-10.

Kuthathe malunga neeveki ezintandathu zokulibazisa, kodwa ekugqibeleni ndazinyanzela ukungena echibini. Cocky kwimpumelelo yam yokukhwela ibhayisekile nokubaleka, ndacinga ukuba ndiza kuqubha ngokukhawuleza. Hayi okuninzi. Endaweni yoko, ndabhadula. Imilenze emva komlenze, ndiye ndaphambuka, ndeza nezizathu zokuma kancinci emva kobude, njengokuhlengahlengisa iigoggs zam ukufihla ukuphefumla kwam komoya. Isiqingatha seyure equleni kwavakala kunzima kunesiqingatha semarathon. Kwakungekho ndlela yokuyijikeleza: ndafunxa. (Jonga indlela ohamba ngayo nale Mizuzu engama-60 yokuSebenza kuQubha.)

Zange ndakhe ndancanca ezemidlalo ngaphambili. Kwaye yayilihlazo. Mna ithandiwe ukuba sempilweni. Ndiyathanda ukuba phezulu kwibhodi yabaphambili ye-spin class, ndithanda ukuba ngomnye wabantu abambalwa ukuba babethelele ibhalansi yengalo eqinile kwi-yoga, kwaye ndiyathanda ukudibana nabantu abaziva ngolo hlobo malunga nokusebenza. Ke xa abahlobo bam bebuza ukuba kuhamba njani ukudada kwam, ndaziva ngathi andizukufikelela kusilelo lwam. Ngaba uyazi ukuba zingaphi iiyadi ezingama-25 ezithathayo ukugqiba imayile? Ngaphezu kwama-70. Ndingakwazi ukwenza ezintandathu.

Kwiiveki ezimbini ngaphambi kwesiqingatha se-Ironman yam (akukho nto efana nokulinda de kube ngumzuzu wokugqibela!), Ndabona ukuba isiqubulo sam esithi "qhubeka nje uqubha" besingazukuyisika. Ndandifuna ukutshintsha into.

Ndiye ndaliginya ikratshi lam ndaza ndasayinela izifundo zokuqubha kumntu omnye e-Equinox. Ukunyanzela nje ukuba ndibonise kwakungumzabalazo-wokuzibeka phantsi kwiyure yokugxekwa okuqinisekisiweyo (eyonakalisayo njengoko inokuba yenzelwe) ayisiyiyo indlela endithanda ukuchitha ngayo ixesha lam.

Kwaye ndagxekwa: Ukubethwa kwam kwakungalunganga, andikhabi ngokwaneleyo, kwaye isinqe sam sasindirhuqa phantsi. Kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo yayilihlazo elincinane njengoko umqeqeshi wam wabiza iimpazamo zam phambi kwabanye abadadi. Kodwa xa ndizama ukulungisa ifom yam kwaye ndalungisa indlela yam, ndiye ndabona ukuba ukugxekwa bekungahlabi kakhulu njengoko bendicinga ukuba-ndiza kuba ngcono (kancinci) ngcono. Xa ndathi ekugqibeleni ndabethelelwa ngesibetho, ndaye ndabona ukuba ndizikhawulezisa kangakanani emanzini. Njengoko bendisebenza ukuphucula ukukhaba kwam, ndiye ndabona ukuba andidinwanga ngoku iingalo zam bezingawenzi wonke umsebenzi. Kuyavela, konke oko kugxekwa ngokwenene wayenjalo eyakhayo. (Jonga ezi Ngcebiso zingama-25 zabaQeqeshi abaPhezulu abaDada.)

Ngaba ndiya kwiqonga kwiHalf Ironman enkosi ngezakhono zam zokuqubha eziphuculweyo? Ha! Kodwa ubuncinci ngoku ndiqinisekile ukuba ndiza kuyinqumla echibini.

Intlawulo, ngendlela, yayingaphelelanga echibini. Ukuvuma ukuba ndafunxa okuthile kwandinyanzela ukuba ndicele uncedo, into endifane ndiyenze. Kwaye ukufumana impendulo yokwenyani evela kwingcali eqinisekisiweyo kwandinceda ukuba ndinxibelelane ngakumbi nomzimba wam-ngelixa ndiqubha, ndikhwele ibhayisekile, kwaye ndibaleka. Endaweni yokuzivumela ukuba ndoyiswe ngumfanekiso omkhulu (i-70.3 yeekhilomitha!), Ndiqale ukuthatha uqeqesho lwam lokubhukuda ukubetha, ukubetha, kunye nokuhamba ngokuhamba ngexesha. Kwaye ndakuba ndiqalisile ukwenza lonto, iHalf Ironman waziva a encinci Ayoyiki kangako.

Imotto yam ngoku? Kusenjalo "qhubeka uqubha" -kodwa iyamangalisa indlela ekulula ngayo ukuyiphila xa sele ufundile. Njani.

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