Kunjani ukuQeqesha iTriathlon ePuerto Rico emva kweNkanyamba uMaria

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UCarla Coira unamandla ngendalo, kodwa xa ethetha ii-triathlons, uyonwaba ngakumbi. Umama womntu ovela ePuerto Rico uya kugxadazela ngokuwa nzima kwiitronon, edibanisa uthando lwakhe lokuziva efezekisiwe kunye nomnqweno wokuzihlaziya. UCoira wafumanisa i-triathlons emva kokujoyina iklabhu ejikelezayo emva kwekholeji kwaye wakhuphisana kwii-Ironmans ezintlanu kunye nama-22 esiqingatha se-Ironmans kwiminyaka elishumi ukusukela oko. "Qho xa ndigqiba ugqatso kuyafana," kulungile, mhlawumbi ndiza kuthatha ikhefu, "kodwa ayenzeki loo nto," uyavuma. (Related: Ngexesha elizayo xa ufuna ukuncama, khumbula eli xhegokazi elineminyaka engama-75 elenza intsimbi)

Ngapha koko, wayeqeqeshela u-Ironman wakhe olandelayo, owayecwangciselwe u-Novemba olandelayo e-Arizona, xa kwavakala iindaba zokuba iNkanyamba uMaria sele iza kufika kwidolophu yakowabo iSan Juan, washiya indlu yakhe waya endlwini yabazali bakhe eTrujillo Alto , EPuerto Rico, kuba babenombane.

Ngomso emva kwesiqhwithi, wabuyela eSan Juan waza wafumanisa ukuba ulahlekelwe ngamandla. Ngethamsanqa wayengenawo nawuphi na omnye umonakalo. Kodwa njengoko wayesoyika, isiqithi sonke sasitshatyalalisiwe.

“Ezo yayiziintsuku zobumnyama kuba bekukho ukungaqiniseki okuninzi malunga nokuba kuza kwenzeka ntoni, kodwa bendizimisele ukwenza i-Ironman epheleleyo kwisithuba esingaphantsi kweenyanga ezimbini,” utshilo uCoira. Ngoko waqhubeka eziqeqesha. Ukuqeqeshelwa ugqatso lweemayile ezili-140.6 yayiza kuba ngumsebenzi omkhulu, kodwa wagqiba ekubeni aqhubeke ukuba nje angayisusa ingqondo yakhe kwimiphumo yenkanyamba.” Ndicinga ukuba i-Ironman yasinceda ukusigcina sityhubela loo maxesha anzima,” utshilo. utsho.

UCoira wayengenayo indlela yokuqhagamshelana nomqeqeshi weqela lasekuhlaleni aqeqesha nalo kuba kwakungekho mntu unenkonzo yeselfowuni, kwaye wayengakwazi ukukhwela ibhayisekile okanye abaleke phandle ngenxa yemithi ewayo kunye nokungabikho kwezibane zasesitalatweni. Ukuqubha kwakungasekho mbuzo kuba kwakungekho maqula. Ke wagxila kwibhayisikile yangaphakathi kwaye wayilinda. Kwadlula iiveki ezimbalwa, kwaye iqela lakhe loqeqesho laphinda lahlangana, kodwa uCoira wayengomnye wabambalwa ababonisayo kuba abantu babengenawo umbane kwaye bengenakufumana igesi kwiimoto zabo.

Kwiiveki nje ezimbini ngaphambi komdyarho, iqela lakhe libuyele kuqeqesho kunye-phantsi kweemeko ezingaphantsi komgangatho. "Kwakukho imithi emininzi kunye neentambo eziwileyo ezitalatweni, ngoko ke kwafuneka senze uqeqesho oluninzi lwangaphakathi kwaye ngamanye amaxesha simise i-hook okanye i-radius ye-15-minute kwaye siqale ukuqeqeshwa kwizangqa," utsho.Nangona kukho ukuphazamiseka, Iqela liphela lafika eArizona, kwaye uCoira uthi waziva enebhongo lokuba wakwazi ukugqiba ukunikwa isiqwenga esikhulu soqeqesho lwakhe yayikukuhamba ngebhayisikile ngaphakathi kuphela. (Funda malunga nokuba yintoni efunekayo ukuqeqesha i-Ironman.)

Kwinyanga elandelayo, uCoira waqala ngoqeqesho kwiHalf Ironman eSan Juan emiselwe uMatshi. Ngethamsanqa, idolophu yakhe yabuyela kwisiqhelo kwaye wakwazi ukuqalisa ishedyuli yoqeqesho eqhelekileyo, utshilo. Ngelo xesha, wayesibonile isixeko awayehlala kuso ubomi bakhe bonke sizakha ngokutsha, esenza lo msitho ube lelinye lawona maxesha abalulekileyo kwikhondo lakhe leTriathlon. “Olona gqatso lukhethekileyo, ukubona zonke iimbaleki eziphuma ngaphandle kwePuerto Rico zingena emva kwemeko ebikuyo kwaye bebona indlela entle ngayo iSan Juan,” utshilo.

Ukubaleka kwikhosi ebukekayo kunye nokubona irhuluneli yaseSan Juan ikhuphisana ecaleni kwayo yongezwe kwiCoira ephezulu evakalelwe kulo msitho. Emva kogqatso, i-Ironman Foundation inike i-120,000 yeedola kwii-nonprofits ukuqhubeka nokuchacha kwePuerto Rico, kuba kusekho iindlela zokuhamba, kwaye abahlali abaninzi basenawo amandla.

Umbono oqinisekileyo kaCoira ngaphandle kokutshatyalaliswa yinto awabelana ngayo ngokufanayo nabantu abaninzi basePuerto Ricans, utshilo. Isizukulwana sam sibone iinkanyamba ezininzi, kodwa le yayiyeyona inkulu kwiminyaka emalunga nama-85, utshilo. "Kodwa nangona ukutshatyalaliswa kwakubi kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili, sakhetha ukungahlali kwizinto ezimbi. Ndicinga ukuba yinto yenkcubeko malunga nabantu basePuerto Rico. Sizinzile nje; siziqhelanisa nezinto ezintsha kwaye siqhubeke siqhubela phambili. "

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