Oko Kwathatyathwa Ukoyisa (Inxalenye ye) I-Runfire Cappadocia Ultra Marathon eTurkey

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Kuthatha ntoni ukubaleka i-160 yeekhilomitha kwintlango etshisayo yaseTurkey? Amava, ngokuqinisekileyo. Ngaba ufuna ukufa? Ingayiyo.Njengombaleki wendlela, andiqhelekanga kwiindlela ezinde, kodwa bendisazi ukuba ukubhalisela i-Runfire Cappadocia Ultra Marathon iya kuba yintsomi kunye ne-mettle-testing adventure, nakwimbaleki ezininzi ezifana nam.

Ndahamba iiyure ezili-16 ukusuka kwisiXeko saseNew York ukuya kwidolophana yaseUchisar eKapadokiya. Kodwa intshayelelo yam yokuqala yokwenyani kulo mmandla yeza ngokukhwela ibhaluni yomoya oshushu kumbindi weAnatolia. IKapadokiya ebharhileyo yayilikhaya lamaHeti amandulo, amaPersi, amaRoma, amaKristu aseByzantium, amaSeljuks, namaOttoman Turks, kwaye kwakulula ukubuxabisa ubungangamsha bomhlaba endandiza kuwubaleka ngoxa ndandinyuka phezu kwamatye awayebizwa ngokuba “yintsomi. iitshimini. Imibala epinki yaseRose Valley, imiwonyo enzulu ye-Ihlara Valley, iincopho zeengxondorha zeNqaba yase-Uchisar, kunye neendledlana ezinqumla kwimiwonyo eqingqiweyo zithembisa amava akanye ebomini. (Njengale 10 yeeMarathoni zokuHamba kwihlabathi liphela.)

Kodwa ngaba ungayibiza kube kanye-ngobomi ukuba sele uphupha ngokuyenza kwakhona?

Ngaphambi komdyarho, simise iinkampu zethusi zaseTurkey eLove Valley. Ngezinto ezintandathu ezahlukeneyo onokukhetha kuzo ukusukela kusuku olunye lwe-20K (malunga nesiqingatha semarathon) ukuya kwiintsuku ezisixhenxe, ezixhaswe ngokupheleleyo ziimayile ezili-160 zeemayile ezibalekayo, bonke abakhenkethi abangama-90 kuhambo lwam bagutyungelwa. Iindidi ezidumileyo zizine kunye neentsuku ezisixhenxe "mini" ultras, apho iimbaleki zijongana neekhilomitha ezili-9 ukuya kwezi-12 ngosuku phakathi kokutya okudliwayo enkampini. Olu gqatso lunqumla ematyeni, kumasimi, kwiintlambo ezichumileyo, kwiilali ezisemaphandleni, kwichibi le-crater, nakwiLake Tuz enetyuwa eyomileyo. Iintsuku zishushu, zityhala nge-100 ° F, kwaye ubusuku bupholile, buzola buphantsi njenge-50 ° F.

Ndibhalisele i-RFC 20K-umdyarho wam wokuqala wokuhamba kunye neentsuku ezimbini zokubaleka. Kodwa ndakhawuleza ndafunda ukuba phantse i-13 yeekhilomitha ngeCappadocia yayiya kuba yeyona ilukhuni-kwaye intle-iimayile endakha ndadibana nazo. Kwimidyarho eli-100 kunye nemitsi engenakubalwa endiyingenisileyo kumazwekazi amathandathu, akukho nanye ebishushu, ineenduli, ithobeke, kwaye ichulumancisa njenge-Runfire Kapadokiya. Lunzima kangakanani olu gqatso? Ixesha lokuphumelela kuyo nayiphi na indlela ihalf-marathon iphakathi kweyure e-1 kunye neyure e-1, imizuzu engama-20. Ixesha lokuphumelela kwi-RFC 20K yayiziyure ezi-2, imizuzu engama-43. Lowo uphumeleleyo ngu kuphela umntu ukugqiba phantsi kweeyure ezi-3. (Funda ukuba Ukuqhuba Ubushushu Kwenza ntoni Emzimbeni Wakho.)

Ngobusuku obungaphambi kwe-20K, sachazelwa ngekhosi-kodwa ngelixa i-Ultra marathoners yayihamba nezixhobo ze-GPS ezicwangciswe kunye nomzila womdyarho, sasinoluhlu lokujika kwindlela ephawulweyo. Usuku lomdyarho, ngaphandle kwelo khosi liphawuliweyo, ndilahlekile. Emva koko ndalahleka kwakhona, kwaye kwakhona, ndade ndaphoswa lixesha lokugqibela lokuvala kwindawo yesibini yokukhangela ukhuseleko. Ndizigqibile iimayile zokuqala ezintlanu ngaphandle komnyhadala malunga neyure enye, imizuzu eli-15 kunye neeyure ezintandathu ezilandelayo kwiiyure ezi-2, imizuzu engama-35. Ndandiqhula ndathi "ugqatso lomlilo" emva kokuhamba-hamba kwizangqa.

Ngaphandle komzila, ilanga lalingayeki, umoya womile, umthunzi wawumbalwa. Ndiyamkele into yokuba ukubila kuzokuntywila iimpahla zam. Kodwa ndaye ndathatha amanyathelo okhuseleko ukukhusela ukubethwa bubushushu, ukutshiswa lilanga, kunye nokuphelelwa ngamanzi emzimbeni xa ndibaleka kwi-oval-inducing oven. Bendibaleka kancinci kunesiqhelo kwaye ndithatha ikhefu lokuhamba rhoqo."Walkfire," njengoko kwakunjalo, yayingengombono umbi kangako. Iithebhu zeCarb kunye neelectrolyte zazinyanzelekile, kunye nezixa ezininzi zamanzi. Ndiye ndachitha zonke iibhotile zamanzi kwiindawo zokujonga ukongeza kwibhotile ebendiyiphethe ndibaleka. I-bandana buff yam yayibalulekile nayo. Ndayinxiba njengesixhobo sokugada ilanga kunye nentamo yam, ndiyitsala ngomlomo wam xa indlela yayinothuli ngakumbi. Nesithintelo selanga, isithintelo selanga esimnandi, ndikuthanda njani? Ndafaka isicelo rhoqo kusasa kwaye ndithwala ii-swipes kwibhanti yam yomdyarho ukufaka isicelo sokubaleka phakathi. Kwaye, andizange ndifune ukuhamba ngaphandle kwee-shades kunye ne-visor.

Ekugqibeleni, ukulahleka kwintlango yaseAnatolian kwakungeyongoyiki njengoko kunokuba kubonakala ngathi. Njengakwezinye iindawo, kukho iingozi eTurkey, ehleli ekudibaneni kweendlela zaseYurophu nakuMbindi Mpuma. Kodwa eKapadokiya nase-Istanbul, ndaziva ndikude nooyeha behlabathi. Nanjengoko ibhinqa lihamba libaleka lilodwa, into endayibonayo emhlabeni yayingabonakali njengemifanekiso ezindabeni.

Amantombazana athwale ngezambatho zokunxiba xa esiya kwisikolo seCawe egigitheka njengoko sibaleka kwilali yabo yasemaphandleni. Oomakhulu be-hijabs bawangawangisa kwiifestile zebali lesibini. Umfazi omncinci onxibe ijean ebhityileyo wazibuza ukuba yintoni eza kuzisa iimbaleki kumzi wakhe othuli. Ulungele ukubona abafazi baseTurkey bebaleka kwiitanki kunye neebhulukhwe ezimfutshane njengoko uneethayithi kunye neti. Kwaye isandi sefowuni yamaSilamsi kumthandazo wokukhala ngaphandle kweemosque zazizolile njengoko kwakukuhle.

Umhlaba obalekayo unobuhlobo obudumileyo, kwaye ndafumana iimbaleki zaseTurkey kunye nabaququzeleli bobuhlanga phakathi kweyona nto yamkelekileyo endakha ndadibana nayo. Ngexesha le-20K, ndaye ndenza ubuhlobo nezinye iimbaleki ezine ezilahlekileyo ezazisuka kwiikona ezahlukeneyo zaseTurkey. Sathetha, sahleka, sathatha ii-selfie, sathenga iziselo kwiindawo zokutya ezinamawa, satsalela umnxeba amagosa omdyarho esiyalela ukuba sibuyele ekhosini, kwaye ekugqibeleni sangena kwindawo yesibini emva kokujikeleza malunga neekhilomitha ezili-11 ukuya kwezili-13 ngeeyure ezi-3, imizuzu engama-49. (Funda ukuba kutheni ukuba noBuddy Fitness yeyona nto ibalaseleyo.) Ndifumene i-DNF yam yokuqala (ayigqibanga), ecaleni kweembaleki ezingama-25 ezingakhange zikwazi ukugqiba ngexesha elibekiweyo leeyure ezine. (FYI: Bekukho iimbaleki ezingama-54 kuphela ebezikhuphisana.) Ukanti bendinolunye ugqatso endilukhumbulayo ebomini bam.

Ngosuku lwesibini lwe-Runfire, ndalandela iqela elijikelezayo le-GPS le-Garmin, ndilandela iimbaleki kulo lonke ixesha le-Volkswagen Amarok. Ngeembaleki ezingama-20K zimkile, zineembaleki ezingama-40 kuphela zokujongwa. Ndavuya kakhulu kwiimbaleki zodidi oluphezulu kwiindawo ezimbalwa zokuhlola endleleni, apho amagosa ayendinika amanzi, imedical aid nendawo enomthunzi. Emva koko ndabaleka iimayile ezine zokugqibela zekhosi kwindlela eyedwa, kodwa ethandekayo, yentlabathi.

Oojongilanga bavuthulula imimoya kulo mhlaba wasefama ugqatswa ngumlilo, begudla indlela ezaliswe ziintyatyambo zasendle. Iitapile, amathanga, ingqolowa kunye nerhasi zikhule zaya ngaphaya kwesonka esine-Anatolian kwilizwe laseTurkey.

Njengoko ndandityhutyha, ndaziva ngathi ndim ndedwa imbaleki ehlabathini, ekhaba uthuli, inkxwaleba phantsi kwelanga, yaye ndithanda umzuzwana ngamnye oshushu nobilayo. Ngalo mzuzu, ndasiqonda isibheno se-ultra marathon-ukusebenza nzima kwindlela ehamba yodwa kunye nokukhenketha umhlaba inyathelo elinye ngexesha. Ndibaleka ngaphandle komculo, ndeva konke ukuphefumla, inyawo ngalinye, ukubhabha kweempukane, kunye nokuvuthuza komoya kwengqolowa. Ndaziva ndiyinxalenye yomhlaba, isilwanyana sihambahamba, ndingumphambukeli kwimfuno engummangaliso.

Kodwa njengoko ndaye ndalahla iingcinga zam xa ndiphinda ndicinga ngembaleki, amakhwenkwe amathathu andikhupha kum. Bathetha nam ngesiTurkish, emva koko ngesiNgesi xa ndiphendula ngokungabizi kakuhle merhaba, hello-yonke injongo. Bafuna ukundixelela amagama abo kwaye bafunde awam. Omnye wayenxibe itanki yeDisney 101 yeDalmatians. Kwaye kwakhona, ndandingumntu nje; imbaleki nje, ayisiyiyo imbaleki embalekayo. Kodwa imbewu yayihlwayelwe, ibug yayilumile. Ndandifuna okungakumbi.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, ndadibana neimbaleki yaseTurkey egama linguGözde. Samangaliswa echibini le-crater, ilali yamatye ewayo, kunye nezinye iisayithi njengoko sasinyuka sinyuka siphezulu somdyarho ngeenyawo ezingama-5,900, ngaphezulu kweemayile enye, ngelixa isalathiso sobushushu sinyuke ngaphezulu kwe-100 ° F. Ngoncedo lwesixhobo seGPS, ndakufumanisa kulula ngakumbi ukuhlala ekhondweni. UGözde wakha iiapilkosi kunye namacheri kwimithi ekufutshane. Sibonise iifoto ngexesha lekhefu lokuhamba-ikati lakhe kunye nenja yam. Ndabelane ngeengcebiso malunga neBhanki yaseMelika yaseChicago Marathon, umdyarho omkhulu olandelayo kwikhalenda yakhe, eyenzeka nje kwidolophu yam yobuntwana. Undinike iingcebiso kutyelelo lwam oluzayo e-Istanbul, idolophu yakhe. (Unqwenela i-adventure ekude? Nazi iindawo ezisi-7 zokuHamba eziphendula ubizo 'lwasendle'.)

Kwaye yaxola intliziyo yam xa ndibona ukuba ixesha lam kukhuphiswano liyaphela. Ekupheleni kosuku, imoto yalinda ukuba indisuse, ndibuyele eKapadokiya naseIstanbul. Ndandifuna ukubaleka nabanye abathathi-nxaxheba kwinkampu elandelayo ecaleni kwechibi elikhulu letyuwa laseTurkey. Ndandifuna ukuba yi-marathoner ye-ultra yonke imihla yam. Kuthatha ntoni ukuhamba entlango yaseTurkey etshisa ubumnandi beentsomi? Ukuzimisela ukuba ligorha “ngonaphakade kanaphakade,” njengoko uDavid Bowie waculayo. Okanye, uyazi, nje usuku olunye.

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