Maphunziro 10 omwe Ndaphunzira pa Kuthamanga 10 Marathons

Zamkati

• 1. Yesani china chatsopano ngakhale chikukuopsani. (Rocket City Marathon)
• 2. Khalani otseguka ku chilichonse. (New York City Marathon)
• 3. Ndi bwino kusankha njira yosavuta. (Chicago Marathon)
• 4. Sizingakhale zosangalatsa nthawi zonse. (Mpikisano wa Richmond)
• 5. Simunalephere chifukwa choti simunalankhule ndi PR. (Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon)
• 6. Kuthandiza munthu wina kukwaniritsa zolinga zake ndikungokwaniritsa monga momwe ungakwaniritsire wekha. (Marathon ya New York City)
• 7. Musaiwale kuyang'ana mmwamba. (Los Angeles Marathon)
• 8. Khalani ndi nthawi yokondwerera kupambana kwanu. (Boston Marathon)
• 9. Simuli mkazi wamkulu. (Chicago Marathon)
• 10. Zolinga zothamanga ndi zothamanga sizinthu zonse (Philadelphia Marathon)
• Onaninso za

Nditayamba kuthamanga, ndidakonda momwe zimandipangitsira kumva. Panjirapo panali malo opatulika omwe ndimapitako tsiku ndi tsiku kuti ndikapeze mtendere. Kuthamanga kunandithandiza kupeza mtundu wabwino kwambiri wa ine ndekha. Kunjaku, ndinaphunzira kudziona kuti ndine wabwino kwa nthawi yoyamba m'moyo wanga. Nthawi yanga yonse yaulere idathera kuthamangitsa wothamanga wanga wotsatira. Ndinaledzera mwalamulo, choncho ndinapitiriza kuthamanga.

Ngakhale ndimakonda kwambiri masewerawa, ndimathamanga marathon, osanenapo za 10, sizinali pa radar yanga. Zonsezi zidasintha atamvetsera mnzake akuuza nkhani zothamanga Big Sur ndi New York City Marathon. Sindinazindikire panthawiyo, koma ndinali kukopeka ndi dziko la marathons nkhani imodzi imodzi. Mu December chaka chimenecho, ndinadutsa pamzere womaliza wa mpikisano wanga woyamba wa marathon, Rocket City Marathon ku Huntsville, Alabama—ndipo unasintha moyo wanga.

Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, ndadutsa pamzere womaliza wa mpikisano winanso 9, ndipo sindikanakhala munthu amene ndili lero ndikanapanda kuthamanga mipikisano imeneyi. Chifukwa chake, ndikugawana nawo maphunziro 10 omwe ndaphunzira pakuthamanga marathoni khumi. Ndikukhulupirira kuti muwapeza ali othandiza, ngakhale mutathamanga ma 26.2 mamailosi kapena ayi. (Zokhudzana: 26.2 Zolakwa Zomwe Ndinapanga Pa Marathon Yanga Yoyamba Kuti Simukuyenera Kutero)

1. Yesani china chatsopano ngakhale chikukuopsani. (Rocket City Marathon)

Lingaliro lothamanga ma 26.2 miles lidawoneka losatheka kwa ine poyamba. Ndingakhale bwanji wokonzeka kuthamanga kuti kutali? Ndinali ndi lingaliro ili m'mutu mwanga za "othamanga weniweni", ndipo "othamanga enieni" anali ndi mawonekedwe ena omwe ine ndinalibe. Koma ndinadzipereka kuthamanga marathon, kotero ndinawonekera pamzere woyambira ndili wamantha komanso wosakonzekera pang'ono. Sizinachitike mpaka ndinawona mzere womaliza ndikuwona kuti ndinazindikira kuti ndichita. Ndimati ndikamalize mpikisano wa marathon. Zikuoneka kuti palibe chinthu chofanana ndi kuwoneka ngati "wothamanga weniweni" -Ndinali mpikisano wa marathoni. Ndinali wothamanga weniweni.

2. Khalani otseguka ku chilichonse. (New York City Marathon)

Chaka chomwe ndinasamukira ku New York City kuchokera ku Nashville, Tennessee, ndinatchova juga ndikulowa lottery ya NYC Marathon ndikuganiza chiyani? Ndinalowa! Mpata wolowa mu mpikisano wothamanga kudzera mu lotale ndiwocheperako, kotero ndidadziwa kuti izi zidayenera kutero. Kaya ndinali wokonzeka kapena ayi, ndinapita kukathamanga.

3. Ndi bwino kusankha njira yosavuta. (Chicago Marathon)

Kusiyana kwakukulu pakati pa New York City Marathon ndi Chicago Marathon ndiko kukwera. Ngakhale ndinali ndi moyo ku New York, sindinakonzekere mapiri omwe anali panjira, mwina ndichifukwa chake ndinathamanga pang'onopang'ono mphindi 30 kuposa mpikisano wanga woyamba. Chaka chotsatira ndinaganiza zolembetsa mpikisano wa Chicago Marathon chifukwa ndi njira yosavuta kwambiri. Kusankha kuyenda kuthamanga njira lathyathyathya m'malo kukhala kuthamanga NYC kachiwiri zinandipangitsa kumva ngati ine wimping kunja, koma kuthamanga lathyathyathya njira Chicago anali ulemerero. Sikuti ndinangothamanga mphindi 30 mwachangu kuposa momwe ndinathamangira New York City Marathon, koma ndinamva bwino kwambiri mpikisanowu mwakuti ndimangoti ndikunena kuti zosavuta.

4. Sizingakhale zosangalatsa nthawi zonse. (Mpikisano wa Richmond)

Chikhumbo changa chosiya mpikisano wapakati pa mpikisano wa Richmon Marathon chinali champhamvu kuposa chikhumbo changa chofuna kukafika kumapeto. Sindikufuna kukwaniritsa nthawi yanga ndipo sindinali kusangalala. Ndinkadziwa kuti ndinong'oneza bondo chifukwa chosiya, kotero ngakhale kuti ndinali wokhumudwa, ndinagwirizana kuti ndipitirizebe kupita patsogolo mpaka nditafika kumapeto - ngakhale zitatanthauza kuyenda. Chomwe ndikunyadira nacho pamtunduwu ndikuti sindinataye mtima. Sindinatsirize momwe ndimaganizira komanso kuyembekezera, koma Hei, ndamaliza.

5. Simunalephere chifukwa choti simunalankhule ndi PR. (Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon)

Nditakhumudwitsidwa ku Richmond, zinali zovuta kuti ndisataye mtima pa cholinga changa chokwera nawo Boston Marathon, koma ndimadziwa kuti ndikadandaula ndikadzatero. Chifukwa chake, m'malo momangokhalira kuthamangitsidwa ku Richmond, ndidasanthula zomwe ndakumana nazo ndikuwona chifukwa chake ndikuvutikira-zinali zambiri zokhudzana ndi malingaliro anga kuposa kulimba kwanga kwakuthupi (ndinalemba zambiri za maphunziro amisala apa). Ndinasintha kwambiri ndipo ndinayamba kuphunzitsa ubongo wanga momwe ndimaphunzitsira miyendo yanga. Ndipo zinapindula chifukwa ndinayenerera mpikisano wa Boston Marathon.

6. Kuthandiza munthu wina kukwaniritsa zolinga zake ndikungokwaniritsa monga momwe ungakwaniritsire wekha. (Marathon ya New York City)

Ndikuganiza kuti ndidali wosangalala kwambiri kuthamanga Marathon ya New York City kachiwiri kuposa momwe ndidachitira poyamba. Mnzanga wina anali kuthamanga mpikisanowo monga mpikisano wake woyamba wa marathon ndipo ankavutika pang'ono ndi maphunziro ake, choncho ndinadzipereka kuthamanga naye limodzi. Nkhope yanga inawawa chifukwa chakumwetulira kwambiri. Kugawana nthawi iyi ndi mnzanga kunali kwamtengo wapatali. Khalani owolowa manja ndi nthawi yanu ndipo musazengereze kupereka dzanja.

7. Musaiwale kuyang'ana mmwamba. (Los Angeles Marathon)

Kodi mumadziwa kuti ndizotheka kuthamanga kuchokera ku Dodger Stadium kupita ku Santa Monica ndikuphonya kuwona chizindikiro cha Hollywood komanso pafupifupi zokopa zina zilizonse zokopa alendo panjira? Zili choncho. Ndidathamanga LA Marathon osayang'ana mmwamba ndikusowa kuwona mzinda wonse. Aka kanali nthawi yanga yoyamba ku LA, koma chifukwa ndidatsogoza kupita pachimake chotsatira, ndidaphonya zonse zaku LA. Manyazi oterowo. Choncho, ngakhale kuli kofunika kulabadira zimene thupi lanu likufuna kukuuzani (Chepetsani! Imwani madzi!), sizikutanthauza kuti simungatenge nthawi kuti musangalale ndi kukongola. Monga Ferris Bueller adanena, "Moyo umayenda mofulumira kwambiri. Ngati simuima ndikuyang'ana pozungulira kamodzi pakapita nthawi, mukhoza kuphonya."

8. Khalani ndi nthawi yokondwerera kupambana kwanu. (Boston Marathon)

Kwa nthawi yonse yomwe ndinali othamanga, ndimalakalaka nditathamanga Boston Marathon. Kuyenerera kuti ndithamange nawo mpikisanowu inali imodzi mwa nthawi zonyaditsa kwambiri. Chifukwa chake, ndinathamanga mpikisanowu ngati kuti chinthu chonsecho chinali chikondwerero chimodzi chachikulu. Ndinatenga nthawi yanga kukachita masewerawa ndipo sindinkafuna kuti mpikisano uthe. Ndidasokoneza anthu ambiri panjira yomwe ndimaganiza kuti ndavulala paphewa. Ndinapita kukakondwerera ndipo ndinatero. Ndinali ndi nthawi yamoyo wanga. Zopambana zazikulu sizichitika tsiku lililonse, koma zikatero, sangalalani ngati ndi tsiku lanu lomaliza padziko lapansi ndikuvomera zilizonse zapamwamba zisanu zomwe zikubwera.

9. Simuli mkazi wamkulu. (Chicago Marathon)

Pumulani pamene mukufunikira kutero, ndipo phunzirani kuvomereza kugonja musanatheretu. Sabata yatha mpikisano uwu, ndidadwala chimfine. Sindinatuluke m'nyumba mwanga kwa masiku awiri. Ndondomeko yanga yantchito inali yamisala. Ndinkagwira ntchito kumapeto kwa sabata iliyonse kuyambira Juni mpaka Okutobala popanda tchuthi kapena tchuthi, chifukwa chake sizosadabwitsa kuti ndidadwala. Pokhala munthu wosamvera yemwe ndili, ndinapita ku Chicago kuti ndikathamange, mosaganizira ndikuganiza kuti ndikwanitsabe cholinga changa. M'malo mongolemba mbiri yanga (PR), Ndidayitanitsa m'malo oyimilira ma porta. Tsiku limenelo ndinalibe ntchito yothamanga marathon. Ndikanayenera kuvomereza kuti ndagonja ndisanakwere ndege.

10. Zolinga zothamanga ndi zothamanga sizinthu zonse (Philadelphia Marathon)

Ndi mphepo yokhazikika ya 25 mph ndi mphepo mpaka 45 mph, mpikisano ku Philly unali ndi zinthu zomwe sindinayambe ndakumana nazo. Ndinayesera kudzilankhulitsa ndekha poyang'ana kutsogolo kwa njira ina. Mphepoyo sinalekerere kapena kusintha njira, koma sindinkasamala kuti nthawi yanga yonse yophunzitsidwa inali itawuluka. Sabata yatha mpikisano ndinalandira nkhani zomwe zidandipangitsa kuzindikira kuti zolinga zanga zothamanga sizinali zofunika kwenikweni. Kuthamanga ndikwabwino, koma pali zambiri zokonda m'moyo zomwe zilibe chochita ndi masiketi, ma PR, kapena mizere yomaliza.

Onaninso za