Ndili ndi Marathon Ku Antarctica!

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Sindine katswiri wothamanga. Ngakhale kuti ndinakulira kusukulu ya sekondale wokangalika komanso wopalasa ngalawa, ndinakana zolipirira zopalasa ngalawa ku koleji chifukwa ndinkaona kuti zinali zovuta kwambiri. Koma pa semester yakukoleji kunja kwa Sydney, Australia, ndidapeza chinthu chomwe ndimakonda kwambiri: kuthamanga. Inali njira yoti ndione mzinda, ndipo inali nthawi yoyamba yomwe ndimaganiza zothamanga ngati "zosangalatsa." Zinaphatikizaponso chidwi chofufuza komanso kuchita masewera olimbitsa thupi.

Koma kwa kanthawi, kuthamanga kunali kolimbitsa thupi basi—ndinkayenda mozungulira mailosi anayi kapena asanu kangapo pa sabata. Kenako, mu 2008, ndidayamba kugwira ntchito ku Massachusetts General Hospital ku Boston, MA ndipo ndidathandizira kukonza chakudya chamadzulo usiku woti Boston Marathon isanachitike. Mphamvu zozungulira zochitika zonsezo zinali zazikulu. Ndimakumbukira ndikuganiza, "Ndiyenera kuchita izi." Sindinayambe ndathamanga mpikisano, koma ndimaganiza, ndikuphunzitsidwa, ndikhoza kutero!

Ndipo ndinatero. Kuthamanga kwa Boston Marathon kunali kodabwitsa kwambiri - ndizo zonse zomwe zidakhalapo. Ndinaliyendetsa mu 2010, kenako mu 2011 ndi 2012. ochepa marathons, mlongo wanga, Taylor, anali ndi cholinga china: kuthamanga kumayiko onse asanu ndi awiri. Ndipamene tidapeza mpikisano wa Antarctica Marathon-mpikisano pachilumba pomwe panali kontinentiyo yotchedwa King George Island. Vuto: Panali mndandanda wazaka zinayi zodikirira.

Tidamaliza kupita chaka chimodzi m'mbuyomu kuposa momwe timayembekezera, mu Marichi 2015. Chiwerengero cha alendo opita ku Antarctica chimakhala chochepa chaka chilichonse, nthawi zambiri ndimabwato amodzi okhala ndi anthu 100. Chifukwa chake tidayamba kuzindikira chilichonse, kuyambira pasipoti ndi chindapusa chobwereranso mpaka zomwe tikunyamula (nsapato zoyenda bwino; magalasi a magalasi omwe amatha kuteteza ku mvula yozizira komanso kunyezimira kwakukulu, zovala zopanda mphepo, zovala zotentha). Dongosolo: Khalani mausiku 10 m'chombo chofufutira chomwe chili ndi othamanga ena pafupifupi 100. Zonsezi, zimawononga pafupifupi $ 10,000 pa munthu aliyense. Pamene tinazisunga, ndinaganiza, “Ndizo zambiri ndalama! "Koma ndidayamba kutaya $ 200 pa zolipira zonse ndipo zidangowonjezera modabwitsa mwachangu.

Mawonedwe Oyamba a Antarctica

Titawona kontrakitala wa Antarctica koyamba, zinali zomwe tidaganizira-zazikulu, mapiri oundana akugwa munyanja, ndi ma penguin ndi zisindikizo paliponse.

Mayiko ambiri ali ndi zofufuza ku King George Island, komabe, sizikuwoneka ngati buku la Antarctica. Kunali kobiriwira komanso matope, ndikumaphimba kwa chipale chofewa. (Mpikisanowu umachitikira kumeneko kotero othamanga ali ndi mwayi wopeza ntchito zadzidzidzi.)

Panalinso zina zosiyana kwambiri pa tsiku la mpikisano. Choyamba, timayenera kunyamula madzi athu omwe anali m'mabotolo pachilumbachi. Ndipo ponena za zakudya zopatsa thanzi ndi zokhwasula-khwasula, sitikanatha kubweretsa chirichonse chimene chinali ndi chofunda chimene chingawuluke; tinkayenera kuziyika m'thumba mwathu kapena mu chidebe cha pulasitiki kuti tizinyamula. Chinthu china chachilendo: chimbudzi. Panali hema wokhala ndi chidebe pamzere woyamba / womaliza. Okonza mpikisano amakhala okhwima kwambiri pokoka ndikukodzera m'mphepete mwa msewu - ndiye kuti ayi-ayi. Ngati muyenera kupita, pitani mumtsuko.

Usiku wothamangawo usanachitike, tinayenera kupha mankhwala athu onse - sungabweretse chilichonse chomwe siachikhalidwe ku Antarctica, monga mtedza kapena mbewu zomwe zingagwidwe muma sneaker anu, chifukwa ofufuza ndi osamalira zachilengedwe safuna alendo kusokoneza chilengedwe. Tidayenera kulowa pagalimoto yathu yonse pomwe sitimayi idatipatsa ma wetsuit ofiira ofiira kuti tiikepo zida zathu zonse kuti tititeteze kunyanja yozizira pa zodiac, kapena bwato lothamanga, kukwera kugombe.

Mpikisano Womwe

Mpikisano udachitika pa Marichi 9, nthawi yachilimwe ku Antarctica-kutentha kunali pafupifupi 30 Fahrenheit. Izi zinali kwenikweni kutentha kuposa momwe ndimaphunzitsira ku Boston! Unali mphepo yomwe timayenera kuyang'anira. Zinkawoneka ngati madigiri a 10; zinakupweteka nkhope yako.

Koma palibe zokopa zambiri ku Antarctica Marathon. Mukafika pamalo oyambira, mumavala zinthu zanu, ndipo mumapita. Palibe nthawi yayitali yoimirira mwina; Kukuzizila! Mwa njira, mwa anthu 100 omwe amathamanga, ndi anthu pafupifupi 10 okha omwe anali kuthamanga mopikisana. Ambiri a ife timangochita izi kunena kuti tidachita mpikisano ku Antarctica! Ndipo okonza mpikisano wa marathon adatichenjeza kuti tiyembekezere kuti nthawi yathu ikhale yocheperapo ola limodzi kuposa nthawi yanu yanthawi zonse ya marathon, kutengera momwe zinthu ziliri, kuyambira kuzizira kupita kunjira yosakhazikika.

Ndimangokonzekera kupanga hafu ya marathon, koma nditafika kumeneko, ndidaganiza zopitiliza. M'malo moyenda molunjika ndi mizere yoyambira ndi yomaliza, maphunzirowo anali malupu asanu ndi limodzi a 4.3ish a misewu yoyipa kwambiri yokhala ndi zitunda zazifupi. Poyamba, ndimaganiza kuti malupu adzakhala owopsa. Marathon mu nthawi? Koma pamapeto pake zidakhala zabwino, chifukwa anthu 100 omwewo omwe mudangokhala sabata limodzi paboti nawo onse anali kusangalalirana akamadutsa. Ndinaganiza zokwera mapiri onse kuti ndisadzitope ndikuthamangira kumapiri ndi kumapiri. Kuyenda m'derali kunali kovuta kwambiri. Koma moona mtima, pankhani yolimbikira thupi, Antarctica inali yosavuta kuposa Boston!

Kudutsa Mzere Womaliza

Kutsiriza kunamveka kokongola kwambiri. Zinali zachangu-muwoloka mzere womaliza, tenga mendulo yanu, sinthani, ndikufika pabwato. Hypothermia imatha kulowa mwachangu ngati muli ndi thukuta komanso lonyowa, chifukwa cha mphepo yoziziritsa komanso kutsitsi kwa nyanja. Koma ngakhale zinali zachangu, zinali zosaiŵalika; mosiyana ndi mtundu wina uliwonse.

Mpikisano uwu sungakhale chinthu chamuyaya, komabe. Okonza zoyendera komanso ogwira ntchito paulendowu anali osamala ndi alendo odzaona pachilumbachi, ndipo zoletsa ndi kuyesetsa kuteteza zachilengedwe zingapangitse kukhala kovuta, kapena kosatheka, kupita kumeneko m'tsogolomu. Ma Marathon Tours agulitsidwanso kudzera mu 2017! Ndikuuza aliyense, "Pitani tsopano! Sungani ulendo wanu!" Chifukwa mwina simungapeze mwayi wina.

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