Kumanani ndi Woyamba Wachinyamata Kuti Amalize World Marathon Challenge

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Ngati simunamvepo za Sarah Reinertsen, adapanga mbiri koyamba mu 2005 atakhala mkazi woyamba woduka ziwalo kuti amalize imodzi mwazochitika zolimba kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi: Ironman World Championship. Ndiwosewera wakale wa Paralympian yemwe wamaliza ma Ironmans ena atatu, ma Ironmans osawerengeka, ndi marathon, komanso mndandanda wapa TV wa CBS wopambana mphoto wa Emmy, Mpikisano Wodabwitsa.

Wabwereranso, nthawi ino kukhala woyamba kudulidwa ziwalo (wamwamuna kapena wamkazi) kumaliza mpikisano wa World Marathon Challenge-kuthamanga marathon asanu ndi awiri m'makontinenti asanu ndi awiri kwa masiku asanu ndi awiri. "Nthawi zambiri ndakhala ndikuthamangitsa anyamatawa, koma kukhazikitsa muyezo pomwe anyamata amayenera kundithamangitsa ndizodabwitsa," akutero Sarah Maonekedwe. (Zokhudzana: Ndine Wopunduka ndi Wophunzitsa-Koma Sindinayende Pansi pa Malo Olimbitsa Thupi Mpaka Ndili ndi zaka 36)

Sarah adasainira World Marathon Challenge zaka ziwiri zapitazo, akufuna kuthandiza Össur, yopanda phindu yomwe imapanga mzere wazinthu zatsopano zothandiza anthu olumala kukwaniritsa kuthekera kwawo.

Atachita Mpikisano Wodabwitsa, Sarah sankadera nkhawa kuti thupi lake limatha bwanji kuyenda bwino, kusowa tulo, komanso kusadya bwino komwe kumadza chifukwa chopikisana nawo pa World Marathon Challenge. "Kuti ndichite izi, ndimadzimva ngati ndili ndi mwayi," akutero Sarah. "Ndipo ndidakhala zaka ziwiri ndikugwira ntchito mpaka pano."

Poganizira momwe adakhalira wopambana, Sarah adakhala nthawi yayitali akuyenda panjinga mkati mwa sabata chifukwa chotsika mtima ndipo adasiya kuthamanga kumapeto kwa sabata. "Ndimathamanga kawiri kumapeto kwa sabata - osathamanga mtunda - koma ndikuwonetsetsa kuti ndimakhala ndi maola angapo m'mawa ndi madzulo." Anatembenukiranso ku yoga pamwamba pa china chilichonse kangapo pa sabata kuti amuthandize thupi lake kuchira, kutambasula, ndi kupumula.

"Chinali chinthu chovuta kwambiri kuposa china chilichonse chomwe ndidachitapo," akutero. "Ndinkafuna kusiya ku Lisbon ndikuganiza zosiya, koma kudziwa kuti ndikuthamangira chifukwa chinandilimbikitsa kuti ndipitirize." (PS Nthawi Yotsatira Imene Mungafune Kutaya, Kumbukirani Mayi Uyu Wazaka 75 Yemwe Ankachita Ironman)

Chifukwa chakuti anali kuvutika ndi cholinga chinapangitsa kuti zinthu zikhale zosavuta. "Mukukweza nyali ndikupanga mwayi kwa wina," akutero Sarah. "Vutoli silofanana ndi New York Marathon, pomwe anthu akukusangalatsani. Pali anthu ena 50 okha omwe muli ndi inu ndipo mumakhala nokha usiku nthawi zina, chifukwa chake mumafunikira cholinga kuti mupitilize. "

Tikaganizira zimene wakwanitsa kuchita, n’zovuta kuganiza kuti Sara ankavutika kuthamanga. Koma chowonadi ndichakuti, adauzidwa kuti sadzatha kuthamanga patali atadulidwa.

Sarah adakhala wopunduka bondo pamwambapa ali ndi zaka 7 zokha chifukwa chamatenda omwe pamapeto pake adadulidwa mwendo wake wamanzere. Pambuyo pa opareshoni komanso milungu ingapo yothandizidwa, Sarah, yemwe amakonda masewera, adabwerera kusukulu ndipo adapezeka kuti ali pangozi chifukwa azinzake komanso aphunzitsi ake samadziwa momwe angamuphatikizire, atamupatsa chilema chatsopano. "Ndidalowa nawo mu ligi ya mpira wamiyendo ndipo mphunzitsiyo sanandilole kusewera chifukwa samadziwa choti achite nane," akutero Sarah.

Makolo ake anakana kuti akhulupirire kuti kulumala kwake kungamuletse. "Makolo anga anali othamanga komanso othamanga othamanga kotero kuti akamachita 5 ndi 10Ks, adayamba kundilembetsa kuti ndipange mtundu wa ana, ngakhale ndimangomaliza kumaliza kufa," akutero Sarah.

"Nthawi zonse ndimakonda kuthamanga - koma ndikakhala pamipikisano iyi, mwina ndikuthamanga kapena kuyang'ana abambo anga kumbali, sindinawonepo wina aliyense ngati ine, kotero nthawi zina zimandikhumudwitsa kukhala wosamvetseka."

Izi zidasintha pomwe Sarah adakumana ndi Paddy Rossbach, wopunduka monga iye yemwe adaduka mwendo ali kamtsikana pangozi yosintha moyo. Sarah anali ndi zaka 11 panthawiyo pa 10K yothamanga pamsewu ndi abambo ake pomwe adawona Paddy akuthamanga ndi mwendo wopangira, mwachangu komanso mosalala, monga ena onse. "Adakhala chitsanzo changa munthawiyo," adatero Sarah. "Kumuwonera ndi komwe kwandilimbikitsa kuti ndikhale wolimba komanso kuti ndisamawone kupunduka kwanga kukulepheretsanso. Ndinadziwa kuti ngati angathe kutero, inenso ndikhoza."

"Ndikufuna kulimbikitsa aliyense amene ali ndi zovuta m'miyoyo yawo, kaya akuwoneka ngati wanga, kapena ayi. Ndakhala moyo wanga ndikuyang'ana kusintha kwanga m'malo mopunduka, ndipo ndichinthu chomwe chandithandiza bwino mbali zonse zanga moyo. "

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