Mzimayiyu Anamaliza 60th Ironman Triathlon Ali Ndi Pakati

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Kukula, masewera am'magulu anali masewera anga ampikisano, hockey yakumunda, ndi lacrosse. Ku koleji, ndinasambira ndipo ndinali ndi mwayi wopeza maphunziro ku Syracuse kuti ndikasewere hockey. Nditamaliza maphunziro ku 2000, ndidagwiritsa ntchito ndalama zanga kuti ndigule njinga yanga yoyamba ya triathlon ndikudzigwetsa mu Ironman distance triathlon patatha milungu iwiri ndili ndi zaka 21.

Ndinagwira kachilomboka ka triathlon ndipo ndinakhala zaka zisanu ndi zinayi ndikuthamangira pa masewera. Nditakwanitsa zaka 30, ntchito yanga ya mtedzawu inasanduka ntchito yanga. Yakhala ntchito yanga kwa zaka zisanu ndi zinayi zapitazi, ndipo ndatsiriza mtunda wathunthu wa Ironman triathlons 60. (Zogwirizana: 12 Malangizo a Triathlon Ophunzitsira Woyambira Wonse wa Triathlete Ayenera Kudziwa)

Pa Marichi 4, 2017, ndidathamangitsa Ironman New Zealand, osadziwa kuti ndinali ndi pakati pamilungu inayi panthawiyo. Ndinali nditakonzekereratu mpikisano umenewo m’nyengo yonse yachisanu ndikuyembekeza kudzapambana mapeti asanu ndi limodzi. Koma sindinamve ngati ndili panja. Ndizomveka kwa ine tsopano chifukwa chomwe ndinkasungulumwa kwambiri, kudwala, komanso kukhala ndi matumba amasanza nthawi yonse ya maola naini pasukulu.

Panali kusowa kolimba komwe sindimatha kunena panthawiyo, koma ndimathokoza kuyika gawo lachitatu ndikukhala mwezi pambuyo pake nditazindikira kuti tili ndi moyo pang'ono panjira. Ngakhale kuti kutenga pakati sikuli koyenera kwa ntchito yanga ngati katswiri wothamanga katatu, kukhala mayi kwakhala loto langa kwa nthawi ndithu.

Malingaliro omwe ndimatsatira monga cholimbikitsira ndi awa: Kumbukirani zomwe mumamva pambuyo pake. Ndili ndi pakati kapena ayi, ndizomwe zimandithandiza kulimbitsa thupi, kusinthanso, ndikukhazikitsa thupi langa kukhala poyambira bwino tsikulo. Kukhala wokangalika pa nthawi yonse yoyembekezera kwandithandizanso kuti ndipirire zovuta zomwe ndimamva paulendowu. Mwanjira ina, zimasangalatsa kuyendayenda pakati pa magawo omwe ndakhala ndikugona, ndikunyamula chikwama changa chachabechabe.

Pakalipano, ndikuchita masewera olimbitsa thupi maola atatu kapena asanu patsiku, zomwe zimandilola kuti ndisunge kukumbukira kwa minofu, ntchito yogwira ntchito, ndi masewera olimbitsa thupi monga wothamanga akuyembekezera kubwerera ku maphunziro ambiri othamanga ku 2018. (Zokhudzana: Kodi Muyenera Kuchita Zochita Zotani Ngakhale Ali Oyembekezera?)

Chimaliziro.

Ndinkakhala ndi pafupifupi maola anayi ophunzitsidwa pofika 9 koloko m'mawa, koma tsopano popeza ndili ndi pakati, ngakhale 6 kapena 7 am ndi kuyamba koyambirira. Chokhacho chomwe chikuchitika zisanachitike ndikuti ndiyenera kudzuka pabedi kanthawi ka 10th kuti ndiwone.

Momwe maphunziro anga amapita tsopano, ndimasambira pakati pa 6 ndi 10K patsiku. Madzi nthawi zonse akhala akupita kwanga thupi langa likakakamizidwa. Ndimayendetsanso mphunzitsi wanga wa CycleOps Hammer kanayi kapena kasanu pa sabata ndikuwaza m'makalasi ena a SoulCycle ndi anzanu kuti azinunkhira pang'ono.

Masabata oyamba a 16, ndimathamangidwanso pakati pa 40 ndi 50 mamailosi sabata. Koma pamapeto pake ndidayamba kupanikizika mopenga mozungulira chiuno changa, ndipo zidangomva zolakwika. Dokotala wanga ananena kuti kunali kuphatikiza kwa mwana atakhala pansi kwambiri komanso zomwe amayi ena apakati amakumana nazo m'mene chiberekero chawo chikukula. Mkazi aliyense amanyamula mosiyana, choncho ndinatsimikiziridwa kuti ngakhale kuti kukakamiza sikungapweteke mwana wanga, kunali kofunika kumvetsera thupi langa.

Zotsatira zake, kuthamanga kwanga kwatsika kwambiri ndipo kwatsika kwambiri m'miyezi iwiri yapitayi. Ngati ndingathe kutambasula mamailosi atatu kapena asanu osavuta patsiku ndikumangika kwapakhosi, ndiko kupambana! Nthawi zonse ndimakumbukira kuti sikofunikira kupitilira zinthu zamtunduwu panthawi ino.

Kuphunzitsa mphamvu ndikofunikanso. Magawo omwe ndimakhala nawo sabata iliyonse ndi mphunzitsi wanga wamphamvu akhala akusintha kuyambira pomwe mayi amakhala ndi pakati, ndipo mphunzitsi wanga amasintha nane ndikasintha. Mwachitsanzo, ndi ululu wanga wa m'chiuno, waphatikiza machitidwe ambiri olimbitsa m'chiuno mumsanganizo, zomwe zimathandiza pakuthamanga.

Kwa othamanga, zimakhazikika mwa ife kudya zakudya zopatsa thanzi, zathanzi, komanso zopatsa thanzi monga njira yamoyo. Ine sindimayandikira izo mwanjira ina iliyonse pa mimba. Tsopano popeza ndili ndi miyezi yopitilira 6 1/2, ndikupeza kuti kudya chakudya chochepa tsiku lonse kumandithandiza kuti ndisamakhale ndi mphamvu zambiri kwinaku ndikuchepetsa mseru. (Zogwirizana: "Kudya Awiri" Nthawi Yotenga Mimba Ndi Maganizo Olakwika)

Ndawonjezera madzi a lalanje ndi malo onyezimira amadzi owonjezera a folic acid omwe OJ amapereka, ndipo ndimaponya nyama yofiyira yowonda kamodzi pa sabata kuti ndipeze chitsulo chofunikiracho. Zipatso zambiri, yogurt wachi Greek, batala wa amondi pa toast, Bungalow Munch granola, Züpa Noma msuzi wokonzekera kusefukira, ndi masaladi okhala ndi nkhuku zouma ndi peyala zimathandizanso. Kuphatikiza apo, monga momwe ndimaphunzitsira kwambiri komanso kuthamanga, ndimayesetsabe kukhala wolimba ndikukhala ndi chokoleti, pizza, kapena cookie nthawi ndi nthawi. Zosiyanasiyana ndi mfumu.

Zamasewera, ndakhala ndikulankhula za kukhala ndi a kufika vs. muyenera kutero malingaliro. TIYENERA kuphunzitsa. TIYENERA kupikisana pama triathlons. Palibe amene akutipangitsa kutero. Timachita izi chifukwa TIKUFUNA kutero. Timazichita chifukwa zimatipangitsa kukhala osangalala ndipo timasangalala nazo.

Pakati, kulumikizana kuli kofanana. Timalakalaka kukhala ndi moyo waumunthu kumapeto kwa mimba yathu-koma timakhala ndi zodabwitsa zambiri panjira. Ndikuvomereza-moonekera komanso mosabisa-kuti mimba yakhala imodzi mwazovuta kwambiri m'moyo wanga mpaka pano. Ichi ndichifukwa chake, popanda kukayika, ndimabwerera mmbuyo nthawi zonse ndikudzikumbutsa ndekha za izi kufika vs. yenera ku malingaliro. Ndipo ndimadzikumbutsa ndekha kuti zopindulitsa kwambiri komanso zofunika kwambiri pamoyo zimapweteka komanso zimapirira kufikira zotsatira zamatsenga pamapeto pake.

Popeza ndakhala ndi amuna anga, Aaron, kuyambira tili ndi zaka 14, ndimalakalaka mwayi wokhala ndi moyo wamunthu limodzi. Ndikuyembekezera kwambiri kuona Aaron ndi BBK (mwana wamwamuna Kessler!) akusangalala pa maphunziro a mpikisano mu 2018 ndi kupitirira-zidzakhala zolimbikitsa kwambiri zomwe ndingaganizire.

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