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Kwa nthawi yayitali, sindinkachita masewera olimbitsa thupi tsiku lililonse, koma monga mphunzitsi, ndinkafuna kupeza njira yolimbikitsira ophunzira anga kuti apitirizebe pamene akuvutika kuti akwaniritse mizere yawo yomaliza. Chifukwa chake, nditakwanitsa zaka 35, ndidayamba kuthamanga, ndipo pazaka zingapo zotsatira, ndidagwira kuchokera ku 5Ks kupita ku marathons. Ndikapezeka, ndimakonda kuthamanga.

Chaka chino, ndidathamanga ma 100 mamailosi kwa ophunzira anga-m'maola 24 okha.

Kuthamanga kunayamba ngati fanizo. Ophunzira anga aku sekondale amayenera kumaliza mayeso owerengera, otopetsa omwe boma limamulamula kuti amalize maphunziro, ndipo ndimawawona ambiri akuvutika. Ndinkafuna kuti ndiwauze kuti ndimamvetsetsa momwe zimakhalira kukhala mu nsapato zawo-kukhala ndi mphamvu kuti mupitirize kukankhira pamene mukuvutika. (Zogwirizana: Kumanani ndi Gulu Lolimbikitsa la Aphunzitsi Osankhidwa Kuthamanga Boston Marathon)

Ndidawauza ophunzira anga za zolinga zanga zothamanga pamene ndimaphunzitsa maulendo ataliatali komanso ataliatali. M’chaka cha sukulu cha 2015–2016, ndinazindikira kuti nditha kugwiritsa ntchito kuthamanga kuthandiza ophunzira anga kwambiri. Pamodzi ndi mphunzitsi wina, tinaganiza zosonkhanitsa malonjezo kutengera kuti ndithamange mayendedwe angati pasukulu tsiku lonse ndikathamanga tsiku lonse. Lingaliro linali kugwiritsa ntchito kuthamanga kuti apeze ndalama zothandizira thumba la ophunzira omwe awonetsa kupirira ndikulimbana ndi zovuta-mikhalidwe yeniyeni yomwe imabwera ndikuthamanga mtunda wautali. Tinalitcha kuti Lion Pride Run pambuyo pa mascot akusukulu kwathu.

Chaka choyamba, ndikukumbukira ndikuchita mantha kwambiri ndi mtunda womwe ndimayembekezera kuti zoperekazo zikhala zochepa kwambiri kotero kuti sindiyenera kupita patali. Koma pamapeto pake, talandira thandizo lowolowa manja ndipo ndimakonda kuthamanga tsiku lonse. Aliyense pasukulu yasekondale adathandizira modabwitsa ndipo makalasi ambiri amapeza njira zochitira nawo. Mwachitsanzo, ophunzira a zaluso zophikira, adapanga njira zomwe amazitcha "Fletcher bars," zomwe zakhala zikundilimbikitsa chaka chilichonse. Makalasi a masamu adafika panjanji ndipo adawerengera mayendedwe osiyanasiyana; Makalasi achingerezi ankandiwerengera ndakatulo; makalasi ochitira masewera olimbitsa thupi adatuluka kudzathamanga nane; gulu la sukulu linkaimba. Sindine wokonda mpikisano (ndinalibe wotchi panthawiyo) koma chaka choyamba, ndidathamanga kwa maola asanu ndi limodzi ndi theka molunjika panjira yapa sukulu yathu - pafupifupi ma 40 mamailosi. Ngakhale ndinali ndi mantha, ndimakonda mtunda uliwonse. (Zokhudzana: 7 Tikuphunzira Ndaphunzira Maulendo 24 Miles Kudziko Lachilendo)

Izi zisanachitike, mtunda wautali kwambiri womwe ndidathamanga unali mpikisano umodzi wokha. Ndinkaona ngati mtunda wa makilomita 26 unali khoma lamatsenga lomwe sindikanatha kudutsamo. Koma ndinazindikira kuti palibe khoma pa 26 mailosi-27 mailosi ndi momwe tingathere. Izo zinatsegula chitseko mu malingaliro anga; palibe malire pazomwe ndingachite-osatinso kulikonse pafupi ndi pomwe ndimaganiza. Ndinazindikira kuti panjapo panachitika chinachake chapadera kwambiri tsiku limenelo. Ndimabwera pamsewu m'mawa womwewo ndikudziwa kuchokera paulendo wanga wautali, ndekha, kuti kuthamanga mtunda wautali kumatanthauza kuti ndikuthana ndi zovuta, kutopa, komanso kunyong'onyeka-zonse zimandivuta ndekha. Koma thandizo lochokera kusukulu yanga limawoneka kuti likulepheretsa zonse - ndichinthu chowoneka ngati chamatsenga, chosadziwika chomwe chimasintha chilichonse. Molimbikitsidwa ndi chikondi ndi chithandizo chimenecho, ndinathamanga makilomita 50 chaka chotsatira pa 2nd Annual Lion Pride Run.

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Chaka chino, ndinaganiza zokhala ndi cholinga chofuna kuyenda mtunda wa makilomita 100 mpaka 50 kuposa mmene ndinathamangirapo. Ndingakhale ndikunama ngati ndikanati sindinachite mantha nazo. Makamaka chifukwa panali zambiri zomwe zinali pachiwopsezo: Ndalama zophunzirira zomwe timayembekezera kukweza, komanso kanema yemwe timapanga ndi GoFundMe kuti tithandizire ntchitoyi. Ndinakhala nthawi yambiri ndikufufuza momwe ndingakonzekerere ndipo zonse zomwe ndinawerenga zinandiuza kuti ndisathamangire makilomita oposa 50 ndikuphunzitsidwa kuopa kuvulazidwa. Chifukwa chake, maphunziro anga atali kwambiri anali ma 40 mamailosi okha. Ndinagona usikuwo ndikudziwa kuti ndiyenera kuthamanga ma 60 mamailosi kuposa amenewo. (Zogwirizana: Chifukwa Chani Wothamanga Wonse Amafuna Mapulani Olingalira)

Pachiyambi, ndimaganiza zotheka zilizonse za epic, mtunda wosamvetsetseka. Ndinali ndi chidaliro podziwa kuti ndaphunzitsidwa bwino, koma panthawi imodzimodziyo ndikukayika, kudziwa mtunda uwu kukhoza kutenga othamanga amphamvu kwambiri kuposa ine. Koma kampeni ya GoFundMe inali yolimbikitsa kwambiri; Ndidadziwa kuti cholinga changa chachikulu ndikupeza ndalama zolipirira kutumiza ana ovuta-omwe ndikuwadziwa ndikuwakonda komanso omwe agwira ntchito molimbika kuthana ndi zopinga-ku koleji. (Zokhudzana: Momwe Mungachitire ndi Nkhawa Zochita ndi Mitsempha Pamaso Mpikisano)

Pomwe ndimathamanga, ndimakhala ndi nthawi zochepa pomwe ndimaganiza kuti sinditha kumaliza. Mapazi anga adatupa ndikumanga zotupa paliponse; Ndi mailosi 75, zimamveka ngati ndikuthamanga pa njerwa m'malo mwamapazi. Ndiye kunali chisanu. Koma ndinazindikira, monga momwe ndimakhalira ndikuyesera kuwonetsa ophunzira anga, kuthamanga kuli kofanana ndi moyo - mukakhala ndi mphindi yochepa mukamaganiza kuti zinthu sizingakhale bwino, zimatembenuka nthawi zonse. Kuganizira mavuto omwe ena mwa ophunzira anga apirira kwazaka zambiri kunapangitsa zovuta zakanthawi zomwe ndidakumana nazo zikuwoneka ngati zopanda pake. Ndinkamvera thupi langa ndipo ndinkadekha ndikafunika kutero. Nthawi iliyonse ndikakhumudwa, ndinkabwerera ndikuthamanga kwambiri komanso mofulumira komanso mosangalala.

Ndikamaganizira zomwe zidandipatsa mphamvu kuti ndipitilize kuthamanga munthawiyo, nthawi zonse amakhala thandizo la anthu ena. Chodabwitsa, GoFundMe idalumikizana ndi omwe amaphunzira nawo maphunziro chaka chatha omwe ali ku koleji kotheka mwa zina ndi ndalama zomwe tidakweza. Nthawi yovuta kwambiri yothamanga, ndidatembenuka ndikuwona omwe ndidaphunzira nawo-Jameicia, Sally, ndi Brent-awiriwo adatsalira ndikuthamanga ndi ine pakati pausiku.

Ndikuganiza moona mtima mailosi anga omaliza 5 mpaka 10 anali amphamvu kwambiri paulendo wonse wamakilomita 100. Ana onse adatuluka pasukulu ndikuzungulira njanji. Ndimapereka ma fives okwera kwambiri ndipo ndimamva kulimba mtima, ngakhale panali nthawi 3 koloko 4 koloko m'mawa pomwe ndimapunthwa. Thandizo lawo linali ngati mphamvu yamatsenga. (Zokhudzana: Momwe Ndimathamanga Maulendo A 100-Mile Ndi Matenda A shuga 1)

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Ngakhale kuti ndinathamangirapo maulendo awiri, ndinamaliza.

Mkango Wonyada wa Mkango ndiye tsiku langa lokonda chaka-zimamveka ngati Khrisimasi kwa ine. Ana omwe sindikudziwa ngakhale panjirayo anganene kuti kuthamanga kwanga kumatanthauza chiyani kwa iwo. Ambiri a iwo andilembera zolemba zondigawana momwe samamvera nkhawa ndi zomwe akuvutika nazo kusukulu, kapena kuti saopa kuyesa china chatsopano. Ndizosangalatsa kupeza ulemu komanso kukoma mtima.

Pakadali pano, talandira $ 23,000 yopitilira thumba lathu kuchokera chaka chatha chokha. Pazonse, tili ndi ndalama zopitilira maphunziro osatha zaka zitatu.

Ndondomeko ya Lion Pride Run ya chaka chamawa ndikuyendetsa pakati pa masukulu anayi a pulaimale a m'chigawo chathu, sukulu ya pulayimale, ndi sukulu ya sekondale komwe ndimaphunzitsa kuti izi zitheke kwambiri. Ngakhale ili pamtunda wamakilomita ochepera 100, ikhala njira yovuta kwambiri kuposa kuthamanga panjirayo. Ndiyenera kudzipangira ndekha.

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