Zomwe Zili Ngati Kuphunzitsa Triathlon Ku Puerto Rico Pambuyo pa Mphepo Yamkuntho Maria

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Carla Coira ndi wokangalika mwachilengedwe, koma akamalankhula ma triathlons, amakhala wamoyo kwambiri. Amayi a m'modzi wa ku Puerto Rico amakakamira za kugwa mwamphamvu kwa ma triathlons, kuphatikiza chikondi chawo chakumva kuti wachita bwino ndi chikhumbo chosalekeza chofuna kudzitukumula. Coira adapeza ma triathlons atalowa nawo kalabu yopota pambuyo pa koleji ndipo adapikisana nawo Ironmans asanu ndi 22 theka la Ironmans mzaka 10 kuyambira. "Nthawi iliyonse ndikamaliza mpikisano zimakhala ngati, 'chabwino, mwina ndipita kanthawi,' koma sizimachitika," avomereza. (Zokhudzana: Nthawi Yotsatira Imene Mungafune Kutaya, Kumbukirani Mayi Wakale wa 75 Yemwe Anachita Ironman)

M'malo mwake, anali kuphunzitsa Ironman wake wathunthu wotsatira, yemwe adakonzekera Novembala wotsatira ku Arizona, pomwe uthenga unafalikira kuti mphepo yamkuntho Maria inali pafupi kugunda mzinda waku San Juan. , Puerto Rico, popeza anali ndi magetsi oyendera magetsi.

Tsiku lotsatira chimphepocho, adabwerera ku San Juan ndipo adapeza kuti mphamvu zake zidatha. Mwamwayi analibe vuto lina lililonse. Koma monga ankaopa, chilumba chonsecho chinali chitasakazidwa.

"Awo anali masiku amdima chifukwa panali kukayikira zambiri pazomwe zichitike, koma ndidadzipereka kuchita Ironman wathunthu pasanathe miyezi iwiri," akutero Coira. Chifukwa chake adapitiliza kuphunzira. Kuphunzitsa mpikisano wothamanga mtunda wamakilomita 140.6 ikadakhala ntchito yayikulu, koma adaganiza zopitiliza kuti angomuganizira za mphepo yamkuntho. "Ndikuganiza kuti Ironman adatithandizira kutipilira nthawi zovuta," adatero akuti.

Coira analibe njira yolumikizirana ndi mphunzitsi wa timu yakumalo komwe amaphunzitsa chifukwa palibe amene anali ndi foni yam'manja, ndipo sakanatha kukwera njinga kapena kuthamangira panja chifukwa cha mitengo yomwe idagwa komanso kusowa kwa magetsi a mumsewu. Kusambira kunalibenso funso popeza kunalibe maiwe. Chifukwa chake adangoyang'ana pa njinga zamkati ndikudikirira. Masabata angapo anadutsa, ndipo gulu lake lophunzitsidwa linakumananso, koma Coira anali mmodzi mwa ochepa omwe angasonyezedwe popeza anthu analibe magetsi ndipo sankatha kupeza gasi pamagalimoto awo.

Kutangotsala milungu iwiri mpikisanowu usanachitike, timu yake idabwereranso ku maphunziro limodzi ngakhale zinali zochepa. "Panali mitengo yambiri ndi zingwe zomwe zidagwa m'misewu, chifukwa chake timayenera kuchita maphunziro ochulukirapo m'nyumba ndipo nthawi zina timakhazikitsa ndowe kapena mphindi ya 15 ndikuyamba kuphunzitsa mabwalo," akutero. Ngakhale panali zovuta, gulu lonse linafika ku Arizona, ndipo Coira akunena kuti ankanyadira kuti anatha kumaliza chifukwa chunk yaikulu ya maphunziro ake anali yekha njinga m'nyumba. (Werengani zomwe zimafunika kuti muphunzitse Ironman.)

Mwezi wotsatira, Coira adayamba maphunziro a Half Ironman ku San Juan okonzekera Marichi. Mwamwayi, kwawo kunali kwabwino ndipo adayambiranso maphunziro ake, akutero. Panthawiyo, anali atawona mzinda womwe adakhala moyo wake wonse ukumangidwanso, ndikupangitsa mwambowu kukhala nthawi yofunika kwambiri pantchito yake ya triathlon. "Unali umodzi mwamipikisano yapadera kwambiri, kuwona othamanga onse ochokera kunja kwa Puerto Rico akubwera atakhala momwe zinalili ndikuwona momwe San Juan achira," akutero.

Kuthamanga paulendo wowoneka bwino ndikuwona kazembe wa San Juan akupikisana naye pambali pake adawonjezeranso Coira wapamwamba yemwe adamva kuchokera pamwambowu. Mpikisano utatha, Ironman Foundation idapereka $120,000 kwa osapindula kuti apitilize kuchira ku Puerto Rico, popeza njira zikadalipo, ndipo anthu ambiri alibe mphamvu.

Malingaliro abwino a Coira ngakhale atawonongeka ndi zomwe amagawana ndi anthu ambiri aku Puerto Rico, akutero. "M'badwo wanga wawona mphepo zamkuntho zambiri, koma izi zinali zazikulu kwambiri pafupifupi zaka 85," akutero. "Koma ngakhale chiwonongekocho chinali chachikulu kuposa kale, tinasankha kuti tisamangokhalira kuganizira za zoipa. Ndikuganiza kuti ndi chikhalidwe cha anthu ku Puerto Rico. Tili olimba mtima; timazolowera zinthu zatsopano ndikupitabe patsogolo."

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