Zomwe Zinafunika Kuti Agonjetse (Gawo la) Runfire Cappadocia Ultra Marathon ku Turkey

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Zimatengera chiyani kuti muthamange mamailo 160 kudutsa chipululu chotentha cha Turkey? Zochitika, zedi. Kulakalaka imfa? Mwina.Monga wothamanga pamsewu, sindimadziwa misewu yayitali, koma ndimadziwa kuti kusaina nawo Runfire Cappadocia Ultra Marathon kungakhale nthano komanso kuyesa mayesero, ngakhale kwa othamanga ambiri ngati ine.

Ndinayenda maola 16 kuchokera ku New York City kupita kumudzi wa Uchisar ku Kapadokiya. Koma chiyambi changa choyamba m'derali chidabwera kudzera pa balloon yotentha pakatikati pa Anatolia. Ku Kapadokiya komwe kudali kouma pang'ono kudakhala kwawo Ahiti akale, Aperisi, Aroma, Akhristu aku Byzantine, Seljuks, ndi Ottoman Turks, ndipo zinali zosavuta kuzindikira kukongola kwa madera omwe ndimafuna kuthamanga uku ndikumakwera pamwamba pa miyala yomwe imadziwika kuti "nthano" chimney." Mitundu yapinki ya Rose Valley, zigwa zakuya za Ihlara Valley, nsonga zazitali za Uchisar Castle, ndi njira zopyola mizere yosema zidalonjeza zokumana nazo kamodzi. (Monga ma Marathon 10 Opambana Oyenda Padziko Lonse.)

Koma kodi mungatchule kamodzi kamodzi mmoyo wanu ngati mukulota kale zakuchitanso?

Mpikisano usanachitike, tidamanga msasa m'mahema achikhalidwe aku Turkey ku Love Valley. Ndizosankha zisanu ndi chimodzi kuyambira tsiku limodzi la 20K (pafupifupi theka lothamanga) mpaka masiku asanu ndi awiri, olimbikitsidwa mokwanira ma kilomita 160 othamanga, onse 90 paulendo wanga adaphimbidwa. Magulu otchuka kwambiri ndi masiku anayi ndi asanu ndi awiri "mini" ultras, kumene othamanga amathamanga makilomita 9 mpaka 12 patsiku pakati pa chakudya chodyera pamsasa. Mpikisanowu umadutsa m'mapiri, minda, zigwa zobiriwira, midzi yakumidzi, nyanja yamchere, ndi nyanja yamchere ya Tuz. Masiku ndi otentha, akukankha 100 ° F, ndipo mausiku ndi ozizira, othamanga mpaka 50 ° F.

Ndinalembetsa ku RFC 20K-mpikisano wanga woyamba womwe ndimakhala nawo masiku awiri othamanga. Koma ndidazindikira mwachangu kuti pafupifupi ma 13 mamailosi kudutsa Kapadokiya adzakhala mamailosi ovuta kwambiri komanso okongola koposa omwe ndidakumanapo nawo. Pa mipikisano 100 ndi liwiro losawerengeka lomwe ndakhala nalo m'makontinenti asanu ndi limodzi, palibe yomwe yakhala yotentha, yamapiri, yonyozeka, komanso yosangalatsa ngati Runfire Kapadokiya. Kodi mpikisanowu ndi wovuta bwanji? Nthawi yopambana pamsewu uliwonse wa theka-marathon ili pakati pa ola limodzi ndi ola limodzi, mphindi 20. Nthawi yopambana pa RFC 20K inali maola awiri, mphindi 43. Wopambana anali kokha munthu kumaliza pasanathe 3 hours. (Phunzirani Zomwe Kuthamanga Mukutentha Kumachitira Thupi Lanu.)

Usiku wa 20K isanachitike, tidauzidwa za maphunzirowo-koma pomwe othamanga kwambiri adayenda ndi zida za GPS zokonzedwa ndi njira yothamangira, tinali ndi mndandanda wakusinthana panjira yodziwika. Tsiku la mpikisano, ngakhale kuti ndinali nditachita mpikisanowu, ndinasochera. Kenako ndinatayikanso, mpaka pomwe ndinaphonya nthawi yomaliza yomaliza pamalo achiwiri oyang'anira chitetezo. Ndidamaliza ma mile asanu oyambilira popanda chochitika pafupifupi ola limodzi, mphindi 15 komanso ma 6 mamailosi otsatira maola 2, mphindi 35. Mwanthabwala ndinatcha mpikisano "Walkfire" nditayenda mozungulira.

Kunjaku, dzuwa linali losasunthika, mpweya wouma, mthunzi wochepa kwambiri. Ndinavomera kuti zovala zanga zidzanyowetsa thukuta. Koma ndinayesetsanso kusamala kuti ndisamatenthedwe ndi kutentha, kupsa ndi dzuwa, ndiponso kutaya madzi m’thupi pamene ndinkadutsa muuvuni yowotcha madzi. Ndinkathamanga pang'onopang'ono kuposa nthawi zonse ndipo ndinkapuma pafupipafupi." Walkfire," momwe zinalili, silinali lingaliro loipa chotero. Ma tebulo a carb ndi electrolyte anali oyenera, komanso madzi ambiri. Ndidamwa mabotolo athunthu amadzi m'malo owerengera kuphatikiza pa botolo lomwe ndidanyamula. Chikwama changa cha bandana chinalinso chofunikira. Ndidavala ngati choyang'anira komanso choteteza dzuwa pakhosi panga, ndikukoka pakamwa panga pomwe msewu unali wafumbi makamaka. Ndi zotchinga dzuwa, zotsekera dzuwa lokoma, ndimakukonda bwanji? Ndinkalemba m'mawa uliwonse ndikunyamula lamba wanga kuti ndikalowe pakati. Komanso, sindingathe kusuntha popanda mithunzi ndi visor.

Pamapeto pake, kutayika m'chipululu cha Anatolian sikunali koopsa monga momwe kumawonekera. Monga kwina kulikonse, ku Turkey kuli ngozi, yomwe ili pamphambano za ku Ulaya ndi ku Middle East. Koma ku Cappadocia ndi Istanbul, ndinamva kukhala kutali ndi mavuto, abwino, padziko lapansi. Ngakhale mayi akuyenda ndikuthamanga yekha, zomwe ndidawona pansi sizinkawoneka ngati zifaniziro zankhani.

Atsikana ovala malaya ammutu popita ku Sande sukulu ankangoseka pamene tinali kuthamanga kumudzi kwawo. Agogo aakazi ovala ma hijab anagwedeza mazenera a m’chipinda chachiwiri. Mtsikana atavala ma jeans odera adadabwa chomwe chingabweretse othamanga kumudzi wawo wafumbi. Muli oyenera kuwona azimayi aku Turkey akuthamangira m'matangi ndi akabudula momwe mulili ma tayi komanso tiyi. Ndipo phokoso la kuyitanidwa kwa Asilamu ku pemphero lomwe limamveka kuchokera mzikiti za mzikiti lidangokhala chete monga linali labwino.

Dziko lothamanga ndi laubwenzi, ndipo ndapeza othamanga aku Turkey ndi okonzekera mpikisano pakati pa olandiridwa kwambiri omwe ndakumana nawo. Munthawi ya 20K, ndidacheza ndi othamanga ena anayi omwe adatayika omwe adachokera kumadera osiyanasiyana aku Turkey. Tidakambirana, kuseka, kutenga ma selfies, kugula zakumwa kumaphika am'mbali mwaphompho, kuyimba mafoni kuchokera kwa oyang'anira mpikisano akutitsogolera kuti tibwerere pamaphunzirowo, ndipo pamapeto pake tidakwiyira pomwe tawonanso pambuyo poyenda pafupifupi ma 11 mamailo 13 m'maola 3, mphindi 49. ( Phunzirani Chifukwa Chake Kukhala ndi Buddy Wolimbitsa Thupi Ndi Chinthu Chabwino Kwambiri.) Ndinapeza DNF yanga yoyamba (Sindinamalize), pamodzi ndi othamanga ena 25 omwe sanathe kumaliza mu nthawi ya maola anayi. (FYI: Panali othamanga 54 okha omwe ankapikisana.) Komabe ndinali ndi umodzi mwamipikisano yosaiwalika m'moyo wanga.

Pa tsiku lachiwiri la Runfire, ndidatsata gulu loyenda la Garmin GPS, ndikutsatira othamanga mu Volkswagen Amarok. Othamanga a 20K atapita, anali ndi othamanga 40 okha oti aziwayang'anira. Ndidakondweretsanso othamanga othamanga kuchokera pamalo angapo opendekera panjira, pomwe oyang'anira amapereka madzi, chithandizo chamankhwala, ndi malo amthunzi. Kenako ndinathamanga mamailosi anayi omaliza a maphunzirowo m’msewu wosungulumwa, koma wokongola, wamchenga.

Mpendadzuwa ankawomba mphepo m’minda yotentha kwambiri, n’kumadutsa m’njira imene munali maluwa akutchire. Mbatata, maungu, tirigu, ndi balere zinakula mopitilira mkate wa Anatolia wapakati pa Turkey.

Momwe ndimapitilira kuyenda, ndimamva ngati kuti ndiye yekhayo wothamanga padziko lapansi, ndikumenya fumbi, ndikunyoza pansi pano, ndikukonda mphindi iliyonse yotentha, thukuta. Mphindi yomweyo, ndidamvetsetsa chidwi chothamanga kwambiri pa mseu wopita kutali ndikuyendera dziko pang'onopang'ono. Kuthamanga popanda nyimbo, ndinamva mpweya uliwonse, phazi lililonse, ntchentche yolira, ndi kuwomba kwa tirigu. Ndimamva ngati gawo lanthaka, nyama ikuyenda, mlendo pachisangalalo chachikulu.

Koma m'mene ndimataya malingaliro m'malingaliro a othamanga, anyamata atatu adandichotsa pamalingaliro anga. Analankhula nane m’Chituruki, ndiyeno m’Chingelezi pamene ndinawayankha mosatchula bwino merhaba, moni wa zolinga zonse. Ankafuna kundiuza mayina awo ndikuphunzira langa. Mmodzi adavala tanki ya Disney 101 Dalmatians. Ndiponso, ine ndinali munthu chabe; wothamanga chabe, osati wothamanga kwambiri. Koma mbewu inafesedwa, kachilomboka kanaluma. Ndinkafuna zambiri.

Tsiku lotsatira, mtunda wa makilomita 9 ndinagwirizana ndi wothamanga wina wa ku Turkey wotchedwa Gözde. Tinachita chidwi ndi nyanja ya crater, mudzi wa miyala wogwa, ndi malo ena pamene tinkakwera pamwamba pa mpikisanowu pamtunda wa mamita 5,900, kupitirira kilomita imodzi, pamene kutentha kunakwera pamwamba pa 100 ° F. Mothandizidwa ndi chipangizo cha GPS, zidandivuta kwambiri kutsatira njira. Gözde anathyola ma apricots ndi yamatcheri m'mitengo yapafupi. Tidawonetsa zithunzi panthawi yopuma - mphaka wake ndi galu wanga. Ndinagawana malangizo okhudza Bank of America Chicago Marathon, mpikisano waukulu wotsatira pa kalendala yake, yomwe imangochitika kumudzi kwathu komweko. Anandipatsa malingaliro paulendo wanga wotsatira ku Istanbul, kwawo. (Mukukhumba ulendo wopita kutali? Nazi malo 7 Aulendo Omwe Amayankha Kuyitana kwa 'Thengo'.)

Ndipo mtima wanga unakhala pansi pamene ndinazindikira kuti nthawi yanga pa mpikisano watsala pang'ono kutha. Kumapeto kwa tsiku, galimoto idadikirira kuti inyamuke, kubwerera ku Kapadokiya ndikupita ku Istanbul. Ndinkafuna kuthamanga ndi otenga nawo mbali ku kampu yotsatira yomwe ili m'mphepete mwa nyanja yamchere ya Turkey. Ndinkafuna kukhala wopambana marathoner masiku anga onse. Kodi zimatengera chiyani kuti titha kudutsa chipululu chotentha cha Turkey chazithunzi zokongola? Kufunitsitsa kukhala ngwazi “kwanthawi za nthawi,” monga anaimba David Bowie. Kapena, mukudziwa, kwa tsiku limodzi lokha.

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