5 Zvinhu Zvinoshamisa Zvandakadzidza Kubva kuMutambo Wangu Wokutanga Kumhanya Mujaho

Zvemukati

• 1. Gadzirira zvinhu nenzira ipi zvayo yaunogona.
• 2. Iva negiya rakakodzera kugadzirira uye kurongeka.
• 3. Chikafu chakakosha.
• 4. Inyanzvi-saka tora nguva yako uye unakidzwe nemaonero.
• 5. Push kusvika pakupera uye usazorega kupora.
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Nzira yekumhanya uye yekumhanyisa nzira haina kugadzirwa yakaenzana: Kune imwe, nzira yekumhanya inoda kuti iwe ufunge nekukurumidza netsoka dzako, nekuda kwematombo, matombo, nzizi, uye madhaka. Saka, kusiyana nemugwagwa-unomhanya, pane Aihwa Kugadzirira Beyonce. Iwe zvakare unoda simba resimbi pamawere akadzika, nzvimbo inogara isina kuenzana, uye kukwirisa kugadzirisa kana uri kuenda kumakomo kunorova nzira. (Iyi ingori kuravira kwezvinoda kuziva vatambi vekutanga nzira vasati vabuda.)

Makore maviri apfuura, ndakadzidza zvinhu izvi nenzira yakaoma. Ndakamhanya yekutanga Adidas Terrex Back Country Half Marathon muAspen, CO, ndichifunga, "Hafu marathon?! Hapana dambudziko, ndawana izvi! Ndatoita dzinenge gumi neshanu kare." Zvakazonditorera angangoita maawa mana kuti ndipedze-uye zviri kutaura zvakawanda, tichifunga nezvenguva yangu yepakati yekupedza nhangemutange yehafu yemarathon ingori maawa maviri chete. Ini ndaive ndaneta zvakapetwa kubva pakukwidza, kukwirira, uye nzira dzakatetepa dzine matombo, zvichiita kuti kumhanya uku kuve kwakaomarara kupfuura kunyangwe iwo mararoni akazara andingamhanya.

Ndakasiya nhangemutange yekutanga ndiine ego yangu yakatariswa, asi zvakawanda zvidzidzo zvakadzidzwa. Mwaka uno wezhizha, ndakatora zvidzidzo zvishanu izvi ndokudzokera kuColorado kunosangana nedambudziko racho kechipiri, ndakagadzirira kudzikinurwa.

1. Gadzirira zvinhu nenzira ipi zvayo yaunogona.

Ndiri kugara uye ndinodzidzisa pamwero wegungwa muNew York City, asi iyo Back Country Half Marathon inoitirwa muAspen. Inotanga pamamita zviuru zvisere uye inokwira kusvika gumi nemana nemakumi mana nemana.

I knew I was in for it the moment pandakaburuka mundege-kungofema kwainge kwakaoma. Ndipo apo kushushikana kwekumhanya 14.1 mamaira enzira kwakandirova. Ngatisimudzei: Hongu, 14.1 mamaira. Ndidzo dzavanodaidza kuti "hafu yemarathon" panzira muAspen, sekureva kweAlpine magwara anoratidza iyo kosi. Tichifunga nezve chokwadi ini ndinodzidzira pamugwagwa pamakumbo e33 ekukwirira, ndaifanira kuita hunyengeri nekudzidziswa kwangu ndichiziva kuti urefu hwaizova nyaya. Izvi zvaireva mafambiro ekupera kwevhiki achiyambuka Rwizi Hudson (rinopfuura awa imwe kuchamhembe kweNew York City nechitima) uye nekumhanya kupfupi pandakashanyira Colorado pakupera kwevhiki. Chero mukana wandakawana wekutiza ndichibva mumugwagwa uye pavhu, huswa, kana dombo, ndaitora. Kumhanya mukupisa kukuru kwechirimo kwakabatsira kugadzirira muviri wangu kuti ugadzirisewo zvishoma-pane-zvakanakira kumhanya mamiriro.

2. Iva negiya rakakodzera kugadzirira uye kurongeka.

Zuva rekutanga-mujaho-ndiine tsinga dzangu-ndakananga kunzvimbo yangu yekudzokera kwevhiki kuLimelight Hotel mudhorobha reAspen, padyo nepikicha yekunyoresa yezuva remujaho. (Travel hack yevamhanyi mijaho mumaguta akasiyana: Gara pedyo nebhibhi kunhonga-up/nzvimbo yekunyoresa.) Sezvinoita chero nhangemutange, zvakakosha kurongeka zuva risati rasvika uye uve nechokwadi chekuti une giya rakakodzera, chikafu, hydration. uye zvese zvikumbiro zvekumhanya. Nzira dzekumhanya dzinowanzova nezviteshi zvekubatsira zvishoma pane mijaho yemumugwagwa, uye sezvo uri kunze kwerenje, unenge uchida kuva negiya rose rakakodzera newe seinishuwarenzi yakawedzerwa.

Kwandiri, zvaireva kubata giya rangu randaifarira rekumhanya: hydration pack kubva kuCotopaxi, Adidas Terrex trail shangu, bhachi remhepo reAdidas, uye magirazi ezuva kubva kuWestward Leaning. (Heano mamwe magiya akakodzera kumhanya kwenguva refu uye kurovedzwa kwemarathon.) Zvinogara zvichikosha kuva neshangu dzakanaka dzekumhanyisa-asi kunyanya pazvinouya pakumhanya. Iwe unogona kufunga kuti unokwanisa kuwana nekumhanya neshangu dzauinadzo kare, asi zvakakosha kuti upfeke yakakodzera trail shangu nekubata kuti ikubatsire iwe kufamba zvakachengeteka pamusoro pematombo, matombo, zvikomo, huswa, uye nezve chero mhando dzese dzenzvimbo dzaunogona kufungidzira. Ini ndinoda iyi Adidas vaviri nekuti vane yakasimba traction, yakawanda cushion muchitsitsinho, uye vanga vasina lacac (ine BOA tekinoroji, iyo iwe yaungave iwe waona pane chando / bhutsu dzechikepe kana shangu dzemabhasikoro), kubvisa chero njodzi yekuti vasunungurwe kana kukochekera pamatanda, makwenzi, kana zvimwe zvipingamupinyi munzira yangu. (Edza imwe yeidzi shangu dzepamusoro.)

3. Chikafu chakakosha.

Kudya zvinovaka muviri kwakakosha zvisingaite chero mujaho upi, asi kana uchimhanya mamaira gumi nemana munzira uye nekukwira zvinotora nguva yakawanda, zvinoreva kuti muviri wako unoda zvakawanda zvinovaka muviri kuti uende kure. Zvandinofarira: Mapiritsi eNuun epaki yangu yemvura, Lärabars, maClif bars enzungu, uye Stinger waffle. Ini ndakabika pamakiromita 9, 11, uye gumi nemaviri-zvakaringana kuti ndisvike patambo yekupedzisira. (Heano mutungamiriri wako wekusvitsa pamberi, panguva, uye mushure mehafu yemarathon, kubva kune wezvekudya.)

4. Inyanzvi-saka tora nguva yako uye unakidzwe nemaonero.

Mujaho uyu wakakwira kupfuura mazana maviri nemazana mana emamita kutanga mamaira maviri, ndokuzokwira pamamirioni gumi nemazana mana paSunny Side nzira vasati vadzika pamakiromita mapfumbamwe kuenda kuHunter Creek Valley. Zvinogona kuyedza kutora maonero anoshamisa munzira, asi paunenge uchifamba, unofanirwa kuisa maziso ako munzira zvakanyanya sezvaunokwanisa kudzivirira kukuvara. Ndakachengeta yangu yakanamira pasi anenge mamaira 14.4 ese. Kukwira kwakanyanya kunogona kupedza simba rako, saka edza kugara wakachengeterwa pakukwira uye kufamba kana uchida. Ini ndakasundidzira mafurati, kudzikira, uye chero madhipi munzira. Izvo zviri kutaurwa, kunyangwe kudzika kunogona kuoma nekuda kwekudzika kwakadzika, machuti madiki, uye nzvimbo ine matombo-saka ramba uchikurumidza netsoka dzako. Iniwo ndinoda kudyara tsoka dzangu dzakafara kumativi ese enzira uye kudzivirira pakati pemachuti matete. (Heano mamwe enzira anomhanya ekuchengetedza matipi evatangi.)

Kwandiri, kufamba munzira kunopesana kupfuura chero mujaho wemugwagwa. Ndinoda kuenda nekunzwa uye kuchengeta nhanho yangu miniti imwe pamamaira (kana zvakadaro) zvishoma kupfuura zvandaizoita munzira. Funga: Hazvisi zvenguva, ndezvekuedza. Chimwe chikonzero usazoda kumhanyisa maitiro: Kwako kwakatenderedza pamwe kuri kuuraya. Izvo zvakakosha kuti unakidzwe nemhepo nyowani, ivhu pasi petsoka dzako, chero zvinoonekwa uye ruzha rwezvisikwa izvo zvinodzikamisa (seshiri kana ruzha rwemvura inomhanya). Iva nehanya uye tenda iwe une rombo rakanaka rekumhanya wakakomberedzwa nerunako rwakadai. (Uyezve ona: Maitiro Ekuita Score Iwo Anotyisa Makomborero eTrail Kumhanya)

5. Push kusvika pakupera uye usazorega kupora.

Kumhanya kusvika kumagumo kwakatanga pamamaira 13: Smuggler Mountain Road. Mushure memaawa matatu ekuwedzera munzira, ndaive neshungu dzekupedzisa. Muviri wangu wakarwadza uye pfungwa dzangu dzakatanga kupinda munzvimbo isina kunaka-asi mwenje pakupera kwenzira yakatanga kupenya zvakajeka pandakatenderedza kona yeRio Grande Trail, ndichiisa tambo yekupedzisa (netende redoro!) . Ndakanzwa ndakunda pandakapinda mugwara rangu rekodhi: The Backcountry Half yakanditora dzinenge 3:41:09, maminetsi gumi ePR pakosi yaive maira imwe pakureba kupfuura kuyedza kwegore rangu rekutanga!

Post-nhangemutange kupora kwakakura, saka usasvetuke iyi nhanho. . Ita shuwa kuti iwe unodzosera yakawanda yehutano macalorie zvakare mumuviri wako kuti igone kunyatso kupora.

Pamusoro pazvo zvose, ndinoedza kuyeuka kunyemwerera, kufemereka, kunakidzwa nezvinoonekwa uye manzwi ari munzira, mhepo yakachena, uye kutenda kuti ndiri mumhanyi. Nzira dzinofara!

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