Sangana neMukadzi wekutanga Kupedzisa Matanhatu e Ironmans Pamatanhatu Makondinendi Mugore Rimwe

Zvemukati

• Kuwana Chinangwa Chake
• Kudzidzira muAfghanistan
• Kutyora Chinyorwa Chenyika
• Ongororo ye

Jackie Faye agara ari pachinangwa chekuratidza kuti vakadzi vanogona kuita chero chinhu senge murume (duh). Asi semutori wenhau wemauto, Faye ave nemugove wake wakanaka wenguva dzakaoma achishanda munzvimbo inotongwa nevanhurume.

"Basa pacharo harina kumbobvira rave nyaya," Faye anoudza Chimiro. "Ndinoda basa rangu, asi ini ndiri mumwe wevakadzi vashoma vakasarudza basa iri nekuti zvinochengeterwa vanhurume."

Uku kuziva kwakatungamira Faye kuti aite zvake zvetsvagurudzo. "Ndakaona kuti minda yakawanda inotongwa nevarume, kusanganisira tekinoroji, bhizinesi, mabhanga, nemauto havasi kuita basa ravo mukutora vakadzi," anodaro. "Muchidimbu, imhaka yekuti vakadzi havaonekwe sevanokodzera mabasa aya, asi zvakare nekuti hapana vakadzi vakakwana kunze uko vanotenda kuti vanokwanisa kubudirira mumaindasitiri aya nekuda kwekushomeka kwechikadzi." Mune mamwe mazwi, inotyisa-uye iyo yakatungamira Faye kutanga chirongwa chakakosha.

Kuwana Chinangwa Chake

Kukurudzira vakadzi vazhinji kuti vashande muminda inotongwa nevarume, Faye akafunga kugadzira iyo isiri purofiti Iye Anogona Tri mukubatana neSevhisi Women's Action Network (SWAN). Nekugadzira masemina evasikana vechikoro chesekondari uye vachiratidza vakadzi vakateedzera mabasa munzvimbo dzinotungamirwa nevanhurume, sangano rinotarisira kuratidza kuti vakadzi vanogona kubudirira mune idzi nhoroondo dzinotungamirwa nevanhurume.

Mushure mekugadzira iyo isiri-purofiti, Faye akanzwa achikurudzirwa kupfuura nakare kose. "Ndakaziva kuti ndaifanirwa kuita chimwe chinhu chinoratidza kuti neniwo, ndaigona kuzviisa kunze uko, kusundira miganhu, uye kuita chimwe chinhu chisingafungidzike," anodaro. Chii chakatevera?

Sarudzo yekupedzisa nhanhatu dzemakwikwi e Ironman pamakondinendi matanhatu akasiyana mune rimwe gore rekarenda, ndizvozvo. (Yakabatana: Ndoenda Sei Kubva Kubva Kuwedzeredza Amai Amai kuenda Ironwoman)

Faye aiziva kuti akanga atara chinangwa chaaisakwanisa kusvikika. Mushure mezvose, ichi chaive chinhu chisina mukadzi aive nacho nokusingaperi kuzadzikiswa kare. Asi aive akatsunga, saka akaisa chinangwa chekudzidzisa maawa mashoma gumi nemana pasvondo achiri kuAfghanistan-pamusoro pekusvetuka kubva kumaherikoputa mune akayerwa mabara asingadzivirwe sechikamu chebasa rake rekuzivisa. (Zvakabatana: Ndakasaina Ironman Ndisati Ndapedza Imwe Triathlon)

Kudzidzira muAfghanistan

Chikamu chimwe nechimwe chekudzidziswa kwaFaye chakauya nezvipingamupinyi zvayo. Nekuda kwemamiriro ekunze akaomarara eAfghani uye kushomeka kwenzvimbo uye migwagwa yakachengeteka, zvaive zvisingaiti kuti Faye aende nemabhasikoro pachena- "saka, pachikamu chebhasikoro, bhasikoro rakamira raive shamwari yangu yepamwoyo," anodaro. "Zvakabatsira zvakare kuti ini ndaitodzidzisa masipinendi emauto nemauto emumuzinda," anodaro.

Faye akange atovewo chikamu cheboka raimhanya pachigadziko uye akatanga kushandisa iwo kumhanya senzira yekudzidzira maIronman aiuya. Akatowana vamwe vakadzi vekuAfghan vekumhanya navo. “Zvakanga zvakakosha kudzidzisa pamwe chete nevasikana ava, vaviri vacho vari kudzidzira mujaho wemakiromita 250 kuMongolia,” anodaro. (Unodawo kusaina kunyoresa kumujaho here? Kunda Ironman nemazano aya kubva kuvamhanyi vepamusoro.)

"Chinopenga ndechekuti vari kuzviita zvisinei nekuti zvine njodzi kumhanyira panze. Saka kuvatarisa vachiuya kuzogadzika nekuzvirovedza, vachizvipa zvese, zvakaita kuti ndizive kuti ndakanga ndisina chikonzero chekuzadzisa. chinangwa changu. Ndichienzaniswa navo, ndaive nezvose zvaindishandira. " (Yakabatana: Sangana neVakadzi Vanomhanya Kuputsa Zvipingamupinyi MuIndia)

Kana Faye akambozviwana ave pedyo nekurega, akashandisa kusimba kwevakadzi veAfghan sekurudziro. "Mukadzi wekutanga akambopedza marathon muAfghanistan aiva muna 2015, iyo yaiva makore matatu apfuura. Uye akazviita nekudzidzira mumashure make, achitya kuti aizourayiwa kana akamhanya kunze," anodaro. "Inyaya dzakaita seidzi dzakashanda sechiyeuchidzo chekuti vakadzi vanofanirwa kuramba vachimanikidza vanhu kana vachida kuonekwa sevakaenzana - uye zvakandifambisa kuti ndiite chikamu changu nekupedzisa dambudziko re Ironman."

Chikamu chakaomesesa chedzidzo yaanoti, zvisinei, yaive yekushambira. "Kushambira ndechimwe chinhu chandisina kumbobvira ndakanakidzwa nacho," anodaro. "Ini handina kutanga kushambira kusvika 2015 uye ndaifanirwa kutora zvidzidzo pandakatanga kuita matatu. Kwaive basa rakawandisa kuvaka kutsungirira kwangu kusvika pakuzadza iyo yekushambira mamaira 2,4 inodiwa ne Ironman, asi ndakazviita, mhuno dzemhino nezvose. "

Kutyora Chinyorwa Chenyika

Chinangwa chaFaye chemwedzi 12 chakatanga kuAustralia musi wa11 June 2017. Pashure paizvozvo, akaenda kuEurope, Asia, South America, South Africa, ndokupedzisa rwendo rwake rwokudzokera kuU.S.

"Mujaho wega wega waishushikana," anodaro. "Ndakaziva kuti kana ndikakundikana panhangemutange nhamba shanu, ndinotofanira kutanga patsva. Saka nemujaho wega wega, mateki aive akati kwirei zvishoma." (Nguva inotevera yaunoda kukanda mapfumo pasi, yeuka mukadzi ane makore 75 okukura akaita Ironman.)

Asi muna Chikumi 10, 2018, Faye akazviwana atanga mutsara muBoulder, Colorado, mumwe chete Ironman kure nekutyora rekodhi repasirese. "Ndakaziva kuti ndaida kuita chimwe chinhu chakakosha kumakwikwi ekupedzisira saka ndakafunga kuti ndaizomhanya mamaira 1.68 ekupedzisira emujaho we26.2-mile mune bhachi rakadzivirirwa nebara rekuremekedza vakadzi vemaUS 168 vakarasikirwa neupenyu hwavo vachishandira nyika muIraq neAfghanistan. "

Zvino, ave zviri pamutemo (!) Atyora nhoroondo yepasirese, Faye anoti anotarisira kuti zvaakaita zvinokurudzira vakadzi vechidiki kuti varege kunzwa sekunge vanofanira kutamba ne "mitemo". "Ini ndinofunga pane kumanikidza kwakawanda kune vakadzi vadiki kuti vave nezvinhu zvakawanda," asi sarudza zvaunoda kuita uye wongozvitsvaga, anodaro.

"Nekuti hapana mumwe mukadzi ari kuzviita, hazvireve kuti haugone. Kana paine chero chekutora kubva parwendo rwangu, ndinovimba ndizvo."

Ongororo ye