Umgijimi ojabule kakhulu ku-2014 Outside Magazine On The Planet, uHal Kerner wodumo, ngosizo luka-Adam Chase, wabhala umthengisi othengisa kakhulu osheshayo, Umhlahlandlela Womgijimi We-Ultramarathon osuka ku-50 Kilometre to 100 Miles. Iyini imfihlo yokuthandwa kangaka?
Okokuqala, umbhali akayona i-theorist yesihlalo sesihlalo efundisa umfundi ngemithetho eyomile, eyisicefe, kodwa umuntu osebenzayo obambe iqhaza kuma-ultramarath angu-130 e-USA futhi wawina amabili awo.
IMarathon yaziwa njengebanga phakathi kwamadolobha amabili amaGrikhi iMarathon ne-Athene, elingana namakhilomitha angama-42 namamitha ayi-195. Imijaho kuleli banga yaqala ukubanjelwa ukuhlonipha iqhawe elanqoba le ndlela laletha izindaba ezijabulisayo zokwehlulwa kwamaPheresiya nokunqoba komkhuzi uMiltiades. Manje abantu abaningi abasawukhumbuli umthombo womlando, kepha sebebona imarathon kuphela njengesiyalo sezemidlalo.
Kepha UHal Kerner ushintshele okungaphezu nje kwemarathon. Uyakhuluma futhi abhale nge-ultramarathon - amabanga amade kakhulu - amakhilomitha angama-50, ama-50 no-100 amamayela.
Imincintiswano yokugijima, lapho ithrekhi ingabekwa khona ezindaweni ezimbi, nangaphezu kwezintaba, nangamahlane, futhi ubude busevele buphakeme kunesibalo esijwayelekile sama-42 km, minyaka yonke sinqoba izinhliziyo zabantu abaningi ngokwengeziwe, iqoqa abalandeli abasha nabathembekile.
I-Ultramarathon ngumhlaba okhethekile, futhi ngokunembile, owehlukile, onendlela ehlukile yokuqeqeshwa, enemigomo ehlukene yokuncintisana. Lezi ziqalo azidonsi amehlo ezinkampani ze-TV kanye nomphakathi, azimangalisi. Azikho izinkanyezi lapha ezaziwa ngumphakathi jikelele. Kepha kunabantu lapha abakulungele ukuhlola imizimba yabo, umoya wabo wokukhuthazela namandla wengqondo njalo.
Encwadini yakhe, uHal Kerner akahlanganyeli nje izindaba zakhe zomuntu siqu nezinganekwane zokuzijabulisa kulo mzila, kepha futhi unikeza nezeluleko ezisebenzayo. Izincomo zilula futhi zikhumbuleka kalula - ukuthi ungayikhetha kanjani imishini efanele, ukuthi yini ongayidla ngaphambi, ngemuva nangesikhathi somjaho, ukuthi ungagijima kanjani endaweni engalingani, uqeqeshe kanjani ngempumelelo, ukuthi wenzeni esimweni esiphuthumayo nokunye okuningi.
Umbhali uhlinzeka nangezinhlelo zokuqeqesha amabanga ahlukahlukene. Futhi utshela “izinto eziyi-10 okufanele uzenze nokungafanele uzenze ngosuku lomjaho”. Izincomo zikaHal Kerner zehlukile futhi azisebenzisi abaqalayo kuphela, kepha nezabagijimi abanolwazi. Wonke umuntu uzothola lapha ulwazi aludingayo futhi athole okuthile akudingayo.
Umhlahlandlela we-Ultra Marathon Runner uyincwadi yalabo abafuna ukuhamba ibanga elide bese behamba ngayo kuze kube sekugcineni.
