Aloha au i ka mea ʻike ʻole ʻia a ʻo ka mea ʻike ʻole ʻia ma waho o ka ʻoluʻolu.
He 45 ona makahiki a he makua kāne hoʻokahi, ʻo Konstantinos, he kamaʻāina kūlanakauhale i kona ola ʻana a pau, akā ʻaʻole ia i pale iā ia mai ka loaʻa ʻana o kahi pilina ikaika me nā mauna o Helene a ma waho. Mai ka lilo ʻana i mea hoʻokūkū alanui hoʻolaʻa ma 2006 a hoʻopaʻa ʻia e ke ala ma 2012 ma hope o ka holo ʻana i kahi VK, ʻimi ʻo Konstantinos i ka paʻakikī o ka holo ʻana i ka mea ʻike ʻole; nā ala hou, nā mamao lōʻihi a i ʻole nā lāhui hou. ʻAʻole ʻo ia e hele me ka ʻole ʻana i kona mau kāmaʻa holo. ʻO kāna moʻolelo kēia…
Nā Hana Hana
Hoʻopau i nā heihei ala he 15 o nā mamao like ʻole a me nā kiʻekiʻe mai ka makahiki 2012; 2015 Olympus Marathon (43K/+3200m), 11th place (210 participants) at 2015 Elafi Trail Race (15K/+700m), 30th wahi i ka 2015 Greek International Trail Championship.
E wehewehe iā ʻoe iho
Ua hoʻolaʻa au i ke ala lōʻihi a me ke ala kukini mai ka makahiki 2006 a ʻoiai e noho ana i ke kūlanakauhale no koʻu ola a pau, makemake au i nā mauna a me ka ʻeleu ma waho (ka holo, ka ski alpine, ka heʻenalu makani a me ka tennis).
He aha nā mea nui ʻekolu iā ʻoe i ke ola?
Noho olakino, koʻu ʻohana, a me ka hana ʻana i nā hana waho ma ke ʻano.
I ka manawa a no ke aha ʻoe i hoʻomaka ai i ke ala/skyrunning?
Ua hoʻomaka wau i ka makahiki 2012 ma hope o 6 mau makahiki o ka holo alanui. He mau makahiki koʻu heʻe ski a makemake au i ka lewa mauna, no laila, i ka makahiki 2012, ua hoʻopaʻa inoa au no kaʻu heihei huakaʻi mua (he kilomika kūpaʻa) me ka ʻole o ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i nā mauna…
He aha kāu e loaʻa ai mai ke alahele/skyrunning?
Noho maikaʻi, hauʻoli i ke ʻano, manaʻo ola.
He aha nā ikaika a i ʻole nā ʻike āu e huki ai e kōkua iā ʻoe i ka holo?
Hoʻokaʻawale pinepine au i koʻu noʻonoʻo i ka holo ʻana ma ke kuahiwi a ʻo ia kekahi o ka leʻaleʻa!
He kanaka ʻeleu paha ʻoe i waho?
ʻAʻole! A hiki i ka makahiki 2006 ʻaʻole wau i hele wāwae no ka leʻaleʻa! 🙂
Makemake ʻoe e hoʻoikaika iā ʻoe iho ma mua o kou wahi hōʻoluʻolu? Inā pēlā, no ke aha?
ʻAe, hauʻoli wau i nā luʻi, e ʻimi i ka ʻāina hou a e hoʻokau i koʻu mau palena. Aloha au i ka mea ʻike ʻole ʻia, (alanui, alahele, mamao, wikiwiki) a ʻo ka mea ʻike ʻole ma waho o ka ʻoluʻolu.
He aha kāu manawa maikaʻi loa skyrunning? No ke aha mai?
E holo ana ma ka Olympus Marathon, ka mauna kaao o Helene. He heihei ala paʻakikī loa me nā hiʻohiʻona hoʻomaha. Ua hoʻopau wau i ka heihei, ʻoiai ua loaʻa iaʻu kahi kīwī nui ma koʻu kuʻekuʻe wāwae ma 31km a pono wau e holo i ka 12km hope loa e hoʻopau i ka heihei. Ua loaʻa iaʻu ka ʻuhane ikaika mai kēia mea a ua aʻo wau e hoʻokō i nā mea ʻike ʻole.
He aha kāu manawa pōʻino loa skyrunning? No ke aha mai?
I kekahi mau makahiki i hala aku nei, ua ʻeha pinepine au i koʻu kuʻekuʻe wāwae ʻākau. He mea paʻakikī loa ia a hoʻokaʻawale iaʻu mai ke kuahiwi no kekahi manawa.
He aha ke ʻano o ka hebedoma hoʻomaʻamaʻa maʻamau iā ʻoe?
2-4 mau manawa holo a me hoʻokahi lā i ka hale haʻuki no ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa kaumaha. Holo au ma kahi ulu ma kahi kokoke i koʻu hale noho, akā ma nā alanui pū kekahi. Ke hoʻāʻo nei au e hoʻohui i nā holo maʻalahi me nā holo manuahi a me kekahi mau manawa.
Pehea ʻoe e kūpono ai i ke aʻo ʻana e pili ana i ka hana a me nā kuleana ʻohana?
He paʻakikī a koi. ʻO ka hana maʻamau i kēlā me kēia lā e pale iaʻu mai ka holo. He kanaka huakaʻi pāʻoihana maʻamau wau no laila e hele mau me nā kāmaʻa holo, nā pōkole, kaʻu wati haʻuki a me kahi pālule!
He aha kāu hoʻolālā heihei no 2020/2021?
Ma muli o ka maʻi maʻi, ʻaʻohe hoʻolālā! ʻO kaʻu pahuhopu nui i ka holo ʻana, ʻo ia ka holo ʻana i ka heihei ala nui ma Chamonix, Mont Blanc (Palani). Ma Helene, ʻoi aku ka nui o koʻu manaʻo i nā heihei alanui no ka mea ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi ma muli o nā hana ʻohana, ʻo ka heihei nui ʻo ka Athens Authentic Marathon.
He aha kāu mau lāhui punahele a no ke aha?
E pili ana i nā heihei ala, ʻo Ziria Skyrace kaʻu punahele (30km/+2620m) no kāna mau hiʻohiʻona kupanaha a me nā ʻāina like ʻole. He mau piʻi nui nō hoʻi, kahi aʻu i ʻoi aku ai! 🙂
He aha nā lāhui ma kāu papa inoa ʻeke?
Marathon du Mont-Blanc, UTMB, Zagori TeRA 80km, Metsovo 40K Ursa Trail.
ʻO ka hope, he aha kāu ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo no nā skyrunners ʻē aʻe?
“ʻAʻohe ala pōkole i ka hoʻomanawanui. Pono ʻoe e hoʻomaʻamaʻa iā ʻoe iho e kuʻikahi me ke ala lōʻihi!”
Name: KONSTANTINOS VERANOPOULOS
Age: 45
Nā Nationality: HELENE
Ma hea 'oe e noho ai? ATENA, GREKIKA
He ʻohana kou? ʻAe (he wahine a me ka keiki kāne 4 makahiki)
Noho / Mahi: Ke Kikohana'Elekema in ka pila nui ikehu lālā
E huli a hahai CONSTANTINOS pūnaewele ma:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/constantinos.veranopoulos/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/8701175
Suunto: https://www.movescount.com/members/member14654-verano
Mahalo iā Konstantinos! 🙂
/Snezana Djuric