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Skyrunner nkhaniSkyrunning banja, Angie ndi Russell
12 April 2021

Ndife anthu omwe amasangalala ndi moyo ndipo timasangalala ndi zovuta zamitundu yovuta komanso kuthamanga.

Kodi Angie Gatica ndi Russell Sagon ndi ndani?

Ndife banja limene limakhala m’chigawo cha Georgia, kum’mwera chakum’mawa kwa United States. Tinakumana zaka 2 zapitazo ndipo takhala osagwirizana kuyambira pamenepo. Timathamanga ndi kukwera limodzi nthawi zonse. Ndife anthu osangalala ndi moyo ndipo timayesetsa kulimbikitsa ena kuti azichita zomwezo komanso kuyesetsa kuchita zonse zomwe angathe pa zomwe akuchita.

Nchiyani chimakupangitsani inu kufuna kukhala skyrunner?

Timasangalala ndi zovuta za mipikisano yovuta komanso kuthamanga.

Kodi kukhala skyrunner kumatanthauza chiyani kwa inu?

Kukhala m'mapiri. Kutulutsa pamene matupi athu akufuula "siyani"! Kumatanthauza kuchita zinthu zovuta ndi kugonjetsa, ngakhale kuti kugonjetsa kumangotanthauza kupulumuka!

Zomwe zimakulimbikitsani ndikukulimbikitsani kupita skyrunning ndi kukhala gawo la skyrunning gulu?

Kungokhala m'mapiri ndi kudzoza kochuluka, malingaliro, nkhalango, nyama zomwe timaziwona. Komanso gulu la anthu omwe timawadziwa. Anthu omwe amathandizana wina ndi mnzake ndikukankhira wina ndi mnzake kuzinthu zazikulu.

Kodi mumamva bwanji musanayambe kuthamanga m'mapiri, panthawi komanso pambuyo pake?

Kudzuka m'mawa mwina ndiye vuto lalikulu kwambiri pamasiku othamanga, ngakhale nthawi zambiri ndimadzuka dzuwa litatuluka. Koma kutuluka kwa dzuwa kumayamba mochedwa pa tsiku la mpikisano. Panthawi yothamanga, izi zimatengera nthawi yayitali komanso cholinga chake. Kuthamanga kwaifupi (1/2 marathon kapena kuchepera) nthawi zambiri kumakhala kwabwino pang'onopang'ono komanso kutopa kwambiri pa tempo kapena liwiro la liwiro. Kuthamanga kwautali kumakonda kuzungulira mokweza ndi kutsika masana. Pambuyo pake, monga ndanenera, zimatengera kuthamanga komweko. Nthawi zina wotopa kwambiri kapena wotopa, nthawi zina kumverera ngati ukhoza kupitiriza.

Kutali ndi mayendedwe, tiuzeni za ntchito yanu? Kodi mwakhala mukugwira ntchitoyi, kapena mwasintha ntchito?

Ndine wodzipangira ndekha ntchito yamagetsi ndipo Angie amagwira ntchito yopanga zinthu zoyeretsera. Tonse takhala tikugwira ntchito zosiyanasiyana pa moyo wathu wonse. Ndakhala ndi kampani yangayanga pafupifupi zaka 30 tsopano.

Kodi mumakhudzidwa ndi ma projekiti aliwonse kapena mabizinesi okhudzana ndi kuyendetsa?

No.

Kodi sabata yophunzitsira imaoneka bwanji kwa inu?

Ndondomeko yathu yanthawi zonse yophunzitsira ndi masabata a 3 olimbikira ndikutsatiridwa ndi sabata yosavuta. Masabata ovuta nthawi zambiri amakhala 35-70 mailosi kutengera mitundu yomwe ikubwera. Nthawi zambiri pamakhala kuthamanga kwa tempo ndi / kapena kuthamanga kwapang'onopang'ono, nthawi imodzi kapena ziwiri zazitali ndipo zina zimathamanga mosavuta. Yoga, kuphunzitsa mphamvu, kubowola, ntchito yayikulu komanso masewera olimbitsa thupi amawazidwa sabata yonse. Tsiku limodzi pa sabata ndi tsiku lopumula kuthamanga, ndi yoga ndi ntchito yayikulu patsikulo. Kukwera njinga ndi kukwera miyala kumasakanikirana mmenemo pang'ono.

Nthawi zambiri mumapita njira/skyrunning ndekha kapena ndi ena?

Nthawi zambiri tokha, kupatula Loweruka ndi Lamlungu tikamathamangira limodzi, ngakhale nthawi zina timasiyana ndikupita pamayendedwe athu ndikumakumananso kumapeto. Timachita maulendo angapo amagulu nthawi ndi nthawi, nthawi zambiri monga gulu ndi anzathu akuphunzitsidwa mpikisano wovuta.

Kodi mumakonda kuthamanga mumlengalenga, kapena kupanga ndikuyendetsa maulendo anu othamanga?

Onse. Tikukonzekera kuti tiyambe kulongedza mwachangu panjira zina zazitali m'dera lathu.

Kodi mwakhala mukukhala wathanzi komanso kukhala ndi moyo wokangalika, kapena izi zidayamba posachedwa?

Ndili wamng’ono, ndinkakonda kwambiri kukwera miyala ndi madzi oundana. Kenako ndinasiya zimenezo kwa zaka zingapo. Ndinayambanso kunyamula katundu zaka zingapo zapitazo ndipo nthawi yomweyo ndinathamanga njira 5k. Izi zidatha kukhala chothandizira chomwe ndikuchita tsopano. Angie wakhala akuchita masewera olimbitsa thupi kwa zaka zambiri. Anayambira ku gym komanso ndi zumba.

Ngati chotsiriziracho, chomwe chidapangitsa kusinthako kukhala kogwira ntchito ndikuyamba skyrunning?

Ndidayamba kuthamanga mipikisano yam'deralo ndikuyamba kupeza ma ultras. Nditaphunzira za ultras, ndinakumana ndi masewera a skyrunning powerenga za anthu ngati Killian Jornet ndi Emilie Fosberg. Chinachake chake chinandisangalatsa. Tayendetsa Crest ku Crest ku North Carolina. Angie wachita 10k ndipo ine ndachita 50k kawiri ndi 10k kamodzi. 50k ili ndi 12,000 mapazi (3048 metres) yopindula. Pali mitundu yowerengeka pafupi ndi ife yomwe imadziwika kuti skyrace, koma tapita kumadzulo kwa US kangapo tsopano kukathamanga mipikisano yomwe inali gawo la US. Skyrunning Mndandanda. Ndathamanga The Rut 50k ku Montana ndipo tonse tathamanga Sangre de Christo 50k ku Colorado.

Kodi mwakumanapo ndi zovuta zilizonse pamoyo wanu zomwe mukufuna kugawana nawo? Kodi zochitika izi zakhudza bwanji moyo wanu?

Tonse tinasudzulana ndipo ndikuganiza kuti chimenecho chinali chimodzi mwazinthu zovuta kwambiri kuthana nazo m'moyo wanu. Ndinali wotsimikiza kuti sindidzakwatiranso, mpaka nditakumana ndi Angie. Tsopano tili pachibwenzi ndipo tidzakwatirana mu August. Ulendo wathu waukwati ukhala mpikisano wamakilomita 50 (80k) ku Utah ndi phindu la 12,000 mapazi (3657 metres) komanso kukwera kwapakati kwamamita 10,000 (3048 metres)!

Kodi kuthamanga kunakuthandizani kudutsa nthawi izi? Ngati ndi choncho, bwanji?

Kwa ine, ayi, sindinali kuthamanga nthawi imeneyo. Kwa Angie, inde, ndipamene adayamba kuthamanga.

Zinthu zikafika povuta panjira, mumaganiza chiyani kuti musapitirire?

Nthawi zambiri amakhala kukambirana kwamkati, "kungopita ku siteshoni yotsatira", "kumtengo kapena thanthwe". "Aliyense amamva chisoni chimodzimodzi". “Chepetsani kupuma kwanu”. Eya, zinthu monga choncho.

Kodi mumakonda kumvetsera nyimbo pamene mukuthamanga, kapena kumvetsera chilengedwe?

Nthawi zambiri ndi kumvetsera chilengedwe. Nthawi zina ndimamvetsera podcast yothamanga kapena Chisipanishi (ndikuphunzira Chisipanishi) mosavuta kwinakwake komwe ndathamanga nthawi miliyoni. Angie amamvetsera kwambiri nyimbo kuposa ine.

Ngati mumakonda chilengedwe, kodi muli ndi mawu olimbikitsa omwe mumadziwuza kuti musapitirire?

Zomwe ndinanena poyamba. Mofulumira, ine ndimangowalola malingaliro anga aziyendayenda, mwina kupemphera zina.

Ngati mumamvetsera nyimbo, mumamvera chiyani kuti mukhale ndi chidwi?

Angie amamvetsera nyimbo zovina nthawi zina.

Kodi mipikisano yomwe mumakonda kwambiri yakumwamba ndi iti?

Sindinachite mipikisano yambiri yakumwamba, koma The Rut ku Montana ndimakondabe mpaka pano. Mawonekedwe okongola, malo ovuta, okwera kwambiri. Chimodzi mwazomaliza zozizira kwambiri zomwe takhala nazo ndi pomwe tidathamanga mpikisano wamakilomita 100/50 wa Chattanooga. Ndinathamanga mtunda wa makilomita 100 ndipo Angie anathamanga makilomita 50. Ndinayamba Lachisanu nthawi ya nkhomaliro ndipo Angie anayamba Loweruka m’mawa. Mwanjira ina tinapezana pafupifupi makilomita atatu kuchokera kumapeto ndipo tinawoloka mzere womaliza tikugwirana manja!

Kodi mpikisano wanu wa 2021/2022 ndi wotani?

Ine: Mt. Cheaha 50k, ndinapikisana

Pacing mnzanga pa Georgia Death Race (28 Miles kwa ine), anamaliza

Grayson Highlands 50k

Kutalika kwa 50 miles

Sky to Summit 50k

Cloudland Canyon 50 miles

Mitundu ya Dirty Spokes Race Series 10-15k, 6 mwa mipikisano 8

Mipikisano ya Mountain Goat Race Series 10-21k, mitundu yonse itatu

Angie akuchitanso mpikisano wa Georgia Jewel 50 miles.

Ndi mitundu iti yomwe ili pa Bucket List yanu?

Tikukonzekera kuchita Broken Arrow 50k ku California ndi Whiteface Sky Race 15 miles ku New York. Ndikufuna kupita ku England ndikuthamanga mpikisano wa Scafell Pike Marathon.

Kodi mudakhalapo ndi nthawi zoyipa kapena zowopsa skyrunning? Munathana nawo bwanji?

Mabingu angapo oyipa kwambiri akhala oipitsitsa mpaka pano. Anangothamangabe, kuyesera kukafika pamalo otsika.

Yakhala nthawi yanu yabwino kwambiri skyrunning ndipo bwanji?

Ulendo wachiwiri umene ndinamaliza Quest for the Crest 50k unali wosaiwalika chifukwa ndinali wotopa kwambiri pamapeto pake ndipo ndinkafunitsitsa kupuma, koma othamanga ena anali kundipindulira. Nthawi zambiri ndimadutsa anthu angapo kumapeto kwa mpikisano ndipo nthawi ino, ndinaganiza kuti sindingalole kuti izi zichitike nthawi ino ndipo ndinayamba kuthamanga ngati ndili mu 10k! Sindikudziwa kuti mphamvu zidachokera kuti, koma ndidawoloka mzere womaliza osadutsa! Komanso, kwa ine, kumaliza Mpikisano Wakufa wa Georgia zaka zingapo zapitazo kunali kopambana kwambiri. 74 mailosi ndi 35,000 mapazi okwera kusintha (119k , 10,668 mamita).

Kodi maloto anu akulu amtsogolo ndi ati, mu skyrunning ndi m’moyo?

Tikufuna kuyendetsa Georgia Appalachian Trail (80+ miles) kumapeto kwa sabata. Tikufunanso kuyendayenda m'dziko lonselo ndikungothamanga ndikukwera chilichonse chomwe chikuwoneka ngati chingakhale ulendo wabwino kwambiri! Tikuyembekezera mwachidwi ukwati wathu ndi kukhala pamodzi zaka zambiri zosangalatsa panja, limodzi ndi anzathu, ndi kusangalala ndi chilengedwe cha Mulungu!

Kodi upangiri wanu wabwino kwambiri kwa othamanga ena ndi otani?

Zinthu zikafika povuta, musasiye. Chovuta. Mutha kuchita zambiri kuposa momwe mukuganizira! Thamangani. Ngati simungathe kuthamanga, yendani. Ngati simungathe kuyenda, kwawa. Ngati simungathe kukwawa, gonani chammbali ndikugudubuza!

Russell, zikomo pogawana nafe nkhani yanu ndi Angie! Zabwino zonse ndi mpikisano ndi kupitiriza kuthamanga!

/Snezana Djuric

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