Kuyini Skyrunning?
Skyrunning kuwumdlalo owazalelwa endle, lapho ingqondo kwakuwukufinyelela inani eliphakeme kakhulu ngesikhathi esifushane ukusuka edolobheni noma idolobhana.
Skyrunning kuwuhlobo lokugijima kwentaba okwenzeka endaweni ephansi, ephakathi nendawo futhi ephakeme, endaweni enezintaba. Ibonakala ngemiqansa nemizila eyinselele evamise ukudinga ukuthi abagijimi basebenzise izandla zabo ukuze babhuquze phezu kwamadwala nezinye izithiyo. Abagijimi basemkhathini kumele baphile kahle ngokomzimba futhi baqine ngokwengqondo, njengoba lo mdlalo udinga ukubekezela okuphezulu kanye nekhono lokuhamba endaweni enzima.
Skyrunning yaqala ekuqaleni kwawo-1990 e-Italy Dolomites, lapho iqembu labagijimi bezintaba linquma ukuthatha iziqongo eziphakeme kakhulu esifundeni. Lo mdlalo wathola udumo ngokushesha futhi wasakazekela kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba, nge skyrunning izenzakalo manje eziqhutshwa emazweni anjenge-United States, iCanada, iFrance, iSpain, neMexico.
Esinye sezici eziyinhloko ze skyrunning ukuzuza nokulahlekelwa okukhona emjahweni. Abagijimi basemkhathini kufanele balungele ukukhuphuka futhi behle izinkulungwane zamamitha phakathi nomjaho, ngezinye izikhathi ezindaweni eziphakeme lapho umoya umncane khona. Lokhu kudinga uhlelo oluqinile lwenhliziyo kanye nekhono lokugcina ijubane eliqinile.
Ngaphezu kokuqina komzimba, skyrunning futhi kudinga umdlalo wengqondo oqinile. Isimo sezwe esiyinselele kanye nokuphakama okuphezulu kungase kusabise, futhi abagijimi kufanele bakwazi ukuphusha phakathi nokungakhululeki futhi baqhubeke.
Skyrunning imicimbi iyahlukahluka ngebanga nobunzima, kanti eminye imijaho ihlanganisa amakhilomitha ambalwa nje kanti eminye ihamba amakhilomitha amaningi. I-International Skyrunning I-Federation (ISF) ihlela uchungechunge lwe skyrunning imicimbi emhlabeni jikelele, okuhlanganisa i-Skyrunner World Series kanye ne-Skyrunner World Championships. Le micimbi idonsa abagijimi abasezingeni eliphezulu abavela emhlabeni wonke futhi inokuncintisana okukhulu.
Ukuze uhlanganyele skyrunning, abagijimi kumelwe babe sesimweni esihle ngokomzimba futhi babe nolwazi lokugijima ezindaweni ezinezintaba. Kuyafaneleka futhi ukuqeqesha ngokukhethekile skyrunning, okuhlanganisa ukujima kwamagquma, ukuqeqeshwa kwamandla kanye nomkhondo ugijimela ekuqeqesheni ukwakha amandla nokukhuthazela.
Skyrunning kuwumdlalo ovusa amadlingozi futhi oyinselele odinga kokubili ukuqina ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Kuwuvivinyo lwangempela lwamakhono omgijimi futhi akulona olwabantu ababuthakathaka. Kepha kulabo ababhekene nenselelo, skyrunning inikeza umuzwa oyingqayizivele nozuzisayo ongatholakali kunoma yiluphi olunye uhlobo lokugijima.
I-Skyrace ejwayelekile ingaba ngu-30 km, 2 500 D+ noma ubude obunjalo, 55 km, 4 000 D+.
Ukuze uthole imininingwane eyengeziwe mayelana nezemidlalo Skyrunning, imithetho, izincazelo kanye ne-discplines ehlukene, ungafunda kabanzi ngakho ku International Skyrunning I-Federation.
Uma uthanda ukufunda okwengeziwe mayelana nokuqeqeshwa okudingekayo, sicela ufunde okwengeziwe kokulandelayo okuthunyelwe kwebhulogi Uziqeqeshela kanjani Skyrunning?
/Katinka Nyberg, Arduua Umsunguli, katinka.nyberg@arduuaPlay