Ukunqoba iTor des Géants
Qala uhambo olumangazayo no-Alessandro Rostagno njengoba embula umoya ongantengantengi wokuzimisela emhlabeni we-ultra-trail egijima ehambisana ne-Tor des Geants.
Le bhulogi yembula ukuphishekela amaphupho okumangalisayo kanye nokufuna ukwenza kahle komuntu siqu ngokumelene nesizinda esimangalisayo se-Alps. Indaba ka-Alessandro yenzeka eTorre Pellice, e-Italy, lapho iqhubeka khona iminyaka yokuthuthuka kwezokusubatha. Kusukela ekwazini imijaho eyinselele ye-MTB kuye ekunqobeni i-Tor des Géants ekhandlayo, uhambo lwakhe aluyona into emfushane njengokugqugquzelwa.
Ngena endaweni yonke yokugijima kwe-ultra-trail, thola imininingwane ngezindima ezibalulekile ezidlalwa Arduua kanye nomqeqeshi u-Fernando, futhi ufunde ezifundweni ezijulile zempilo u-Alessandro azitholile. Njengoba isizini ye-Tor des Géants ifinyelela esiphethweni sayo, hlanganyela naye ekucabangeni ngamaphupho afezekile futhi uthole izeluleko ezisuka enhliziyweni zabasubathi abasafufusa.
Lokhu kulandisa kungaphezu kobufakazi bokubekezela komuntu; iyinganekwane engavamile yomuntu wansuku zonke efeza okuphawulekayo.
Ushintsho ukusuka ku-MTB Biker Eqhudelanayo ukuya kuMgijimi Womzila Wezinga Eliphakeme Kakhulu
Uhambo luka-Alessandro lwezemidlalo lwandiza lapho eneminyaka engu-21 ubudala, lwaqalwa emhlabeni wezemidlalo yokuncintisana nguyise kanye nozakwabo ababona amandla akhe. Eqala njengomgibeli webhayisikili wezintaba wezinga eliphezulu, wangena emijahweni ehlukene ye-MTB eyinselelo kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Ukusuka emazweni anqamula amazwe kuya emijahweni ekhuthazelayo efana ne-Sellaronda Hero Dolomites, MB Race, Grand Raid Verbier, ne-Ultra Raid la Meije, u-Alessandro weqe imingcele yokubekezela. Ubevelele emijahweni yasesiteji, okuhlanganisa nezinhlelo ezinhlanu zebhayisikili elinzima le-Iron Bike, ehlala ethola isikhundla esiphezulu kwabahlanu. Kodwa-ke, njengoba impilo ishintsha ngokufika kwendodakazi yakhe u-Bianca ngo-2018, u-Alessandro wakuthola kunzima ukunikela isikhathi esiningi esidingekayo sokuqeqeshwa kwe-MTB.
Ukuhlola Umhlaba Wokugijima Kwe-Ultra Trail
Uthando luka-Alessandro ngohambo lwangaphandle aluzange luphele. Ngo-2018, uthole uthando olusha - ukugijima kwe-ultra trail. Lo mdlalo wawumjabulisa njengoba wawuvumela ukucwiliswa ngisho nangokwengeziwe enhliziyweni yezintaba nokuxhumana okuseduze nemvelo. Kuyindlela enhle yokwehlisa ingcindezi futhi uthole kabusha ukuthula kwangaphakathi phakathi kwezindawo ezimangalisayo, ezivamise ukuthintwa.
Ukuzalwa Kwephupho: Tor des Géants
Njengoba u-Alessandro ejula ekugijimeni, wafica imijaho eyisithonjana efana ne-UTMB neTor des Géants ku-YouTube. Lezi zinhlanga zazingaphezu nje kwezinselele ezingokomzimba; zazihlanganisa imizwelo nokuhlangenwe nakho ayelangazelela ukuhlangana nakho mathupha. Ukushintsha ukusuka ku-MTB yebanga elide ukuya ekugijimeni kwe-ultra trail kubonakala njengesinyathelo esilandelayo semvelo. Nokho, akuzange kube ngaphandle kwezinselelo zayo, uma kubhekwa umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwale midlalo yomibili. Ngo-2022, u-Alessandro waqala wabamba iqhaza enguqulweni emfushane ye-Tor des Géants, i-“Tot Dret,” ehlanganisa amakhilomitha okugcina angu-140 omzila. Waqeda endaweni yesi-8, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, umcabango wokungenela umjikelezo ogcwele wawubonakala unzima. Kodwa-ke, njengoba izinyanga zidlula futhi izinkumbulo zesipiliyoni esibuhlungu ziba ncane futhi zijabulisa kakhulu, isinqumo sika-Alessandro sokubamba iqhaza ku-Tor des Géants ephelele saqina.
I-Evolution of Trail Running
Uhambo luka-Alessandro ku-trail running lwalungenazo izithiyo. Umzimba wakhe, naphezu kokuba nesisekelo esiqinile kusukela eminyakeni yokuhamba ngebhayisikili, kwadingeka uvumelane nesimo sokugijima esinomthelela omkhulu. Isigaba sokuqala sasigcwele ukulimala - izinkinga zamadolo, i-plantar fasciitis, i-pubalgia, i-ankle sprains, ukubiza ezimbalwa. U-Alessandro akakwazanga ukugijima ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha angu-10 ngaphandle kokuzwa izinhlungu zedolo. Kancane kancane, umzimba wakhe wajwayela. Ngo-2019, ukwazile ukugijima ibanga elingamakhilomitha angama-23. Umqedazwe we-COVID-19 wanciphisa imisebenzi yakhe, kodwa awuzange uphazamise umoya wakhe. Ehlobo lika-2020, uzame umjaho wamakhilomitha angama-80 eFrance. Ngo-2021, waqeda umjaho wakhe wokuqala wamamayela ayi-100, i-Adamello Ultra Trail, wathola isikhundla esiphezulu kwabayishumi. Ngo-10, u-Alessandro waqhubeka nokuqinisa ukusebenza kwakhe ngemiphumela emihle kakhulu ku-Abbots Way, Lavaredo UltraTrail, kanye ne-Tot Dret.
12 Izinyanga Zokulungiselela: Tor des Géants and Beyond
Ukulungiselela i-Tor des Géants kuyisenzo esibucayi sokulinganisa. Kudinga ukufika ngoSepthemba namavolumu amaningi okuqeqeshwa, okuqinisekisa ubuqotho bomzimba nengqondo. Umjaho unzima, futhi umuntu akumele abambe isicanucanu sokukhathala nokukhathala kwentaba kusenesikhathi. Ukulungiselela kuka-Alessandro kwakuhlanganisa nokuqeqeshwa ezindaweni ezisezansi, ukuchezuka endaweni ejabulisayo enezintaba, ukuze avuselele uthando lwakhe ngezintaba.
Ukusebenzisana eduze ne Arduua Umqeqeshi u-Fernando, u-Alessandro uqale ngezinga eliphansi lokuqeqeshwa uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi akaziciki ngaphambi kwesikhathi kakhulu. Uhambo lwakhe luhlanganisa ukuhlanganyela emijahweni emithathu ebalulekile: i-Abbots Way ngo-Ephreli (120km no-5,300m wokukhuphuka), iTrail Verbier St.Bernard ka-UTMB ngoJulayi (140km no-9,000m wokukhuphuka), kanye neRoyal Ultra Skymarathon (57km 4,200m wokukhuphuka) ekupheleni kukaJulayi. Ngemuva komjaho we-Verbier, ukuvuvukala kwe-tibial kuphoqe isikhathi sokuphumula samasonto amabili, u-Alessandro akholelwa ukuthi kwaba nesandla ekumvuseleleni engqondweni nasemzimbeni esigabeni sokugcina sokulungiselela. Emasontweni amabili edlule, bafake i-tapering ukuze bafike lapho beqala khona bezizwa bebasha. Ukuqeqeshwa okuphambanayo ngebhayisikili kudlale indima enkulu ekwandiseni umthamo wokuqeqeshwa ngaphandle kokucindezeleka kwamalunga okweqile.
Ukugijima i-Tor des Géants: Uhambo Olungenakulibaleka
Umjaho weTor des Géants ngokwawo ubuyisipiliyoni esimangalisayo. Esigodini sase-Aosta, umoya oyingqayizivele ugubuzela isifunda isonto lonke. Isigodi sonke siyama, izingxoxo zizungeza umjaho, futhi imfudumalo yezethameli, ukusekelwa kwamavolontiya, nezisebenzi zokuphephela zakha indawo engenakulibaleka. Usuku lokuqala lomjaho belugcwele ukugxila ekudlalweni kwezemidlalo, ukushaya kwenhliziyo, ukungaphusheli umqansa kakhulu, nokugcina ukwehla komqansa. Kodwa umqondo ka-Alessandro wawusadliwe umncintiswano, okwenza kube nzima ukujabulela uhambo; wazizwa ekude nohambo. Ijubane elilinganiselwe phakathi nezigaba zokuqala lamsiza ukuba ashaye umoya emakhilomitha okuqala ayi-100.
Nokho, kusukela osukwini lwesibili kuqhubeke, waqala ukuzicwilisa engqikithini ye-Tor des Géants. Njengoba kuvame ukwenzeka emijahweni yama-ultra-trail, ukukhathala kukhulula ingqondo emicabangweni engafanele. Umjaho ufiphala ngemuva, futhi uqala ukuthokozela ulwazi nobudlelwane nabanye abasubathi. Ubusuku besibili bebunzima, kodwa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-caffeine kwavuselela imisipha nengqondo.
Ngosuku lwesithathu, u-Alessandro wangena esigqini somjaho. Umzimba waqhubekela phambili ngokungaphezi, hhayi ngokushesha kodwa hhayi kancane kakhulu futhi. Kodwa-ke, ukuswela ubuthongo kuye kwaba inselele ngokwengeziwe ukubhekana nayo ngemva kobusuku besithathu. Udinga ukusebenzisa wonke amandla akho angokomzimba nangokwengqondo ukuze ugweme ukuwa nokulimala. Ukulala, lapho kungenzeka, kuba semqoka, kodwa kwaba inselele ku-Alessandro, owayenamabhamuza abuhlungu ezinyaweni zakhe, futhi wakwazi ukulala imizuzu engu-45 kuphela ezinsukwini ezine. Ngobusuku besithathu, wayesezwa izimbangi zikhuluma zodwa ebusuku, bezikhuthaza kakhulu ukuba ziqhubeke zinyakaza. Ngokushesha, wazithola enza okufanayo. Imibono engeyona ubuthongo yaba yinto evamile, ipenda izintaba ngezilwane ezicatshangelwayo kanye nezinhlamvu ezimangalisayo. Usuku lwesine lwabonakala lunzima ngokwedlulele, lwaba nesicanucanu, ukungakudli ukudla, ngisho nokuhlanza. Nokho, wathola amandla afihlekile kuye.
Ekukhuphukeni kokugcina, ukuswela ubuthongo kwaba nzima kakhulu. U-Alessandro uchithe ingxenye enkulu yalesi sigaba ebheke ku-Rifugio Frassati elala ngokoqobo. Ngenhlanhla, owesifazane waseFrance ayehlangane naye emjahweni weTot Dret wamjoyina. Ubewumthombo wesikhuthazo, esiza u-Alessandro ukuthi ahlale egxilile njengoba behamba ndawonye beya entanjeni. Kwaba umzuzu osabekayo lapho befika bobabili. U-Alessandro uchaze lo mjaho njengenselele enkulu engokwengqondo nangokomzimba. Kwadingeka ajule ngaphakathi kuye ukuze aqedele lolu hambo olumangalisayo. Kwamfundisa ukuthi ngisho nalapho kubonakala kungenakwenzeka, ukuyeka akufanele neze kube inketho. Kukhona inqolobane yamandla emangalisayo ngaphakathi kwethu elinde ukuvulwa.
Iqhaza Arduua kanye nomqeqeshi uFernando
Arduua kanye nomqeqeshi u-Fernando wadlala indima ebalulekile ohambweni luka-Alessandro. Banikeza isiqondiso ekulungiseleleni ukuqeqeshwa, ukuhlela, nokusekela. Ukuqonda kwabo kanye nempendulo, umjaho wangemva komjaho kanye nokuqeqeshwa kwangemva kokuqeqeshwa, kube nesandla ekuthuthukiseni ukusebenza kuka-Alessandro. Ngemva kweminyaka yokubambisana, ukuqonda okujulile kwase kuthuthukile, okubavumela ukuba bagxile ezindaweni lapho kwakungenzeka khona ukuthuthukiswa okwengeziwe.
Ukuzindla Ngephupho Elifeziwe
Njengoba isizini iphela futhi u-Alessandro ebungaza ukufeza izinhloso zakhe, uzizwa enokuzola nokuphumula. Ubheka emuva emsebenzini onzima nokuzidela okwenziwa phakathi nenkathi futhi abone ukuthi kuye kwathela izithelo. Manje, ubheke ngabomvu emavikini anikezelwe emndenini, abangani, ezinye izinto zokuzilibazisa, kanye nokululama.
Amaphupho Nezinjongo Phambili
Ngokuzayo, izinto ezibonwa ngu-Alessandro zisethwe ku-UTMB. Unethemba lokuthi inhlanhla yokutonyulwa kwayo izomhambela kahle, njengoba eseqongelele amatshe angu-8 kulotho. Ufisa ukuzwa ubuhle kanye nenselelo yezifundo ze-UTMB.
Izeluleko Zabagijimi Abafuna Umzila
Iseluleko sika-Alessandro kulabo abacabangela izinselele ezifanayo siwukuba bafike bezilungiselele, ikakhulukazi ngokwengqondo. I-Tor des Géants ifinyeleleka kuphela uma iqala ngobuqotho bomzimba nengqondo. Ukuqeqeshwa okugxile ekuzuzeni okuningi kokuphakama ngesivinini esinensayo nesinyakazayo nokukhuphuka umqansa (ngokuqeqeshwa okuhlanganisa okungenani amamitha angu-100,000 okuzuza ukuphakama) kuyatuswa. Ukuqeqesha ngokuphambana nakho kunendima enkulu ekulungiseleleni. U-Alessandro uphinde agcizelele ukubaluleka kokuhlela ngokucophelela, njengokuhlela amagiya ezikhwameni ngokusekelwe ezinhlotsheni zezingubo, hhayi izinsuku noma izigaba. Weluleka ngokubhala amalebula acacile esikhwameni ngasinye, njengoba ukucaca kungase kungahambi nawe ngaso sonke isikhathi. Okubaluleke kakhulu, uphakamisa ukuthi angagxili emjahweni kuphela. Kunalokho, jabulela uhambo kanye nozakwenu esincintisana nabo, njengoba konke kuzohamba kahle.
Amazwi Okugcina Nemiphumela Ephawulekayo
Umlayezo ka-Alessandro kubo bonke ucacile: I-Tor des Géants iyinselelo enkulu yengqondo njengoba ingeyokusubatha. Akunakwenzeka; nabangaphezu kuka-50% ababambiqhaza abaqedayo, ukuphupha kumahhala, futhi ukweqa imikhawulo yomuntu kuhlale kungenzeka.
Manje, ake sigubhe amazing Imiphumela yohambo luka-Alessandro's Tor des Géants:
🏃♂️ I-TOR330 – Tor des Géants®
🏔️ Ibanga: 330km
⛰️ Ukuzuza kokuphakama: 24,000D+
⏱️ Isikhathi Sokugcina: 92 amahora
🏆 Ukubekwa Sekukonke: 29th
Hlanganyela nathi ekubungazeni lokhu okungavamile nqoba futhi ujule ohambweni luka-Alessandro olukhuthazayo.
/Ingxoxo kaKatinka Nyberg no-Alessandro Rostagno, Ithimba Arduua Inxusa lomsubathi…
Ngiyabonga!
Siyabonga kakhulu, Alessandro, ngokwabelana nathi ngendaba yakho emangalisayo! Ukuzinikela kwenu, ukucasuka, kanye nokunqoba kuyisikhuthazo kithi sonke. Uhambo lwakho olumangalisayo olusuka kumgibeli webhayisikili we-MTB wezinga eliphezulu ukuya kumgijimi we-ultra-trail wezinga eliphezulu luwubufakazi balokho okungafinyelelwa yintshiseko, ukusebenza kanzima, nokwesekwa okufanele.
Awuphumelelanga kuphela emjahweni kodwa nasekuzinikeleni kwakho okungantengantengi ekulungiseleleni nasekuzitholeni ngokwakho. Njengoba isizini ye-trail iphela, sibheke phambili ezinseleleni zakho ezilandelayo ezijabulisayo, futhi sithemba ukuthi amaphupho akho okuhlanganyela e-UTMB azofezeka maduze nje.
Sikufisela inhlanhla emijahweni yakho ezayo nasemizamweni yakho ezayo!
Ozithobayo,
U-Katinka Nyberg, i-CEO/Umsunguli Arduua
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