Ngithanda okungaziwa futhi okungaziwa kuhlale kungaphezu kwendawo yokunethezeka.
U-Konstantinos oneminyaka engu-45 ubudala futhi ongubaba wengane eyodwa, ubelokhu ehlala edolobheni impilo yakhe yonke, kodwa lokho akuzange kumvimbe ekubeni nobuhlobo obuqinile nezintaba zaseGreece nangale kwayo. Kusukela waba umgijimi ozinikele womgwaqo ngo-2006 futhi wabanjwa umzila ngo-2012 ngemva kokugijima i-VK, uKonstantinos ufuna inselele yokugijima okungaziwa; izindlela ezintsha, amabanga amade noma izinhlanga ezintsha. Akakaze ahambe engapakisha izicathulo zakhe zokugijima. Lena indaba yakhe...
Ukugijima Izimpumelelo
Oqede emijahweni eyi-15 yamabanga ahlukahlukene kanye nokuphakama kusukela ngo-2012; 2015 Olympus Marathon (43K/+3200m), 11th place (210 participants) at 2015 Elafi Trail Race (15K/+700m), 30th indawo ku-2015 Greek International Trail Championship.
Zichaze
Bengiwumgijimi ozinikele webanga elide nomzila kusukela ngo-2006 futhi naphezu kokuhlala edolobheni impilo yami yonke, ngiyazithanda izintaba nokuba ngimatasa ngaphandle (ukugijima, ukushushuluza kwe-alpine, ukuntweza emoyeni kanye nethenisi).
Yiziphi izinto ezintathu ezibaluleke kakhulu kuwena ekuphileni?
Ukuhlala unempilo, umndeni wami, nokwenza imisebenzi yangaphandle emvelweni.
Uqale nini futhi kungani umkhondo/skyrunning?
Ngiqale ngo-2012 ngemuva kweminyaka eyisi-6 ngihamba emgwaqeni. Ngangishwiba eqhweni iminyaka embalwa futhi ngiwuthanda umkhathi wezintaba, ngakho ngo-2012 ngabhalisela umjaho wami wokuqala (ikhilomitha eliqondile) ngaphandle kokuqeqeshwa ezintabeni… Kwaba lokho, ngaba umlutha!
Utholani ngomkhondo/skyrunning?
Ukuhlala ufanelekile, ujabulele imvelo, uzizwe uphila.
Yimaphi amandla noma ulwazi olutholayo ukuze lukusize ekugijimeni?
Ngivame ukuthulula ingqondo yami ngenkathi ngigijima ezintabeni futhi lokho kuyingxenye yokuzijabulisa!
Ingabe ubulokhu ungumuntu osebenzayo, ongaphandle?
Cha! Kuze kube ngu-2006 ngangihamba kancane ngenxa yobumnandi! 🙂
Ingabe uyathanda ukuziphusha ngaphezu kwendawo yakho yokunethezeka? Uma kunjalo, kungani?
Yebo, ngijabulela izinselele, ukuhlola indawo entsha kanye nokweqa imikhawulo yami. Ngithanda okungaziwa, (indlela, umkhondo, ibanga, isivinini) futhi okungaziwa kuhlala kungaphezu kwendawo yokunethezeka.
Isiphi isikhathi sakho esingcono kakhulu lapho skyrunning? Kungani?
Ukugijima ku-Olympus Marathon, intaba yasenganekwaneni yaseGreece. Umjaho wamathrekhi onzima kakhulu onokubuka okudonsa umoya. Ngiwuqedile umjaho, nakuba ngithinteke kakhulu eqakaleni ngiba ngu-31km futhi kwadingeka ngizule ngizungeza u-12km wokugcina ukuze ngiqede umjaho. Ngathola umoya wamandla kulokhu futhi ngafunda ukubhekana nokungaziwa.
Yini kube yisikhathi sakho esibi kakhulu lapho skyrunning? Kungani?
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ngangilimala ngokuphindaphindiwe eqakaleni lami langakwesokudla. Kwangikhungathekisa kakhulu futhi kwangiphoqa ukuba ngisuke ezintabeni isikhashana.
Iviki lokuqeqeshwa elijwayelekile libukeka kanjani kuwe?
Izikhathi ezi-2-4 zokugijima kanye nosuku ejimini lokuqeqeshwa kwesisindo. Ngivame ukugijima esigangeni eduze kwefulethi lami, kodwa nasemigwaqweni. Ngizama ukuhlanganisa ukugijima okulula nokugijima kwamahhala nezinye izikhawu/ukugijima kwe-tempo.
Ungena kanjani ekuqeqeshweni mayelana nomsebenzi kanye nemithwalo yemfanelo yomndeni?
Kunzima futhi kufuna ngenkani. Isimiso sansuku zonke ngokuvamile singivimbela ekugijimeni. Futhi ngingumuntu ojwayele ukuhamba ngebhizinisi ngakho hlala ngihamba nezicathulo zokugijima, izikhindi, iwashi lami lezemidlalo kanye nesikibha!
Yiziphi izinhlelo zakho zomjaho ka-2020/2021?
Ngenxa yalolu bhubhane, azikho izinhlelo! Inhloso yami elandelayo, enkulu ekugijimeni umzila wukugijima umjaho omkhulu we-trail e-Chamonix, e-Mont Blanc (eFrance). EGreece ngigxile kakhulu emijahweni yomgwaqo njengoba kulula ngenxa yezindaba zomndeni, umjaho omkhulu yi-Athens Authentic Marathon.
Yiziphi izinhlanga ozithandayo futhi ngani?
Uma ngibhekisela emijahweni elandela umkhondo, intandokazi yami kwakuyi-Ziria Skyrace (30km/+2620m) ngenxa yezindawo zayo ezinhle nezinhlekele ezihlukahlukene. Iphinde ibe nezintaba ezinkulu, lapho ngiphumelela khona! 🙂
Yiziphi izinhlanga ezisohlwini lwakho lwamabhakede?
Marathon du Mont-Blanc, UTMB, Zagori TeRA 80km, Metsovo 40K Ursa Trail.
Okokugcina, isiphi iseluleko sakho esisodwa kwabanye abadlali be-skyrunner?
“Azikho izindlela ezinqamulelayo zokubekezela. Kufanele uziqeqeshe ukuze wenze ukuthula nomzila omude!”
Igama: KONSTANTINOS VERANOPOULOS
Ubudala: 45
Ubuzwe: ISIGREGI
Uhlala kuphi? I-ATHENS, GREECE
Ingabe unawo umndeni? Yebo (umfazi kanye no Indodana eneminyaka engu-4)
Umsebenzi / Umsebenzi: Ingcweti kagesi in the electric amandla umkhakha
Thola bese ulandela I-CONSTANTINOS online ku:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/constantinos.veranopoulos/
I-Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/8701175
I-Suunto: https://www.movescount.com/members/member14654-verano
Ngiyabonga Konstantinos! 🙂
/Snezana Djuric