Unyaka ngamunye, ababukeli abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-3 bahamba emigwaqweni yamagceke amahlanu eNew York City njengoba bebuka futhi bejabule abagijimi abangaphezu kuka-50 000 abaphoqelela eMarathon eNew York City . Ngesikhathi ukubukela i-marathon akuyona enzima njengokusebenza kuyo, ababukeli basadingeka ukuba balungele uma benethemba lokuba nesipiliyoni esihle sokubuka.
Ukulungiswa kwangaphambi kwemigqa
Uma unethemba lokubona abangane noma amalungu omndeni egijima eNew York Marathon , qiniseka ukuthi uxoxisane kusengaphambili isikhathi sabo sokuqala sokusakaza, ijubane elilindelekile nge-mile, nalapho uhlela khona ukugijima ngosuku lomncintiswano.
Thola isikhathi sokuqala komgudu womgijimi kanye nesilinganiso esilinganiselwe, ngakho-ke ungakwazi ukuthola ukuthi ungabheka yini lapho ubona khona (cabanga ukuthi ngeke kuthathe imizuzu engaphezu kuka-10 ukuwela ekuqaleni) ukuthi yiyiphi imitha. Uma unalolo lwazi, ubuyekeze imephu yenkambo yomjaho ukuze uthole uhlelo lwakho.
Thola kusengaphambili lokho umgijimi wakho azobe egqoke khona ukuze wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke. Uzobukela inqwaba yabagijimi abagijima yonke imizuzwana, futhi ukugqoka izingubo empeleni kulula kunokwakheka ubuso esixukwini. Futhi akulimazi ukutshela umgijimi wakho ukuthi uzobe ugqoke, ngakho bayazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibuke. Qinisekisa ukuthi futhi uvumele umgijimi wakho azi ukuthi yikuphi uhlangothi lomgwaqo oyobe usuka kulo mbono womgijimi.
Yini Okuzoletha
Cishe uzobe uhamba futhi uhamba okuningi, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi ugqoke izicathulo ezikhululekile. Isimo sezulu saseNovemba eNew York City singashintsha kakhulu ngisho nangenkathi yosuku olulodwa. Qinisekisa ukuthi ugqoka emigqeni futhi kunezixhobo zemvula ezitholakalayo uma imvula ibikezela.
Okunye okubalulekile ukubuka i-marathon yaseNew York City kufaka ikhophi yebalazwe lezemfundo, ibalazwe elisemgwaqeni, iselula noma i-wireless device ephathekayo, ukheshi, ikhadi leMetro (elisendleleni engaphansi komhlaba), ukudla okulula kanye neziphuzo. Ungasebenzisa umhleli we-MTA ukuhlela ukuyeka kwakho uma unethemba lokubona umgijimi wakho okungaphezu kwesisodwa.
Futhi ungakhohlwa izimpawu zakho ukusekela abagijimi bakho. (Thola imibono yezibonakaliso ezibukeka ezimnandi, ezikhuthazayo nezishukumisayo zemidlalo ye-marathon.)
Ukubuka kuphi
Njengoba umncintiswano uhambela amabutho amahlanu eNew York, kunzima ukubona abagijimi ezindaweni eziningi. Kodwa ukuhamba kusuka endaweni eyodwa yokubuka kuya kwesinye kungenzeka uma uhlela kusengaphambili, thatha indlela engaphansi komhlaba, futhi ungakhathazeki ukuhamba ngokushesha ukuze uhlale esimisweni.
Nazi ezinye izindawo ezibukwayo ezikude esigodini ngasinye:
IBrooklyn: I- Brooklyn Academy of Music (Mile 8). Abantu abaningi nokuzijabulisa balapha, okwenza lokhu kube indawo yokubukwa okumnandi. Abagijimi basazizwa beqinile kuleli phuzu. Uma unethemba lokubamba umgijimi wakho ezindaweni ezimbalwa, ungakwazi ukuhamba kalula esitimeleni bese ubuyela e-Manhattan ukuze ubuye futhi.
I-Queens: Isanda kudlula iPulaski Bridge (Mile 14). Izixuku ezinomzimba omuhle lapha abagijimi bezinsizakalo njengoba bedlula indawo engezansi.
I-Manhattan: I- First Avenue (Ama-16-19). Izixuku ezinkulu kule nkambo zihamba emigwaqeni e-First Avenue, zinike abagijimi amandla njengoba beya ngaseBronx. Ngemuva kokubona umgijimi wakho ehamba, ungahamba ngasentshonalanga kuya ku-5th Avenue noma e-Central Park ukumthatha futhi ngaphambi kokuqeda. Uma uhlela ukwenza lokhu, vele uqiniseke ukuthi ume eceleni kwe-First Avenue, njengoba uwela i-First Avenue kungenakwenzeka.
Uma uzobukela lapha, kubaluleke kakhulu ukutshela umgijimi wakho ngqo ukuthi uzoba yini (isibonelo, ekhoneni lasenyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-87 no-First) ngakho bazokwazi ukuthi bangabheka kuphi. Izixuku zijulile ku-First Avenue ukuthi kulula kakhulu ukulahlekelwa abantu. Ukubamba amabhaluni noma isibonakaliso esikhulu kuyindlela enhle yokuthi umgijimi wakho afunde. Abathengi bavame ukuhamba kancane ngaphezu kwe-96th Street.
I-Bronx: 138th Street (Mile 20). Yilapho abanye abagijimi bethola "I-Wall," lapho baqala ukuphumula futhi badinga ukusekelwa ngempela. Izixuku zivame ukuba zincane lapha, ngakho-ke indawo enhle yokuzijabulisa.
Emuva eManhattan:
- I-Fifth Avenue (Mile 23). Abagijimi bakhuphuka kancane kancane njengoba begijima kuFifth Avenue, futhi ngokuqinisekile bayofuna isisusa kuleli phuzu. Uma ubukele i-First Avenue ngaphezu kwe-E. 90th Street, unesikhathi esiningi sokubona abagijimi bakho bezungeza amakhilomitha angu-18 noma angu-19 bese uhamba ngasentshonalanga kuya ku-5th Avenue ukuze ubambe futhi. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi ubheka ngasentshonalanga ye-First Avenue ngakho akudingeki uwele inkambo yomjaho ukuhamba entshonalanga.
- I-Central Park South (Mile 25). Izixuku ezinkulu lapha zisekela abagijimi njengoba beya emgqeni. Lokhu kuyindawo enhle ukubukela idrama ukuthi ivule uma umncintiswano we-elite ususondele.
Ukufika Around Central Park: I- Manhattan's Central Park ihlala emakhilomitha amathathu okugcina emncintiswaneni, kuhlanganise nomugqa wokugcina eWest Drive eWest 67th Street, eduze ne-former Tavern e-Green restaurant. I-Central Park izobe igcwele abagijimi, ababukeli, nabaphathi bomjaho kanti amanye amaphuzu okufinyelela azovinjelwa. Ngakho ukuzungeza ipaki kunzima. Nazi ezinye zezindlela ongazenza kuzo zonke izindawo epaki ngosuku lomncintiswano:
- Thola indawo epaki phakathi kwe-East 90th nase-East 86th street. Le ndawo ingaphansi kancane kunamaphuzu angaseningizimu, futhi uzokwazi ukungena epaki nge-Transverse Road ku-85th Street.
- I-Park Drayivu ngezansi kwe-East 72nd Street igxilile. Kodwa uma uya e-East Green e-East 69th Street, kunamathuba amaningi futhi ungathola ukufinyelela okusheshayo ku-65th Street Transverse.
- I-Crossing Park Drive (lapho abagijimi bayoba khona) ayinqatshelwe, kodwa ungathola umgwaqo omatasa ngokuya ngaphansi kwayo. Sebenzisa lezi zingaphansi: I-Greywacke Arch e-80th Street, i-Trefoil Arch ku-73rd Street, i-Willowdell Arch ku-67th Street, ne-Inscope Arch ku-62nd Street.
Uma ulindele ukubuka isiphambano sakho somgijimi ukuthi umgqa wokugcina omuhle ku-Tavern ku-Green, ungatholi ithemba lakho. Ngaphandle kokuba ungumhlanganyeli womncintiswano, uqede ukuvolontiya komgudu, isikhulu sezemidlalo, noma ube nezihlalo ezigciniwe kuma-bleachers, ngeke ukwazi ukubona okuningi. Ngaphambi komncintiswano, yenza izinhlelo nomgijimi wakho ukuhlangana endaweni ekhethiwe ngaphandle kwepaki. Uma beke bahlola ifoni yabo emgqeni wabo womjaho (noma bangakholeka enye ifoni ye-finisher), bazokwazi ukukunika ucingo uma sekuqedile.
Ithimba lokuhlola: Uma umgijimi wakho ezobhalela igama lakhe ekhanda lakhe, sebenzisa elinye igama (igama lokugcina noma isiteketiso) ukuze uzikhohlise lapho ubona. Kuzoba nabantu abaningi kakhulu abangaziwayo bekhazimulisa igama labo ukuze banganaki lapho othile obaziyo ebajabulela.