Wannan Matar Ta Cika Shekaru Tana Gaskanta Bata "Kamar" 'Yar Wasa Ba, Sai Ta Murkushe Dan Karfe.

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Avery Pontell-Schaefer (aka IronAve) mai horar da kai ne kuma Ironman na lokaci biyu. Idan kun hadu da ita, za ku yi tunanin ba za a iya cin nasara ba. Amma tsawon shekarun rayuwarta, ta yi ta fama don samun amincewa a jikinta da kuma abin da zai iya yi-kawai domin an gina shi daban.

Pontell-Schaefer ya ce "Lokacin da na girma, ban taɓa barin kaina in yi tunanin cewa ni ɗan wasa bane Siffa. "Na bambanta da 'yan matan da ke kusa da ni. Ni ba yarinya mai launin fata ko launin fata ba ne da mutane ke tunanin idan suna tunanin wani ya dace." (Mai Alaƙa: Candice Huffine ta Bayyana Dalilin da yasa "Skinny" Bai Kamata Ya zama Babban Girmama Jiki ba)

Amma Pontell-Schaefer ya kasance dan wasa-mai kyau a hakan. "Ni dan wasan ninkaya ne mai ban mamaki," in ji ta. "Kocin na a zahiri ya kira ni 'Ave The Wave'. Amma saboda gini na kuma saboda ban yi ba duba kamar na iya, ban taɓa barin kaina ya yarda cewa zan iya yin 5K ba, balle in kammala Ironman. "

Shekaru da yawa, Pontell-Schaefer ya ba da ra'ayi cewa ba za ta taɓa iya "dacewa" kamar sauran 'yan mata ba-kuma jikinta ba zai iya yin motsa jiki mai ƙarfi ba. A kwaleji, kasancewa mai aiki ba shine fifiko a gare ta ba. Kuma ko da ta fara girma, ta ce ta yi ta faman neman motsa jiki da ya dace da ita. "Babu wani abu da nake mutuwa don gwadawa, amma na san ina so in sake fara aiki," in ji ta.

A farkon 2009, 'yan shekaru bayan koleji, Pontell-Schaefer an gabatar da shi da damar yin triathlon a karon farko. "Mahaifiyata ba ta taba yin triathlon ba kuma da gaske tana son in yi da ita," in ji ta. "Tunanin yin iyo a cikin ruwan tafkin kusa da gungun mutane, sannan kuma a guje da keke, ya zama kamar mahaukaci a gare ni. Amma mahaifiyata ta fara horo kuma ta yi farin ciki game da shi - kuma na yi tunanin ko za ta iya, a zahiri na yi. ba wani uzuri. " (Mai Dangantaka: Yadda Fada cikin Ƙauna tare da ɗagawa ya taimaka Jeannie Mai Koyi son Jikinta)

Kuma ta yi! Ta kammala triathlon ta farko bayan watanni biyu, kuma Pontell-Schaefer ya ƙaunaci wasan. Ta ce: "Bugun ya cije ni." "Ya kasance kamar rayuwata ta tsaya cak kuma ƙafafuna suna juyawa a ƙarshe. Hakanan akwai wani abin mamaki na ƙarfafawa don sanin cewa zan iya kammala triathlon, cewa ina da ƙarfi, cewa na isa." Race ta kabilanci, Pontell-Schaffer ta fara matsawa kanta don ganin abin da jikinta zai iya yi, daga ƙarshe ta kammala karatun digiri zuwa rabin-Ironmans.

Sannan, a shekara mai zuwa, Pontell-Schaefer ta kammala Ironman ta na farko. "A wannan lokacin, na yi nisa wajen canza tunani na game da abin da jikina zai iya yi," in ji ta. Bayan ta ƙetara layin ƙarshe, ta sami wahayi iri-iri. "Ina son kowa ya ji abin da nake ji," in ji ta. "Don haka bayan wasu watanni biyu, na bar aikin kamfani na shekaru 10 kuma na yanke shawarar cewa zan sadaukar da lokacina don taimakawa wasu kamar ni su gane cikakkiyar damar su." (An danganta: Yadda Gwen Jorgensen Gwen Jorgensen mai lambar yabo ta Zinare ta tafi daga Akanta zuwa Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya)

Tun daga wannan lokacin, Pontell-Schaefer ta sadaukar da lokacinta don zama mai horarwa a Equinox Sports Club a Manhattan da jakadiya don Ironstrength, jerin wasannin motsa jiki wanda ke mai da hankali musamman kan rigakafin rauni ga 'yan wasan jimrewa. Kwanan nan ta kafa Koyarwar IronLife, shirin horo wanda ya ƙware kan gudu, triathlons, iyo, da abinci mai gina jiki. Na gaba: Ta shirya don gudanar da marathon birnin New York a watan Nuwamba.

"Idan da za ku gaya mani wannan zai zama rayuwata shekaru 10 da suka wuce, da na yi dariya na kira ku mahaukaci," in ji ta. "Amma duk wannan tafiya ta kasance abin tunatarwa cewa jikin ku na'ura ne mai ban mamaki kuma yana iya yin duk abin da kuke so tare da horarwa da kayan aiki masu dacewa." (Mai Alaƙa: Yadda Kowa Zai Iya Zama Ironman)

A hanya, Pontell-Schaefer ta yi nauyi kuma ta gyara jikinta don kasancewa cikin mafi kyawun yanayin da ta taɓa kasancewa. Amma a gare ta, ba batun lamba a sikelin ba ne. Ta ce "Ba na horar da zama fata, ina horar da karfi."

"Ina tsammanin idan da yawa mata sun rungumi wannan tunanin, za su iya ba kansu mamaki da iyawar jikinsu, kuma a gaskiya za su iya zama farin ciki da kansu kamar yadda suke. Ina ji, da abin da zai iya yi. " (Shafi: Wannan Fitness Blogger ta Post zai canja Way ka dubi Kafin-da-Bayan Photos)

Pontell-Schaefer ta ce har yanzu tana samun kalamai masu ban mamaki a wasu lokutan idan ta bayyana cewa ita 'yar Iron ce-amma ba ta barin abin da wasu ke tunani game da jikinta ya same ta kamar yadda ta saba. "Akwai farin ciki a cikin mamakin mutane da kuma faɗaɗa tunaninsu ga ra'ayin cewa dacewa ba ta da wata hanya," in ji ta. "Idan ba a manta ba, lokacin da mutane suka koyi cewa sun raina ni, suna koyon cewa bi da bi, su ma suna iya ƙalubalantar kansu. Akwai yuwuwar abubuwan da za su iya yi duk da cewa al'umma ta gaya musu ba za su iya ba. t sami ƙarfin hali don ba wa kansu dama tukuna. "

"Ina fatan duk wanda ke karanta labarina ya gane cewa ba su da iyaka," in ji ta. "Na kasance mai cikakken imani cewa iyakan iyaka a rayuwa shine waɗanda kuka sanya kanku."

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