Wothamanga Wopambana Kwambiri pa Magazini a 2014 Kunja Kwa Planet, Hal Kerner wodziwika, mothandizidwa ndi Adam Chase, adalemba buku logulitsidwa nthawi yomweyo, Buku la Ultramarathon Runner's Guide kuchokera pa 50 Kilomita mpaka 100 Miles. Kodi chinsinsi chodziwika bwanji ndi chotani?
Choyamba, wolemba sikuti ndi theorist theorist yemwe amaphunzitsa owerenga ndi malamulo owuma, otopetsa, koma munthu wothandiza yemwe adatenga nawo gawo pazowonjezera ma 130 ku USA ndikupambana awiriwo.
Marathon amadziwika kuti ndi mtunda pakati pa mizinda iwiri yachi Greek Marathon ndi Athens, wofanana makilomita 42 ndi 195 mita. Mipikisano yomwe ili patali idayamba kuchitidwa polemekeza wankhondo yemwe adagonjetsa njirayi ndikubweretsa nkhani yosangalatsa yakugonjetsedwa kwa Aperisi komanso kupambana kwa wamkulu wa Miltiades. Tsopano anthu ambiri sakumbukiranso komwe kudachokera mbiri yakale, koma amangowona mpikisano wothamanga ngati njira yothamanga.
Koma Hal Kerner adayendetsa zoposa marathon chabe. Amayankhula ndikulemba za ultramarathon - mtunda wautali kwambiri - makilomita 50, 50 ndi ma 100 mamailosi.
Mpikisano wothamanga, pomwe njirayo imatha kuyalidwa m'malo ovuta, mapiri, ndi zipululu, ndipo kutalika kwakutali kale kuposa chiwonetsero cha makilomita 42, chaka chilichonse amapambana mitima ya anthu ambiri, amasonkhanitsa mafani atsopano komanso okhulupirika.
Ultramarathon ndi dziko lapadera, ngakhale moyenera kwambiri, lodzipatula, lokhala ndi njira ina yophunzitsira, yokhala ndi mfundo zosiyana za mpikisano. Izi zimayamba sizikopa chidwi cha makampani a TV komanso anthu, sizowoneka bwino. Palibe nyenyezi pano zomwe zimadziwika ndi anthu wamba. Koma pali anthu pano omwe ali okonzeka kuyesa matupi awo, mzimu wawo wopirira komanso kulimba kwamaganizidwe nthawi zonse.
M'buku lake, Hal Kerner samagawana nawo nkhani zake zokha komanso nkhani zapaulendo, komanso amapereka upangiri wothandiza. Malangizowa ndiosavuta komanso osavuta kukumbukira - momwe mungasankhire zida zoyenera, zomwe mungadye musanapite, pambuyo komanso nthawi ya mpikisano, momwe mungathamange pamtunda wosagwirizana, momwe mungaphunzitsire moyenera, choti muchite pakagwa mwadzidzidzi ndi zina zambiri.
Wolembayo amaperekanso mapulani a maphunziro amtunda wautali. Komanso amauza "zinthu 10 zomwe muyenera komanso zomwe simuyenera kuchita patsiku lothamanga." Malangizo a Hal Kerner ndiopadera komanso othandiza osati kwa oyamba kumene, komanso kwa akatswiri odziwa masewera. Aliyense apeza zomwe akufuna pano ndikupeza zomwe akufuna.
Buku la Ultra Marathon Runner's Guide ndi buku la iwo omwe akufuna kupita kutali ndikuyenda mpaka kumapeto.