A cikin duhun safiya, dubban masu gudu ne suka jira, suna cike da farin ciki. An buga waƙar ƙasar Afirka ta Kudu. Sai kuma sautin Shosholoza mai ban tsoro, waƙar da ma'aikatan ƙaura daga Zimbabwe suka fara rera a ma'adinan zinari na Afirka ta Kudu. A ƙarshe, wannan waƙar piano mai ban sha'awa da ke sa jiki ya yi rawar jiki: Chariots of Fire.
Da ƙarfe 5 na safe, zakara ya yi cara. An harba bindiga. Masu gudu suka fara tseren gasar Comrades marathon.
Comrades ita ce tseren ultramarathon mafi tsufa kuma mafi girma a duniya. Tseren farko a shekarar 1921 ya ɗauki masu gudu mil 54.6 (kilomita 88) daga Pietermaritzburg zuwa Durban a bakin teku. Shekara ta gaba, tseren ya koma baya, yana hawa zuwa Pietermaritzburg, kuma yana canza alkibla kowace shekara tun daga lokacin, yana tsayawa kawai don Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu da cutar Covid-19. A cikin bugu 99 da aka yi, hanyar ta kasance kusan mil 55.
A wannan shekarar ta farko, masu gudu 34—dukansu fararen maza—ne suka yi layi don tseren. Tsohon sojan Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu Vic Clapham ne ya ƙirƙira shi don girmama abokansa da suka mutu. Goma sha shida daga cikinsu sun ƙare. Fiye da ƙarni guda bayan haka, a ranar 14 ga Yuni, mutane sama da 20,000 suka taru a wajen gidan gwamnati na Durban, suna fatan isa Pietermaritzburg kafin ƙarewar sa'o'i 12.
Abin da ya fara a matsayin gwajin juriya na fararen maza kawai ya zama wani abu da ya haɗa da rayuwar Afirka ta Kudu. Ya zama ruwan dare sosai har da wuya ka sami wanda bai san wanda ya ƙare Comrades ba.
Kulab ɗin gudu suna zuwa daga ko'ina cikin ƙasar. Masu tsaro da ma'aikatan shaguna suna yin layi tare da ma'aikatan banki da mashahurai. Kuma don rana ɗaya a kowace Yuni, rashin daidaiton launin fata na Afirka ta Kudu yana kama da ɓacewa.
Kana jin shi a ko'ina cikin tseren: kowane mai gudu yana da dalilinsa. William Seleka ya fara gudu a watan Maris 2025, yayin da yake fama da baƙin ciki mai zurfi bayan aurensa ya ƙare. "Na yi tunani cewa don in rayu, dole ne in shagaltu," in ji shi, yana miƙewa kafin gudu a wajen ɗakin da yake haya a garin Alexandra na Johannesburg, makonni biyu kafin Comrades.
An shawo kan Seleka ya shiga Run Alex, kulab ɗin gida. Bayan watanni shida, bai taɓa gudu fiye da kilomita 10 ba, ya ƙare tseren ultramarathon na kilomita 50 daga Johannesburg zuwa Pretoria.
"Na saba jin mutane suna cewa, 'Wannan Comrades ne, kana gudu daga Durban zuwa Pietermaritzburg.' Na ce, 'Wannan hauka ne, ba za ka iya yin hakan ba.' Amma yanzu muna fuskantar gaskiya—ni ma ina yin shi," in ji shi.
Don horarwa, Seleka yana gudu akalla kilomita 10 kowace rana a maraice bayan ya gyara na'urori ga kamfanin Smeg. A ranar Asabar, mai shekaru 38 zai yi gudu har kilomita 50 tare da Run Alex. "Farfaɗowa," in ji shi, ita ce rabin marathon.
Seleka ya ce yana so ya bar gado ga ɗansa mai shekaru 15 da 'yarsa mai shekaru uku. "Ba na jira in sami hular ja da lambar yabo don nuna wa yarana."
A kan "tseren hawa" na Comrades, masu gudu dole ne su hau kusan mita 1,800 (ƙafa 5,900) a kan hanyarsu zuwa Pietermaritzburg, wanda ke da mita 650 sama da Durban. A wannan shekara, masu gudu sun fara a rukuni uku, da ƙarfe 5 na safe, 5:15 na safe, da 5:30 na safe.
Kimanin mil 12 cikin tseren, rana ta fara fitowa a kan Pinetown, wani yanki a saman Durban. "Mu tafi! Mu tafi!" masu kallo suka yi ihu. Seleka ya bayyana a kan tudu. "Na yi farin cikin ganinka," ya yi murmushi, yana karkata don runguma mai sauri.
A shekarar 1923, Frances Hayward ta zama mace ta farko da ta fara kuma ta ƙare Comrades. A shekarar 1935, Robert Mtshali shi ne baƙi na farko da ya ƙare tseren. Duk da haka, tare da ci gaba... Fararen maza ne kawai aka ba su izinin shiga a hukumance, don haka Comrades ya zama kamar zai ci gaba da zama abin da yawancin ultramarathons suke a yau – wani abu na musamman da na manyan mutane.
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
L-R: Mai gudu yana samun shafa ƙafa daga mai aikin sa kai a kan hanya a Camperdown; masu kallo suna yi wa masu gudu murna a Pinetown.
Wannan ya canza a shekarar 1975, lokacin da aka raba tseren mai zaman kansa kuma aka buɗe shi ga mata. A lokacin, an hana Afirka ta Kudu shiga duk manyan wasannin duniya saboda mulkin wariyar launin fata, wanda ya haifar da hauka ga ƙasar da ke son wasanni.
"Wasu mutane a duniyar wasanni a Afirka ta Kudu sun yi tunanin cewa idan suka fara raba wasu ƙananan wasanni, zai nuna cewa Afirka ta Kudu ba ta da baya da kuma wariyar launin fata kamar yadda ake yi," in ji Ryan Lenora Brown, ɗan jarida wanda ya rufe Comrades tun 2017.
Sai TV ta zo a shekarar 1976. Tashar jihar guda ɗaya mai tsananin tantancewa ta fara nuna abubuwan da suka faru na Comrades. A shekarar 1986, ta watsa dukan tseren na yini gabaɗaya.
Mutanen Afirka ta Kudu sun sha'awar ganin direban isar da kaya Hoseah Tjale yana fafatawa da Bruce Fordyce, ɗan wasa mai sana'a wanda ya ci Comrades takwas a jere tun daga 1981.
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
Masu gudu sun cika hanya daga Durban zuwa Pietermaritzburg.
"A cikin shekarun 1980, za ka ga mai gudu fari yana raba kwalban ruwa da mai gudu baƙi. Wannan ɗan ƙaramin aiki ne, amma yana da ma'ana sosai a cikin al'ummar da ta rabu," in ji Brown.
Mulkin wariyar launin fata ya tura baƙi na Afirka ta Kudu zuwa matakan ƙasa na al'umma. Amma Tjale da Sam Tshabalala, baƙi na farko da ya ci Comrades a shekarar 1989, sun tabbatar da cewa za su iya cimma komai.
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
L-R: Magoya baya suna ɗaukar hoto tare da mai gudu a Pinetown; masu kallo suna yin layi a kan hanya daga Camperdown.
Yayin da masu gudu suka bar Durban, suna tafiya a kan tudu ta cikin bishiyoyi masu kore, filaye, da ƙananan garuruwa. Iyalai suna gasa a gefen hanya. Kulab ɗin gudu suna rarraba kayan daga rumfunan da ke kunna kiɗa. Kowa yana yi wa masu gudu murna, yana ƙarfafa su.
Zuwa rabin hanya, yawancin suna tafiya a kan kowane tudu. A tashar taimako ta Run Alex, Seleka ya canza zuwa takalmi na biyu. Wannan zaɓi ne mara kyau: da mil 34, yana cikin zafi mai tsanani. Hanyar da zai iya raba hankalinsa daga zafin ita ce ta kirga ko rera waƙa.
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
William Seleka kusa da Camperdown.
"Ni ba mutumin da ke zuwa coci ba," in ji shi. "Amma a wannan ranar, na fara rera waƙa. Ban san daga ina waƙoƙin suka fito ba."
Kimanin mil 46, Seleka ya sami wata tashar taimako ta Run Alex kuma ya saka takalmin abokin kulab ɗin. Ya ci gaba.
Hasken ya zama zinari. Wasu masu gudu suna rawa a kan layin ƙarewa tare da miƙa hannu. Wasu suna ƙetare hannu da hannu, baƙi waɗanda suka zama abokai a hanya. Da yawa sun yi tuntuɓe a kan layi, ko kuma sun faɗi kuma an ɗauke su a kan shimfiɗa.
Dare ya fara faɗuwa. An harba bindigogi don ƙarewar sa'o'i 12 na farko, sannan na biyu. Kusan kashi ɗaya bisa uku na masu gudu na Comrades suna ƙarewa a cikin sa'a ta ƙarshe.
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
Wani jami'in yana shirin harba bindiga don nuna ƙarewar sa'o'i 12 na ƙarshe.
"Bas ɗin" na tafiyar Afirka ta Kudu suna da ban mamaki a cikin tseren nesa saboda girmansu da haɗin kai. Masu gudu suna rera waƙa da ihu, suna jagorantar da mai tafiyar da lokaci wanda aka sani da direban bas. Wataƙila mafi girman murna a ranar ta zo lokacin da direban bas na ƙarshe na sa'o'i 12, Shahieda Thungo, ya ƙetare layi a 11:56:34, yana ɗauke da masu gudu da yawa gida tare da shi. Kusan kashi 91% na masu gudu sun ƙare a wannan shekara, a cewar shafin The Running Mann.
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
L-R: Jenny Da Silva ta rasa ƙarewar sa'o'i 12 da daƙiƙa; mai gudu mai gajiya yana hutawa bayan ya ƙetare layin ƙarewa a Pietermaritzburg.
Sai akwai waɗanda suka rasa ƙarewar. Da ƙarfe 5:30 na yamma, wani katanga na mutane ya ƙetare layin ƙarewa. Mata biyu sun gudu cikin su, da daƙiƙa kaɗan sun makara. Ɗaya, sanye da alamar kore ta mai ƙarewa sau goma, ta sunkuya cikin baƙin ciki. Fuskarta tana cikin hannayenta.
A layin ƙarewa na Comrades ultramarathon, Seleka ya yi kuka yayin da ya ƙetare a 10:30:49. Yana tunanin 'yar uwarsa, wadda kodar ta gaza a shekarar 2018. "A farkon, komai ya canza," in ji shi. "Na gaya wa kaina, wannan zafin yau na 'yar uwata ce."
Duba hoto cikin cikakken allo
Mai gudu ya ƙetare layin ƙarewa na Comrades Marathon na 2026 a Pietermaritzburg.
Kowa yana buƙatar dalili don ƙare Comrades, in ji Seleka, wanda ya riga ya shirya tserensa na shekara mai zuwa. "Idan kana cikin wahala da yawa, da zarar ka faɗi dalili, ya zama manufa," in ji shi. "Bayan Comrades ya ƙare, wani sabon babi ne kuma."
Tambayoyi da Amsoshi
Ga jerin tambayoyi game da ultramarathon mafi girma a duniya bisa bayanin da aka bayar
Tambayoyi na Farko
Q Menene ainihin ultramarathon
A Duk wani tseren ƙafa da ya fi tsawon marathon na yau da kullun na mil 26.2 Wannan babban taron ne mai masu gudu 20,000
Q Nisan nawa ne masu gudu ke tafiya a ultramarathon mafi girma a duniya
A Yayin da ba a bayyana ainihin nisan a bayaninka ba, yawancin manyan ultramarathons suna da kilomita 50 ko kilomita 100 Wasu ma suna da mil 100
Q Shin al'ada ne mutane su yi kuka yayin ultramarathon
A Ee, tabbas Layin gumi, hawaye, da abota yana da gaske Masu gudu sukan yi kuka saboda gajiya, zafi, ko farin ciki na ƙarewa Abin sha'awa ne mai zurfi
Q Shin dole ne ka zama ɗan wasa mai sana'a don gudu ɗaya
A A'a Yayin da masu gudu na musamman ke fafatawa, yawancin mahalarta mutane ne na yau da kullun da ke da ayyuka na cikakken lokaci waɗanda ke horarwa sosai na watanni An fi mayar da hankali kan ƙarewa, ba cin nasara ba
Q Yaya tsawon lokacin da ultramarathon ke ɗauka don ƙarewa
A Ya bambanta sosai Tseren kilomita 50 na iya ɗaukar sa'o'i 5-12 Tseren mil 100 na iya ɗaukar daga sa'o'i 15 zuwa sama da 40 ga masu ƙarewa na ƙarshe
Tambayoyi na Ci gaba
Q Yaya masu gudu ke magance ƙumburi da chafing yayin tseren mil 100
A Suna amfani da man shafawa na musamman, suna saka safa masu ɗaukar danshi, kuma suna canza takalmi da safa a tashoshin taimako Da yawa kuma suna ɗaure wuraren da ke da matsala a ƙafafunsu kafin tseren kuma suna amfani da man shafawa tsakanin yatsun ƙafafu
Q Menene masu gudu ke ci da sha yayin wannan taron mai tsayi
A Ba ruwa da gels kawai ba Suna dogara da abinci na gaske kamar dankalin da aka dafa, kankana mai gishiri, broth, soda mara ƙumshi, har ma da noodles na ramen don samun kalori da gishiri Suna shan ruwa, abubuwan sha na wasanni, da wani lokacin cola don ƙarfafa caffeine
Q Yaya masu gudu ke zuwa bayan gida yayin tseren
A Yawancin tseren suna da bayan gida masu ɗaukuwa a tashoshin taimako A sassan da ke nesa, masu gudu na iya fita daga hanya zuwa cikin daji, suna bin ka'idojin da suka dace
