Sprint: This champion is a bit weird

Chapter 9 When we should meet, we will meet each other.

On May 2005, 10, in the evening.

Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Center.

Standing in the starting preparation area and looking at the opponents around him who were generally half a head taller than him, Su Bingtian sighed silently.

His confidence was not sufficient.

It has been almost a year since he entered the Zhongshan Sports School to receive systematic training. During this year, he wanted to quit several times because he could not stand the hard and tiring training.

But in the end, I still persisted.

The reason for perseverance is neither for the so-called sprint dream nor the superficial belief that being an athlete is handsome and can attract girls.

More importantly, it is because Su Bingtian feels that he can find the meaning of hard work in the sport of sprinting.

For a teenager whose academic performance is not outstanding enough, whose appearance is not handsome, and whose height is even shorter than that of his peers, being able to find a field in which he is good at naturally gives him the motivation to work hard and persevere.

In the 60-meter race two days ago, he ran 7 seconds and finished third.

In today's 100-meter final, Su Bingtian's goal is also to compete for medals.

"Eh? Holy shit, is that Liu Xiang?"

An unexpected exclamation came from beside him. Su Bingtian looked in the direction pointed by his opponent and saw the familiar face in the stands not far away.

Yes, it is indeed Liu Xiang!

In addition to his idol Liu Xiang, there is also the "spectacled man" Hu Kai, as well as Wen Yongyi and Liang Jiahong of the provincial team, as well as several faces he is not familiar with.

"Hey, is the guy sitting next to Liu Xiang Wen Hao from the Guangxi team?"

"Wen Hao? Who is it? Do you know him?"

"Damn it, you didn't watch the game? Just two days ago at the National Games, he ran the fourth leg and won the relay championship. Then in the interview, he said - "Compete with Liu Xiang for 100 meters, compare with me a hundred times. Win a hundred times" became a hit that night! "

"So crazy?"

"Is this called crazy? If I beat Liu Xiang head-on, I would be even crazier than him!"

Su Bingtian listened to the discussions of the people around him and felt that they were a little noisy.

Although they are not considered professional athletes, they are still the best sports students in various cities and counties. How come they don't even understand the principle of "specialization in a profession"?

Let’s not talk about Liu Xiang’s mistakes in the relay final. Even if he didn’t make any mistakes, what would it mean if he really won the relay championship?
  This can only mean that China’s sprint is hopeless!
  The overall strength of the Magic City team is not that strong. What kind of thing is it for a 110-meter hurdles athlete to defeat many 100-meter athletes head-on?
  Therefore, although Liu Xiang is his idol, Su Bingtian feels that this result is quite good.

Apart from that, I can’t help but feel envious.

I envy Wen Hao, who is only one year older than me and sits next to Liu Xiang, for having such a high talent.

The East Asia Conference in Omen is coming soon, and Wen Hao can appear in Guangzhou with Liu Xiang, Hu Kai and others at this time.

Su Bingtian guessed that he would most likely be promoted to the national team.

Wearing the national flag and going to war at the age of seventeen is what a man should be!
  In the stands, Wen Hao and others were chatting and watching the game on the field.

"Come on, come on, do you want to play a game and guess who can win?"

"Let's play, I guess the 6th lane champion, this guy is the tallest, he may suffer a bit in the future, but once he takes a step forward, he will definitely overtake him all the way!"

"Then I'll press the 5th lane. Although this guy is not as tall as the 6th lane, he is the strongest and costs yuan!"

Liang Jiahong, who was not included in the national team roster but was invited to play with Wen Yongyi, said: "I'll bet on 7 lanes and be the banker for yuan. How about that?"

"What the hell? Xiaoliang, how dare you play?"

"Hehe, I know that guy from Road 7. I was the champion and he was the runner-up in this year's Guangdong Youth Championship."

"Damn! Brothers have dogs!"

"Wen Hao, who should I press?" "Me?" Wen Hao hesitated, "I'll press 4 lanes."

Everyone looked at Channel 4.

"No, are you sure you want to suppress this little man?"

"With such small arms and thin legs, and such an impressive height, Wenhao, you are rushing to give money to Jiahong."

Wen Hao spread his hands and said, "Just for fun, maybe he can create a miracle?"

Wen Hao had no impression of the Guangdong Track and Field Open in front of him. After all, he didn't even see an anemometer at the scene. It was obvious that he was not even qualified to enter the track and field association system.

Among the eight athletes on the field who were about to compete in the 4-meter final, he only knew Su Bingtian in lane .

This year, Su Bingtian is only 16 years old. He has a very young appearance and has long side bangs. If he dyes his hair again, he will look like a "family buried in love".

Restricted by the factors of the times, Su Bingtian's figure was still very thin. Even the "strongest" No. 5 player Lu Bin bet on could not be said to be very strong.

What Lu Bin refers to as "strong" means that the calves and the front of the thighs are thicker. This is also a prominent point in the current domestic understanding of the concept of sprinting:

Focus on exercising the calf muscles and hamstrings, while neglecting the hamstrings and, most importantly, the core hip muscles.

Strengthening the exercise of the hamstrings and hip core muscles is an important factor in Wenhao's substantial progress despite not activating the system two months before his rebirth.

"Everyone is in your place!"

When the command "Everyone is in your position" sounded, several other ongoing events in the field, such as long jump, high jump, shot put, etc., were also temporarily stopped.

Even the citizens who gathered around Liu Xiang for autographs couldn't help but look at the 100-meter track.

Under the instructions of the starter, the eight athletes walked onto the starting line, stepped on the starting block, and took a ready posture.

"preparation!"

"Snapped--!"

Here we are, familiar with the three steps and looking up, and the "suicide running method" that future track and field fans will ridicule appears.

After Su Bingtian took the first step, while his body was still leaning forward and accelerating, his head was already raised.

In fact, it's not just him, there are several players on the track whose starting skills are the same as Su Bingtian's.

Using such a starting technique is characterized by fast acceleration and the ability to quickly transition from the starting stage to the running stage on the way.

但诸多大师级教练之所以把短跑分为起跑（0~10米）、加速跑（10~30米）、途中跑（30~80米）、冲刺跑（80~100米），这四个环环相扣但又泾渭分明的环节，必然有其道理。

And if Su Bingtian adopts special starting techniques, severely shortens the acceleration process, and forces himself to enter the mid-running stage in advance, the result is - a collapse in the later stages!
  In the first 10 meters, after the gunshot, Su Bingtian burst out and rushed to the first place.

At 30 meters, Su Bingtian was still ahead of the other players, but the gap did not continue to widen.

At 60 meters, two players on the field have gradually closed the gap, but Su Bingtian is also gritting his teeth and holding on, and has not been surpassed for the time being.

At 80 meters, Liang Jiahong’s bet on the player in lane 7 had already surpassed Su Bingtian, and Lu Bin’s bet on the player in lane 5 almost tied Su Bingtian.

In the end, "Su Shen" Su Bingtian, the future Asian 100-meter king and one of the top fifteen personal bests in history, only finished third.

Liang Jiahong happily won 4 yuan from everyone, and also teased Wen Hao: "It's not Wen Hao, what do you think? That guy in lane is obviously a weakling."

Wen Hao just smiled and said nothing.

After the 100-meter final, because the level of competition on the field was really too low, everyone lost interest and went home.

Wen Hao did not deliberately say hello to Su Bingtian, who would grow into an Asian hegemon in the future.

When we should meet, we will meet.

(End of this chapter)