Kingston High Performance Training Centre.

Glenn Mills walked out of the office building with a somewhat bloated body, and although he dreamed of being an athlete when he was younger, decades of coaching had made his belly bigger and bigger.

Although his steps are a little slow when he walks, his steps are very light, especially the eyes on a round face, although a little cloudy, but with the wisdom and confidence of the years.

It was the result of countless successes and failures in the coaching experience, from the caution of the first coach, to the arrogance of the results later, to the fact that now, I have seen everyone whisper softly and laugh and talk to the most unruly athlete all day.

Walking through the office building, Glenn Mills soon walked to the side of a track field.

He looked up and glanced at it from a distance, and in the bright sunlight, a dark shadow was speeding down the runway.

The dark shadow warmed up around the track, and the rustle of the sleeves of his tracksuit rubbing against him as he passed by him was clearly audible. Even in Kingston,

The morning temperature is not too high, and when it comes to warming up, Glenn Mills stresses that it's best to wear a jacket first.

And the tall black shadow running in the warm-up didn't stop when he saw him, just turned his head and grinned.

At the end of a warm-up run, the tall black man gasped and slowly crossed the track and walked in front of Glenn Mills.

"9:33."

Glenn Mills raised his hand and pointed to the hands of the Richard Mille watch on his wrist, his eyes narrowed into a thin line, and a faint smile on his round face.

"Oh, that's enough, Coach!"

The tall black man patted his forehead and complained, "I arrived at the training center by 10 o'clock, and if it was too early, I wouldn't have been able to accept it." ”

"Tomorrow early, Usain." Glenn Mills shook his head and waved his hand helplessly, "If you're done warming up now, we'll go to the apparatus now." The goal for the year is to hopefully get your body back to peak condition. ”

"It hurts so much." The tall black man grimaced and grinned, "This is a real pain, coach, can't it be any less, the runway training has made my legs and lungs unbearable." ”

"Equipment training for core strength can cause pain in some areas, and this is the effect of muscle training and recovery. All parts of your body need to support your spinal muscles, especially the back, which plays the most critical role in spine support. Do you know what that means? ”

"What?"

"Your body is recovering and your grades are steadily improving. On April 29 you ran 20.08 seconds in Fort-de-France and on May 6 you ran 20.10 seconds on home soil. This is the result of core strength training. Strong muscular strength means strong acceleration in the 200 corners, and better bursts in the final 30 meters. ”

"I also think I'm recovering well." Speaking of this black young man, he grinned and his body shook a little, "I should be able to run in 20 seconds this year, maybe 19.90 seconds." ”

"I hope so." Glenn Mills laughed, "You have to keep getting up early, you have to finish your morning training." I've looked at your training data, and your body responds better to machine training before noon, while cardio training is more effective in the evening. ”

"No, coach, you have to have faith in me, I'm up early now."

"Haha, keep up the good work. This year, we don't have to think about lower-level competitions like the NOW-Caribbean Regional Championships, but instead go to the Athletics Grand Prix in cities like New York, London, Zurich, Strava and Lausanne to challenge the stronger ones. ”

"Oh, that's a really good feeling."

"By the way, Usain, did you go to Bada Fitness Club yesterday?" Glenn Mills asked.

"Yesterday?" The black youth shook his head, "No, I'm home." ”

The Bada Club has a lot of Jamaican track and field stars train there, and black youths often go there and train a little confused, but it's a great place to hang out with friends.

Glenn Mills glanced at the young black man in surprise and continued, "Then you shouldn't know that Assafa Powell's 100m world record has been broken." ”

"What?!" The black youth's eyes widened and he almost jumped on the spot.

Walking back and forth beside Glenn Mills one after another, as if digesting the news, "How is it possible, how can it be so fast that Assafa Powell's record has been broken?!" ”

The more elite the athletes, the more they know that it is not easy to improve their performance. The sprint event, in particular, is almost incredibly difficult. The extreme speed of the human body is advancing in 100 minutes and 1,000 seconds.

Although occasionally black young people watched with envy the media expose Powell's mansion with its own pool, accompanied by beautiful beauties.

In the eyes of the black youth at this time, the Jamaican athlete Asafa Powell, who set the men's 100-meter record, was the object of his admiration, a superstar, and it can even be said that Asafa Powell has great significance to the entire Jamaican track and field athletes.

"It's hard to accept, but it's just the way it is." Glenn Mills said lightly, and there was something inexplicable in his tone.

He is also Jamaican and is a Jamaican sprint coach, although Asafa Powell is not an athlete he brought out. But there is no doubt that Powell has set a high bar for Jamaican athletics, setting world records and breaking many of the original impossible.

In several countries around the Caribbean in Central America, sprinting events are popular, and there are many talented athletes of all kinds.

But this is still one of the few people who snatched the men's 100m world record from the United States, and the significance of this is extraordinary.

In the more than 100 years before that, the U.S. men's 100-meter record had only been seen three times.

The first was Percy Williams of Canada in 1930, the second was Harry of Germany in 1960, and the third was Donovan Bailey of Canada in 1996.

And Asafa Powell's world record-breaking feat marks the rise of sprinting power in the Central American Caribbean, from Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago, to St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados, the Bahamas and many more.

Powell has also become the target of countless sprinters.

But now, that record has been broken.

It's like finally snatching a beloved treasure, and before it can be warmed up, it is snatched away again.

"Was it Gatlin who broke it? Or Sue? ”

The black youth seemed to gradually calm down, and there was a strange emotion rolling in his eyes.

In the current world, there are only two people who can challenge Asafa Powell in the sprint event, and if one person suddenly jumps out of a sprint and runs more than 9.77 seconds, he doesn't believe it.

The answer was not what he expected, and Glenn Mills slowly replied, "It's Sue." At the Doha Super Grand Prix, Sue ran 9.75 seconds, Justin Gatlin ran 9.77 seconds and Orusoki Fasuba 9.85 seconds. ”

"What the hell! How could it be, how did they run out. Coach, let me run the 100 meters too. ”

"You're too tall, Usain. I've said it many times that your height dictates that the start is too slow, and the sprint is too difficult, and that's definitely a technique. 100 meters is too late for you to get the most out of your speed. Your goal should be 200 meters and the object you want to overtake is Michael Johnson. This is the project you are most competitive in. ”

However, Francis Obikviru ...... "The youth seems to want to defend himself.

"He's too tall, too. Francis Obikviru is good in the 100m, but if his focus had been on the 200m, I believe he would have been dominant. In the 200m race, you can make a small mistake, take a small step, start a little slower, and then make up for it in the corners because there is plenty of time and distance for you to adjust. But 100 meters is completely different, there are many places where you can make mistakes, but there is not much time for you to remedy. From the first step to the last moment of the line, every detail needs to be perfected.

Moreover, the explosive power required for 100 meters will add extra pressure to your back and legs, and you may not be able to turn over later if you choose this event.

If you want to add an event, Usain, I think you should pick up 400 meters again, like you did in high school. ”