Chapter 291: The Beginning of the Peak (Part II)

Su Zu looked up and glanced around the spectator seats, the seats in the Khalifa International Stadium extended outward relatively gently, forming a flower-like oval, instead of building the spectator seats steeply like many stadiums, divided into several floors.

Looking at the tens of thousands of spectators around him, Su Zu searched carefully for a while, but did not find a red flag and a distinctive Chinese character slogan.

This has become a habit for him every time he competes, as long as he is competing abroad, he will pay attention to whether there are overseas Chinese on the scene to watch his competition.

There are not many Chinese in Qatar, a country with a traditional chieftaincy system that is modernizing. Outsiders will not be too accustomed to coming to Qatar, the continuous hot climate, the lack of public transportation, and the high prices are all thresholds.

Most of the people who come here are working to make money, there is no payroll tax in the local area, and other taxes are quite small, but because of some beliefs and habits, there are basically not many Chinese people who are willing to stay here for a long time.

Of course, it is not without Chinese people who go south and north to look for opportunities here, but at this time in the Khalifa International Stadium, in addition to the team members accompanying Su Zu, it is still difficult to find a few Chinese people who come to watch the game.

Basically, the audience is typical of Central Asians, with many men in Arabic robes and women covered in black robes, as well as other spectators dressed in different costumes.

Next to Su Zu, when Justin Gatlin was watching the arena around Su Zu, his eyes also fell on Su Zu for a long time, although he didn't know what Su Zu's purpose was, he was not a stupid person. The words that Su Zu said to him just now still set off a ripple in his heart.

On the other side, several other players did simple stretching activities at the end of the game, and the corner of their eyes would sweep over the two people in the middle of the field from time to time.

Suzu and Justin Gatlin are the two strongest in the current world men's 100m apart from Powell. In a sense, Powell, despite his world record, has no heavyweight awards, and his record against the two is basically a defeat.

For these two athletes, it is also the most important challenge for athletes who have reached a certain level of sprinting strength at present.

Only with such a strong opponent can there be an explosion and a breakthrough, and you will not necessarily win, but there is still a chance to refresh your personal results.

Obikviru's best last year came at the Grand Prix with Suzu in Eugene, and Leonard Scott's new 100m record last year came at the London Grand Prix with Justin Gatlin.

Athletes' personal bests are often in the midst of a variety of strong opponents, challenging opponents and challenging themselves to explode.

Go to the most intense tracks, find the strongest opponents, and move towards the highest goals.

That's the mentality of a top athlete.

“On your marks!”

A familiar passphrase sounded.

Su Zu sighed lightly, and instantly felt a strange power spread throughout his body. It's been a while since I've been out of the ring, and it's a little nervous to play against Gatlin, Obikviru, Kincollins, Scott again, but not too nervous.

That's how it feels.

If you are too nervous, you may have stiff muscles and you won't be able to let go, and you won't be able to run with the most perfect technique and condition. If you are too relaxed, the whole person's spirit may not be concentrated.

On the field, the right amount of pressure and urgency always gives the most focus.

Similarly, at this moment, it was not only Su Zu who was concentrated, but many players, including Gatlin, adjusted their state in an instant and focused on the game.

Either adjust, or adjust your posture when you step on the starting gear, little by little, subtle movements, let yourself gradually improve to the best state.

Su Zu propped his hands on the plastic track, pulled his body apart, and pedaled hard with his feet on the starting block to ensure that the starting gear was fixed correctly. The body gradually retreats back to the starting line, leans over, and squats.

With each movement of starting adjustment, the spirit is highly concentrated.

Raising his head, he looked at the finish line in the distance, and the distance of a hundred meters continued to expand in his eyes. The sun shone brightly from the sky and fell on the open-air stadium, like lights for this stage.

"I'll win!"

Su Zu thought silently in his heart.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do it all over again, I will prove it, I will explore it, and I will give everything without regrets.

Keep your head down, be ready, and listen to the command.

Now the audience has been waiting with bated breath.

Al Jazeera's English-language commentator, Ryan Owens, was not interjecting at this time, and there was nothing else on the field except for some rustling in the audience.

“SET!”

The voice of the on-site starter sounded, and all the athletes stood up in unison, moving neatly and perfectly, like the most accurate machine.

The 100-meter trapeze battle is about to break out.

Syllable!

Race guns rang out!

All the athletes started instantly, and the spectators in front of the starting line only felt a flicker in front of their eyes, and the athletes in front of the starting line raised their arms at the same time and suddenly pedaled on the starting gear, and the eight people were like tigers out of the box, frantically rushing forward.

The silent arena boiled over at the moment when the guns rang out.

Su Zu's starting reaction speed was faster than before, and the start was more rapid, and in five months, he put aside the distractions of various businesses and activities, and quietly polished his technology, and his start became more perfect.

At this moment, although the spectators on the field are too fast and fast to distinguish because the players' movements are too fast, if you look at them in slow motion, you can clearly see that after the start, the level of the players is still different.

The fastest start reaction and acceleration is Leonard Scott, a power sprinter who is known for his starting reaction and acceleration to the start, and who achieved his first indoor World Championships gold medal in the 60m this year, is in good form and ambitious.

And Suzu, and Leonard Scott are almost no different, or even faster!

Su Zu had already run 6.48 seconds in the indoor competition in 2004, and after two years of growth, he has started faster than he used to.

It's just that for a long time, because of the speed in the back, he used Lewis's 100-meter technique, which limited his acceleration in the first tens of meters of 100 meters to a certain extent, leaving more room for improvement in the middle of the run, so that he could have a better ability to maintain speed in the second half of the race.

But now, it seems that this is no longer necessary.

His start was fast and fast, and in an instant, eight people rushed out, and twenty meters in front, Su Zu and Scott were neck and neck.

Behind them is ...... Justin Gatlin!! It's Gatlin and Jason Gardner.

Justin Gatlin, who has always been slow to start and lose, has always been the winner in the second half of the race, and this time he actually occupied third place in the first 20 meters.

His starting reflexes, his pace of movement, and his acceleration over short distances were perfect. He's in great shape!

And Jason Gardner, despite his age, is an athlete of the same era as Morris Green, and now he is over 30 years old, but his gun reaction and starting acceleration are still agile.

They were followed by Nigeria's Olusoki Fasuba and Trinidad and Tobago's Mark Burns, both in the prime of their careers, and in their prime they were playing flawlessly against the likes of Suzu and Gatlin.

Falling in the bottom two were Obikviru and Kim Collins, and it was normal for Obikeviru to fall behind in the first two or two meters of the start, and he reached a height of 1.95 meters, which did not have much advantage in the acceleration phase of the start.

So the reason why Obi Keviru often rushes is because he needs to run with a pressure gun to reduce his starting reaction speed, for a tall and long-legged player like him, in the case of cadence is not lost to others, as long as his speed is added, the speed in the second half of the race is amazing.

Eight players, there is a slight difference between the front and back, but in this 20 meters, the distance that has not even passed the acceleration stage, although there is a gap, but such a gap is extremely subtle, Su Zu and Scott, who ran at the front, are only half a distance to a position ahead of the others.

Twenty meters, thirty meters, forty meters...... It is entering the high-speed stage of running on the way.

In an instant, Leonard Scott felt the sensation of being strongly chased behind him.

At this distance, he has always been able to occupy an advantage, and no matter how bad he is, he will rarely be quickly overtaken.

And at this time, he felt that something was wrong. He is in the third lane, while the fourth lane to his right hand is his compatriot, Justin Gatlin.

He caught up, and at forty meters, Gatlin overtook him.

This was unbelievable in the past, and Gatling had beaten him in the last seventy or eighty meters, when he overtook him.

At this moment, the thought in his mind was whether Gatlin's running style today was still different from usual, or whether he was in too good shape.

The thought flashed, but he was running too fast for him to think about it, because he realized that the Nigerian next to him, Orusoki Fasuba, was also overtaking him.

Damn, what's going on today?!

Justin Gatlin's target has never been Leonard Scott, although the opponent has a certain strength, but in Gatlin's opinion, he has only one goal, Suzu!

Even if Scott wins the indoor 60m championship, even if he is in good form this year and hopes to run the 9.9 second mark, but so what, he, Justin Gatlin, is also at the peak of his form this year, he is about to run 9.8 seconds, he wants to break the world record, he has only one opponent, and now he is two positions ahead of Su Zu.

Olusoki Fasuba feels like he's flying, he's a race runner, he's had a lot of sprint experience, but it's the first time he's met so many masters in the ring.

And after the start, he felt that his condition was unusually good, perhaps the best moment of his life, whether it was starting or accelerating, he felt that his body had done the best response completely according to instinct.

He felt like he was flying, the wind was blowing in his ears, but he felt fast enough, but not fast enough, there were people in front of him, and there were two more.

Justin Gatlin and Suzu, the two fastest runners at the moment.

Orusoki Fasuba would love to win against them and let people know that he, a black man from Nigeria, is also the world's top sprinter.

He's squeezing all the strength of his body to chase!

Behind him, Obic Veru, Mark Burns, Kim Collins, Jason Gardner, each one is playing at their best.

But at this moment, some people already felt the gap in absolute strength.

The footsteps of the eight contestants were like firecrackers, like thunder, and there were only eight people with sixteen legs, but at this moment on the runway, they stepped on the feeling of thousands of horses.

That kind of absolute speed sprint, that kind of adrenaline rush of speed pleasure, is almost dizzying.

The hurricane from stationary to absolute speed infected all the spectators present.

Fifty meters, sixty meters, seventy meters......

The fastest peak stage on the way has arrived.

Su Zu only felt that every step he took was riding the wind and waves, his footsteps, swinging arms, and his body were breaking through the heavy air resistance.

Doha, Qatar is basically a plain area near the sea, and compared with the Haigen training base in the sub-plateau, the air resistance is increased, which may not be felt by ordinary people at all.

But when it comes to running at the fastest speed, that feeling becomes clear.

Although it is not possible to feel as sticky in the water as described in the movies or texts, Su Zu did feel a higher air resistance than in the sub-plateau area.

Each rapid step is breaking the air barrier in front of it, and then propelling the body to rush forward beyond the ordinary.

At the stage of 50 meters to 60 meters and 60 meters to 70 meters, Su Zu's speed has entered the extreme, which is the fastest speed that can be run.

In these two 10-meter stages, he completed the 10-meter distance in just 0.82 seconds, perhaps shorter, and at this distance, he believes that no one will be able to catch up with his opponent who has taken the lead and pulled away the distance.

Justin Gatlin can't, and neither can anyone else.

In this peak mid-way running stage, Justin Gatlin has always maintained a distance of two positions from Su Zu, and in an instant, Su Zu entered the high speed and exploded a little faster than him, and it was impossible for him to catch up at this stage.

He knew that they often won the last 20 meters, or even 10 meters.

This time, Gatlin was very fast from the start to the acceleration, and he was barely too far away from Suzu, and he believed that as long as he maintained this distance, victory would definitely favor him.

Seventy meters, eighty meters, ninety meters......

The finish line is getting closer!

At this time, everyone on the scene had already seen the order of positions on the field.

In first place was Suzu, then Gatlin, and then that Nigerian Orusoki Fasuba.

No one expected that in this distance from Orusoki-Fasuba, he would be able to run to the third position, and this lightning speed of ten seconds almost seemed to be stretched like a silk thread in the field of vision of many people.

At this stage, Su Zu felt the results of more than five months at the Haigen training base.

His pace didn't slow down.

This slowness is a subtle difference in speed, so subtle that the body can hardly give an accurate response, and his most intuitive feeling is Justin Gatlin, who is closest to him in the left rear.

Gatling was chasing after him frantically, the feeling that a strong enemy was on his side couldn't be clearer, he had run with Gatling many times, and in the past, Gatling had begun to move closer to him, and even began to be on a level with him.

At the Athens Olympics, he lost at this stage in the end, and the previous few times he also narrowly won at this distance.

And this time, Su Zu maintained the leading position.

And he's going to cross the finish line ahead of all the runners.

The last ten meters......

Before the finish line, local Qatari reporters and many reporters from Europe who had come to cover the Grand Prix had already begun to press the shutter of their cameras.

Click, click, click, and countless sounds rang out in an instant.

They want to capture the moment when the champion crosses the finish line!

At this time, sitting in the audience, Li Zhizhong had already stood up, his eyes wide open, staring at who would cross the finish line first.

Zhang Pingqiu, who was on the side, grabbed the armrest tightly with both hands, and his neck stretched out. Jiang Dahengyuan's face was nervous and expectant, and at this moment, many people in all corners of the arena reacted differently.

But as if the pause button had been pressed, everyone became silent sculptures, eyes fixed on the finish line.

Al Jazeera's English-language live commentator, Ryan Owens, spoke like a machine gun, crackling as soon as the athletes started to run.

"The race started, Gatlin started fast, Gatling overtook Scott, Gatlin was chasing Suzu, Gatlin, Gatling, Sue, Su, Su, Suzu crossed the finish line first! …… Oh my God, what did I see?!! ”

On the timing board next to the track, the first to cross the finish line appeared!

At this time, many of the people sitting in front of the TV and watching Al Jazeera's English channel also saw the results on TV.

9.75 seconds!

"9.75 seconds! 9.75 seconds! A new world record, unbelievable, oh my God, we are witnessing a new world record. At the Khalifa International Stadium, in Doha, we saw a legendary scene. Su, from China, broke the men's 100m world record of 9.77 seconds set by Asafa Powell in Athens last June. ”

"Wait a minute, this ...... It's not just one person who has broken the world record. ”

Ryan Owens instantly raised to the maximum decibel level, as if he had witnessed a hat-trick in the Champions League final, and he was full of emotion.

"Not only Sue, but Gatlin also broke Powell's world record......"

At this time, on the big screen at the scene, the results of the men's 100m of the Doha Grand Prix were displayed one by one.

1. Fifth Dao, Su Zu, China, reaction 0.142 seconds, score 9.75 seconds (9.752 seconds);

2. Fourth lane, Justin Gatlin, USA, reaction 0.169 seconds, time 9.77 seconds (9.766 seconds);

3. Second lane, Orusoki Fasuba, Nigeria, reaction 0.157 seconds, time 9.85 seconds;

4. Third lane, Leonard Scott, USA, reaction 0.139 seconds, 9.97 seconds;

5. First lane, Obikviru, Portugal, reaction 0.172 seconds, time 10.01 seconds;

6. Lane 7, Marco Burns, Trinidad and Tobago, reaction 0.166 seconds, 10.12 seconds;

7. Eighth lane, Jason Gardner, GBR, reaction 0.154 seconds, 10.20 seconds;

8. Sixth lane, Kim Collins, St. Kitts and Nevis, reaction 0.168 seconds, time 10.27 seconds;

Ryan Owens' commentary, which was broadcast live on Al Jazeera's English-language channel, came to an abrupt halt, but was followed by another burst of enthusiasm.

Justin Gatlin's time of 9.766 seconds also surpassed Powell's world record. According to IAAF regulations, this time will be rounded, so Gatlin's time should be 9.77 seconds! It was a really good race, a game full of miracles, and in this race we saw two records being made.

The referee at the end of the field gave a wind speed rating of +1.7 m/s, which is a valid record. Today, in Qatar, he ushered in his own world record! Men's 100m flyer record! ”

At this time, Suzu and Justin Gatlin were both looking up at the big screen.

The above results appeared in front of the two of them one by one.

In an instant, Su Zu felt an indescribable trembling sensation in his body, excitement, pride, excitement, all kinds of emotions poured out in one go.

He stared blankly at the results on the big screen, and the moment the gun rang out, the only thought left in his mind was running.

Run from the starting point, start from the starting point.

Over and over again, from the initial physical education class, from the steps up the mountain in his hometown of Qinglong Temple, from his decision to give up the life route of his previous life.

He started running!

Choose sprinting, choose the path of sports competition.

Start running on the loess road, start running on the cinder track, start running on the plastic track......

From the school games, to the county games, to the middle school games, to the national Grand Prix, to the National Championships, to the Asian Championships, to the City Games, to the World Indoor Championships, to the Olympic Games, to the World Championships, to the Golden Grand Prix, and even to today's this, in Doha, thousands of miles away from home, the Qatar Super Grand Prix.

In just a few years, almost harsh training, countless races, the memory seems to be still yesterday, when standing in front of the starting block or standing up, and those young classmates.

The entire timeline seems to have been pulled into the present at once, to where he is standing on the world stage today and dancing with the top powerhouses.

Under the blue sky and white clouds of the Haigen base on the sub-plateau, I practiced until my stomach cramped and vomited again and again, practiced until my hands and feet became soft and sore, and I practiced until I exhausted all my physical energy and almost needed someone to help me go back.

I've seen legends, and I want to be legends!

"Ahh

Suddenly there was a roar.

Su Zu seemed to come back to his senses from the countless flipping thoughts, standing on the runway, looking up to the sky and roaring!

At the scene, more than 30,000 spectators applauded, accompanied by various whistles and cheers, and even many people left the action and danced in the middle of the aisle.

It's not about nations or countries, just standing here and witnessing the birth of a new world record, and the excitement and excitement that makes them want to dance suddenly.

In the audience, Li Zhizhong was already stuck there.

Although he has thought countless times that Su Zu will set a world record, and he also has the strength to set a record.

But when the real men's 100m record appeared in front of him, he could hardly believe it.

Is this true? That's exactly what happened!

Two lines of tears slipped from the corners of his eyes, the youthful and high-spirited study experience, the numbness of middle-aged distress and chaos with no way out, and this year, at this moment, all turned into tears.

In my life, how can He De bring out such a disciple, stand on top of the world, break the world record, and surpass the limits of the human body.

I still remember when I met for the first time, the young man standing at the door of the Hedao Competition Management Center, dressed in plain clothes, was taciturn but had a calmness different from that of a young man.

And at this moment, he set a record.

Next to Li Zhizhong, Zhang Pingqiu and Jiang Daheng had already jumped up from their seats, clenched their fists with both hands, and roared loudly.

"This is Su Zu, this is our Chinese!! We are the fastest runners in the world! Record! Record!! ”

On the field, Su Zu ran around the field.

Countless reporters surrounded him, the flickering of the spotlights, his every step, every movement attracted these media people who wanted to be the first to photograph the champion style and the new world record swimmer.

"China, Suzu!!"

Su Zu was so excited that he almost jumped in front of a camera, pulled up the five-star red flag on the sprinter on his chest, pointed it at the camera, and shouted loudly.

9.75 seconds, this result may be far from the Jamaican lightning in the future, but at this moment, who cares about him!

If you can break the record once, you will definitely be able to break the second, third, and fourth times...... All the way to the final destination!

At this moment, he is a legend!