Morning, September 24th.

Early in the morning, on the track and field field of the Xinzhuang training base, the sound of footsteps was endless.

After three warm-up laps, Su Zu was walking slowly around the stadium track to move his body, while waving his arms slightly, as if mimicking his grasp of the center of gravity when crossing the corner.

In the 200m event this year, Su Zu has made great progress, far exceeding the 100m in terms of results.

This is because of the ability to maintain speed in the second half of the 200 meters, and in this regard, Su Zu's winter training in the sub-plateau for two consecutive years is still obvious for his improvement.

He doesn't lack speed, what he lacks is the ability to maintain speed, and it is only after this that he gradually makes up for it that his improvement in the 200m event is so huge.

However, Su Zu himself knew that there were still some problems that he needed to ponder, and the technology still needed to be carved with progress. He came from a 100-meter sprint and would have looked a little rough in the 200-meter corner.

Although he has improved a lot through the training relay race, the first and third corners, he can feel that it is still relatively rough compared to the top 200m runners.

In terms of grasping the center of gravity of the body and accelerating in corners, it is not as round as he is in the 100 meters. This is also a question of how many runners are in the 100m at the moment, such as Gatlin and Powell, whose consistent performance in the 200m is far worse than in the 100m.

The focus of training is different, resulting in different final results.

When playing against ordinary players, you can still make up for this through hard power, but in the competition with top players of the same level, any slight difference will become the key to victory or defeat.

When Su Zu walked slowly through the curve stage, he once again felt the grasp of the center of gravity of his body at this stage at high speed and the size of the arc of his arm swing.

In the 200m and 400m events, when it comes to the final sprint of the runners, there is often a situation of rolling the track, and in many cases, the runners' skills in this area are not perfect.

When the body enters the absolute high speed, or reaches a certain level of fatigue, it is impossible to grasp the center of gravity of the body more perfectly, and accidentally steps on the line and rolls the road, and finally there is no result.

In today's high-powered camera coverage of the whole field, almost any foul action will be found out and the results will be canceled in the end.

After walking around the field in place, Su Zu felt that his body had gradually moved, and the feeling of rapid breathing brought by the warm-up had calmed down at this moment, and he was ready to continue to start the direct regular 100-meter and 200-meter adaptive training.

This is the training method that has been cultivated since 2007, and every morning, there is a period of adaptation to the new running style.

The rhythm and technique of the body are trained over and over again for a long time, so that the muscle memory brain response has become purely subconscious, a natural response like breathing and blinking, and it has completely become an instinct to be able to run the ideal result in the field.

Generally speaking, for sprinters, if they suddenly change their running style and rhythm, it will take at least a year or two to fully adapt to it.

After all, reversing the natural habits of the human body, and reaching or even surpassing the previous level, is the result of long-term and repeated practice.

It's like walking, ordinary people walk in different ways, but after joining the army, after a long period of training in various military postures such as queue walking, the time will completely change in a few years. And this kind of change is like being in the army for a long time, completely integrated into the physical instinct, and it may naturally be like this for the rest of your life.

And if the two-year military service ends and returns to society, some people may still maintain the habits of Yangcheng in the army for a period of time at the beginning, but slowly after not playing for many hours, they will return to the previous one.

In the final analysis, it is the result of long-term training and repeated training, which directly soaks something into the bone marrow and becomes a part of the body, so that there can be stable or even surpassing performance in really high-intensity and high-level competitive competitions.

It took him seven or eight months to adapt to the new running style again and break his limits, partly because the optimization itself was very much in line with his physical condition, and partly because he was completely immersed in training day in and day out.

Moreover, Su Zu's self-feeling that he now not only has to maintain the new rhythm and habits that his body has cultivated, but also has the possibility of further improvement.

Since he started sprinting in 2001, he has been a layman, and he only knows the most basic knowledge about these things, and even many of the training methods he knows are hearsay.

More than six years have passed now, and he has gradually figured out the way and focus of his training by constantly learning and combining the conditions of his body.

This is also a process in which a top athlete gradually comes to the back, because of theoretical guidance and his own personal experience, he is more able to grasp the subtle little changes.

This is also the reason why many track and field coaches are athletes, track and field, especially track and field, unlike ball games, is a multi-person collective cooperation project, which requires cooperation and technology. Track competitions, or many sports such as table tennis and badminton, are all one-person troops.

From starting as a novice to perfecting your skills step by step and reaching the top, almost everything you have experienced along the way can be used as a reference for others to train and learn from.

Athletes like Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson, by the end of their careers, basically don't need a coach to give them a plan, and they can train in a targeted manner.

At this point, Li Zhizhong also began to loosen up Su Zu, since Su Zu's training last year to change the rhythm, the training plan has gradually been led by Su Zu himself, and the training plan and process have been controlled.

In later generations, Su Bingtian began to break his best 60-meter results in 2018, and a large part of the factor was that he began to master the training method and process by himself, and think for himself.

Of course, this does not negate the significance of the coach's guidance and training before, but in the middle and late stages of the career, a lot of game and training experience, as well as the understanding of oneself, can be adjusted more nuancedly.

Before the starting line, Su Zu stepped on the starting gear with both feet and began to lean over and swing out of the starting motion.

Zhang Peimeng, Wen Yongyi, Su Bingtian and Chen Yuhang, the relay team who practiced together in the morning, also surrounded them, some of them helped shout passwords, but more of them were carefully observing Su Zu's starting skills.

This has become the norm for relay team athletes to communicate now, after all, having a top sprinter in front of you to learn is something that you don't want to meet.

As for all the movements from the starting technique to the acceleration run, the mid-run and the final sprint, it is not suitable for everyone, but as long as you use your brain to think and analyze, you can always find your own shortcomings.

"Ready!"

Beep!

The whistle sounded from the whistle in Zhang Peimeng's mouth.

Su Zu got up, his feet suddenly stepped on the starting block, and he started to accelerate, like a strong wind, suddenly blowing in front of several people.

The good psychological quality of the athlete will not be affected in the slightest because of the presence of teammates watching by him, and he still maintains his own rhythm and runs quickly.

At the beginning of training one trip after another, Su Zu ran alone, and Su Bingtian or Wen Yongyi ran together, competing with each other and perfecting their skills through comparison with each other.

In one morning, several people conducted various training on the track, and the training methods ranged from starting acceleration to over-distance speed endurance, etc., to temper and promote each other.

"Lao Li, Su Zu has a good start."

When Yuan Guohua appeared on the track and field, he saw several people from the relay team training, and said to Li Zhizhong beside him with some emotion.

The Chinese relay team has always been weak in the world, and before 2003, it was often overwhelmed by Japan and Thailand in Asia, but since the emergence of Su Zu, the 2003 Asian Championships champion, the 2004 Olympic champion, the 2005 World Championships fifth place, the 2007 World Championships third place, all the way, from the very beginning Chen Jian, Yang Guangzong and Shen Yunbao, to the current Zhang Peimeng and others, the soul of the relay team has gradually been there.

A team sometimes needs such an atmosphere. Just like after the final 4× 100m relay at the World Championships in Osaka, four people participated in a urine test, and in the end, Su Bingtian dragged on for a long time, but even Su Zu would still wait outside the corridor.

Everyone is a team, there is competition, there is mutual assistance, all the way forward.

Li Zhizhong smiled, and didn't say much about Yuan Guohua's feelings, in fact, the role of example is very powerful. The predecessors have set a benchmark, and the future generations will want to surpass it again and again.

Now the goal of the young men who run the 100 meters in the track and field team is set at the 10-second mark, which is in the era when the national record is still 10.17 seconds, and many people don't even dare to think about it.

"Coach Yuan, Master."

The time was close to noon, and the relay team's morning training in the track and field was also coming to an end, Su Zu relaxed his muscles for a while, and then walked over to greet Yuan Guohua and Li Zhizhong.

"It's not bad, Su Zu, in two days, Powell and Guy will also come to the magic capital to participate in the Grand Prix." Yuan Guohua said with a smile to Su Zu.

"Is the list confirmed?"

Su Zu was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that the two of them would come to the Grand Prix immediately after the World Championships in Osaka, this kind of competition and desire to challenge is indeed very strong.

"Powell had just won the men's 100m title at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Finals, and Tyson Gay had been resting in Osaka since the World Championships in preparation for the Grand Prix."

The Magic City is Su Zu's home field, and he will definitely play, and Su Zu is still a little surprised that Powell and Tyson Gay are both coming.

Suzu and Powell and Guy have all played against each other on different occasions, but it is relatively rare for the three to appear in the same Grand Prix.

Especially after Guy reached the top and began to become the world's top two and top three sprinters, there was only last year's IAAF Finals and this year's World Championships, where the three of them ran head-to-head together, otherwise most of the races would have been separated.

Like last year's six Golden League matches between Suzu and Powell, to some extent, although the mutual competition has increased attention, the successive defeats have also affected Powell's commercial image.

Since then, in this year's general Grand Prix, it is rare for three people to appear at the same time, and occasionally a competition with two people has exploded the attention of many people.

According to Su Zu's original opinion, the Modu Grand Prix will come to participate in the Grand Prix at most, Powell participated in the IAAF Finals, it should be impossible to come to China to participate again, the finals in Stuttgart, Germany will end on September 23, and the Modu Grand Prix will be held on September 28, which is still a bit rushing, but I didn't expect that both of them would come to participate in the competition.

Su Zu was a little dumbfounded in his heart, and he also felt that he had underestimated the two of them for the championship and the final of the challenge, if it was from a different angle, he would definitely be the same.

At this point, it can also be seen that in addition to the consideration of commercial value, the two top sprinters still have the determination to surpass and break through again for themselves and their opponents.

After a series of ups and downs, Powell can be said to be more calm and able to face the challenges from a certain point of view, after all, the six Golden League games in 2006 and the Suzu challenge are still talked about even now.

And Tyson Gay, from some superstitious point of view, himself has unusual feelings about the 80,000-person stadium in the magic city.

This feeling is very subjective, and athletes will always have an inexplicable sense of intimacy with some competition venues, and will create all kinds of best results and miracles in these places.

Like Lausanne vs. Liu Yangyu, Modu vs. Tyson Gay, and New York vs. Usain Bolt, they are all places where they have made great progress on specific occasions in successive years, or have made major career turns, setting personal bests or even world records.

"This Modu Grand Prix is a bit like the essence of the World Championships in Osaka, and the competitors include almost all the masters of international athletics."

Yuan Guohua has already realized that he has understood the list of participants, and knows that the lineup of the Magic City Grand Prix this time is stronger than in previous years. Many of the players who participated in the World Championships in Osaka almost did not leave, and went directly to the magic capital to participate in the Grand Prix.

"By the way, Zhang Peimeng, the event you participated in is going to be changed for you, change it to 200 meters, and replace it with Su Bingtian in 100 meters, everyone can feel more like competing with the world's top players." Li Zhizhong added.

Zhang Peimeng nodded, didn't ask any questions, and said directly: "100 meters can directly let Su Bingtian go, if it's troublesome, I can't run at 200 meters." We experience the feeling of competing against the world's top players every day. ”

As soon as he said this, several people laughed. Indeed, they have been training with Su Zu all the time, and if you want to say that training and competing with top players, they are indeed experiencing it every day.

Of course, the real competition is still different from the usual training, psychological pressure, and the quality of the state are all factors that need to be considered.

Zhang Peimeng has participated in the men's 100m race at the Modu Grand Prix several times in a row, which was negotiated by the team before. At the current stage, in addition to Su Zu's accident, the 100-meter event in the team belongs to Zhang Peimeng's greatest potential, especially in the middle and second half of the ability, which is much better than Wen Yongyi, and is the team is optimistic about the focus of training.

Therefore, in the Grand Prix at his own doorstep, he can basically get a quota for the competition, and Zhang Peimeng will be allowed to play.

Su Zu heard the secret beside him, and asked, "Master, Guy doesn't run 100 meters, but 200 meters?" ”

From the moment he said that Powell and Guy were going to come to the competition, Su Zu has been thinking that the three of them should not be competing on the same stage, otherwise such a blockbuster news should have been hyped up a long time ago.

"It's not Guy, it's Powell." Li Zhizhong shook his head, "Their agent emphasized this point when communicating with the organizing committee, Guy and Powell can be on the same field with you no matter which event, the two of them are very eager to compete with you, but it is unacceptable if three people are on the same field." The challenge is to challenge the world record, but if there are three people in the same field, it becomes a competition for the rankings, which is not good for the commercial value of both of them. ”

Saying that, Li Zhizhong pointed to Zhang Peimeng, Su Bingtian and Wen Yongyi, and said: "This time, the Grand Prix team let Zhang Peimeng and Wen Yongyi participate in the men's 200-meter race, you have not run with a player like Powell in the individual event, to feel the atmosphere of the competition and the strength of the top sprinters." The 200m is not Powell's specialty, but this time, Jamaica's other strong athlete Usain Bolt did not come, and he should be the strongest. As for Su Bingtian, you and Su Zu run 100 meters together, accumulate experience in the competition, and it is best to strive to run a personal best. ”

In the end, Li Zhizhong's tone gradually became solemn, "The opportunity is rare, you all know that the quota of the Grand Prix is because it is held in our country, and you can only get it, I hope you can seize the opportunity, feel the atmosphere of the competition, and strive to run the A standard before August next year." ”

All of a sudden, everyone present also put away their playful expressions and became serious.

In the 2008 Olympic Games, the men's 100-meter standard is 10.21 seconds, and the 200-meter standard is 20.59 seconds.

And Su Bingtian is still outside 10.30 seconds because of his age and less training time for entering the national team, but whether he can run out of the Olympic A standard within a year, no one can say clearly.

But within the entire track and field team, from Feng Shuyong, Yu Liwei, to Li Zhizhong and Yuan Guohua, they are now hoping to have a few more runners who can reach the standard of one or two hundred meters.

After all, in the men's 110-meter hurdles, in addition to Liu Yangyu's outstanding, Shi Dongpeng and newcomer Ji Peng have both achieved the standard results.

Su Zu looked at Zhang Pei Meng and Su Bingtian, their eyes seemed to be shining, and he raised his head and looked at the banner of the Xinzhuang training base in the distance.

I don't know when, in addition to the banner celebrating his breaking of the world record again and Liu Yangyu's victory in the 110-meter hurdles at the World Championships, there is one more - train seriously and prepare for 2008!

Su Zu took a breath softly, "The 2008 Olympic Games are really not far away!" ”