Under the scorching sun, on the track and field, a figure is conducting adaptive running training. Ｘ

This venue is the track and field venue of a middle school in Osaka City, and before the opening of the World Championships, the organizing committee arranged for athletes from various countries to conduct adaptive training.

"Su Zu, it's almost okay."

Li Zhizhong looked at his watch, and then squinted at the track and field in the distance, although it was only about 9 o'clock in the morning, the entire track and field could already faintly see the shaking steaming heat.

"One more run!"

Su Zu stood in front of the finish line, raised an index finger and gasped, sweat flowed down his cheeks and neck, and a sprint suit seemed to be fished out of water.

After speaking, without waiting for Li Zhizhong to answer, he walked slowly to relax his muscles and returned to the starting line.

Li Zhizhong smiled and shook his head slightly, looking at Su Zu's current training state, he was satisfied from the bottom of his heart.

However, as he got closer to the World Championships, he also saw that Su Zu was under a lot of pressure.

Powell and Tyson Gay's previous media interviews have indicated the goal of this year's World Championships, Powell's competitive state this year seems to be nothing because of injuries, but Tyson Gay, Li Zhizhong from the very beginning Su Zu noticed this athlete, he also gradually learned that this player, like the previous Justin Gatlin, is also a major player.

American track and field is the current leader in the sports world, and the athletes who can fight out of the fierce competition basically have a very good psychological state.

The sound of puffy footsteps sounded again, from the starting line to the finish line, in the blink of an eye, Su Zu had already completed the 100-meter straight.

Since the Paris Golden League, Suzu has been able to run at a new pace and stride, and he has been reinforcing his body to get used to it.

Seal carver Wang Mo has a saying: "Calligraphy seal carving is like taking the stage, if you don't practice for a day, you know it; If you don't practice for two days, the connoisseur knows; If you don't practice for three days, everyone knows it. ”

The same is true in competitive sports. There is a world of difference between an athlete who has been training for a long time and an athlete who has been training for a long time to stay prepared.

And Su Zu has always wanted to completely engrave this gradually familiar sense of rhythm and stride into his bones through training again and again.

Familiar, naturally, only such a state can be directly used in the face of the challenge of competitors, completely subconsciously.

"You have to pay more attention these days, Osaka has been hotter than the imperial capital lately. Earlier this month, the temperature exceeded 40°C, and there were a lot of people suffering from heat stroke here in Osaka. The IAAF has issued a color-coded temperature chart to warn of the risk of heat stroke. ”

Seeing Su Zu running over after running, Li Zhizhong handed a bottle of water to Su Zu and whispered.

Su Zu picked up the mineral water and took a small sip, and then poured it directly on his head. The weather in Osaka these days has reached 30 degrees Celsius in the morning, which can be regarded as a complete state of high temperature. These days, Su Zu has also heard about many athletes suffering from heat stroke.

Compared to the World Championships in Helsinki two years ago, this year's World Championships in Osaka is the way summer tournaments should be.

"By the way, coaches, Powell and Tyson Gay, how are they now?" Su Zu poured most of the bottle of water from his head, feeling that he seemed to dissipate a little heat, and asked as he walked with Li Zhizhong to the shady teaching building next to the track and field.

"Powell arrived in Japan before we did, and the Jamaican track and field team was training for the World Championships in Tottori. Hmm......" Li Zhizhong said and groaned slightly, "Yesterday, a reporter reported the news of Powell entering and leaving the bar. ”

"Drunk?" Su Zu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Jamaican track and field athletes go to nightclubs or something, and Su Zu also knew something about it before. Moreover, Jamaica dominated the world with lightning in the future, and all kinds of gossip were exposed, not to mention.

It's just that at this time, before the World Championships, I heard that Asafa Powell actually went to a nightclub, and from his standpoint, I still couldn't believe it.

A top athlete's preparation before the competition should go all out, and the preparation attitude of lingering in nightclubs made Su Zu feel a little lost in his heart.

"Don't be fooled." Li Zhizhong seemed to see Su Zu's thoughts, "You still have to prepare yourself, your opponent is not only Asafa Powell." ”

Su Zu nodded, knowing in his heart that it was 2007, and in addition to Asafa Powell, he would have to face more and more challenges next.

In addition to the 100 meters, he has 200 meters, and with Tyson Gay and the Jamaican Lightning, who is gradually reaching the top, he has to run even faster!

At the same time, in another training venue, the Jamaican track and field team also finished training for more than an hour a day.

"Hey, Asafah, do you want to go out for a drink tonight?"

On the track field, Nesta Carter greeted Asafa Powell with a smile.

There are three Jamaican places in the men's 100m at this year's World Championships, Asafa Powell, Clement Campbell, and one is Nesta Carter.

Since beating last year's Jamaican National Championship champion Michael Flatt in the trials, Nesta Carter is in high spirits and has set her sights on a medal.

"Forget it, Nesta, go yourself."

Asafa Powell shook his head, since returning to his hometown in Jamaica, he has been deeply reflecting on his mental state, and the pressure before the tournament has always made him breathless.

He wants a gold medal, he wants to beat his opponents, he wants to break the world record, and all eyes in Jamaica seem to be on him all the time.

And before that, he just went to a small fast food restaurant, a bar and a club, and wanted to see what the Japanese city was like. Use it to relieve your stress. As for training, he was on the training ground the next day after spending six hours walking.

These days, he has not relaxed at all after 1-2 hours of adaptive training every day, and under the rendering of the media, everyone seems to think that he neglected training and lingered in nightclubs or something.

Still, that's fine.

His performance in the 2007 season was not ideal, compared to the previous media bombardment Su Zu's performance declined, in fact, his form was not very good.

Suzu returned to the top of the competition that began last month, winning all eight Grand Prix and Golden League races, which made him soar to the top of the IAAF standings again.

When he left Jamaica, Coach Stephen Francis made it clear to him that he never lost to other opponents, he lost to his own heart.

"Asafa Powell, the most talented 100m, a talented Jamaican, but he can only show off on the IAAF Tour, and when he arrives, he becomes a soft egg."

"Powell, while once breaking world records and being one of the fastest runners on the planet, is like a rookie who gets nothing."

Powell's World Championship journey began in 2003 when he was sent off in the quarter-finals for running away. Then at Athens 2004, Powell didn't run the race, but he was the last runner to start, finishing fifth. 2005 was the year of Powell's fame, and in the frustrated Athens, the Jamaican set a new world record of 9.77 seconds. But Powell missed the 2005 World Athletics Championships due to a groin injury. Under the aura of Suzu and Justin Gatlin, his world record has no halo, because in 2006, the world record was broken by Suzu three times......"

Comment after comment, report, skepticism and criticism have never subsided.

Now, it's time to see how he performs.

There is a fire in his heart, just like Su Zu who faced the media's doubts before.

I need this gold medal, I want it more than anyone else, the track in Osaka is fast, I have to win not only the gold medal, but also beat all the opponents and break the 100m record, wait and see! r