June 3, 2005, Eugene, Oregon, USA.

As the "City of Athletics" in the United States, the University of Oregon's Hayward Stadium hosts numerous track and field events here every year, attracting many track and field athletes and enthusiasts from all over the United States and even the world.

The 2005 IAAF World Grand Prix in Eugene was held at the University of Oregon's Hayward Stadium, and was originally known as the Pleadofontein Classic, an athletics event named in honor of the legendary long-distance runner Steve Pleadfontein.

It is also the founding site of sporting goods giant Niko, which has been the most important sponsor of the Pleventein Classic since 1978.

Although the game is still tomorrow, the University of Oregon's Hayward Stadium has a huge audience in the stands at this time.

The Eugene Grand Prix kicks off on the afternoon of June 4, but with so many track and field enthusiasts around, many people show up in the stands at the University of Oregon a day or two to watch the adaptation training of the best athletes from all over the country and around the world.

Ye Qin stepped on the track at Hayward Stadium and felt the quality of the track at Eugene, and he could clearly feel that it was better than the field he used to train and compete in China.

Moreover, Eugene's proximity to the Pacific Northwest has a Mediterranean climate, and the temperature and humidity are very comfortable.

Since meeting Victor Conte at Baylor University, Randy Hunter led Yechin and other team members to stay no longer and went straight to Eugene to start preparing for the game.

Although he heard that the local scenery in Eugene was very poor, Yechin did not go around for a while, but seriously carried out Randy Hunter's training plan.

From Clyde Hart and Michael Johnson, Randy Hunter was much more inspired, and was much clearer about his goals for the 400m training route after Yechin.

In fact, in the middle, Randy Hunter once considered changing Ye Qin's main event to the men's 200 meters, after all, from the current situation, Ye Qin's 200 meters are more outstanding than the 400 meters.

But Clyde Hart dismissed Randy Hunter's idea, and the main point was that the 400 meters would help athletes with their basic physical fitness, and they would be more capable of an intensive race than the 200 meters.

In the 03 World Junior Championships and the 04 World Youth Championships, Ye Qin encountered the situation of rolling the schedule, and the reason why he was able to achieve good results under such circumstances is not unrelated to the fact that he practiced the 400-meter special at the beginning.

In terms of training intensity, physical coping, and the tolerance of the body's muscles, the 400 meters are more demanding. Often when practicing speed endurance, it is a 500-meter or 600-meter run, and after a long time of training, athletes do not say anything else, at least compared with athletes who also run 200 meters, basically there will be no lack of physical fitness in the second half of the year.

One of the biggest problems young athletes face when they are not fully grown is physical fitness. Many young athletes who run the 100 meters will run the second half of the 60 meters later, let alone events like the 200 meters.

The 400-meter training method, at least to some extent, can make the athletes' physical fitness and endurance more confrontational when dealing with the intensive course.

However, in this race in Eugene, Ye Qin still only competed in one shot and ran 400 meters.

Ye Qin wanted to run two races, but the schedule was the same as the two Grand Prix in Eugene and Osaka, and there was no 200-meter event, and Ye Qin had to run the 200-meter race until June 11 at the New York Grand Prix.

After an afternoon of acclimatization training at Hayward Stadium and familiarizing himself with the field, Yechin didn't stay any longer.

The whole stadium is tomorrow's home stadium, and there are many athletes who come to adapt to training today, many black men and women who Ye Qin doesn't know, and you can see whizzing by on the track from time to time.

I walked to the other side of the field, where there were more than 90 centimeter-high hurdles on the straight, where the formal hurdle warm-up venue was located.

"Brother Yangyu, it's almost!" Ye Qin rushed to the starting line of the 110-meter hurdles, and Liu Yangyu, who had just completed his adaptation training, said hello to Liu Yangyu, who was dripping with sweat.

"Wait for me, I'll make two more trips!"

Liu Yangyu beckoned to Ye Qin, returned to the starting line, and hurried to prepare to boast a few more hurdles to find the feeling of the game.

Compared with other sprint events, the adaptive training of hurdles is relatively more troublesome, mainly to set up hurdles, and athletes need to cooperate with the venue staff if they need to train, so as to seize the time.

In international competitions, sometimes the venue conditions in some places are limited, such as sprinting events, it is better to say some, there is a running track for the runner, basically there is no problem to adapt to the venue connection, but if it is like the 110-meter hurdles, you need to use a lot of hurdles, and sometimes you need to communicate with the organizers.

Moreover, the height of the hurdles of male and female athletes is different, and the height of the hurdles of the 400-meter hurdles and the 110-meter hurdles is also different, and the distance between them needs to be paid special attention.

Ye Qin heard Liu Yangyu say once before, he participated in an indoor track and field competition in Europe, and there were a total of 5 tracks on the indoor 60-meter track, and both male and female athletes were crammed together, three of which were used for 60-meter sprinters, and the other two were for the 60-meter hurdles.

An outdoor Grand Prix site like Eugene Station will naturally not happen to the situation just mentioned, but coordinating the field railings and so on, relatively speaking, is still much more troublesome than Ye Qin.

Standing on the sidelines, Ye Qin quieted down, and did not go up to disturb, Liu Yangyu They arrived in Eugene the day before yesterday to meet, and in order to prepare for the game in Eugene tomorrow, several people went to the stadium to train together.

It will also be the last training session at Hayward Stadium before the game, and the stadium will be closed tomorrow morning to set up equipment and then open until after the official game in the afternoon.

"I heard you went to Baylor University, how was it over there? I haven't seen Yang Yao's kid for a long time. ”

As soon as Ye Qin walked to the sidelines, a middle-aged man with a high forehead walked towards him not far away and asked with a smile.

It was none other than Liu Yangyu's coach, Ye Qin was quite familiar with Coach Sun Chaosheng.

Ye Qin still remembers the advice given by Coach Sun Chaosheng at the beginning, asking him to participate in more competitions, train with competitions, and not be trapped in one acre and three points of land in China.

At that time, Nie Fangping didn't have this condition with him, but after going around and around, he finally took an important step towards various foreign competitions this year.

"It's pretty good, Brother Yang is stronger than before, and Coach Cai and several other coaches are quite good. My coach said that Clyde Hart is a very good coach and that he has been inspired by him. ”

"That's good." Sun Chaosheng nodded, he is from Shenghai, Yang Yao knew him before he entered the national team, and he also supported the strategy of "going out" promoted by the Athletics Management Center this time.

In his opinion, Yang Yao's talent is not low, but the end line is not delayed by strong pressure and stimulation in the domestic arena, this time he hopes that Yang Yao can improve again by accepting the guidance of famous teachers.

After the new generation of athletes grows up, Yang Yao will face more and more challenges, and if they can't find their place, they will soon be replaced.

Ye Qin has already swept the domestic men's 200 meters and 400 meters, which is a great stimulation for many athletes. Sun Chaosheng has heard that there is another young 200-meter athlete on the Yanjing team who is going to enter the national team.

The two waited on the sidelines for a while, and Liu Yangyu finished the last trip and didn't stay, and went directly to the sidelines to meet up.

"Let's go, Ye Qin, go back to the hotel and take a shower first, and I'll take you to dinner tonight."

"Eat?" Ye Qin glanced at Liu Yangyu with some curiosity, "Don't you eat at the hotel?" ”

"There are guests coming over tonight, alas, no, it's the host who is the east." Liu Yangyu smiled, then turned to look at Sun Chaosheng, "Master, we young people will gather and chat tonight, but we won't be with you." ”

"Stinky boy, I'm so rare." Sun Chaosheng seemed to have known Liu Yangyu's arrangement, and scolded with a disapproving smile.

The group first returned to the hotel not far from the University of Oregon, Ye Qin took the time to wash up in the hotel, and said hello to Randy Hunter, Chen Zhongzhou and others, and it didn't take long to see Liu Yangyu already waiting outside.

Randy Hunter does not interfere with going out, as an American coach, he is more open in this regard, but he will also emphasize time and give Yechin some necessary common sense of life. However, Eugene's side is relatively safe, and it is not a big problem. On the contrary, Chen Zhongzhou and the others were a little nervous, but after seeing Liu Yangyu together, they didn't say much.

Ye Qin was still a little puzzled at first where Liu Yangyu wanted to take him, and as soon as he walked out of the hotel gate, he saw a very spacious and tall luxury SUV parked at the door. It seemed that seeing Ye Qin and Liu Yangyu coming out, the door of the back seat of the SUV slowly opened, and a big hand stretched out and waved at the two.

"Let's go!" After Liu Yangyu saw the door of the back seat of the SUV open, he took the first step and walked over.

Ye Qin followed behind the other party, and there was some surprise in his heart, the car was very big, and after opening the car door, he could find that the two rows of the back seat of the car were sitting opposite each other, and Ye Qin followed behind Liu Yangyu and was about to get into the car, when he saw clearly the person who was waving at him, and was stunned for a moment.

Fangzheng's broad face, even the back seat of the extremely spacious and tall SUV looked a little cramped on the other side, and even if the whole person was sitting there, his head seemed to be slightly lowered, as if he was afraid of booking to the roof.

"Da Yao?!" Ye Qin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise all of a sudden.

If Liu Yangyu jumped from the Athens Olympics to become the hottest media darling in the current domestic sports world, then the tall man sitting in the car at the moment can be said to have been the focus of the media in China and the United States since the beginning of 02.

"Haha......" A hearty laugh came from the mouth of the giant in the car, beckoning, "Ye Qin, right, let's get in the car first, I wanted to meet you last time when I was at the Shenghai Station of the National Indoor Track and Field Championships, but I was late in returning to China at the time, and I finally met this time." ”