Chapter 16
At this time on the track, Xu Ziqi in the fifth lane firmly took the lead in the starting phase with his excellent explosive power and good starting acceleration skills. He could observe from the corner of his eye that no opponent could pose a threat to him at this stage.
As one of the best students in this summer camp, although Xu Ziqi only regarded Zhou Yuang as his opponent, and the so-called "little ancestor" in Dormitory 303 was just a gift that was taken care of by him, he still had no good feelings towards Su Yu in his heart.
He thought that when the coach selected students for additional training, after choosing Zhou Yuang, he should at least choose himself or Liao Weiwei. What's the point of choosing a student who can't participate in the training properly?
In this test match, of course he wanted to defeat Zhou Yuang's little ancestor first and then go to the finals to teach Zhou Yuang a lesson. He also wanted to prove himself to the coaching staff of the summer camp. In the plan his parents made for him, being a sports student with specialty in track and field was a very suitable path for him. As long as he could be admitted to the provincial team, there would be special recruitment and recommendation channels for high schools and universities in the future.
As a result, in this summer camp, his best chance was taken away by a sickly person. Although Xu Ziqi believed that it would be meaningless even if Su Yu was chosen by Pei Dingshan, it was this meaningless waste of resources that made him even more unhappy.
Perhaps it was because of the dissatisfaction accumulated in his heart, the more intense emotions made Xu Ziqi's overall condition even better than during normal training.
This time... he felt that he might be able to break his PB!
With this thought in mind, Xu Ziqi was in exceptional form in the first thirty meters, which not only amazed the coaching staff watching the race on the track, but also impressed several members of the G Province youth team who came to join in the fun.
"Is this also a student from the S Province summer camp? He looks great!"
But no matter what other people around said, there were several pairs of eyes that were always fixed on Su Yu in the third lane. Among them were Pei Dingshan who was watching the race on the sidelines, Zhou Yuan and Jiang Yuan who had already finished the preliminaries, and Ye Minghao from the G Province team.
The turning point of Xu Ziqi's condition occurred in the connection between his acceleration run and mid-distance run. His acceleration in the first thirty meters was excellent, not inferior to the members of the S Province Youth Team at all. But after a short acceleration run, the sharp-eyed coaches around him were the first to discover the problem.
"This Xu Ziqi is not stable enough."
From the moment he entered the mid-run stage, Xu Ziqi's running movements began to become deformed. Of course, perhaps he himself did not notice it, and he still felt that he was running forward very hard. However, in the actual running process, he had a vague feeling that "he clearly used more strength than before but his speed was slower than before."
Of course, this thought only flashed through his mind. Xu Ziqi didn't think he would lose to anyone in this game until he heard exclamations from people around him.
Why are people around exclaiming?
Who were they exclaiming at?
Before Xu Ziqi could figure out all this, he saw a figure approaching him out of the corner of his eye - who was it? !
On the third lane, from the moment the starter gave the command "on your marks", Su Yu had put all thoughts behind him, whether it was the attention from the people around him that made him a little irritated, or the various theories that Pei Dingshan had instilled in him during the 38-day summer camp.
He had thrown all thoughts related or unrelated to the race behind him, and the only thing left was the track in front of him that belonged to him alone.
Step on it – and run it.
Su Yu once thought that sprinting was just an ordinary regret that disrupted his life, but now, he was just standing on such an ordinary track, and the surging emotions in his heart made him frown.
This emotion seemed to urge him - hurry up, hurry up to get on the track, and then run to the finish line at the fastest speed!
This surging emotion made him take several deep breaths before he could calm himself down after hearing the command "Get ready". Then he supported himself with his hands and squatted on the starting blocks, waiting for the moment when "ready" and the starting gun sounded.
If someone watched the two test matches of Zhou Yuang and Su Yu at the same time, they might find that not only the angles of the starting blocks of Zhou Yuang and Su Yu were adjusted differently, but also the width of their hands and the forward angle of their bodies when they supported themselves on the ground were different.
Compared with Zhou Yuang, the distance between Su Yu's two palms is closer, which makes his body center of gravity higher when supporting himself with both hands, providing him with more efficient explosive power when pushing off the starting blocks.
It was with the added reinforcement of this power that when the starter on the scene pulled the trigger and gave the "bang" instruction of the starting gun, relying on his concentration without any distractions, the power brought by the precise and good starting preparation movements and his own outstanding reaction ability - the quick reaction at the starting stage was almost a matter of course.
From the moment he pushed the starting block with his left foot and took a quick step forward, Su Yu concentrated on mobilizing every inch of strength in his body.
His not-so-friendly physical condition did make him irritable, but the training that Pei Dingshan had given him for nearly a month and a half made up for his lack of strength at this moment.
Lack of explosive power at the start?
Then adjust your starting posture, increase the efficiency of your body's power burst during the starting phase by changing the body's driving angle and adjusting the center of gravity in the preparatory posture.
Not enough physical strength?
Then, through more detailed study of the overall sprinting technique, every bit of strength can go to where it should be used most.
From the moment he pushed off, this set of skills that had been running in Su Yu's mind for nearly a month and a half had been integrated into his muscle memory unknowingly, allowing him to mobilize his body and strength more effectively.
'Tread, step, step'
Every step he took might not be the largest or the most powerful, but it was definitely the skill and strength that best suited him at this stage.
——Remember, you have to feel the feedback the track gives you.
What Pei Dingshan said was always imprinted in Su Yu's mind. He felt every bit of strength that the plastic track fed back to him after each step touched the ground, and then used this strength to push his body forward more easily!
Faster, faster!
Every feedback force from the ground and every running step made Su Yu feel the power of galloping began to accumulate and surge in his body.
Even though the rapid outburst at the beginning caused his body to quickly accumulate fatigue and soreness, but with the arrival of these feedback forces, he began to feel an unprecedented sense of power and fullness accumulating in his body!
At this time, the coaches who were watching the race on the side of the track had their eyes widened in surprise.
"This Su Yu..."
“This sense of power and rhythm…!”
"How is that possible? His speed is still increasing in the latter stages?!"
"This is impossible. His physical fitness is too weak. His physical condition means that his endurance is limited. Why is his speed still increasing right after entering the latter part of the race?!"
"All the other contestants have slowed down significantly. How did Su Yu do it?!"
Even more surprised than the coaches were the students in the summer camp. From the beginning of the competition, the students in the summer camp felt that the test results of this group would be a foregone conclusion and that the winner would definitely be Xu Ziqi on the fifth track. However, everything did not develop as they had expected.
In the first thirty meters, Xu Ziqi did have a very obvious advantage, but when the race entered the mid-run stage, although Xu Ziqi's speed was still very fast, he no longer had the overwhelming advantage like before - or it was Su Yu's gradually increasing speed after entering the mid-run stage that made Xu Ziqi's speed seem less outstanding.
But the really bizarre part was the next part. When the race approached the 50-meter stage, Xu Ziqi obviously noticed that Su Yu was approaching. The students watching the race could see that Xu Ziqi began to grit his teeth and try to speed up. His running frequency and strength seemed to be greater, but his extra effort did not bring him much increase in speed, but seemed to bring him greater physical consumption and burden.
"What the hell, this Su Yu was supposed to be a squishy mage?!"
"How did he do that? Help me, why does it feel like he doesn't seem to be running very hard???"
"Look at Xu Ziqi's face, it looks like he's about to be surpassed by Su Yu..."
“…”
"Not right away."
Someone was stunned and murmured: "It has exceeded it..."
On the track, Su Yu was actually trying his best to mobilize every bit of strength in his body. His eyes were focused on the front, and in his ears he could only hear the sound of his every footstep on the ground and the thump of his heart beating violently in his chest.
The only belief kept repeating in his mind - faster, he wanted faster!
Reach the finish line faster, rush towards the only direction of victory faster!
This unprecedented persistent belief almost ignited his heart, driving him to move forward step by step with his tired body.
Until the final sprint stage, he gritted his teeth and held up his already heavy limbs, shifted the center of gravity of his upper body forward, and increased the swinging motion of his arms - sprint!
In the last few sprint steps, Su Yu's body staggered slightly. This was a sign that his physical energy had been greatly consumed, and in the end he was unable to support his technical movements.
But no one present cared about this detail.
Because at this moment, Su Yu, who was considered by everyone to be just a "fragile mage" and a "gift" before the test match began, has crossed the finish line in front of him with an absolute lead!
"Fuck, did someone tell me I was dreaming... The winner of this test match is Su Yu?!"
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