Crazy race
In the locker room, Qu Chi bumped into Dong Zichun, who came to change clothes a little later.
Dong Zichun saw that Qu Chi always had a sullen face, but at this moment his expression was gloomy but calm.
She once again stopped in front of Qu Chi and said, "Sit there and wait for me."
She pointed to the sofa at the door and walked in without caring whether Qu Chi agreed or not.
Separated by a door, she was silent for a while, leaning against the door and said.
"Back then, when I changed my event, I was very happy because I wouldn't have to run into freaks like you guys again. This is the 400 meters. Even if there was a genius someday, he wouldn't come to this barren 400 meters. When there's no tiger in the mountain, I, Dong Zichun, am the king.
"I admit, I was really scared of you two. I don't know why I paid special attention to you. When I found out you switched to track and field, I was scared to death. Luckily, you didn't do anything weird or do multiple events... Looking back now, the joy of having escaped a disaster is still obvious.
"But, you, you, why don't you just run your 100 meters? Isn't it better than the 400 meters, which is so confusing that no one knows whether it's a sprint or a long-distance race? Why did you come to run the 400? I really have seen a ghost, you two are haunting me! Do you know what Coach He said to me at the beginning of winter training? She wanted me to train hard and try to earn points to compete in the World Championships next year.
"Ha, for a moment I couldn't tell whether she was overestimating me or belittling me. How could she tell I could earn points? And why did she decide that I could only earn points by participating in the World Championships, while you could rely on breakthrough results? Is she just looking down on me? She's so good, why can't she let me also strive for a score that meets the standard? As a result, you keep breaking through like a firecracker, while I'm just a small dud that can't even be lit with a rocket.
"I just want to tell Coach He that you are really good at judging people.
"Just now, she told me to calm down, saying one match doesn't mean anything, I still have many more to come. That was just one match! That was the World Championships! I couldn't even imagine it before. How could you... You guys, you really are all perverts that I can never surpass. Am I that bad? Can I really qualify for the World Championships based on my ranking points? Tell me!"
No one answered her. Dong Zichun said to himself that he was furious. He opened the door swiftly and found that there was not even a hair of Qu Chi on the sofa.
“…”
"Fuck you."
*
Qu Chi sat in front of He Yang and watched He Yang call up the video of her practice match.
"You've clearly made some progress, but it seems like neither your starting form nor your overall cadence has changed much. I just did a rough comparison between the images and found that your stride lengthened somewhat in the final stages. While a performance improvement is a good thing, if this lengthening makes you uncomfortable during the race, we should temporarily suspend this practice. You're still young, and you'll naturally grow in this area in the future."
He Yang was worried that she had consumed her body's potential and damaged her foundation. Qu Chi carefully felt her body and shook her head honestly.
"I didn't feel any discomfort. I wasn't thinking about anything at the time. I just wanted to run faster."
He Yang nodded, pondered for a moment, and called the assistant coach.
"Qu Chi, you'll go get a physical examination later."
It is also the coach's responsibility to keep track of the athletes' physical data at all times to avoid accidents, and Qu Chi did not object.
He Yang then showed her a magnified image of Qu Chi's arm swinging movement when he started running.
The next step is to control some very detailed techniques. Since confirming that Qu Chi's body adaptability is particularly good, He Yang will pay attention to her movements to see if they are subconsciously learned from some famous general. It may not work, but because her body automatically digests this detail, Qu Chi herself did not notice it.
Some can be retained, while some may damage the overall posture of Quchi.
After the review, Qu Chi underwent a physical examination, which also included a doping test.
He Yang needs to rule out the possibility that she accidentally ingested something that would affect the doping test during her two days off.
The result is of course no, Qu Chi has always been very careful about his diet.
As the winter training was drawing to a close, Qu Chi, who had adjusted her mindset, successfully refreshed her personal best to 51.40 seconds during training. In the previous two World Championships, she was very close to the target line, but in this one she was going to participate in, there was still a gap of 0.4 seconds.
"I'll arrange a suitable schedule for you. Your ranking in the competition isn't that important. Of course, if you complete the first task, you'll probably be first in all the domestic competitions. Your top priority is to break 51 seconds. There are still five months until the end of the World Championships qualification period. Your chances are great, but they might also slip by in a flash."
"You know, the route I planned for you is to meet the performance requirements. If you don't succeed in the end, your points may not be enough to successfully participate in the competition." He Yang meant to fight a do-or-die battle. Qu Chi's heart beat a little fast, but she also wanted to meet the performance requirements more. Besides, she felt that a breakthrough in the competition was indeed more suitable for her.
"Good coach."
He Yang raised his palm again, bent his four fingers and hooked them, and put Qu Chi close to his ear.
This simple action made He Yang feel very stealthy.
"Second task, when you're not in good form and don't have a chance to break through, you should just follow those players. Got it? I've arranged a few international competitions for you that might be suitable for you. You can learn secretly. Live events are more intuitive than videos. We can go empty-handed and come back with some brains."
He Yang was talking about Qu Chi learning from watching videos of famous international athletes. On the one hand, He Yang said this, but on the other hand, she actually wanted Qu Chi not to be too anxious. Meeting strong opponents in international competitions might stimulate his condition, or it might just be that Qu Chi's condition is not good enough. If he really can't run at this time, she is still worried that Qu Chi is too young and will have psychological problems.
Qu Chi smiled and nodded.
He Yang felt a little relieved when he saw that she agreed.
"The competition schedule is tight, but as long as the higher-ups approve it, I'll be your coach when you go abroad."
Qu Chi felt warm in his heart, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he nodded again:
"good."
Dong Zichun and Qu Chi both left the training base and started participating in competitions everywhere. They would meet occasionally in a competition, but most of the time they would miss each other.
After all, the competitions He Yang planned for Dong Zichun require points, and a higher ranking in the competition can earn more points. If Qu Chi is there, there will be a conflict in their ranking points. Moreover, Qu Chi's competitions tend to focus on matches that can help her refresh her PB.
In the first domestic open competition in April, Qu Chi swept the field with her newly certified pb, setting a new season best sb and personal best pb 51.33. Track and field fans were excited, but she herself was quite calm.
This is not the first time that she has opened 52 seconds. Among the current domestic players, apart from Dong Zichun, there is no one who can bring her a bonus in competitive state.
In May, Dong Zichun met her in an IAAF Challenge final. With the help of Dong Zichun, Qu Chi refreshed her PB to 51.21 seconds and won the third place. Dong Zichun also finally broke his long-standing PB and reached 52.08 seconds.
In this competition, Qu Chi also met Filia, the person he had learned the most from. The famous teacher showed up to give guidance, and Qu Chi gained a lot.
After a brief encounter, Qu Chi continued to strive for PB, and among the competitions arranged for her by He Yang, there was a special game.
At the Intercontinental U20 Track and Field Championships, China did not send any athletes to the 400m event for a long time. Qu Chi, as the only promising athlete, made it all the way to the finals despite the uncertainty of the national team coach.
In this competition, Qu Chi encountered two strong opponents, the mixed-race players Carloa and Istasia. The two 19-year-old players fought fiercely with Qu Chi in the final, and finally stimulated Qu Chi's explosive potential. Qu Chi won the gold medal and pushed his PB forward by 0.08 seconds to 51.13 seconds.
The final results of the top three in this round of competition were very close, which is enough to prove that even if the slump in the 400 meters is a reality across the continent, there will still be a few gems with such a large population in dozens of countries.
When the news got back to China, the people who paid attention to this kind of news, which was subject to various restrictions, such as intercontinental + U20 + women, were still the same group of regular track and field fans.
The die-hard fans of the 400-meter event shouted that Qu Chi was a god, but apart from that, even other people who were also sprint enthusiasts just glanced at him and only cared about the competition they were interested in.
Perhaps it is because there has not been a 400m runner in China who has been able to qualify for the World Championships with a good performance for many years. Even when track and field fans saw Qu Chi and Dong Zichun, two 400m runners who tried their best to participate in the competition, their first reaction was that they were trying to score points.
Some people were discussing the points accumulation status of the two people online, while others were chattering and expressing their own opinions.
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