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"Coach, I want to try the 400 meters."
Qu Chi looked at He Yang, and their eyes met. His seemingly calm eyes gradually ignited flames in the face of He Yang's joyful gaze.
Reason? That was something she only managed to possess after being drenched by the heavy rain. What she had learned from sprinting over the years was passion. Only by constantly moving forward, regardless of the consequences, could she achieve victory.
What's more, in that illusory scene, she rejected He Yang, but she felt regretful in her heart, and she didn't want to leave any regrets.
Only if she actually runs 400 meters once, Qu Chi will know whether the dream that suddenly appeared is hope or nightmare.
He Yang was overjoyed: "That's great, that's great."
Xiang Cheng and the other coaches didn't know what the two men said, and turned around with confused looks.
"What did Coach He say?"
"I think I should be praising contestant Zhou Xinwen. I didn't expect that contestant Zhou could adjust so quickly. She has a strong learning ability."
"Yeah, Qu Chi only demonstrated it once...this time, the result is almost catching up with the result of the official competition."
It turned out that they had just asked Zhou Xinwen to run some of Qu Chi's technical moves again. Obviously, the result this time made them more satisfied.
But He Yang doesn't want to worry about the 100 meters now.
"Are you guys done teaching? I need to use the runway."
"Hahahaha, what's up, He Yang, you want to personally demonstrate how to run the 100 meters?"
He Yang: "Forget your 100 meters, I want to give Qu Chi a 400-meter test."
The whole audience was shocked.
Xiang Cheng, the head coach of the 100-meter race, was the first to object: "Nonsense!"
He Yang was not afraid of him: "Why, you can choose people for the 100m and 200m, but I can't choose people for the 400m?"
She was in charge of the women's 400m, and the men's 400m and the event head coach were also present.
The two men originally thought that He Yang was fooling around, but when they thought about it, they realized that He Yang was not the type to act recklessly.
The head coach chuckled, "That's right, this isn't nonsense. It's just a test. What if runner Qu Chi also has talent for the 400 meters?"
Although it is not related to the men's 400 meters, it is the same event after all, so he obviously stands on the side of his own event.
Xiang Cheng frowned. "Qu Chi is a 100m individual athlete. She's never competed in multiple events, not even the 200m. And you want her to suddenly run the 400m? Has she learned your 400m curve start? Does she even know the pace?"
The starting line of the 400-meter race is set on a curve. Starting on a curve requires fighting against centrifugal force. Once the body is out of control and deviates from the lane during the high-speed start, the result will be directly cancelled.
"If she doesn't know, she can learn."
He Yang was so confident and righteous that Xiang Cheng was left speechless.
Except for the 400m event where all three head coaches came, only one or two people came for other events.
After all, there are still people in their team who need to be trained.
The 400m racers were so united in their hatred of the enemy that coaches from other events couldn't stop them.
Qu Chi waited quietly for the coaches to finish their argument.
Finally, with a dissatisfied grunt like Xiangcheng Laoniu, Quchi's test became a foregone conclusion.
Three 400-meter coaches were staring at her, ready to give her intensive training.
The head coach of the national team's 400-meter event was a woman in her fifties with kind wrinkles on her face. She looked at Qu Chi with a smile.
"Oh, Xiao He is really smart. We don't have anyone in the 400m event, but it's not like we can't find someone from other events."
The men's 400m coach was speechless. Only a poor 400m team like theirs could justify snatching athletes away.
After all, they really are short of people.
He Yang began to remind Qu Chi of the precautions for the 400-meter run.
"Don't rush when starting on a curve. Control your body direction. It's good if you can run 70% to 80% of your speed in the first 100 meters. The 400-meter race is longer, so there's no need to push yourself to the limit at the start."
Qu Chi was running 400 meters alone and had no opponent to serve as a rhythm reference, so He Yang told her to simply distribute the speed according to the race schedule.
"For the second 100 meters, pay attention to maintaining your speed. This is a straight road, and you should be better at it. But don't indulge yourself and consume too much energy. Pay attention to control. You are alone on the track with no reference points, so you need to estimate your energy consumption."
"At the second bend, which is the third 100 meters, your body may feel heavy. Stay firm and don't give up. Be ready to sprint before the end of the bend."
"In the last 100 meters, don't leave any energy behind."
He Yang tried to be brief and clear, but without actual experience it was still very abstract. How much Qu Chi could comprehend depended on himself.
At the same time, because of the starting line on a curve, the angle of the starting block that Qu Chi was used to in the 100-meter race needed to be adjusted. He Yang personally adjusted it three times and asked Qu Chi to try to push off and start.
Qu Chi chose the first angle.
She felt that this angle would best bring out her explosive power.
"Would you like to try it casually first?"
He Yang was confirming with her. After all, Qu Chi had never run 400 meters before, and "just giving it a try" might help improve her proficiency.
Qu Chi squatted in front of the starting blocks, raised his head slightly, and took in the track in front of him.
A familiar yet unfamiliar runway.
The 100-meter finish line is behind her, a new starting point.
Looking from the bend, this was an area she had never run into before.
Her feet subconsciously moved a few inches, and the angle between her body and legs also changed quietly. She felt that this posture was more suitable for her.
"Coach He, I think I'm ready."
Qu Chi said firmly.
Her breathing was so rapid and her heartbeat was uncontrollable.
She is very excited.
A long-awaited excitement in a test match where the results will not be recorded.
Qu Chi suppressed his pounding heart and tried to calm himself down. He had to remember what He Yang said about rhythm control, and also to experiment to see if those unfamiliar techniques actually existed.
Don't mess around, this is your last chance, Qu Chi, this is your last chance to stay on the runway.
But why can't the restless blood in my body calm down?
She is looking forward to...
Physical excitement and mental rationality are not in conflict.
Qu Chi looked up and smiled at He Yang: "Coach, let me try."
Let’s see if Qu Chi can step onto the track she loves again.
"Everyone, take your positions!"
Qu Chi held his breath.
"preparation!"
Quchi adjusts the center of gravity.
"run!"
Quchi steps on the starting block!
At that moment, even though it was a curve where the centrifugal force could not be ignored, she was as fast and agile as if she was on a straight track!
The body tilts slightly, which is the natural pull of centrifugal force at high speed.
But she started off smoothly.
She was steady and confident. Although it was her first time actually starting on a curve, she looked relaxed and at ease, as if she could handle it with ease.
It was as if this small bend had been walked on by her thousands of times.
"Wow, this curve starts the race and accelerates!"
The 200-meter coach sighed.
They also started the 200m race from a curve, so he could see that Qu Chi's performance on the curve was already excellent.
Thinking that it was Qu Chi's first time to go around a curve, he was even worried that the speed might cause her to step on the line by mistake, but she didn't.
Qu Chi controlled his body perfectly, forming the best angle between his entire body and the track, and ran through the first corner effortlessly.
Everyone in the coaching team was surprised. They had just praised Zhou Xinwen for her strong learning ability and being able to replicate most of Qu Chi's standard movements in one go. However, this Qu Chi's learning ability was not weak either. This was her first time running, and no one even demonstrated it to her. Only He Yang explained it in a few words, but her movements were so standard that it seemed as if she had only practiced cornering events before!
"If I had known this girl, I would have let her try the 200 meters!"
With this speed and ability to start from a curve, why does he feel that the 200 meters in Quchi is also suitable?
The 400m head coach smiled broadly but spoke bluntly, "Stay away and don't block me from seeing our promising 400m runners."
You were doubting it just now, and now you want it? No way!
The 200-meter coach was disappointed. He put his hands in his pockets and watched Qu Chi's test carefully. If it was really good, he would also like to grab it.
Qu Chi didn't know what the coaches were thinking. She was on the track, clearly feeling the power flowing through her body.
Not very tiring.
Because she didn't use her full speed in the 100 meters around the bend, she didn't feel any fatigue at that moment. She had a rough estimate of the time, and she even ran the first 100 meters in more than 12 seconds.
But that means she can run even further.
Even faster!
Qu Chi suppressed the urge to sprint, remembering firmly that she was not running 100 meters.
Continue, continue... Without the pull of centrifugal force, she ran at almost 90% of her full speed.
At the end of the straight, the lactic acid accumulation in the body was obvious, and Qu Chi also understood why He Yang emphasized that he could not give up at this stage.
Because she was very tired, her muscles were sore, but strangely, she seemed to know how to deal with it. She was still running on the track, and the angle of her legs changed slightly.
Everyone saw a slight change in her technique, and although it was so fast that it seemed like it was natural, the coaches had very sharp eyes.
On the sidelines, the coaches started a discussion, mainly the 200m and 400m coaches.
"Is there something wrong with her pacing? She's charging too hard at the beginning and then running out of steam later on?"
"I saw she ran pretty well in the first 200 meters. Alas, she didn't have an opponent to compare herself to, so she probably didn't manage her energy consumption."
"So should she do the 200 meters?"
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