Born to Run

Zuohai City Sports Team Stadium, Haixi Province.

A series of fast footsteps sounded quickly on the sidelines from time to time.

Standing on the finish line of the 100-meter plastic track, Liao Changming watched the silhouettes flying across the finish line. The moment the opponent crossed the finish line, he pressed the stopwatch in his hand.

Zhang Jiehua trot a few steps, sprinting forward with the help of his body's inertia, slowly stopped, took a few breaths, turned around and walked back near the finish line.

"Coach, how is it?"

"It's still a lot worse." Liao Changming glanced at the stopwatch in his hand, couldn't help but sighed, and passed the stopwatch in his hand to Zhang Jiehua, "It's not long before the National Games, if you are If you want to get a good ranking, you have to work harder."

Zhang Jiehua took a look at the stopwatch. The value on the stopwatch was 10 seconds and 55, which was the result of his men's 100-meter test.

This result is a big improvement compared to when he first entered the Haixi Provincial Track and Field Team. The players representing Haixi Province to participate in the National Games are also up to the standard, but if you want to enter the finals and get a place, this is not enough.

According to the men's 100m performance in the 2001 National Games, the top three are basically between 10 seconds 2-10 seconds 3, and the traces of reaching the finals are almost 10 seconds, 10 seconds 6 or so.

As for his current score, there is still a distance between 10 seconds 5 and 10 seconds 5 minutes away. If it is changed to a telegraph, it is probably 10 seconds 7 minutes away.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jiehua couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. He had a lot of ideas for the National Games in October this year. From Xiushui No. 2 Middle School to the Provincial Sports Team, the biggest reason is that he was able to devote himself to training, but now the results seem to be , I guess it’s good to be able to run through the first round of preliminaries.

The track and field in Haixi Province is not strong, especially in the men's sprint. In recent years, except for Ye Qin, an athlete who is not directly trained by the sports system, there has been no outstanding talent. Instead, it has appeared in women's events. Many outstanding athletes.

The leading figure in the track and field world in Haixi Province is the women's triple jumper Xie Limei, runner-up of the women's triple jump in the 2002 Kingston World Youth Championship, and entered the national team in 2004. There is also Zheng Xinjuan, a newcomer in the women's high jump, who has been able to jump to a good score of about 1.9 meters and is one of the main players in this National Games.

"Don't be discouraged, there are still four months left."

Liao Changming saw what he said just now, which seemed to make Zhang Jiehua a little discouraged, and said softly and comforted, "Besides, you are still young now, and there is still a long time to walk on the road of professional sports. China can be at your age. Few athletes have reached this level, so don't put too much pressure on yourself."

From the perspective of Liao Changming, Zhang Jiehua’s talent is actually the only thing he has seen in his life. Before entering high school, he did not conduct professional sports training except for physical education. However, the current grades have grown, and the specifics can be reached. He can't say how far it is now, but it will probably be the best batch in the country for another two to three years.

"Coach, don't comfort me, I will work harder in the next four months."

Zhang Jiehua shook his head when he heard Liao Changming's words, and still said unconvincedly, "By the way, coach, do I have enough points for participating in the National Games now?"

2005 is the year of the national track and field reform. In terms of track and field, if domestic athletes want to participate in the National Games, in addition to personal results, they also need to have good performances in all levels of competitions, the points are up to the standard, and there are provincial teams. Only by declaration can you qualify for the competition.

"Points?" Liao Changming thought about this slightly, and then said: "You participated in the national track and field concession in Yichun City before, and there are two Grand Prix races, which is not much difference. Waiting for this month's After participating in the National Athletics Championships, as long as you get the top eight places, you will definitely have no problem participating in the National Games in the end."

Zhang Jiehua has participated in several domestic competitions this year. Although the ranking is not particularly good, as a young athlete, it is already a good performance.

In fact, since entering the provincial team, Zhang Jiehua has also been taken care of by many parties. Liao Changming is a well-known coach in the provincial track and field team, and he has spared no effort in the teaching of Zhang Jiehua, and the provincial team may have been affected by Ye Qin more or less, and he has invested a lot of resources in Zhang Jiehua.

As he said, Liao Changming paused for a while, and said to Zhang Jiehua, "As an athlete, you have to be right. I know that you regard Ye Qin as a goal. It is right for young people to have such aspirations, so he just One year older than you. But the goal is one thing, and it’s another thing to keep your feet on the ground.

Besides, he seems to be different from yours now. He is a 400-meter and 200-meter athlete in the main men's event. To be honest, you may not be weaker than him in a 100-meter run. "

"Coach, you're kidding again."

Zhang Jiehua was a little amused by what Liao Changming said. He knew that although Ye Qin didn't run 100 meters very much, he should be able to run in 10 seconds 50 now.

This is not a guess, but a conclusion drawn from his watching Ye Qin's game video and his approximate results. Think about the match between the two in Xiushui No. 2 Middle School. At that time, the gap between him and the opponent was obvious. Now I get it. A lot of improvement, but the same others did not stay in place, still making big strides ahead.

"Anyway, you can run with him by yourself at that time." Liao Changming smiled, "This year, the province will definitely invite him to participate in the National Games. At that time, the sprint event will mainly look at the two of you. At that time, you need to form a team. You should run a 4×100m relay together. Not to mention the championship, the top three should be promising."

"Ye Qin will also participate in the National Games as a member of Haixi Province?" Zhang Jiehua was a little surprised when he heard the news.

"Of course, although he is not a member of the provincial team, he will naturally participate in the National Games. I am not worried about this now, but he still has a lot of competitions before the National Games, especially the World Championships. It’s good to be able to maintain the state and not get hurt."

Speaking of this, Liao Changming's brows can't help but frowned. He is a coach of a local team. For him, or for many leaders in the sports system of the Haixi Province, the most important game is the National Games.

Yeqin is a pre-determined candidate for the contest early. With him, the men’s 200m and men’s 400m are basically stable. If there is a relay, Yeqin will join in, plus several other levels. Similar to Zhang Jiehua, he will be very competitive in the 4×100m project.

What he is worried about now is that Yechin will participate in the Helsinki World Championships in August. Although he has no contact with Yechin, there is still some news from the national team.

Ye Qin changed a foreign teacher for training this year, and his current focus is to prepare for the World Championships, train by competition, and practice while playing. He is the second athlete supported by the Tian Management Center after Liu Yangyu.

The news came back a few days ago that Yechin won the men's 400m champion in the Eugene Grand Prix after the Osaka Grand Prix. As far as Liao Changming knows, there are few players who can make two consecutive stops in the IAAF Grand Prix. Even if you can be invited to participate, it can be said that there are so few people.

In Liao Changming's opinion, after the World Championships, there may be a very good state of such a lot of games, but in case of injury, or poor state afterwards, it will really be worth the loss. At least from his point of view, this is the view.

"Okay, coach, then I will continue to train."

Zhang Jiehua heard the news that Yeqin would participate in the National Games on behalf of Haixi Province, and he might even become a teammate to participate in the relay race~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and it was like a chicken blood in an instant.

Once in his heart, I really thought I was number one in the world, and he didn't care about anyone, his heart was higher than the sky, and he always felt like running training or something. As long as he practiced hard, he would be better than anyone else.

But gradually I started to come into contact with more things, especially after entering the provincial team, my vision suddenly opened up, and I really understood the difficulty behind each honor.

The sixth place in the men's 200 meters in the Athens Olympics does not sound like a champion at first, but the sixth. But after becoming an athlete, I realized how difficult it is to do it.

Some things are probably too far away from oneself, but they have lost awe. When you really need to get in touch step by step, you can understand the meaning inside.

Today, Zhang Jiehua is still high-spirited, but he no longer holds the mentality of "I am No. 1 in the world". He knows that he is a somewhat talented athlete, but there are so many talented people in this world.

To stand on the podium, to win honor, and to exceed the goals he set himself, he still needs to work hard and work harder!