Born to Run

"Ye Qin, what is your current training focus on?"

On the track of the track and field, Yang Yaochao, who had finished two warm-up laps, asked Ye Qin in a low voice.

In summer, the temperature in Yanjing is too high, and the time for outdoor training is not long. Coming to the track and field training at this time in the evening is naturally a weak point for the specific event.

Yang Yao was a little curious about Ye Qin’s training. He watched Ye Qin's continuous improvement step by step, starting with Nie Fangping, then Yu Weili, and now Randy Hunter, the coaching style of each coach. It's not the same. In his eyes, Ye Chin has also become more and more perfect in his skills as the coaches continue to change.

"It's mainly a 400-meter pace."

Ye Qin stood on the track, gently moved the muscles and joints of his body, and replied casually, "In addition to basic training, I have been mainly studying this during this period of time."

Because a lot of training has been done during the day, there are not too many requirements for the warm-up run before training at night. Simply run two laps with physical activity to prevent injuries.

Ye Qin is very serious. He is used to this kind of repeated warm-up before each training. Even if the body has almost reached the state, he will do it carefully. Nothing else, just to prevent the body. Injuries.

He Jun’s injury and retirement was so impressive that he was so impressed. Until now, He Jun occasionally sent text messages to tell him about these training aspects to prevent injuries.

"There was a problem with your original 400-meter run?" Yang Yao felt surprised when he heard Ye Qin talk about it.

You must know that Yeqin just broke the national 400-meter record this year, and it was twice, once in the national track and field franchise, and once in the Eugene Grand Prix. In his opinion, Ye Qin's running method should be very mature.

Ye Qin stretched his joints on the spot, sighed, nodded, and briefly explained: "It was the last time Michael Johnson said at Baylor University that woke me up, my rhythm and speed before the first half of the journey. The pressure is too hard and should be let go, but to what extent, after returning to China after the New York Grand Prix, the coach and I have been training and studying this."

In fact, there are not so many flowers in the low-level races of the 400-meter event. The level below 50 seconds really rushes in one breath. Finally, there is no problem with the physical strength and speed endurance to run.

Pay attention to physical stamina and speed distribution. It takes less than 50 seconds to enter a relatively high level before you need to pay attention.

The problem with Ye Qin is that Yan Ning started to teach him when he started running 400 meters. Yan Ning was born in middle and long distance runners, and he pays attention to pace during laps in track events.

Then Ye Qin suffered a loss in the school sports meeting, and felt that he also needed to pace properly to go further. Later, Nie Fangping received Yeqin's training and did not make any adjustments in this regard. At that time, Yeqin's situation was obviously dominant in the second half, and the running style he found out was very suitable for him.

With the continuous improvement of Ye Qin's overall personal strength, the absolute speed is much faster than before, the physical fitness is abundant, and the speed endurance has also been greatly enhanced. It is no longer suitable for him to run according to the original pace.

Yeqin began to think about adjusting his tempo in the first half of the race. It shouldn’t be that difficult, but Randy Hunter asked him to give up the 400 meters at the New York Grand Prix and only run 200 meters, even though the 200 meters refreshed his personal best and won the championship. , But Ye Qin actually thinks in his heart that he regrets not being able to run 400 meters.

For him, although the 200-meter performance is good enough, it is not his main item, or a complex, not his favorite. The improvement in his 200-meter level himself was incidental to his 400-meter training.

The difficulty in adjusting your own rhythm and pace is that the body has been fully adapted to the long-term habit of running. He can let go of the first half of the race, but he wants to get the right amount of time. It is not only difficult to maintain his own speed, but also to have some reservations. In the second half of the race, he can accelerate and sprint.

It is easy to break the rhythm, but too difficult to establish a new one.

In these two months, Ye Qin has been working hard to establish a new running rhythm. His 400m score is now from 45 seconds to 45 seconds 10. This result is excellent in China and even in Asia, but it is not so easy to gain something in the World Championships.

The pinnacle of the 400-meter era was the American star Reynolds and Michael Johnson. In 1988, Reynolds broke the 400-meter world record with 43.29 seconds. The original record was 43.86 seconds set in 1968, which raised the 400-meter world record by a full amount. As much as 0.57 seconds. Then Michael Johnson set a new record with 43.18 seconds. It can be said that that era was brilliant.

Last year's Athens Olympic Games men's 400 meters event was considered a relatively low level, the first three results did not score 44 seconds.

But Ye Qin is very clear in his heart that even if the overall level of the players is now compared with the previous celebrities, it will definitely not be too far behind. It is very likely that someone will run 44 seconds in this World Championships.

Even if he can't run for 44 seconds, the overall level of strength to advance to the finals should reach within 45 seconds.

He can't say that he has no chance at this achievement, but it is still very dangerous.

Because of this, the 400-meter pace is particularly important to him.

The biggest reason why both Randy Hunter and Yeqin pay so much attention is that Yeqin's 400m potential should be more than 45 seconds.

Based on his current 200-meter level, his speed ability is not weak, and his own speed resistance is also considered a strong point. The main reason for the 400-meter performance is not up to expectations. The main reason is the speed.

In the past, Yechin ran too conservatively in the first half of the race, making himself a chaser posture, but last time he disrupted the rhythm at Eugene Station and let go, and the results were refreshed again.

This is still not too carefully prepared, just an attempt.

It takes a certain amount of time to re-establish a new rhythm running method that is in line with the current level, and even can be used as the self-level improvement in the future. It is also a process that requires athletes to run over and over again, constantly discovering problems, and constantly improving.

On the sidelines, Randy Hunter watched Ye Qin and Yang Yao finish their warm-up, and walked towards them with a data-recording notebook in his hand.

First he looked at Ye Qin, and then turned his gaze to Yang Yao.

"Yang, I just thought about it. I think according to the current schedule, I can't give you a detailed training plan before the World Championships, but my 100m and 200m results are very good. Let’s do this, when Yeqin runs 400 meters, you run 200 meters and use your best condition and level to lead Yeqin."

Then ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Randy Hunter pointed to Ye Qin again, "We use Yang's 200-meter level as a reference. Ye Qin, you should not be thrown away by Yang during the first half of each 400-meter trip. Let me see if you can make a better pace in the second half with reference to specific players."

"Okay, I understand." Ye Qin nodded. He understood Randy Hunter's plan. With Yang Yao, a top 200m athlete in China as a reference for the first half of his 400m, he wanted to It's more ideal than mastering the pace entirely by feeling.

Yang Yao nodded next to him. Although he is an auxiliary training partner, with Yeqin's 200-meter level, even if he is controlled in the first half of the 400-meter run, he can still play a good role in promoting him.

In the training of sprint competitions, there are high-level players who are constantly stimulating, which is also vital to personal improvement. This is one of the reasons that the training method of match-up training can improve the level of players.

"Then let's start!"

Ye Qin and Yang Yao looked at each other and walked to the starting line together. Soon, the clear whistle and rapid footsteps on the track and field sounded one after another.