Run Out of My Life

The two stations before the 2004 National Track and Field Indoor Championships were held in Lin'an City and Modu, on February 10th and February 14th. The third stop is the Imperial Capital in March.

Because Lin'an City and Magic Capital are relatively close, the time between the two stops is also relatively tight.

On February 8th, Su Zu arrived in Lin'an with a group of national team athletes who participated in the indoor competition.

The weather in the early spring in the south is still relatively wet and cold, and the group is wrapped thickly. Although the temperature in the north and south in winter is relatively low, but suddenly changed to a new environment, it is still very important to keep warm.

Especially Su Zu, Li Zhizhong had to check it almost every time he went out, for fear that he didn't notice that he had caught a cold.

Although a cold is a minor illness, it still has a great impact on athletes, especially when facing a major event soon.

From February to the next March, Su Zu's schedule is relatively tight.

First the National Indoor Athletics Championships on February 10th and 14th, and then the IAAF Invitational Tournament in Leven, France on February 28th. The Invitational is the same as last year's in Vienna, Austria, but with a different organizer.

Then March 6th is the highlight of this year's indoor competition, the World Indoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary. As for the third competition in the Imperial Capital of the National Indoor Championships, the time conflict will definitely make it impossible to participate.

Su Zu and Chen Jian of this year's World Indoor Athletics Championships both met the entry standards last year, but Chen Jian is now recovering with all his strength due to injury, focusing on the Olympic Games in August above.

The contestants sent by the team this time, the French Levin in the first stop includes several athletes such as Su Zu, Shen Yunbao, Liu Yangyu, but at the second stop of the Indoor World Championships, in the sprint sprint The only team members who participated in the competition were Su Zu and Liu Yangyu.

On February 10th, in Lin'an Gymnasium Indoor Hall, the National Track and Field Indoor Championships kicked off.

This time, Su Zu did not compete in the name of the Sports Technology Academy as last year, but wore the Ronghai provincial team uniform.

Athlete registration units are generally the sports departments of various provinces and cities. After being selected for the national team, they will participate in the regular training organized by the national team. They will also be called up for international competitions. Usually, athletes mainly stay in their respective Only a very small number of athletes who train with the provincial team can always enjoy the treatment of the national team training.

Su Zu belonged to Yu Liwei's special trick at the beginning, but he achieved faster results later and was valued by the team, so he has always been training for the national team. When he participated in the indoor competition for the first time, Lu Jianming used the name of the Sports Technology College when he signed up because he came directly from the city team and the provincial team, but of course he doesn't need it now, he is already a member of Ronghai Province. One of the important athletes who came out.

As far as Su Zu knows, Hedao City has passed his plan of "Introduction of Special Talents" to provide support in terms of household registration and housing.

"Su Zu, I heard that you are going to go abroad after the domestic indoor competition?"

Out of the lounge, Su Zu walked directly to the competition venue. Beside him, Zhang Quanshan was also among the 400-meter indoor runners of the Ronghai provincial team.

Zhuang Tao, the team leader who was in Tianjin at this time last year, also said that Zhang Quanshan's level is not enough to qualify for the competition. A year has passed, and the little friends who used to be in the sports school together also stood on the same field with him.

"There is an invitational tournament, and there is an indoor world championship." Su Zu nodded and replied, and looked at Zhang Quanshan again, looking a little darker than the sports school, but a little stronger. "How is your 400-meter run now?"

"That's it, I'm here to gain experience in the competition." Zhang Quanshan smiled, "I ran to 47.3 before the winter training, otherwise the coach would not let me participate."

"Take your time, 400 meters is worse than 100 or 200 meters."

Su Zu has a deeper understanding of the three sprint projects, and has read all kinds of data. In the current country, even before he appeared in the 100m or 200m, there were players like Chen Jian and Yang Guangzong who were competitive in Asia. However, in the 400 meters, there are only two or three athletes in the country who can run in 46 seconds, and most of them are at the level of 46 and 47 seconds.

The national record of 400 meters was created by Xu Zizhou at the 3rd East Asian Games in Osaka, Japan on May 24, 2001. This record has not been run until more than ten years later.

This is also a relatively low level for Asian athletes in the 400-meter performance.

Su Zu and Zhang Quanshan have trained together and have a certain understanding of his physical fitness and speed. Compared with running 100 or 200 meters, Zhang Quanshan undoubtedly has an advantage in running 400 meters.

In the 100-meter event, if you run less than 10.40 seconds, and the 200-meter run less than 21 seconds, it will be difficult to stand out and establish your own position. However, in the current stage of 400 meters, when the green and yellow are not connected, he can run to about 47 seconds, which is ranked in the country.

When Su Zu was in the training center, he also tested the 400-meter performance several times, and the best time was around 46.5.

In terms of special technology, 400 meters and 200 meters are technically common to a certain extent, but 400 meters have one more curve and one straight, which is destined to be different in technical details. of. At the same time, due to the relatively long distance, the adjustment of physical distribution and rhythm has become the key.

If you have the chance, try to do the 200 meters at the same time.

There are not many competition items in the indoor championship, but the schedule is short, relatively tight, and the rhythm of each competition is also fast.

The men's 60-meter race is still two races a day, with the preliminaries at around 2 pm and the final at around 5 pm.

In the indoor competition, due to the requirements for performance, there are more players participating, and there are thirteen groups of people in the men's 60-meter preliminaries.

Su Zu was placed in the eleventh group, and most of the competitions in the same group with him were fresh faces, with athletes ranging from fifteen to sixteen to thirty years old.

In the preliminaries, Su Zu played very stably and ran a score of 6.61 seconds, directly locking in the first place in the preliminaries. Shen Yunbao, who also participated in the indoor competition, finished second in the group with a time of 6.63 seconds.

There is no suspense in the final held at 5 pm. In the case that Chen Jian has not participated in the competition, the main competitor is Shen Yunbao. Both of them are good at the first half, and still have a big advantage in the 60 meters.

In the final final, Su Zu led Shen Yunbao with 6.60 seconds and 6.62 seconds, and won the men's 60m championship at the National Indoor Track and Field Championships at Lin'an Station.

"You didn't hold back, did you?" Before the 60-meter finish line after the race, Shen Yunbao ran up to Su Zu and asked with some doubts.

With the increase of time together, Shen Yunbao knew that Su Zu's 60-meter results in several tests were basically within 6.60 seconds. The results of this indoor competition were not outstanding. Moreover, the national record of 60 meters was also 6.60 seconds by Su Zu in last year's duel with Chen Jian. According to Shen Yunbao's observation, Su Zu's 100-meter performance has improved by leaps and bounds, and his 60-meter speed should also be improved.

"I tried different running methods." Su Zu sighed, but did not hide, "My 60-meter and 100-meter starting strides have changed, let me try it out. One will run more smoothly."

During the winter training, Su Zu and Li Zhizhong have been studying how to control the rhythm, optimize the difference between the 60-meter and 100-meter stride in the starting stage, and ensure maximum results.

"I'll just say it. You ran out of this last year, there's no reason. I'll go with you in Levin, France. As for Budapest, Hungary, I can only cheer you on. Well, next year, next year, there will be a chance to be together."

Speaking of the latter, Shen Yunbao also showed a smile on his face. Although he lost to Su Zu, his mentality is much calmer now. Moreover, from the winter training to the training after the start of the new year, he has maintained a good state. It seems that after letting go of the burden in last year's Asian Championships, with the idea of ​​how long he can run, his performance has improved. Several times in the 100-meter test, I ran into 10.30 seconds, and I was able to stabilize gradually.

The head coach of the relay team, Yuan Guohua, was very excited about the state of other athletes, except for Chen Jian's injury.

The men's 4x100m relay race at the Athens Olympics has become one of the team's main events. With the record-breaking results in the Asian Championships last time, he already has a certain strength to compete for medals. This is also the best lineup for the Chinese men's relay team for so many years.

After the indoor competition in Lin'an, on February 12, Su Zu, along with Li Zhizhong and the athletes of the Ronghai provincial team, moved to the magic capital.

The venue for the second stop of the National Indoor Championships this time is no longer the Yuanshen Gymnasium of the Asian Championships last year, but the training base in Xinzhuang, where Su Zu and many national team members have been training for a long time. one of the bases.

Because the competition is held at its own training base, the head coach of the track and field team, Feng Shuyong, Yu Liwei, and some other leaders and coaches appeared at the competition. One is to observe the performance of the team members you bring, and the other is to find out if there are new good seedlings worthy of attention and cultivation.

The coach of the national team takes a fancy to them and calls them to go to the youth training or directly enter the second-line team and the first-team team.

In this indoor competition at the Magic Capital Station, Su Zu did not try to change the starting position, but used the original starting position. In the end, he successfully set the national indoor record of 60 meters with a time of 6.54 seconds.

This achievement has reached the international first-class level. It can be said that since Su Zu Liang broke the national 100-meter record and the relay team broke the Asian record, the track and field team has paid attention to him. rise.

"Su Zu has made great progress this year. Last year, Liu Yangyu won the third place in the 60-meter hurdles at the indoor world championships. This year, it seems that Su Zu is also very promising." After Su Zu's 60-meter final, Feng Shuyong was quite emotional. The sprinting level that Su Zu is showing now has a certain dominance in China.

As the head coach of the track and field team and deputy director of the track and field management center, Feng Shuyong's original focus has always been on Liu Yangyu. After all, Liu Yangyu's strength in short spans is obvious to all, and Su Zu's sudden emergence can be said to make He and the entire track and field center were a little surprised.

"It still depends on the results of the competition, there are not many competitors in China now." Li Zhizhong echoed on the side, and he was quite satisfied with the final result that Su Zu ran.

"By the way, you didn't sign up for Su Zu's 200 meters?" Feng Shuyong looked at Su Zu's entry form and found that in the National Indoor Track and Field Championships, Su Zu only signed up for the 60-meter event.

Li Zhizhong shook his head, "At this stage, the focus of training is still 100 meters, this time participating in the national indoor competition is mainly to warm up the future World Indoor Track and Field Championships, and Su Zu's 200 meters I didn’t meet the entry standards for the indoor world championships, so I didn’t sign up for the 200 meters in the national indoor competitions, so I need to do more physical reserves.”

"That's it, the idea is good." Feng Shuyong frowned slightly, and said slowly with his hands behind his back, "But when we look back, we should try to run the 200 meters as much as possible, the Olympics are coming soon, our current Players, it is more difficult to win a medal in the men's individual 1-200-meter sprint, but it is also a great improvement to be able to reach the semi-finals by one more person. The A mark of 100 meters is now Su Zu and Chen Jian, only Yang Guangzong has the A standard for 200 meters, it is best to have one more person and one more guarantee."

"I'm already practicing, but the main improvement is the cornering technique. During the winter training, I also focused on this aspect." Li Zhizhong also knew that the team would definitely require Su Zu to take part in the 200 meters. After all, Su Zu's strength in the future is not weak, and he even outperformed Yang Guangzong. Once an athlete has achieved results and caught the eyes of the leaders, all kinds of requirements that are explicitly implied will be indispensable.

Feng Shuyong saw that Li Zhizhong agreed and did not bother about this topic, and then said: "Okay, Coach Li, hurry up. Let the athletes move, this year's task is not light. After the indoor competition of the station, we need to prepare the athletes who will go to Levin and Budapest, France. , strive to have new achievements and breakthroughs.”

Li Zhizhong nodded solemnly. At this time last year, he had not yet entered the team, but he also knew that Su Zu was too late to meet the standard and was unable to participate in the World Indoor Athletics Championships. But this year, there is enough preparation, and it is time to really go abroad and compete with the top sprinters in the world.