Run Out of My Life

"On August 1st, it was reported from the imperial capital that the Helsinki World Athletics Championships was imminent. Feng Shuyong, deputy director of the Athletics Management Center, introduced the preparations of the Chinese Athletics Team today, and pointed out the Chinese team's current World Championships. There are five major tasks, but Feng Shuyong still emphasizes that there is no gold medal and no medal goal, because it is meaningless to forcibly set goals. The vast majority of the participating team members will become the backbone of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, shouldering the 2008 task and borrowing from the competition to exercise. Teams are very important, and the role of the World Championships is even greater. Starting from next year, Chinese track and field will increase the number and frequency of training in Europe and the United States, and learn from each other in track competitions, so that the players can get used to the competition scene, and psychologically, they will make more substantial progress…”

As the World Championships approached, articles on TV media and newspapers also followed, attracting public attention.

"New lineup of the World Athletics Championships: Su Zu and Liu Yangyu lead, newcomers shine"

"Multiple Olympic champions announced in advance that they will miss the track and field World Championships "scarred""

"The World Athletics Championships China shoulders five tasks to win the gold medal and rely on five trump cards"

"Analysis of the Chinese Team at the World Track and Field Championships: There are many famous players and newcomers"

"Suzu: It's a pity Powell's absence, I hope to be side by side with the world record"

"Authoritative Media Predicts World Championships: Su Zu may win the 200-meter gold, "downturn" Liu Yangyu faces severe challenges"

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"Zhang Peimeng, Lin Zhenyao, you two stop."

In the indoor track and field gym of Xinzhuang training base, Zhang Peimeng and Lin Zhenyao were following in the footsteps of Su Zu and preparing for the next stage of training when they were suddenly caught by Li Zhizhong next to him. Called off.

"You two rest first." Li Zhizhong said to the two of them.

"Coach Li, I still have the strength." Lin Zhenyao breathed heavily, and looked at Li Zhizhong with some puzzlement.

Young people are competitive, I can't outrun you, but I have to keep up with you in training.

Lin Zhenyao stayed in the professional team for a short time, and becoming a professional athlete is only a matter of the past few months, and he is not so serious about many things.

"I'm going to participate in the World Championships soon. Now I need to maintain my physical fitness properly to facilitate recovery." Lao Li smiled.

"But I'm not going." Lin Zhenyao muttered.

Although Lin Zhenyao was recommended by coach Yuan Guohua to train under Li Zhizhong, he has not yet been selected for the relay team. At least he has to formally participate in some projects later, and his performance will be improved. Naturally, he will not participate in the World Championships this time.

Zhang Peimeng next to him hurriedly pulled him and motioned him not to talk nonsense.

His parents were both athletes. He went from the local team of the Imperial Capital to the track and field team of Shuimu University, and then to the national team. Although I am young, I have experienced many coaches since I started the track and field, and I know how much a coach means to an athlete.

This is still Li Zhizhong's good temper. If you change to a grumpy coach in a local team or a sports school, there will be so many things. Say a few words when you are happy, and let him fly when you are unhappy. you understood.

The current profession is an athlete, not a student. Li Zhizhong is not only their coach, but also the deputy head coach of the track and field team, with all kinds of honors. You are a little athlete who has no achievements. I have a temper, and I'm really not afraid of going back and forth.

"Train well, strive to meet the standard, and there will be opportunities in the future."

How could Lao Li pay any attention to their thoughts, but after spending a few days together, he almost understood the temperament of the two.

Zhang Peimeng entered the professional team earlier, and his mind is relatively mature. Lin Zhenyao went from high school to sports school to professional team in a very short time, and in terms of personal character, he is more like a student than an athlete.

"I have adjusted the training plan of the two of you. At the current stage, your strength and physical fitness are relatively weak. Don't follow Su Zu's rhythm completely."

Lao Li pointed to Su Zu who was training, and then told the two of them.

It is a good thing for them to be Su Zu's training partners, but Lao Li also understands that his energy is not fully taken into account, so coach Lu Qing and coach Yuan Guohua will come to assist later.

"Coach, we can also complete Su Zu's training volume." Lin Zhenyao seems to be a little unconvinced. It's one thing to be tired from training, but to be despised by others, adjust the training volume Another thing.

Li Zhizhong laughed and said: "Training must be hard and focused, but you must also do what you can. Excessive training will only ruin your body, and what suits you is the most important. Like Zhang Pei Meng, you have to pay attention to improving your core strength, but don’t overdo it, your movements are light and your stride is good, but it’s not your strength in terms of complete strength, you don’t have to compare this with others.”

"As for Lin Zhenyao, you have a big frame and good explosiveness. In the future, in addition to improving your strength, you will also need to strengthen your speed endurance in the middle and second half.

By the way, the world championship is about to take part, and Su Zu's training volume has also dropped. So you have to know how to combine work and rest. It’s not that the harder you practice, the better, but it’s important to find your body’s ability to withstand, to have training effects, and not to get injured easily. This is very important. "

While several people were talking, the group of Su Zu's additional training was also completed, walking slowly on the track, doing muscle relaxation.

"Okay, let's take a shower first, don't rush to blow the air conditioner in the summer."

Li Zhizhong waved his hand and asked the two to take a bath and rest first.

At this stage, his training focus is still on Su Zu. If he wants to really bring new people, he will have to wait at least after the 2008 Olympic Games.

I turned to look at Su Zu, who had already wandered over, and immediately asked him, "Have you packed your luggage? Let's go to the Imperial Capital tonight, make adjustments tomorrow, and fly directly to Helsinki the day after tomorrow. "

"Okay." Su Zu took a towel from the side and wiped the sweat from his face.

With the progress of his career as a professional athlete, Su Zu gradually felt that his mentality had changed a lot.

When he was growing up, he was inferior and sensitive, and had a strong self-esteem.

Work, Entrepreneurship, Life. The more I see it, the more I get some small achievements, the more my heart gradually becomes calmer. After the 3rd year, I can look at myself and the past more calmly and objectively.

Especially on the road of sports, I have become more competitive, more honorable, and more eager to win.

When facing Li Zhizhong, it seems that the emotions have become a little complicated. Master, Master, really feels like a master.

In many details of training and life, he seems to be accustomed to Li Zhizhong taking care of him in all aspects.

"The climate there is quite different from that of China. Remember to bring a few more coats, and thicker ones are fine." Li Zhizhong took the towel in Su Zu's hand and threw him aside In plastic baskets that are cleaned regularly.

Su Zu nodded. Finland belongs to northern Europe. Although it is summer at this time, the temperature will probably not be too high.

"Master, the first group of people has already set off?" Su Zu remembered that some people in the team had already rushed to the imperial capital in advance.

The 2005 Athletics World Championships will be held in Helsinki, Finland from August 6th to 14th. According to the different competition times, the Chinese team, like last year's Athens Olympic Games, also passed in batches, mainly for the purpose of Get used to the site and climate.

"Instructor Feng has already said in this team that medals are not required, and you don't have to be under pressure. Just try to play your best." Li Zhizhong looked at Su Zu and said again.

Only 39 members of the Chinese delegation participating in this World Championships competed in 24 small events. Compared with last year's Olympic Games, the gold points this time have not changed much.

Suzu is still in the 100m and 200m events, as well as Liu Yangyu's 110m hurdles and Xing Huina's 10,000m.

Before the start of the World Championships, some famous players will be absent from the World Championships due to injuries. The news has been gradually reported. Like Asafa Powell, who just broke a record, withdrew from a leg injury, like Morocco's double champion of the 800m and 1500m in last year's Olympic Games, Holmes, who suffered an Achilles tendon injury. There is also Sweden's men's pole vault Olympic champion Olsen, who withdrew due to injury.

On the Chinese team's side, Liu Yangyu bluntly said in an interview before the game that Liu Yangyu participated in five Grand Prix races in the United States and Europe this year, and his physical fitness has dropped significantly, which cannot be compared with last year's Olympic Games. It's not in a good state now.

Liu Yangyu, like Su Zu, first participated in three Grand Prix races in Osaka, Eugene and New York this year, and then Su Zu returned to China to prepare for the men's relay race, while Liu Yangyu continued to participate in The two Grand Prix races in Lausanne and Rome in July both won the championship and runner-up.

In the men's 110-meter hurdles project announced by the IAAF, Liu Yangyu has reached the top in July 2005, becoming the highest scorer in the project.

However, the challenge he will face in Helsinki will not be easy. One is that Alan Johnson has said before the game that he must win the World Championships again and complete his goal of five consecutive championships. The other is French up-and-coming Ducoure, who currently maintains the world's best result this year, and is only a few points behind Liu Yangyu in the men's 110-meter hurdles points list.

Xing Huina and other female long-distance runners have also declined. The training camp in Wudalianchi was not intensified due to the rain. Before the game, the coach has adjusted the goal from winning gold to winning medals.

As for the men’s 4×100m event, the most important gold-winning event in the Athens Olympic Games last year, this time it was reported by many media before the game, and it was the first time for a rookie to fight, and it was not optimistic. .

The eyes of the entire outside world are now basically on Su Zu. In the men's sprint, the A and B standards of the World Track and Field Championships are basically the same as the Athens Olympics. The time is from January 1, 2004 to July 25, 2005, because it just crossed the Olympic Games. In other sports, there are quite a few people who can meet the standard, but in the men's sprint 100-200 meters, there are still only three people, Su Zu, Chen Jian and Yang Guangzong. While Chen Jian is about to retire due to injury, Yang Guangzong will transfer to the United States for training. The only one who can participate in the competition is still Su Zu.

From this year's state and performance, Su Zu has been improving, and Li Zhizhong can also feel some invisible pressures.

Su Zu has 100 meters and 200 meters. Compared with Liu Yangyu and Xing Hui, he has one more gold point. high.

"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear the weight!" Li Zhizhong occasionally has such a sigh in his heart.

The achievements brought not only glory, but also countless people looking forward to new appointments, which will turn into a responsibility and fall on the athletes and coaches.

This is still the World Championships, and even more so if it is the Olympics in three years.

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On August 3rd, I rested in the imperial capital and made preparations for the final departure.

On August 4th, Su Zu, as the second group of athletes to go to the World Championships, followed the main force on the flight to Europe.

Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is relatively unknown to many people, but it enjoys a high reputation in Europe. , is one of the important cultural cities in Europe.

The venue for the 2005 World Athletics Championships was Helsinki. Interestingly, London was originally announced by the IAAF as the winning bidder.

However, the London government felt that the cost of building a stadium and hosting the World Championships was too high, and suggested that the host city be changed to Sheffield's Tangu Stadium.

The IAAF naturally did not agree. As the host, the United Kingdom has also become the first case of a developed country withdrawing from a major international sports event since the 1976 Denver Winter Olympics.

In this bidding, Helsinki stood out in several cities including Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Moscow and Rome, and won the second bid.

As soon as Su Zu and others arrived at Vantaa Airport in Helsinki, Finland, they felt that the situation was not very good.

August is already hot in most parts of the northern hemisphere, but in Helsinki, Finland, the temperature is not at all high, and the overall weather can be described as cool.

"It feels like it's going to rain?"

Exiting the airport, Li Zhizhong looked at the cloudy sky and said a little worried.

The men's 100m event will have preliminaries and rematches on August 6th. Once there is wind and rain, the venue will be slippery, which will greatly affect the progress of the game. Of course, this is the same for all players, but In the end it still had some impact. Moreover, the wind speed exceeds 2 m/s, and the running results are difficult to be included in the official results.

Su Zu also frowned slightly. Although there are few games in rainy days, they will occasionally meet. The impact is huge. Now I just don't know what the conditions of the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki are like.

The weather was more than the unexpected situation. The second batch of athletes and coaches of the Chinese delegation got off the plane one after another and prepared to take the bus arranged by the Finnish government, the organizer of the event, to the World Championships station. , Su Zu was suddenly found by the IAAF staff. He was asked to immediately follow several staff members to the IAAF's office at the World Championships for drug testing.

By contacting Feng Shuyong, the team leader of the delegation who had arrived, and the IAAF, after reconfirming that it was correct, Su Zucai left with several IAAF staff.

Similarly, in the face of this unexpected situation, how could Li Zhizhong stay out of it, and also went to the drug testing site together.

At first, both Su Zu and Li Zhizhong felt that this was because the IAAF was under some pressure, or some rumors were especially aimed at Su Zu.

When I got to the test site, I found out that it was not the same at all.

Because of the exposure of the "Balk Labs" doping scandal, many famous sprinters, such as Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery and many other famous players, have been involved, making the entire track and field project internationally 's image plummeted.

In order to salvage this bad influence, the IAAF held the largest anti-doping activity at this World Championships. In addition to the normal urine test before the competition, some of these athletes who are making rapid progress have also been given special care, such as Su Zu, the best 110-meter hurdles player this year, Ducoure, Justin Gatlin and others. Neither escaped. Basically, as soon as you get off the plane, you are directly asked to go for a doping drug test.

In addition, there is really a Ukrainian hammer thrower Piskonov, who showed positive in the test, because he was detected for the second time and was directly banned by the IAAF for life.

After several tests such as urine test and blood test, Li Zhizhong, who was waiting outside, was relieved when he learned that the results were normal.

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"Hey, Master, I have a present for you."

After the inspection, Su Zu took out a few coins from his pocket and handed them to Li Zhizhong.

"What is this?"

Li Zhizhong was playing with the coin in his hand, the value is 20 yuan, the front of the coin is the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, there are several waves to indicate the atmosphere of the game, and the back is the profile of the two athletes with the back of their heads facing each other.

"Commemorative coin for the Helsinki World Championships."

Su Zu took out all the remaining coins in his pocket and gave them to Li Zhizhong. This is a small compensation from the IAAF and the Finnish government for the sudden test of doping athletes.

Although Lao Li has no interest in these things, Su Zu has been to Li Zhizhong's house several times, and he has also heard from Li Yulin that his wife, Miao Zhiyun, has a hobby of collecting stamps and some commemorative coins.

Leaving the IAAF testing site, Su Zu and Li Zhizhong returned to the Chinese delegation in the vehicle arranged by the other party.

What we are waiting for now is the game the day after tomorrow.