Almighty Coach

Eugene is located in Oregon, USA, which has a special nickname - the city of track and field. The best track and field coaches, the best track and field athletes, and the world's top sports brand like Nike have been born here. Even the IAAF Diamond League has set up a competition in Eugene.

As the capital of track and field, Eugene holds the most competitions in the United States every year, including world-class competitions like the IAAF Diamond League, as well as competitions for amateur sports enthusiasts.

Today, what Eugene is holding is a small track and field competition. The competition events are all track events, and there are only four, namely 100 meters, 400 meters, 1500 meters and 5000 meters. If men and women add up, there will be a total of eight competitions.

This is also Justin Alexander's first battle since his comeback!

...

Oregon is located in the north of California, not too far from Los Angeles, so Dai Li followed Alexander to Eugene.

"The scale of this competition doesn't seem large. Why did you choose this place as your first competition after your comeback?" Dai Li asked a little puzzled.

"I was banned for doping, and I received a lot of criticism, and it can even be said to be criticized by thousands of people, so I don't want to be under tremendous pressure in the first game of my comeback. I don't plan to make a high-profile comeback. So choose this kind of game."

Alexander paused, and then explained: "Don't look at the scale of this competition, but there are still many masters participating. After all, this is Eugene, and what Eugene lacks most is track and field masters, so even if it is a competition The scale of the competition is small, but the atmosphere of the competition should be very good, and I can also find the feeling of the competition. You know, I have not participated in the competition for four years. Forgot."

After Alexander finished speaking, he lowered his voice: "There is another reason. The organizer of this competition promised to provide me with an appearance fee of 20,000 U.S. dollars."

Dai Li smiled kindly. In fact, Dai Li knew that Alexander at his peak paid ten times as much to appear on the stage as now. However, after the suspension incident, Alexander's value has dropped significantly. Fortunately, Gitel has retired, and Alexander has a good chance to become "the world's number one flying man". At that time, it is not difficult for him to restore his original worth.

I only heard Alexander go on to say: "Today we will run three races, a preliminary match at 10:00 in the morning, a rematch at 2:30 in the afternoon, and the finale at 6:00. It's been a long time since I ran three races in one day... Eh? En-Ford! He's here for the game, too."

Following Alexander's gaze, Dai Li saw a black man with a mustache on his lips.

"Sean Ford, I remember him. He won the 200-meter championship at the World Championships, but I haven't heard about him since then." Dai Li remembered this person only after hearing the name.

Alexander nodded: "Yes, it is him. It was very dramatic that he won the 200-meter championship at the World Championships. He was only fourth in the trials and missed the World Championships, but one of the competitors happened to be injured. Then he replaced him and won the championship. After that, he never achieved the same level of results, and even the domestic trials in the United States were difficult to qualify."

"Why? A person who can win the world championship should not be weak. Was his opponent in that World Championship unqualified?" Dai Li asked.

"How could there be a watery opponent in the World Championships! In fact, Sean Ford's result in winning the championship at that time was considered very good, with a result of less than 20 seconds, but what people did not expect was that that result was his peak. Many people Everyone felt that his championship was obtained entirely by his extraordinary performance in the game, or that he used something that should not be used. His real strength is simply not up to the level of a world champion." Alexander explained.

"There is no 200-meter competition today. It seems that he will participate in the 100-meter competition. He will be your opponent in the competition." Dai Li launched a detection on Sean Ford while talking, and then , when Dai Li saw the detection result, his expression suddenly became relaxed.

"You don't have to worry about him, he can't beat you." Dai Li said.

Sean Ford has an A+ sprint talent, but his personal ability value is only in the early 700s. This level is placed in Asian countries, and he has the opportunity to represent the country. However, in the United States, where there are many track and field talents, and It is a popular event such as the 100-meter sprint, with a personal ability value in the early 700s, perhaps only able to pass the preliminary round of the domestic trials in the United States, and it is difficult to qualify for the semi-finals. At this level, there is no threat to Alexander at all.

Dai Li continued to read Sean Ford's detection results, but a few lines of description made Li Dai's heart suddenly bright.

"A+ talent, safe world champion level, but his body is flawed, congenital scoliosis, causing his right leg to be less than half an inch shorter than the left leg, which is about one centimeter, this length Feet have almost no impact on daily life, but for a sprinter, it's not good news."

There are many reasons for long and short feet, such as traumatic fractures, such as polio, nerve damage that leads to incoordination of muscle tension in the legs, and so on. In medicine, the treatment of long and short feet is relatively conservative, such as adding an insole, ordering a pair of special shoes, long-term rehabilitation exercise treatment, etc. Few people use surgical treatment.

For an adult with a normal height, the length of the foot is only 1 cm. It is not visible on the outside, and it has no effect in life. At most, the knee joint of one leg will be more worn, and it is easy to get osteoarthritis. . For example, in life, some people often cross their legs, which will cause dislocation of the hip joints, and it is likely to produce feet that are about 1 cm long and short.

But for sprinters, the length of the feet is obviously a fatal shortcoming. The length of the feet will cause the legs to exert force unevenly, the time when the feet touch the ground is different, the amplitude of the stride is different, and the rhythm of the steps is not balanced. One hundred percent will drag down the speed of the runner.

From the perspective of time, the impact of this drag is negligible. The 100 meters may be only 0.1 seconds slower, which can be completely ignored by ordinary people. But in world-class sprint competitions, the 100 meters is 0.1 seconds slower, which is equivalent to the difference. Several grades. For example, the Olympic 100-meter sprint A standard is only 0.06 seconds faster than the B standard, but this 0.06-second gap prevents hundreds of sprinters from stepping onto the Olympic stage.

"It's no wonder that he hasn't achieved any decent results for so many years. For athletes of his level, the impact of long and short feet is really too great. Speaking of which, Sean Ford is quite unlucky. He has an A+ level. He is talented in sprinting, and in the United States, the country with the strongest track and field, has the best training atmosphere and training conditions in the world, but he has short feet! This kind of physical defect, athlete patches should work, an athlete with A+ talent , do you want to dig him over?"

Thinking of this, Dai Li suddenly frowned again.

"This is unreasonable. His long and short feet are caused by congenital scoliosis. That is to say, when he participated in the World Championships, he already had long and short feet. Then how did he win the World Championships? Suppose he 100 meters is 0.1 seconds slower, then 200 meters is 0.2 seconds slower, and the gap of 0.2 seconds is impossible to make up for in the final competition of the World Championships.”

Dai Li couldn't help but took out his mobile phone and began to check the results of Sean Ford's World Championships that year.

"19 seconds 79! He won the championship that year with a score of 19 seconds 79. As long as he didn't meet Gitel's abnormality, he could win the championship in any competition. But judging from this result, Sean Ford at the time obviously He overcame the problem of long and short feet, how did he do it. This guy must have some kind of system cheating!"

At present, the information Dai Li has obtained has exceeded his understanding of sports, so Dai Li lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

...

Alexander bowed down, stepped on the starting block with both feet firmly, and waited for the starting gunshot.

When the gunshot sounded, Alexander rushed out of the starting line without hesitation and rushed to the finish line.

He is the biggest player among the contestants, and also the strongest one, and this is his first game after his comeback, so he naturally got the most attention, and almost every pair of eyes on the scene was fixed on Alexander.

Li Dai was not like that. He didn't pay attention to Alexander's match because he knew that Alexander would win.

Dai Li kept his eyes on Sean Ford carefully, and at the same time he took pictures of Sean Ford's game with his mobile phone.

Ford's performance was not good, a total of eight players advanced to the final, and Ford fell to seventh place in the middle, completely lacking the demeanor of the former World Championship champion.

Alexander, who was at the front, crossed the finish line first, and his lead was very obvious, so he withdrew his strength in the final stage. His final score was 10.07 seconds, which is not a very good 100-meter score, and there is still a certain distance from the 10-second mark, but in this small-scale competition, it is enough for him to win the championship.

Alexander himself is an S-level talented athlete. Even if he does not use doping, as long as he is willing to train hard, he can still achieve the top results in the world. It is a pity that he encountered a perverted level like Gitel in his sports career. The best sprinter, even if Alexander used doping, he would still be left far behind by Gitel.

This is not that Alexander is too weak, but that Gitel is too strong, an exaggeration of strength.

...

Alexander happily stood on the podium. Although the prize money for the championship in this small competition is not much, winning the first battle after his comeback is obviously an encouragement to Alexander.

In the stands, the audience around were discussing Alexander's comeback, but Dai Li kept holding his mobile phone, looking back at the pictures he took of Sean Ford during the game just now.

"I always feel that something is wrong. Maybe I should take a look at the video of Ford winning the world championship. You should be able to find the video online." Dai Li searched on his mobile phone and finally found the Video of the winning match at the World Championships.

"The speed is so fast! Although it was running 200 meters, Ford's speed at that time was definitely much faster than today, especially in the first 100 meters of corners, Ford established a relatively obvious lead. But from the extent of this lead Look, it really doesn't look like an athlete with long and short legs... wait a minute!"

Dai Li seemed to have thought of something. He immediately watched the video of Ford's 100-meter curve in the final of the World Championships. Then he closed his eyes and recalled Ford's appearance in today's race.

"I see! It turns out that Ford doesn't need the athlete patch at all, he just didn't find the right way to run!"