Run Out of My Life

Linz train station.

A group of yellow faces wearing red, white and yellow sportswear with a small five-star red flag embroidered on their chests walked out of the station with a mighty push and salute.

"Don't be nervous, this is your first time going abroad. It's good to be familiar with it. Everyone is the same." Chen Jian pushed the luggage cart and smiled and said to Su Zu, who was looking around.

Su Zu slightly twisted his neck from sitting for too long and had a sore neck.

Hearing Chen Jian's words, he smiled, "Brother Chen Jian, you are so calm, this is your first time in Austria, right?"

Yesterday, I took a ten-hour flight from the Imperial Capital to Vienna Airport in Austria, and then I made a non-stop trip from Vienna to Linz. Sitting all the way, the body is really stiff.

"This is my first time in Europe, but I've been to Japan and South Korea before. In fact, it's almost the same when I go abroad. Just follow your coach and don't leave the team."

Chen Jian replied with a smile, in fact, the itinerary of athletes to foreign competitions is generally very simple, the main committee will arrange in advance, and the coaching staff or translators will also plan the route. That is, the venue and opponents have changed, as well as the language barrier, and everything else is similar, such as planes, cars, hotels, training grounds, and competition fields.

"Well, I'll pay attention." Su Zu nodded. He has been there and gone abroad twice, but both were in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. It was indeed his first time in Europe. Due to the influence of later generations, it is not enough to say how much curiosity is, but there is still some freshness.

Not useful.

It's not just him, most of the people who came to Austria this time, except for translators and some coaching staff who have experience in overseas exchanges, are basically in a state of language barrier.

The national track and field team also has translators, and the coaching staff of the national team has two external Italian race walking coaches. This time in Austria, the Athletics Management Center hired two translators from the foreign affairs department. The staff came over, and in the team of more than 20 people, there were four translators, two men and two women.

"Actually, the foreign competition is not a big deal. More than a week has passed in a flash. Don't worry." come up.

Su Zu is the youngest in the team. Chen Jian, Yang Guangzong, and others all consider themselves senior brothers. From the information they know, Su Zu is still a child from the countryside. Not fit.

"By the way, if you have any questions, ask you more about Senior Brother Yang. He has no less experience competing in foreign countries than me." Chen Jian said with a smile that the two of them competed in the 100 meters, but both In the national team, private feelings are not bad.

"What is my experience?" Yang Guangzong took off his sunglasses, hung them on the zipper of his clothes, pointed to Liu Yangyu who was walking in front and said, "Yangyu is the one you ask to teach. , he was running in Europe last year."

"What's the matter, what about me." When Liu Yangyu heard someone mention his name, he turned around and smiled with a few people. He has been competing abroad since 2000, Chile, France, Sweden Belgium, Greece, Switzerland and other countries are among the athletes with the most experience going abroad to compete.

"It's all a large army operation, so there is no experience, just be careful not to be influenced by others during the competition."

Liu Yangyu and Yang Guangzong both came from the Magic City Track and Field Team, so they are relatively familiar. In fact, everyone is a young man in their twenties. They are familiar with each other and love to play and play. There may be occasional sparks on the field of play, but they usually get along well in private.

"We will go back in about a week. How about you, Yangyu, when will you return to China?" Chen Jian reached out and put Yang Guangzong's suitcase on the salute he pushed and asked Liu Yangyu.

"I don't think it will be so fast. After the Austrian competition is over, I have to go to Birmingham. It will definitely be required for about half a month. Now I don't know if the coach has other arrangements, but four I will definitely be there for the Grand Prix this month." Liu Yangyu replied after recalling the race schedule.

Chen Jian and Yang Guangzong looked at each other, and a trace of regret passed through their eyes.

Chen Jian is in the men's 100m event, and he can also compete in Asian competitions. It is not so easy to participate in international competitions. However, this time it broke the domestic record of 60 meters. This result is not bad. It has reached the entry standards of the World Indoor Championships. I have to run out one stop earlier. After the two indoor competitions between Linz and Vienna, I can go with Liu Yangyu. Birmingham, England at the World Indoor Athletics Championships.

But now they can only participate in ordinary international indoor competitions like most athletes, and the competition level differs by several grades.

"Hey, you guys, stop chatting, get in the car soon. Pay attention to the image of foreign affairs." In front of the team, a thin man turned his head and gave a low drink to several people.

The speaker is coach Yuan Guohua, he is the coach of the 4X100m and the assistant coach of the men's 100m and 200m. Born as an athlete, he has created the first national record in the domestic electronic timekeeping era. He is not tall, only about 1.62 meters, but when he speaks, he is straight and very aggressive.

Being scolded by coach Yuan Guohua, the few people stopped chatting, aimlessly watching the flow of people and the scenery different from China at the exit.

Waited for about ten minutes before the reception bus showed up. Under the leadership of the translator in charge of foreign affairs, a group of coaches and athletes got on the bus.

Su Zu sat in the back seat of the car by the window, looking at the scenery on both sides of the road all the way, the different cultural and natural landscapes will indeed remind you that you are in a different place at this moment.

The translator who studied in Germany and lived in Austria for more than a year on the car talked about the tourist attractions in Linz, the central square, the museum art gallery, and St. Mary's University with relish church.

Unfortunately, he was interrupted by Yu Liwei who was sitting in front of the car after only a few words. This time he led the team to participate in the competition, but there was no time to travel.

And the schedule is tight.

Today is March 5th, and March 7th is the Linz indoor competition. After the Linz indoor competition, the team members have to return to Vienna again the next day. The international indoor track and field competition will be held in Vienna on March 9.

Scenic tourism at this time is really not a happy thing. Not to mention young athletes in their twenties and twenties, the most insatiable curiosity is that these sophisticated coaches will inevitably want to walk around when they hear it.

Linz is the third largest city in Austria. Although it is the center of heavy industry, what I saw along the way gave Suzu the greatest impression of cleanliness. The buildings in the city are not high, but the European-style castle church style The spire architectural style looks more comfortable.

And this city is also an important sports center, with good sports infrastructure, has its own football club, has hosted equestrian jumping events, WTA International Women's Tennis League, handball league, etc.

The hotel where Su Zu and the others are staying is not far from the Lissfeld Community Stadium where the Linz indoor competition is held the day after tomorrow. In terms of popular sports in Austria, it is different from that in China. They are managed by the government's Federal Ministry of Sports and Culture and non-governmental sports federal organizations, and the sports facilities under their jurisdiction are community gymnasiums with strong links with private clubs.

Yu Liwei ordered a few words, and rushed these athletes back to the room to sleep.

"Coach Yu, can I run two laps near the hotel?" After most of the people left, Su Zu applied to Yu Liwei. His head coach, Lu Jianming, was relatively old and had already returned to his room to rest.

This road was exhausted, probably because of not moving for a long time, Su Zu always felt that his body was a little abnormal, and he also had a negative state called burnout on the system panel.

"Huh?" Yu Liwei frowned, "Why don't you go to sleep and run?"

"Just jog two laps, don't go far. I have slept on the plane and train, and I will definitely not be able to sleep now. I will still have no energy tomorrow." Su Zu and Yu Liwei explained.

"Okay, you can walk around the hotel." Yu Liwei hesitated for a while, but agreed. He also knows that jet lag varies from person to person, and that Austria is one of the countries with the best security, so there is nothing to worry about. Moreover, Su Zu was a team member he valued very much, and he was young, so he didn't want him to have any emotions.

Took a hotel business card from his pocket and threw it to Su Zu, and said, "Just half an hour, I'll wait for Wang translator to wait for you in the lobby."