As soon as the starting gun was fired, everyone rushed out like wild horses. I crossed the starting line in 3 seconds and was still running calmly on the inside of the track. Looking at the thousands of troops, it seemed that I was the "laggard" because I
I am always being overtaken by others, but I hardly overtake anyone. Fortunately, I have become accustomed to this situation and will not be pushed to a faster pace by others. Turning into the main road around the island, Agui and Agui quickly passed me one after another, and I also
Indifferent. After the first few trainings, because my speed ability was not as good as before, I gradually became a "slow-heat" runner. If I start too fast, it will be difficult to adjust my breathing properly. It is better to go slower and wait for my body to gradually adapt to the rhythm of the game.
Then I picked up the speed again. At 1km, I looked at my watch and saw that it was 4 minutes and 08 seconds. I came to Huandao Road. Since I started slowly, I looked around and saw a sea of people in front of me. Volunteers, cheerleaders, and citizens on both sides of the track gave me greetings.
The warmest cheers wave the flag for us, and most people will speed up the pace involuntarily. This is also the time when the players' mentality is tested. Only by "not being affected by the outside world" can we lead to the other side of victory.
Since then, the speed has been very stable, moving forward at 405-406. But at 3 kilometers, the knee has begun to react, but fortunately it is not serious. In fact, at this time, you don’t need to worry about it anymore, just treat it as if it didn’t happen. How should you run?
How to run. Soon, a young man stopped and started walking. I heard that his knee pain was so bad that he could not finish the race. I couldn't help but take a breath. I could only adjust my mentality and hope that I would not become the first
Two him.
During this stretch of road, I didn’t meet anyone I knew, so I could only run alone. I came to the 5-kilometer timing carpet and looked at the race time. It was 20 minutes and 30 seconds, with an average speed of 406. I ran at that pace.
It ended up taking exactly 2 hours and 53 minutes, which is very reasonable.
But at this time, I found that the pace of 406 was not easy. I was a little out of breath all the time, and it was relatively hot. Maybe it was due to the high humidity at the beach, or maybe I hadn’t entered the state yet. Out of rationality, I dropped the pace again.
2 seconds, if it doesn’t work, just run 255.
I checked my watch and kept an eye on my pace. I ran particularly slowly in the 6th and 7th kilometers, which was close to 410, but it failed to relieve the pressure on my heart and lungs. There was a steep downhill in the 7th kilometer, and I had already called Zhou Qixiang beforehand.
Tell him to slow down here and not rush to the end in one go. Of course, I have to do it myself first. I know that my knees cannot withstand the impact of going down the steep slope. On this steep slope, the tiger chasing the old friends
Got on me and started running with me.
Tiger's condition seemed to be good. I felt a little struggling at first, but then gradually adjusted, maybe because he had adapted to the rhythm. Our speed seemed to have increased slightly. I looked at my watch and found that the pace was around 404. If I press this
If I keep running at the same pace, I still have hope of getting the best result in the Xiamen Marathon. However, the amount of running in the two months before the race was too small, and I still have no idea. I can only run 30km based on my feeling first. Then I arrived at 10km.
It took 41 minutes and 08 seconds, and the second 5 kilometers took 20 minutes and 38 seconds.
【10-20km】Getting better and cruising around the city
There were fewer and fewer runners on the road, and as time went by, the distance between them gradually lengthened. At this time, I saw Wang Hongde appearing not far ahead. I caught up with him a few hundred meters later and patted him on the shoulder. So
, the three of us started running together, which didn’t last long.
After looking at the race time, I thought Wang Hongde was faster in front. He admitted that he had been following Yan Yuedong, but Yan ran at a pace of 355. It was too difficult to keep up, and he could only slow down after 3 kilometers. "Maybe mine was
The rhythm suits him better", I thought.
Passing by the gate of Xiamen University, I caught up with Liu Fuxing from Shanghai Jiaotong University. His goal this time was 3 hours, but he actually ran at a pace close to 250. The track in Xiamen is a test of the players' mentality. The first half of the race is downhill.
, with a favorable wind, it is easy to run very fast. Anyone who has run on the Huandao Road on the return journey knows that starting from the Yanwu Bridge, you are faced with slopes one after another. They are like groups of interval runs, which will gradually destroy your physical fitness.
And willpower, if you run too fast in the front, you will easily collapse on the return trip. Unless you have good endurance, you will not be able to survive.
Passing through the old town of Xiamen, the speed continued to increase. The two people behind me couldn't keep up. Wang Hongde signaled me to go first. This time I ran the cross-strait race. In order to get a better ranking, I had to fight hard.
Once. I said before the race that this time I will run if I am injured as if I am not injured, run uphill as if I am on a flat road, and I will not finish the job with a bottle of soy sauce like when I mount a horse. When I came to Lujiang Road, I took 1 hour, 01 minutes and 33 minutes for 15 kilometers.
Seconds, the third 5 kilometers took 20 minutes and 25 seconds.
This road, I ran fairly smoothly, but it was not easy to run at this pace. I felt that the speed was about the same as last year, but I ran more tired than last year. It may be that my speed ability has decreased, or it may be that my running volume is smaller. Anyway, I
I'm not optimistic about the results in this competition.
【20-30km】Twists and turns, unexpected surprises
At 20 kilometers, I went to pick up drinks from the supply station across the road, and found that they were all purified water! I was so angry. If I had known better, I wouldn’t have wasted a few seconds to get supplies. I think this is something the organizing committee didn’t do thoughtfully enough.
.Looking at the watch at the halfway point, it was 1 hour, 26 minutes and 23 seconds, 4 seconds slower than last year. Yan Yuedong was always running with him in the second half of last year. This year, I can't count on others. These days, I still have to rely on myself.
At the 22.5km water station, we were close to the turnaround point of Dongdu Road. I tore open the energy gel, squeezed it out, took two mouthfuls, and swallowed it with water. However, after passing this village, the store was gone and I only got one cup.
There is water and half of the energy gel. This stuff is very sweet and thick. It is really difficult to swallow without water. I can only throw it away. It seems that I am still inexperienced in eating energy gel for the first time. I will not waste it next time.
Already.
After passing the turnaround point, we ran back along the coast. I once wrote in the record of the 2012 Xiamen Marathon, my first marathon, that "the 19km return seemed longer than the 23km coming", but that time
After all, this is my first time running, and I have no experience or strength. Will I encounter such an experience again this time?
At 25km, something speechless happened. I didn’t get a drink again and drank another glass of mineral water! I was so unhappy that I even forgot to check the race time!
At 26km, I felt that my physical fitness had declined a bit, I felt a little lethargic, and I suddenly felt bad. Fortunately, I learned an experience from the previous two competitions: a constant speed throughout the whole process is not necessarily the most labor-saving, and the speed must be adjusted appropriately according to the physical condition.
I remembered that in the Northern Marathon, when I had low blood sugar, I still maintained a pace of less than 4 minutes after 30km, which eventually led to a collapse. This time I was smarter and didn't feel "embarrassed" to slow down. I had to slow down when I should slow down. Now I slow down appropriately.
This is to avoid slowing down too much later.
Although he lost a few seconds, he kept surpassing people, first surpassing Liang Xutong, and then surpassing Xu Yuanshan. It was not until the stage of Wudaqiao that he was finally surpassed by a foreigner. It was quite difficult to get on the bridge, and the runners on the other side who were half way through kept giving us more
Come on, but it doesn't help me. I can only insist on counting one kilometer as a kilometer.