I will practice more in the United States

Running ten kilometers within forty minutes is not an easy feat. According to the "Chinese Athletics Association Mass Athletics Fitness Technical Level Standards" published on the official website of the Chinese Athletics Association, those aged 16-34 who achieve this result have reached the mass level 304 standard, which means that the marathon result can basically reach the level, which is a god-level among amateur runners.

When they were halfway through the journey, the three members of the Nie family were already finding it very difficult to keep up. Although they exercised on weekdays, they only ran occasionally, and they were still far from the level of this basketball coach.

But what surprised Ling Zhenyu was that while Li Ang was keeping up with his pace, his breathing did not show any signs of disorder, which meant that he still had some strength left.

Before this, he didn't think much of Li Ang. As a basketball coach, he knew very well the backgrounds of those so-called martial arts coaches. It can be said that there were basically few who were trained in martial arts schools. Most of them were latecomers and only practiced a little before starting to teach students.

This is true for all the coaches in martial arts schools, not to mention that Li Ang is just a student in a martial arts school.

But Li Ang's current performance did surprise him. From this point of view alone, he must be a very self-disciplined person who works very hard on training.

Knowing that Li Ang's strength was not limited to this, Ling Zhenyu turned around and said to the Nie family players behind him:

"You guys just run at your own pace. I'll run with Brother Li. From what we can see so far, Brother Li has a chance to get a top spot in running."

When Nie Yongming heard this, he was delighted. Just now, when he saw Li Ang's condition, he knew that this kid was quite good at running. Hearing Ling Zhenyu's evaluation, it showed that his real level was even better than he expected.

In this case, maybe his lineage would have a chance to win the championship. He nodded and said:
"Okay, you two go ahead and practice, and the three of us will just try not to hold you back."

Nie Yongjin, who was struggling to hold on at the back, was completely convinced. At least in running, he was definitely no match for Li Ang.

After no longer having to worry about the speed of the three people behind him, Ling Zhenyu completely let go. To be honest, basketball players are not good at long-distance running, because this sport requires physical confrontation, so they need to strengthen their muscle strength while ensuring their physical strength.

However, there are almost no professional long-distance runners with large muscles, and most of them have chopstick-shaped bodies.

But now he was just running ten kilometers. For someone like him who used to be a professional athlete, this distance was not actually considered a long-distance run.

Ling Zhenyu directly adjusted his pace to three minutes and forty-five seconds per kilometer. This speed, any college student who has participated in physical examinations in college knows, is a result that 90% of college students cannot achieve, not to mention that he can still maintain this speed after running five kilometers.

After one kilometer, Ling Zhenyu gritted his teeth and increased his speed to three minutes and thirty-five seconds per kilometer, which was almost close to his own limit.

The national standard for a third-level athlete in the 10,000-meter race is 37 minutes. Three years ago, it was easy for him to reach this standard, and he could even break the 34 minutes of a second-level athlete. But now, his best result can hardly get under 35 minutes.

After a moment, listening to Li Ang's still even breathing behind him, he suddenly felt that the word "take" when he said "take Li Ang for a run" was not used appropriately.

"That's great, bro. Do you run every day? I think it won't be a problem for you to become a national second-level athlete in the running category!"

Li Ang smiled and replied:
"I don't run every day, I usually ride a bike and practice martial arts more."

"You are a natural runner! It's a pity that you are too old. If you train hard, you will have a chance to become a professional runner. However, with your current talent, you can consider practicing marathon. If you are good enough, you can support yourself with the prize money from running competitions."

Ling Zhenyu was even more surprised when he heard Li Ang say that he had not practiced running much. It was because he came from the United States. If he was in China, he might have been discovered by a sports school when he was a child.

Li Ang listened to his suggestion and just smiled without saying anything. In the future, he might really participate in an international marathon competition and break the 20 time or something, but that was also for the purpose of "breaking the limit". He really didn't care about the prize money for this competition.

"Well, it looks like you have to practice on your own. I can't even keep up with your speed."

Ling Zhenyu waved his hand, signaling Li Ang to run in front.

Li Ang didn't bother to be polite with him. After all, training at such a speed was still a bit inefficient.

But in order not to be too shocking, Li Ang only adjusted his speed to three minutes per kilometer. This speed seems ordinary, but if it is ten seconds faster, it will definitely be Kipchoge's sub-2 pace in the marathon.

Seeing Li Ang suddenly speed up, Ling Zhenyu originally thought that he had slowed down, but when he looked at his sports watch, he realized that it was not that he was too slow, but that Li Ang was too fast.

I was just saying that it would be no problem for Li Ang to train to become a national second-level athlete. Now it seems that he has definitely reached the level of a national first-level athlete. If he receives more professional training, becoming a national athlete is not a dream.

Nie Yongjin was breathing heavily, and as he looked at the finish line approaching, his exhausted body suddenly surged with energy, but the next second, a gust of wind blew past him.

"Strange, weren't Li Ang and Ling Zhenyu running in front just now? How come they are coming from behind?"

After asking this question subconsciously, he finally realized that the three of them seemed to be trapped.

No? Can you do laps on a 5km track?
After finishing their jogging practice, the group was just about to go home and tell Grandpa the good news, but unexpectedly, Third Aunt brought them a piece of gossip first.

"Let me tell you something. I just heard that they have invited a Sanda coach next door. You better be careful."

After hearing this, although Nie Zhaofeng still looked calm, the other people became a little nervous.

"We all practice boxing, so why are they hiring a Sanda coach?"

"That's right. We all practice different methods, so how can we compete?"

"If they don't say they practice Sanda, how can you prove it? Sanda contains many moves from traditional martial arts. If you really can't match their strength, there's nothing you can do."

Although each of them has some confidence in their boxing skills, that is compared with their peers and also with people who practice the same traditional martial arts.

But Sanda is different. It is also called Chinese modern fighting. As long as it has the word "modern" in it, it is basically a dimensionality reduction attack on traditional martial arts in terms of techniques and systems.

They themselves knew very well that even Uncle Zhao Feng, who was the best fighter among them, would most likely not be a match for a professional Sanda coach.

But now that things have come to this, they can only place all their hopes on Li Ang. As long as they don't lose too badly in this item, then considering the scores of the other two items, they are not completely without a chance.

When the day of the event came, to be honest, even Li Ang was quite surprised by the grand scale of their village.

Not only was the venue built large and luxurious, there was a singing and dancing troupe of more than 50 people, as well as dragon and lion dance teams, but even reporters and photographers from local TV stations were invited. Li Ang estimated that all this would cost at least 300,000 or 400,000 yuan.

However, judging from the luxury cars in the parking lot, such as Mercedes-Benz S, Lexus 570, BMW 7 Series, Toyota Land Cruiser, etc., it can be seen that these villagers are not short of money at all.

I heard that many bosses working in other places traveled thousands of kilometers just to come back and participate in this event. Needless to say, the employees of Li Ang's company would find it hard to believe that this is a rural area in China if they hadn't experienced it themselves.

This trip to China completely changed some of the stereotypes about China that they had learned from traditional American media.

There are clean streets everywhere and no one is homeless. You can walk on the street safely even at night without worrying about being robbed by someone at gunpoint.

"Boss, if my visa wasn't about to expire, I really hope I could stay here longer. I just love this place so much."

Li Ang felt a little emotional when looking at this lively scene. Maybe one day, when he wants to retire and enjoy his old age, he will come back here, but it is not possible now.

This place is very friendly to ordinary people, but for him, there are still too many restrictions.

The first event was running. Four teams, each with five people, a total of twenty contestants took to the track.

"Ah Ming, I heard that the foreign aid you invited this time is from the United States. You've gone to such great lengths to see if it will work."

"No matter what, I'm better than you guys. Besides, I'm Uncle Zhaofeng's student, so I'm closer to him than you guys."

Nie Yongming's words obviously hit the nail on the head. Although this event allows for external aid, it is of course best to have one's own people participate in the competition. Even if they are not named Nie, it would be best if they are related to him.

After all, the main purpose of this rule is to demonstrate the strength and connections of their lineage.

Therefore, even Ling Zhenyu, the basketball coach, was actually their classmate and could not be considered a foreign player hired with forced money.

Seeing that he couldn't win the argument, he could only go and find someone else to talk nonsense with in disappointment.

The race officially began, and Li Ang sprinted from the start. He was not afraid of exposing his strength too much in the United States, let alone in China.

Anyway, as long as you don't break world records casually, or don't exceed human limits too much, these things won't have such an exaggerated impact.

The speed displayed by Li Ang surprised his relatives and friends.

In their impression, Ling Zhenyu should be the main force in running, so why is this guy rushing to the front?

Of course, it is a good thing that Li Ang has strength, but I am afraid that he will only charge forward and not be able to do so in the back.

In fact, after Li Ang sprinted through the first 1,000 meters, those onlookers who knew a little bit about the business knew that Li Ang was definitely not one of those reckless men who sprinted recklessly.

Even the TV station's photographer couldn't help but exclaim:
"This guy is definitely a master. When I participated in the last track and field competition held in the city, to be honest, I felt that none of the other athletes could run as fast as him."

The reporter couldn't help but check the referee's time frequently. If this was true, what was originally just a small news in the rural section might really become a hot topic.

When the race was halfway through, there was no one’s land behind Li Ang. When Li Ang was about to reach the finish line, even the few people at the end had only run halfway through the race.

"Time, how much time is it?"

A villager who works as a physical education teacher in a school asked his son anxiously while he was counting with a stopwatch.

He had a feeling that Li Ang would finish the race incredibly fast this time.

After all, he had used his old classmate's connections to invite a student who was a national second-level athlete in the 5,000-meter race, but he was already far behind Li Ang.

"13 minutes. Just past 13 minutes."

As soon as his son finished speaking, there was a huge cheer from the crowd not far away, which meant that Li Ang had reached the finish line.

"Oh my god, this is an international level athlete!"

As a physical education teacher, although he no longer has the ability, he is still very clear about some documents issued by the General Administration of Sport of China.

No wonder the second-tier athletes were left behind by him so much.

After all, the standard for a second-level 16-meter athlete is 10 minutes and 13 seconds, while the standard for an international athlete is 31 minutes and seconds. The gap between the two is simply worlds apart.

Hoping that his son might have remembered the time wrong, he squeezed over to check the referee's time, which was 13 minutes and 04 seconds, even more than seconds faster than the standard for international athletes.

Wait, this result, "Son, quickly search on your phone what is the national record for 5,000 meters?"

"Let me check. It's 13 minutes 25 seconds 14. It was set by Xia Fengyuan at the 1997th National Games in Shanghai in . This national record has been preserved to this day."

"Holy crap, Dad, did he break the national record?"

"Shit, it seems to be broken. Even if there is a time error between the hand record and the electric meter, it can't be off by more than 20 seconds. It must be broken."

"I personally participated in measuring the distance of this road. Although it is not exactly five kilometers, the difference will not be greater than twenty meters."

No? With your talent, why don't you go to the Olympics to become famous, but come to our village to participate in activities?

This physical education teacher was completely confused.

He had just witnessed the creation of a new national record.

He thought it was already very unethical of him to invite a national second-level athlete, but he didn't expect that they would even invite an Olympic athlete.

On the other side, the photographer was so excited that he didn't care what the reporter was saying. He quickly asked her to take out her phone, saying that we were going to make a big news this time. (End of this chapter)