Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 113 Switch Track Training
Oguruma just looks silly, but in fact, she is very smart, especially when it comes to competitions. Kitahara thinks so.

The tactics that Oguruma came up with in the office were completely beyond Kitahara's expectations, but also very reasonable.

Since even a good opera like the "End of the Century Overlord" cannot guarantee that it will break out of the siege, it is better not to get caught in the siege from the beginning.

As Oguruma herself said, running to the outside lane in a 1600-meter race only adds a few dozen meters to the total distance. She can use the extra few dozen meters to avoid being surrounded. With the help of her strong leg strength, her chances of winning will increase.

However, simple tactical theory cannot ensure victory, and special training on tactics is necessary.

The next day, on the training ground.

Under Kitahara's arrangement, there is a row of red conical road signs that circle the field on the outer side of the middle of the runway. These "traffic cones" divide the runway into two parts.

"Okay, see the traffic cones all over the runway?"

Pointing at the track, Kitahara said to Oguruma, "The inside of the traffic cone is the track for your opponents in the Golden Youth Cup this time."

"The outside is yours."

"In your previous training, you used the conventional way of cutting in, which is to stick to the inside as much as possible and reduce unnecessary extra distance."

"But this time you need to do the opposite and take the initiative to run to the outer lane, and it must be the designated outer lane."

"This is different from your usual thinking. You need to adapt in the next twenty days or so. Otherwise, when you actually enter the competition venue, you will subconsciously lean towards the inner path and get surrounded if you are not careful."

After Kitahara finished his instructions, Oguruma nodded.

"Okay, I get it, Kitahara."

"So I'll start now? Without adding weights or sprints?"

Beiyuan was about to say something but stopped.

There was another small detail that he didn't mention.

Oguruma has such a good sense of the game that it is not easy to change his habits.

The closer you run to the inside lane, the shorter the finishing distance and the shorter the time it takes. This is common sense for all racehorse girls and trainers.

But not all horse racing girls can subconsciously run along the inside lane.

Failure to grab a position, being blocked from the inner lane, wanting to avoid it for various reasons - such as what happened to Tamamo Cross more than a month ago. As long as the psychological trauma has not been resolved, she will run out as long as there is a horse girl in the inner lane, wasting a lot of energy in vain.

For most horse girls, it takes a lot of practice to develop the habit of actively sticking to the inner lane and moving forward in the fierce competition. Even practice may not allow them to develop this instinctive awareness.

Oguruma doesn't need to practice, she was almost born for the competition. As long as there is a chance to get close to the inside lane, she will never miss it.

Relying solely on her intuition, she was able to finish close to the inside lane for most of the race.

Therefore, in this match, Oguruma's game awareness or talent has become an obstacle. There is no need to rush to practice other things. The most important thing is this awareness...

Don't tell her about this for now to avoid too much pressure.

After thinking about it, Kitahara said lightly: "Don't worry, I will arrange everything. Your top priority right now is to adapt to the outer lane." He pointed outside the traffic cone.

"it is good."

Nodding again, Oguruma quickly began to warm up.

The content of the exercises has changed because of the tactics, but the data recording and analysis have not.

Kitahara is still in charge of the specific information of the training, Miyamura Kyoko is in charge of the medical aspects, and the new Glory combines the growing technical knowledge to prepare the most suitable equipment for Oguruma.

Training is a little inconvenient nowadays. Oguri has to practice new tactics on the training ground, and Xiaohaiwan continues to strengthen his endurance in Kasamatsu Swimming Pool. This makes Kitahara look forward to going to Central Tresen Academy. After all, it is the only place in Japan that has the most comprehensive facilities. Fortunately, the second round of central assessment will be in about a month, so Kitahara is not in a hurry and arranges training step by step.

The time will soon come to July 12st.

Oguruma's tactical training this time was not complicated, and she once again demonstrated her strong practical talent.

She adapted to running in the outside lane earlier than Kitahara expected. Around the 10th day of training, she could habitually start running and rush outwards even when the traffic cones were removed.

Kitahara had a new idea about this situation.

After the training that day, it was still the office’s summary.

"Next, you will complete a new training, Oguruma."

After speaking to Oguruma, Kitahara looked at Shin Shinki and Miyamura Kyoko and said, "Tomorrow, you two will help put up the traffic cones again. However, this time, we won't be filling up the entire runway. We will just randomly remove some of them."

"That is to say, there are many random gaps between the inner and outer paths."

When these words were spoken, Oguruma, Shining Glory and Kyoko were all stunned. Xiaowan, who was not given any orders, reacted faster.

"Does this mean... you want Oguruma to learn how to switch between inside and outside lanes at will, Mr. Kitahara?" she asked for confirmation.

"Yeah, not bad, you're quick to react, Little Bay."

After giving a compliment and looking at Xiaowan who was scratching her cheek a little embarrassedly with a smile, Kitahara nodded, looked at Xiaolimao, and became serious.

"I didn't expect you to adapt to the outer lane running method so quickly, Xiaolimao. Since you have such an excellent talent, you can't waste it. Just practice switching lanes."

"Switching lanes...is this important for the competition?" Oguruma asked thoughtfully.

“It can be said to be an essential quality for the game.”

Kitahara nodded and said, "Local games have relatively few variables, and the opponent's tactics are not rich."

"It's different in the center. You have the strength tactics and endurance tactics of the cove. The horse girls in the center have more complex and systematic routines."

“These are the summaries of generations of central trainers and horse racing ladies, and I am still constantly learning.”

"It will take a long time to learn everything, but we can do it bit by bit."

"The first is 'inner lane adaptation', 'outer lane adaptation' and 'switching lanes'. You have already done the first two, and they are the basis for the third one. You can practice it now."

Having said that, Kitahara walked over to the sand table in the middle of the office and started fiddling with the chess pieces.

“The situation at the Golden Youth Cup reminded me of this.”

"Your opponent this time created the dilemma of encirclement for you completely unintentionally, but the horse racing girls in the center have mastered various techniques to actively and consciously create obstacles for you."

"For example, they intentionally guide you to rush to a crowded place."

"When they did this, they had already found a breakthrough point in advance, but when you suddenly enter a crowded position, it is difficult to break through in the shortest time."

"Even if you break through, your time and energy will be wasted, and your chances of winning will be reduced by one point."

"How to detect other horse girls' stunts... ahem, this kind of luring tactics. I will arrange special training for you and Xiao Wan later."

"Now let's consider the worst-case scenario, where you fail to perceive this temptation and accidentally fall into encirclement."

"So if you want to rush out as quickly as possible, switching lanes is a skill you must master."

(End of this chapter)