Uma Musume: Become a Legendary Trainer

Chapter 356 Truck training?

While Tony Bianca and his team were discussing the tactical arrangements for the Japan Cup, Kitahara had already completed the initial exploration of "racing and race walking".

The most crucial conclusion is that if you want horse girls to learn some of the techniques in racing to race, they must have extremely strict physical fitness requirements.

In terms of racing, many techniques, whether it is cornering or straightening, sound as if there is not much difference from Uma Musume, but in fact, they are completely different in terms of specific endurance.

Take humans as an example. Even for professional racing drivers, when they sit in a car and drift through corners, the lateral centrifugal force weighs dozens of pounds.

Although a horse girl with average physical fitness will not be injured by this level of force, it will inevitably affect her original running posture, and then affect her speed and other race walking skills.

More importantly, the force that the racer bears is only a part of the drift, and more of the force is actually shared by the mechanical body.

Horse racing girls have to bear all the forces brought about by high-speed position changes without reservation. If they do not have strong enough physical fitness, the risk of injury will be too great.

Among the five horse girls currently in service at the Eternal Club, only Oguruma and Inari have physical qualities of this level.

"Wahahahaha! Xiaoyu, you are such a lame duck!"

After learning of Kitahara's conclusion, Inari seized the opportunity and laughed at Tamamo Cross.

"Damn it...you are so infuriating!"

After being laughed at, Tamamo Cross immediately retorted, "Even if your physical fitness is a little better than mine, so what?

"Didn't Uncle Kitahara say that the application of racing skills to race walking is just theory for now?

"And even if Oguri has used it once, she can't be said to have fully mastered it. Isn't she still experiencing it again with President Maruzen?
“So, even if you have good physical fitness, it’s still too early for you to use new skills!
"So what are you so proud of, Inari?"

During this period, the training of Eisei Club has been hovering between Nagoya Academy, Chukyo Circuit and Suzuka Circuit.

To be precise, the training at the Suzuka Circuit should be described as recreational and relaxing, with at most the exploration of new race walking techniques.

As for the entertainment, after a few days of test driving, everyone decided to trouble Maruzenski and the professional drivers of the racing track to bring the five horse girls to experience the feeling of high speed.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Although these horse racing girls can drive karts and have mastered basic driving skills, the limitations of the car model and contact time prevent them from driving too fast.

It's about 50 to 60 kilometers per hour, which is not as fast as them running. If no one else comes to drive, the meaning of this exploration will be lost.

In order to facilitate the continuation of this training arrangement, Kitahara and Maruzenski negotiated with the racing track and borrowed a room as a temporary office to summarize the daily training situation and discuss subsequent training arrangements and preparation plans.

And it was in this office that Inariichi and Tamamo Juji had their routine quarrel.

In the office, Oguri Hat, Super Bay, Mejiro Aldan, Kitahara and other training personnel were all there.

Everyone was used to listening to the bickering between the two horse girls. After laughing, they turned their attention back to the conclusion that Kitahara had just given.

"Well... Kitahara, according to this, in the upcoming Japan Cup, Xiaoyu and Inari will still have to use the old running method."

It seems that after the classic triple crown, Oguruma has grown a lot. Now she is thinking more and more, "In this case, will it be difficult for the two of them to compete with those overseas opponents?"

After deciding to give up the Japan Cup, Oguruma and the other three were not idle either.

In addition to normal rest, they mainly undergo regular physical examinations every day to prevent any undiscovered health problems.

The other option is to focus on the Ogurt Hat, feel the new speed of the car, and try to explore new race walking techniques.

The purpose of this is naturally for the upcoming Japan Cup for Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi.

Oguruma and her friends are not only active in exploration, but also often discuss tactics, experience, etc. with Tamamo Juji, Inariichi, Kitahara and others.

This kind of progress naturally made Beiyuan feel very gratified, as if the daughter raised by a single old father had finally grown up.

However, when it comes to professional thinking, these horse racing girls are definitely no match for him.

"It's definitely still a bit strenuous."

Kitahara didn't hold back and said directly: "The original plan for participating in the Japan Cup was to have the five of you follow the same tactical coordination as in the Thanksgiving Cup.

"Perhaps you didn't feel it very clearly in that relay race, but the thank-you cups from the East Sea Emperor and the others are enough to prove that proper coordination can greatly increase your chances of winning."

The review of the Thanksgiving Cup has been conducted many times within the Eternal Club, and cooperation is of utmost importance.

Cooperation in a Uma Musume competition does not mean that everyone runs at the same speed.

The most important thing is to have several players with similar running styles, tactics and rhythms adapt to each other, and try to guide the competition into a situation that suits your own horse racing ladies.

This approach is not only useful against overseas opponents, but in essence, it would be best if it were the case for all games.

The inability to adapt to the battle situation, especially the rhythm, can easily affect Uma Musume's performance.

An obvious counterexample is the Arima Memorial in 89 of Oguri Hat.

Before that race, Oguri participated in the Emperor's Autumn Viewing, Mile Championship Cup and Japan Cup in succession.

The intensity and pace of these three games were extremely fast, especially the Japan Cup, where several match points, finishing times, and the last three waves of data basically broke the records of the Japanese arena.

This resulted in Oguri feeling that the overall pace of the race was "too slow" during the Arima Kinen, causing him to misjudge the timing of acceleration and ultimately suffer a defeat.

Therefore, if there are other horse girls cooperating in the competition and guiding each other on details such as pace and rhythm, it will be crucial to the outcome of the competition.

"But now, if the three of you give up the Japan Cup and only Tamamo Cross and Inari Ichi are left, that tactic can't go according to plan."

After explaining, Kitahara looked at the thoughtful Kouri-mao and said tactfully and patiently, "So, we can't say that we are running completely according to the previous way."

In terms of education and training, Kitahara feels that he is still groping and learning.

For example, what he is most accustomed to now is to determine the overall direction and many details by himself, and then directly assign them to Oguruma and the others, and then these horse girls just do it.

However, many of the events now and in the future are completely different from what he remembers.

He needs to combine everything he knows with various possible guesses and develop new corresponding tactical running methods in an exploratory manner.

At the same time, these horse racing ladies of his are also growing up day by day.

In the past, when they were still young and ignorant, their ideas about training and competition were not so clear, and they couldn’t even express their own feelings.

But now, they are gradually becoming clear and figuring out what they really want.

Then we need to adapt to their changes and change our training and guidance methods.

Just like now, instead of directly telling Xiaolimao that she was wrong, it would be enough to explain the cause and effect clearly and point it out briefly.

Nowadays, everyone inside the Eternal Club, or anyone who has had close contact with Oguruma, has discovered that this horse girl only looks naive, but she does not know nothing.

"I see……"

After listening to Kitahara's words, Oguruma nodded, and then said thoughtfully: "If we want to change some of the running methods, there are no new ideas in racing...

"Kitahara, what are you going to do?"

"Well..."

Kitahara smiled as if to keep the secret, but he didn't really keep it secret. Instead, he looked at Maruzenski. "Please, the car prepared by the racetrack should be ready, right?"

After hearing what Kitahara said, not only Oguruma, but the other horse girls and trainers all understood. The chief had a new idea and they couldn't help but look at Maruzenski.

However, Maruzenski's reaction seemed like he wanted to keep the secret.

"I am ready, but..."

He looked at the Tamamo Cross with a bit of a weird look, then turned to look at Kitahara, and the corner of Maruzen's mouth twitched, "Um, Kitahara...

"Are you sure you want to do that...?"

"Now that we are ready, let's go take a look while we still have some time today."

Before anyone else could react, Kitahara walked out of the office and said, "I know you are a little confused, because this 'truck training' idea is something I came up with recently at the racetrack."

"Truck...training? That's..."

"Hey, uncle, what are you doing?"

The first person to ask was Oguruma, who followed Kitahara subconsciously.

Following closely behind was Tamamo Cross who also caught up.

This horse racing girl is not stupid at all. Maruzenski's eyes moved quickly just now, but she felt it very clearly and reacted instantly. The "truck training" that Kitahara was talking about at this moment was most likely related to her.

"What kind of nonsense training is that? Trucks...are they asking us to drive trucks?"

Thinking about the experience of learning karting these days, Tamamo Cross felt a headache, "But I'm not old enough, where can I get that kind of driver's license?

“Besides, the speed of a truck is usually no match for ours, right?
"What's the use of that kind of training?"

"Yes, Brother, what on earth is this...?"

The one who asked Tamamo Cross a question was naturally her trainer Katsumi Komiyama.

During this period, this trainer may be more concerned about training and competition than Kitahara.

After all, the next team to participate in the Japan Cup is Tamamo Cross, and the specific preparation plan is different from what was discussed before, and it is now in a completely re-planning stage.

A person with a similar feeling is Taro Yusuhara, the trainer of Inariichi who will also participate in the Japan Cup.

However, although like Komiyama, he was unaware of the "new training" proposed by Kitahara, he knew that his senior had always been creative and effective in training. So Taro Yusuhara was not in a hurry to ask anything. He just gestured to Inari and followed Kitahara.

"Literally training in a van."

Leaving the office without stopping, Kitahara tilted his head slightly and explained with a smile.

The office buildings of the racetrack are not very tall, and this office is on the first floor. After walking along the corridor for a short while, you will be out of the building.

Walking along the road in front of the building towards a more remote racing track, Kitahara continued to explain.

“If we compare Tama and Inari to Tony Bianca and the others in terms of basic abilities, they are actually pretty much the same.

"It can even be said that there is no real difference between Japanese horse racing girls and international horse racing girls.

"The gap lies in the targeted and innovative training methods, as well as the venue, competition style and individual physical condition."

Having said that, he paused for a moment, considering how to put it in a more euphemistic way.

“Xiaoyu’s body is still too thin when facing Tony Bianca and the others.

"The girl watching the horse race at the Arc de Triomphe is over 1.7 meters tall, and has certain advantages in height and weight, which we cannot ignore.

"Similarly, there is a horse girl in the United States who is over 1.9 meters tall. This is also very disadvantageous to Tama and Inari... or to be more precise, Tama."

After some euphemisms, he finally spoke frankly.

“So, even though we used the tide to do special training on our lower body during the training period, it was still not enough.

“Running on the edge of the wave is ultimately a training exercise for your legs.

“But collisions during a game can come from all directions.

"I thought about it and realized that although I can't learn to run like Oguruma directly from racing, the car itself can be used for training."

During the explanation, the group had already seen the destination, the racing track, from afar.

At the edge of the parking lot, there was a clearly odd-looking truck parked.

The front of the car and the trailer itself are normal.

But there was no cargo in the trailer.

The entire interior of the truck frame is also wrapped with soft materials such as sponge and foam.

Next to the strange truck, there were several parking lot workers holding two sets of clothes that looked like protective suits.

"Well, that's it. Look at this truck. You two should understand what this training is, right?"

Pointing at the truck and the staff, Kitahara looked at Tamamo Cross, who had a somewhat dazed expression, and Inari, who had an expression as if he was watching a good show.

“Oh yeah, it’s not special training for Tama, it’s special training for Tama and Inari.

“It’s just that Xiaoyu’s needs are higher, but both of you have to participate.

"so……"

"So what is going on here?"

Tamamo Cross curled his lips and pointed in the direction of the truck, "This, this... this doesn't look like something that should be used in horse girl training, right?

"So... what exactly are you trying to do, uncle?"

While Tamamo Cross was yelling, Komiyama and Yusuhara looked thoughtful.

At the same time, Maruzenski, who had been looking somewhat helpless and amused, spoke.

"Well, just put on your protective gear and stand in the box truck."

As she spoke, the horse girl began to gesture, "After that, I will drive.

“Of course I drive this van the way I’m used to.

"As for my habits... you two know them.

“So, if you can stand firm in the truck I drive, then no matter what the collision or race conditions are in the Japan Cup, it won’t be a problem for you.

"Uh...you two don't look at me like that, I actually think this training method is not bad.

"You know, when Beiyuan first discussed this method with me, I thought he was going to let me drive behind you two."

(End of this chapter)