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Life is a marathon, always keep a firm heart, work hard and keep running, and the answer will not disappoint you. ”
On December 3, at the Fukuoka International Marathon, Yang Shaohui, who crossed the finish line second, unfortunately fell one second behind Kenya's Michael Gitai and could only stand on the podium for second place. However, his face was full of excitement and joy.
2 hours, 07 minutes, 09 seconds!The 31-year-old Yunnan star has surpassed Ren Longyun's national marathon record set 16 years ago twice in a year and is getting closer to opening the 2-hour and seven-minute mark.
Yang Shaohui (first from left) Photo by IC photo
In fact, all this is due to the fact that the preparation for last year's winter training was very thorough and in place," Yang Shaohui said in an exclusive interview with Red Star News, "especially when the standard of the Paris Olympics came to about 8 minutes (2 hours and 8 minutes), which also made us have to break the national record if we want to go to the Olympic Games." ”
Pertinence" is the key word that Yang Shaohui repeatedly mentioned in the dialogue with the Red Star News reporter, for the achievements, after more than half a month, he seems very indifferent, but for the upcoming Paris Olympics next year, Yang Shaohui has begun to imagine infinitely......
After 16 years in the dust.
The national marathon record is broken twice a year.
On October 21, 2007, when Ren Longyun ran a time of 2 hours, 08 minutes and 15 seconds in the Beijing Marathon that year, the outside world exclaimed: The era of China's marathon may be coming!
How horrible were the results at that time?Ren Longyun improved his PB (personal best) by nearly 7 minutes at one time, and surpassed the previous marathon national record by 1 minute and 3 seconds, rewriting the record that had not been broken for 10 years at that time.
However, after the Beijing Marathon, the results of the Chinese men's marathon did not stir up waves again. Whether it is the speed guarantee provided to the runners by the continuous iteration of carbon plate running shoes, or the stimulation brought by more scientific training, diet, and ** plan, it does not even make people be able to reach the height of Ren Longyun again.
Until the arrival of 2023!
The Wuxi Marathon, which started on March 19 this year, has created the highest standard in the history of this event, including the National Marathon Championship (Wuxi Station), the Budapest World Championships Marathon Trials, and the Hangzhou Asian Games Marathon Trials, which have been held in one, raising the overall level and event specifications of the race to an unprecedented height.
Wuxi Marathon men's runner-up Yang Shaohui (first from left), champion He Jie (middle), and third runner-up Feng Peiyou (first from right) on the podium Photo according to Visual China.
In the end, when He Jie crossed the finish line with a time of 2:07:30, the shouts of volunteers on both sides of the track were louder than in previous years, because he successfully rewrote the national record that had been in the dust for 16 years. Yang Shaohui, who then crossed the finish line, only won the second place among domestic players, but his time of 2 hours, 07 minutes and 49 seconds also surpassed the previous national record.
It's calm, and it's exciting. He Jie and Yang Shaohui said in an interview with Red Star News reporters after crossing the finish line that they have indeed achieved today's results with the accumulation of the past few years.
Less than 9 months later, when Yang Shaohui improved his PB by 40 seconds, the holder of the "marathon national record" changed from He Jie at the beginning of the year to 31-year-old Yang Shaohui. After breaking through the "limit" twice a year, the outside world has begun to look forward to the 2024 Paris Olympics in which Chinese men's athletes can have better results.
Full quota for the Paris Olympics.
China's marathon starts "extreme speed".
For athletes, each four-year Olympic cycle is like an annual ring, engraved with the breadth of their careers. But in a four-year cycle, there are only three podiums in a single event, a depth that is unattainable for ordinary people, and even for professional players.
In fact, I believe that someone will break my record soon," Yang Shaohui told the Red Star News reporter, "Running (2 hours) 7 minutes, or even within 6 points, this must be done by someone, of course, I also hope that I can break this record as soon as possible." ”
After making breakthroughs one after another, if they want to go further, Yang Shaohui and his partners will undoubtedly face more tests. Looking ahead to next year, he still seems very calm: "The trials will be in March next year, and then we will basically be able to confirm the list of participants for the Paris Olympics, and if I am lucky enough to be selected, I will definitely not participate in more competitions, and I will prepare for Paris wholeheartedly, and hopefully I will have a good performance." ”
Yang Shaohui according to ic photo
Since He Jie won the first gold medal in the Chinese men's marathon event in the history of the Asian Games this year, the outside world has more expectations for the performance of this event in the Olympic Games.
Of course, Yang Shaohui is also the same.
If I set a goal for myself now, I would probably set it for about 2 hours and 10 minutes. Yang Shaohui knows that in a major competition like the Olympic Games, the final timer is not as important as the ranking, but if he can stand on the coveted stage as a member of the Chinese team, Yang Shaohui said he will let go and fight.
This year, with the Fukuoka Marathon successfully reaching Paris, the Chinese men's marathon has secured three Olympic quotasIn terms of women's athletes, Zhang Deshun, Li Zhixuan, and Bai Li also meet the standard, and the Chinese track and field team will achieve full participation in the Paris Olympics.
Some people may ask, the era of China's marathon "extreme speed" is finally coming?It is true that with the continuous improvement of team advantages, coupled with the improvement of high-level event platforms, training and leading systems, it is not an extravagant expectation for Chinese track and field to achieve good results in Paris.
Red Star News reporter Pei Han.
Edited by Ou Peng.
*Red Star News, Prizes for Reporting!）