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Chapter 59 The 400-meter obstacle course, demonstrated only once.

After a breakfast and some time to tidy up in the dorm, the guests arrived at the playground at the sound of the whistle and immediately noticed that the equipment area had undergone new changes.

Many of the equipment and facilities that were previously covered have been brought back to light.

This prompted everyone to glance again and again at the equipment that had revealed its true form.

This also attracted the attention of many viewers in the live stream.

Could those newly released machines be for the 400-meter steeplechase?

No doubt, those are it.

[So many of these? Does anyone know how to get through this?]

【Yes, that's all. Let me explain briefly. The 400-meter distance is 100 meters from one end to the other. Dividing it into sections, you run 100 meters at the beginning and end, and then run the middle 200 meters through these obstacles, going back and forth, with different routes for going and returning.】

[I've run that anaerobic limit; it felt like a nightmare!]

There's a saying about the 400-meter steeplechase: "I'd rather run a 5-kilometer cross-country race than a 400-meter steeplechase." What do you all think about that?

This is what it means to drain all your energy in a short time. You'll be completely dry right after the run, just pale, but within half a minute you'll be drenched in sweat. If I had a choice, I'd choose five kilometers!

[For those who want to experience the feeling of their lungs about to explode, go ahead and give it a try; it will definitely be an unforgettable experience.]

The audience, after being given a lecture, were trembling with fear!
After the shaking was over, it suddenly occurred to me: They don't need to run, they just need to watch the guests run, why shake them!
Immediately, I perked up again and began to look forward to the guests' performance later.

Before training began, we ran two laps to warm up, as usual, and then the instructor led us to the equipment.

“In the previous stage, we mainly did basic training. Now the difficulty has been increased,” Li Chengxiao said, pointing to the 400-meter obstacle course next to him. “This is what you will be challenging next: the 400-meter obstacle course.”

The guests immediately straightened their backs, their eyes sparkling.

"As usual, I'll demonstrate first. Everyone watch carefully and see how to get past each obstacle. Remember: I'll only demonstrate once!"

Why did the instructor emphasize the last sentence?

Haha, you'll see in a bit.

After reaching the starting line and making sure everyone remembered what he said and was looking at him attentively, Li Chengxiao checked his training uniform, squatted down to check his shoelaces, and then sprinted off the starting line.

[The instructor even made sure to tidy up his training uniform and shoes before the run; he seemed a bit more careful this time!]

A man who is serious is indeed the most handsome.

The first event was a 100-meter sprint. The speed was not slow, but it wasn't the fastest either. After a dozen seconds, I easily reached the finish line.

After passing the signal flag at the end of the runway, there are various obstacles within a hundred meters.

It starts with a few low stakes, about knee-high, and you have to step on them and land after three steps.

The distance between the low stakes is quite far.

[Is it still not possible to land in the middle?]

Looks like I need to be pretty precise with my jumps; the instructor's speed is incredible.

Immediately following was a deep pit, two meters in length, width, and height, which Li Chengxiao crossed without slowing down.

[It was over in the blink of an eye!]

Further ahead was a low wall about waist-high, which we then stepped over directly.

[A hurdles challenge has been spotted!]

[Aren't you going to use your hands to support yourself?]

Why is there a small hole in the wall?

When returning, you must crawl back through the small hole.

Are you sure you won't trap people?

Then he deftly flipped over a high board that was about the same height as him.

Judging by appearance, the instructor is probably a little over 1.8 meters tall, which is about the height of this board. The question is, how can someone climb up without any support?

I'll just duck and crawl through!

There are two more platforms ahead, one higher and one lower; we can't squeeze through!

After jumping over the platform, which is higher in the front and lower in the back, the ladder is in front of you.

[This must be over two meters tall, right?]

【Hmm, 2.4 meters.】

[Wow, the instructor just jumped right up from the platform! I thought he was going to go under the ladder!]

[What you just described is the way to return.] [We've reached the ladder, so fast! Jump... just jump straight down!]

[This height... I only dared to play like this when I was a kid. I'd jump off the wall at home without batting an eye, and land feeling all smug and proud of myself. Now, forget about jumping, just looking down makes me dizzy!]

[The newbie protection period is over now, haha!]

The guests who watched as the instructor jumped down from a ladder more than two meters high were not able to laugh at all!

Fortunately, the next one is a narrow bridge, giving me a chance to catch my breath.

Why is there only a ramp leading up from one side?

Because on the return trip, we have to go around under the log bridge.

[Is the serpentine running technique we practiced before meant for this situation?]

We'll have to climb over that high wall too.

I doubt I could even reach the top if I jumped.

[Great, the instructor did it! That was so easy, I feel like I could do it too!]

[Be careful, trying this could lead to your death!]

[Beyond this is a low-lying net, I know that, we have to crawl forward!]

After crawling through the low stake netting and bypassing the signal flags ahead, they immediately began their return journey.

The return trip involves simply crossing the low-lying netting from above, which is easy, but then you have to climb over a high wall again.

I thought I could just go around it this time, but I didn't expect I'd have to go through it again.

I think they stopped when I first looked at it.

I used to think the log bridge was quite high, but now that I see the instructors bending over and stooping to cross it, it seems a bit low.

So, to get across the ladder from underneath, you have to hold onto the horizontal bar and swing across.

[You think you can just run over there from below? We wouldn't let you have it that easily!]

After jumping off the high board, what lies ahead is a low wall and a small hole that viewers have complained is too small.

Why haven't we slowed down yet?

[They're about to crash into us!]

Soon, the audience watched as the figure in the camera raised his hands, pushed off with his feet, and leaped through the small hole, rolled on the spot to dissipate the force, and jumped into the trench.

The chat went blank for a moment.

[Damn, they used a dive!]

Everything else is fine, but this one is truly unbelievable.

[I originally wanted to do that to look cool, but I got stuck in the middle once and bumped my head so badly I didn't dare to try it anymore.]

[Pro-level skill.]

Climb up the trench, cross the low stakes again, and go around the signal flag; that's the final 100 meters.

The last 100 meters were noticeably slower than the first 100 meters.

[My legs usually give out by this point, and every subsequent lift of my leg is pure willpower.]

Now I understand why the instructor said there would only be one demonstration!

[I'm completely drained; I really can't handle another trip like this.]

[Having watched the live stream for so long, this is the first time I've seen an instructor's lips turn white and his chest heave so violently after a demonstration.]

[It's so painful to watch!]

It wasn't just the audience who noticed; the guests who greeted the instructors with their eyes saw it even more clearly.

Watching the beads of sweat trembling and sliding down their instructors' temples, and hearing their uncontrollable panting, my heart pounded with each breath.

If the instructors were this exhausted after running the whole course, then what about them...?

This is absolutely terrible!

[The guests already seem utterly hopeless before they've even started running!]

That blank stare, he's practically playing me perfectly!

[Jiang Hanying, don't look so bright, it's scary!]

(End of this chapter)