Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 158: Escape Techniques

Having done many parallel running trainings with many seniors, Northern Xuanju is quite familiar with it.

But during this period of joint training, she was shocked to find that the running method of her senior Mi Yu was unexpectedly strenuous.

The sight seems to be sticky, sticking to the back from beginning to end, giving people the illusion of having something stuck in the throat.

From the experience during training and the subsequent video analysis, we can see that almost every step the predecessors took was in line with the footprints they had just left.

This is especially true for posture.

Although there is a clear difference in height and body shape, the way the senior walks, swings his arms, rises and falls his chest... even the amplitude of his head movement all look the same as his own.

To put it a little exaggeratedly, during these days of training, I felt like I was split into two.

The same self he looks now, running in front during every training session.

The other one turned into the appearance of Senior Mi Yu, sticking closely behind him, and every move he made was a replica of the previous one.

Not every time they run side by side they are one in front and one behind.

The goal of single parallel running training is often relatively simple. The positions of one in front and one behind are used to practice increasing distance, adapting to pursuit, etc.

If it is one left and one right, the purpose of the exercise at this time is to find the position, block the position, turn, etc.

At this time, the senior's attention is no longer on himself, and his footwork and rhythm have also changed.

But even if no one was looking at me, the feeling of being watched from behind still existed.

Or perhaps it wasn't behind him, but an illusion caused by the faint peripheral vision on the side.

Among the many different experiences, there is one feeling that is equally obvious.

That's physical exertion.

I care about the gazes from behind or to the side, and I don’t know how many times I have looked at them and thought about how to get rid of them.

As a result, not only did he fail to come up with a solution, but his physical strength was also rapidly depleted due to this distraction.

This won’t do. If I encounter this situation during the game...what should I do?
With this idea in mind, Kitaguchi Xuanju asked Yasui Shin, and the answer he got was that he, the trainer, was also thinking about it.

Not discouraged, she rarely began to think about this complicated thing for her.

Maybe it was because they lived close to each other during the training camp. Every day she could see Yasui Makoto in his room looking through materials, game videos, and calculating data, and she unconsciously wanted to do something.

For example, use your brain more and share some of An Jingzhen's worries.

In the end, I didn't come up with anything.

I wasn't too surprised or discouraged. Anyway, I already knew I wasn't good at this, so I just had to think about it slowly.

And the trainer will definitely find a way... After finishing this run with Mi Yu and reporting the training experience to An Jingzhen, Beibu Xuanju thought secretly.

"You still can't get over this...Okay, I get it."

After making a note on the tablet, Yasui Makoto waved his hand to the side.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mi Yu. Here are some drinks and energy bars. Please take a rest.

"Xiaobei, you should rest a bit too. Get ready for the next round of parallel running training with Suzuka-san."

We started thinking about the arrangements for the training camp a month or two ago. At that time, the worst plan was to only bring the northern Xuanju to Santou Mountain.

Perhaps it was the academy's recommendation, or perhaps it was the nature of horse racing girls, but most of the training camps were held at the seaside, and rarely in the mountains.

Even if they choose locations such as mountains or woods, they will choose farther places such as Kyoto, Osaka and even Hokkaido, rather than near Tokyo.

After all, Tresen Academy is located in Tokyo, and the horse racing girls all want to take advantage of the free time during the training to see new places.

As a result, before the training plan was finished, the horse racing girls who had been enthusiastic about training Northern Xuanju volunteered, and even the East Sea Emperor and Mejiro McQueen, who were busy preparing for the Dream Cup, proposed candidates.

The final decision was to invite Mi Yu and Silent Suzuka, and Yasui Makoto was considering endurance training and running methods.

Being able to win the Chrysanthemum Viewing and the Emperor's Spring Viewing, as well as the unique close-marking tactics, Mi Yu's assistance is undoubtedly quite unique.

In terms of running style, Northern Xuanju previously trained more with Yamato Akagi.

Both of these horse girls possess outstanding strength, and their leading ideas, techniques, and abilities are very similar.

In contrast, the Silent Suzuka is clearly a high-speed escape horse.

Training with different running partners, especially runners, can broaden and deepen your understanding of running techniques. You can also learn about the habits of these runners, which will help you better handle them when you encounter them in the future.

The training arrangement for the past half month has been like this, usually rotating between Mi Yu and Silent Suzuka.

Even though there are breaks in between, Northern Xuanju is actually training continuously.

When the training is nearing the end, you can take advantage of the fatigue state to carry out regular excessive special training.

"Yeah! I'm in pretty good shape!"

Hearing An Jingzhen's order, Beibu Xuanju quickly said with full energy:

"Just a short break is all that's needed! Sorry for bothering Suzuka-senpai!"

"Xiaobei's energy... is really abundant..."

Walking to the table where drinks, energy bars, first aid kits and other tools were placed, Mi Yu smiled softly, sighed, and picked up the towel on the table.

"Wipe your sweat first, Xiaobei..."

"Thank you, Senior Mi Yu!"

"When we train later..."

Suzuka, who had been silent and thoughtful until then, spoke up:

"I think we could try some great escape techniques, Mr. Yasui, is that okay with you?"

The others were all stunned, and Northern Xuanju was the first to react.

"Senior... do you want me to learn your escape method?"

"Not really."

Silent Suzuka shook his head and said, "Right now... I feel that Xiaobei is still not suitable for a pure escape.

"However, given your physical condition, you can indeed apply some techniques to speed up the early stages and even the middle stages.

"look."

She walked onto the grass, slowly leaning her upper body forward, stretching her right leg out long behind her, and stretching her arms forward and backward, assuming a starting position.

Then she lowered her upper body again.

"If my impression is correct, this should be what your final straight line will look like, Xiaobei."

Feeling that his senior wanted to teach him, Beibu Xuanju nodded repeatedly.

"Yeah! That's right! We'll be able to charge faster this way!"

On the other side, Mi Yu and An Jing Zhen, holding bottles of energy drinks and tablets, also came over and looked at Wusheng Suzuka with curiosity and thoughtfulness.

"And the center of gravity."

As she spoke, Silent Suzuka's waist sank a little.

“This is what it’s supposed to look like when you’re going uphill.

"Then the hind legs..."

She stretched her right leg back a little further, her toes lightly stepping on the grass.

"at last……"

Before he finished speaking, a strong wind suddenly lifted up the grass stems that were trampled on the ground. The grass stems flew more than one meter high and splashed towards Beibu Xuanju, Mi Yu and Anjing Zhen who were staring intently.

The three of them subconsciously squinted and closed their eyes, then quickly opened them again in an instant.

"Phew—that's about it."

More than 20 meters away, Silent Suzuka took a breath, looked at Northern Black Horse, and nodded slightly.

"Lower posture, lower center of gravity, stronger explosive power when pushing off the ground...

“And, the first step is to do everything.

"So theoretically speaking, the Great Escape...isn't that difficult."

(End of this chapter)