When you do everything to the extreme

Chapter 26 26. The disappointment and despair of other athletes! Super high-standard security work!
Yang Xiaoyu, Guo Wenqian and Li Bowen got in the car and quickly caught up with Wang Xiao on the racing track in front from the side road.

Seeing that Wang Xiao, Simmons and Horus were still leading the way, they breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Wang Xiao was not affected too much!
The serious worry on Yang Xiaoyu's pretty face gradually dissipated a little. She turned to Li Bowen and said, "Bowen, can you find the information of those three people?"

Li Bowen nodded: "I checked it last time, I'll send it to you if you want it!"

Last time, Li Zhengguang and his two companions dared to bring people to stop Li Bowen's car. Li Bowen naturally would not give up. He had secretly checked the information of the three people, thinking that he would have a chance to deal with them in the future.

Unexpectedly, I met him again today and was severely beaten up by Yang Xiaoyu.

Yang Xiaoyu: "Yes, send it to me!"

Li Bowen immediately took out his mobile phone, took a screenshot of the information and sent it to Yang Xiaoyu.

Yang Xiaoyu didn't check it immediately, but saved it, planning to take a closer look later. She continued to look at Wang Xiao as he ran. She saw more than anyone else and whispered, "Wang Xiao's internal breathing has improved a lot, and he's also used a lot of power-generating techniques in his legs. He's applied martial arts techniques to long-distance running, and he's still performing so well. He's very smart!"

Guo Wenqian asked curiously, "Internal breathing and leg power techniques are so useful. Why don't I see other martial artists participating in running competitions?"

Yang Xiaoyu shook her head and explained softly, "It depends on the person, and it requires a lot of practice and application. Not every internal martial arts master will be a long-distance running expert the moment they arrive. It depends on talent and strength! Wang Xiao might be better at this, and he's practiced privately."

Guo Wenqian: "In other words, Wang Xiao is suitable for participating in the running competition?"

Yang Xiaoyu nodded: "That may be the case."

Yang Xiaoyu did not elaborate.

Most masters of internal martial arts will not participate in these competitions to waste time and energy. Instead, they will focus on practicing their main boxing techniques and strive for time to improve their strength and realm as much as possible.

Those who are not proficient in martial arts have limited talent and do not have the strength and talent to apply the internal skills and power-generating techniques of martial arts to running.

So, Wang Xiao is an exception.

Several people looked at Wang Xiao, and seeing that Wang Xiao was still among the first few, their eyes were filled with anticipation.

It would be truly amazing if Wang Xiao could win the championship in this top domestic professional marathon.

……

Wang Xiao was actually affected a little just now.

However, he was not the only one affected. All the players beside him and not far behind him were affected. Especially Ed, who was knocked down by the middle-aged woman. After that, he was unable to calm down and find his familiar rhythm in a short period of time. Now he has fallen behind by dozens of lengths and has been overtaken by players such as Liu Yang.

The more Ed couldn't find his rhythm, the more anxious he became and the worse his adjustment effect became, so he basically had no chance of winning the race and was lucky enough to be able to finish.

woohoo hoo...

Wang Xiao controlled his breathing and had completely gotten rid of the influence of what had just happened. The more he ran, the better his sense of rhythm became, the lighter his feet felt, and it felt like he still had a little strength left.

However, in order to deal with possible unexpected situations, Wang Xiao did not immediately surpass the two players next to him, but continued to run at the same rhythm.

This continued for more than half an hour.

Ed has fallen behind and is in the same group as the last few contestants, and is far behind the front row.

Wang Xiao still maintained a steady rhythm, with almost no change in breathing and pace, as stable as a programmed machine.

Horus and Simmons next to him looked at Wang Xiao in surprise several times, their eyes as if they were looking at a monster. Their states were not as stable as Wang Xiao's.

Liu Yang, Cai Jikun, Li Xinyong and other Chinese marathon runners who were still following behind Wang Xiao would look at Wang Xiao's back in surprise from time to time, and then look at each other, and they could see the same surprised looks in the eyes of others.

They all thought that Wang Xiao might just be an amateur athlete who wanted to show off at the beginning. He would definitely be left behind in a while, and it would be good enough if he could finish the course in the end. His result would definitely be beyond three hours.

But now...

It's been almost an hour.

Wang Xiao continued to run steadily in the front. His pace and breathing were extremely stable. He didn't look like a newcomer at all. Instead, he looked like a senior top long-distance runner who had been running long distances for many years.

Even they themselves, their breathing and pace are not as good as at the beginning. They have already started to conserve their energy and are preparing to slow down a bit in the middle section and release all their energy for a sprint in the last section.

but……

Wang Xiao's consistent rhythm made Horus, Simmons, Liu Yang, Cai Jikun, Li Xinyong and other top players at home and abroad dare not slow down for a while, for fear of being left behind by Wang Xiao!

If it was twenty or thirty minutes ago, they would not be afraid of being left behind by Wang Xiao. At that time, they did not regard Wang Xiao as an opponent and thought that Wang Xiao would fall behind soon.

But now it has been an hour, and Wang Xiao's breathing and pace are more stable than theirs. They all regard Wang Xiao as a big enemy in their hearts.

Therefore, they did not dare to fall too far behind such a powerful enemy.

Otherwise, if Wang Xiao maintained this pace in the middle and late stages, they would have no chance of catching up.

Therefore, no one dared to slow down the pace. They could only grit their teeth and maintain their current running pace, not daring to distance themselves from Wang Xiao.

Not far away, a car belonging to the organizer slowly drove by!
Zhang Jun, Chen Tian, ​​Li Zhixin and others were all in the car watching the running athletes. Seeing that Wang Xiao was still running in the front and was not inferior to several top athletes at home and abroad, they all looked a little surprised.

Even Zhang Jun was no exception. He did not expect that Wang Xiao could run so fast all the time. Compared with several top marathon runners at home and abroad, he was not inferior to them!
With such strength, he is actually an amateur player.

It’s incredible to think about.

Chen Tian said excitedly, "This contestant Wang Xiao is really quite talented and capable! It would be great if he could maintain his lead until the end."

No Chinese athlete has ever won the top professional marathon competitions at home or abroad.

There is no other reason.

It's the difference in strength.

The international ranking of China's best marathon runner is just in the top 20.

In every top international men's professional marathon competition, it is considered a huge success for Chinese athletes to finish in the top ten.

In this men's professional marathon in Shanghai, the organizers' greatest expectation for Liu Yang and others is to be in the top three. They never expected first place. If they can enter the top five, it will not be embarrassing, and the top ten will be considered a failure.

After all, there are only three top ten international players participating in the competition!

Wang Xiao's appearance immediately made them change their original plan and have more expectations.

If a Chinese athlete wins the Shanghai Men's Professional Marathon, it will definitely be big news in the field of track and field.

Although Wang Xiao is still an amateur athlete and not a registered athlete of the Athletics Association, any result in track and field competition is a huge breakthrough for their Athletics Association and can be regarded as their achievement.

Li Zhixin was silent at this time. Although he looked down on amateur players and had some intentions against Zhang Jun, he was also looking forward to the birth of a Chinese champion. When the higher-ups gave out rewards based on their merits, he would also be able to enjoy the benefits.

Zhang Jun said excitedly, "I believe in Wang Xiao. His last amateur competition had a very stable rhythm, leading from the beginning to the end!"

Chen Tian immediately said, "We don't have to rush to the finish line right away. We just keep following the athletes' running pace."

The driver agreed and slowed down, keeping a similar running speed to the athletes above, such as Wang Xiao, Simmons, Horus, Liu Yang, etc., so that they could see their changes at any time from close range. Everyone hoped that Wang Xiao could stay in the lead until the end.

Zhang Jun added, "Director Chen, I suggest strengthening security to prevent what happened just now from happening again!" Zhang Jun was afraid that someone would come out and disrupt Wang Xiao's rhythm again.

Chen Tian nodded. "Okay, go make the arrangements. Increase security personnel, maintain order, and ensure that all athletes are not disturbed by outsiders."

Zhang Jun agreed and immediately took out his phone to make arrangements.

Not a moment!

A large number of security personnel appeared along the route in the second half of the race. Everyone remained on high alert and the spectators were kept further away from the runway. If an accident occurred, the security personnel and athletes would have more time to react.

The commentator, who was broadcasting the event, was also excited and expectant. He said, "Dear viewers, for now, our Chinese athlete Wang Xiao is still in first place. He's an amateur athlete competing in a professional competition for the first time. He won an amateur marathon a week ago, thus qualifying for the professional competition."

"I didn't expect him to be able to maintain the lead for the entire first half of the marathon in a top domestic professional race. This is the best result achieved by a Chinese athlete in all the professional marathons I've ever seen!"

In previous professional men's marathon competitions, no Chinese athlete had ever taken the lead even in the first half, let alone the second half.

So, this was the best result he had ever seen a Chinese athlete achieve in a professional men's marathon.

Even if Wang Xiao fell behind at this point and didn't get any good results in the end, his lead in the first half was enough to be recorded in the history of the Chinese Track and Field Association.

Not to mention!
Wang Xiao was not only leading in the first half.

More than half an hour passed.

We have entered the second half.

Wang Xiao still maintains the lead.

And it’s different from the lead in the first half.

In the first half, he, Simmons, Horus and others were leading the race side by side, followed by Liu Yang and other players.

But now.

Simmons, Horus and other top professional marathon runners have been slowly left behind by Wang Xiao.

Although the distance is not big, it is only a few body lengths.

but……

They had been running side by side for more than an hour, which meant that Simmons and Horus didn't want to be left behind by Wang Xiao. Now that Wang Xiao was slowly widening the gap between them, it was not because they wanted to, but because they could not keep up with Wang Xiao's pace. They could only watch as Wang Xiao widened the gap between them by several body lengths!

Simmons and Horus had both begun to breathe heavily, their breathing and pace slowed down even more than before. They stared fiercely at Wang Xiao, suppressing a sense of annoyance in their hearts.

Before they came to participate in the competition, they regarded other top players and top Chinese players such as Liu Yang as their opponents and did not care about other players.

But suddenly Wang Xiao showed up and ran side by side with them from the beginning until now, with his breath and pace still steady. This disturbed their emotions and mentality. It seemed that they were only a few steps behind, but in fact, the anger in their hearts was about to be deflated.

Liu Yang, Li Zhixin and other domestic players behind were also left further behind by Wang Xiao. They were all holding back their energy and staring intently at the figure who was already in the lead!

Almost all other professional athletes have a lot of energy and fire in their hearts.

How can an amateur athlete be ahead of them?
but!

There was nothing they could do about it.

They could only watch as Wang Xiao maintained a steady pace, leading the way. If they ignored their physical strength now, they would definitely be able to catch up with Wang Xiao and maintain a short lead, but would they still be able to catch up with him?
Therefore, they were helpless at this time and could only watch Wang Xiao take the lead, hoping in their hearts that Wang Xiao was already at the end of his strength and would soon fall behind due to exhaustion!
however……

as time flows.

Their expectations gradually turned into disappointment and then into despair.

Time passes little by little.

Two hours passed slowly!
The number plate 1987 is still at the front.

A large number of spectators had gathered in front of the finish line, shouting deafening cheers, and there were TV crews filming the live broadcast.

The host was extremely excited, shouting, "It's him, contestant No. 1987, Wang Xiao. He's still in the lead, and he's more than ten lengths ahead of Simmons and Horus! This is simply incredible. He's just an amateur competing in his first professional tournament. And our pros like Liu Yang, Cai Jikun, and Li Xinyong are lagging behind by dozens of lengths..."

"Are we about to witness the birth of the first Chinese marathon champion?"

Many marathon enthusiasts around were shouting excitedly.

"come on……"

"Wang Xiao, come on..."

"Wang Xiao, come on..."

"Horus, come on..."

"Simmons, come on..."

"Liu Yang, come on..."

……

Every famous athlete has his or her own supporters.

Even though Wang Xiao was always in the lead, not everyone supported him. After all, he was just an amateur rookie who was appearing in a professional competition for the first time.

Chen Tian, ​​Zhang Jun, Li Zhixin and other people from the Athletics Association watched the running scenes of Wang Xiao and others on the TV screen nervously and expectantly.

Chen Tian suddenly raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Security work must be done well!"

Zhang Jun immediately replied, "I just took a look around myself. There were two people watching every meter, and the audience was 20 meters away. Unless there was a large-scale riot, a few people would not be able to affect the game at all."

Chen Tian nodded, his eyes fixed on Wang Xiao's figure on the screen, and murmured softly: "Come on, come on, don't let anything happen, come on!"

Also among the crowd not far away.

Yang Xiaoyu, Guo Wenqian, Li Bowen and others were also in the crowd, but they were all looking around vigilantly, in case someone suddenly rushed out to cause trouble.

If someone ran out to make trouble at this time, Yang Xiaoyu would not hesitate to release the ruthlessness hidden in her heart.

Under the gaze of everyone at the finish line!

Wang Xiao's figure slowly appeared not far away.

Then came Simmons, Horus and others, followed by Liu Yang, Li Xinyong, Cai Jikun and others. The other athletes at the end were left further behind and no one paid any attention to them.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the people in the front.

The final few hundred meters of sprint has begun!

(End of this chapter)