Long-Distance Running Festival
A few minutes later, Tan Lulu finished running around the lake and came to the stone table.
"Sure, based on that estimate, your 5km time would be around 24 minutes," Shen Qi said. "That's pretty good for a girl. Do you exercise regularly?"
"Life lies in movement." Tan Lulu nodded, took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and said, "Hey, Shen Qi, you run pretty fast. Did you sign up for the long-distance running festival?"
"They signed up for the 5000 meters." Shen Qi pointed into the distance and added, "Those five plus me make up the freshman Mathematics Department's long-distance running team."
"Looks like you're the only reliable one. Those five grown men can't even run as fast as me." Tan Lulu looked into the distance, about a hundred meters away, where Zhou Yu'an and the other four were dragging their heavy steps toward them. Yes, those five grown men were too tired to run and could only walk.
"I also signed up for the long-distance running festival, the 10,000-meter race," Tan Lulu added.
Shen Qi was a little surprised. "10,000 meters, so you're the Endurance Queen? I always thought you were the Artsy Queen, you sing quite well and you can dance too."
Tan Lulu asked, "Do you do triathlons? The long run in a triathlon is 10 kilometers."
Shen Qi was even more surprised. "No way, Iron Lady? No wonder your skin is so dark."
Tan Lulu nearly vomited blood. "Can't you even talk? Your skin tone is clearly healthy, okay?!"
"Speaking of which, with so many skills, why did you go to the management school? So, Tan Lulu, you'll be taking over Chunying's position in ten years. You're not bad looking, except for your dark skin."
"If you weren't Shen Qi, I might have slapped you."
As they were talking, Zhou Yu'an and the other four arrived, panting heavily. They were speechless and dared not speak.
"Tan Lulu, you couldn't outrun me. Here, leave your contact information." Shen Qi pointed to the phone that Tan Lulu had strapped to her arm.
Tan Lulu was quite straightforward. She took off her phone, opened WeChat, and asked, "Should I scan your QR code or should you scan mine?"
"I didn't bring my phone." Shen Qi looked at Zhou Yu'an and said, "Zhou Yu'an, can I borrow your phone?"
"Huh?" Zhou Yu'an didn't react for a moment.
Shen Qi untied the phone from Zhou Yu'an's arm himself, opened the QR code scanning option, and scanned Tan Lulu's WeChat ID: "Come on, let's add each other as friends and keep in touch."
Tan Lulu glanced at Shen Qi, then at Zhou Yu'an, and left.
Shen Qi handed the phone back to Zhou Yu'an and said, "Brother, this is all I can do for you. You have to win over your own goddess yourself. After all, you already have Tan Lulu's WeChat account. Every love story begins with liking each other's posts on WeChat Moments."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to win Tan Lulu's heart." Zhou Yu'an was good at daydreaming, but when it came to actually going all out to pursue his goddess, he was timid.
"It will be challenging. She's a powerful stamina queen with exceptional physical attributes, so Zhou Yu'an, you need to strengthen your physical training and improve your endurance, otherwise you'll suffer terribly at her hands in the future," Shen Qi encouraged, patting Zhou Yu'an's shoulder.
"Which student who can get into Peking University isn't a top student? If you want to pick up girls here, it's not enough to just be good at studying; you also need to master at least one skill." Zhou Yu'an deeply understood this principle.
"Not necessarily. If you get first place in your department or the whole school, that's a different story. The question is, Zhou Yu'an, can you outsmart me? Can you get first place in the Mathematics Department? So, run, run your way to success!" Shen Qi revealed the truth and continued running.
"Damn... that makes a lot of sense." Zhou Yu'an sensed danger, gritted his teeth, and followed Shen Qi to practice running.
But building up physical fitness is not something that can be done overnight. Even when Zhou Yu'an was running until he was foaming at the mouth, he could only run a maximum of seven or eight kilometers a day, which was already a challenge that pushed him to his limits.
Shen Qi practiced long-distance running for a few days, running a total distance of about 15-20 kilometers each day.
He can consistently run the 5000 meters in under 18 minutes, which, given his current athletic level and physical condition, represents a personal best.
Since he signed up for the men's 5000-meter event at the long-distance running festival, Shen Qi definitely wanted to win a prize. Firstly, for the sake of the Mathematics Department's dignity, and secondly, he wondered if he could earn some academic points. Since sports were set as one of the ten indicators by the system, achieving success in the field of sports should, logically speaking, also earn points.
With three days to go before the opening of the long-distance running festival, Shen Qi reduced his training volume, running only 5 kilometers a day to maintain his condition.
The rest of the time, Shen Qi studied videos of men's long-distance running races on his computer and calculated data.
According to research, the world's top male long-distance runner is a British black man named Mo Farah, who is an Olympic double champion in the men's 5000 meters and 10,000 meters.
Shen Qi repeatedly studied Mo Farah's winning videos of the men's 5000 meters at the London Olympics and the Moscow World Championships, discovered some patterns, and calculated a set of data.
It is clear that Mo Farah maintained a stride length of 1.8-2 meters and a stride frequency of 3.5 to 4.5 steps per second throughout the race.
For the first 10 laps, Mo Farah's strategy was not aggressive; he chose to follow the lead.
In the final two laps, Mo Farah will definitely seize the lead, firmly holding the inside lane, with a noticeably longer stride and a rapidly increasing cadence.
This is technical and tactical data that Shen Qi obtained from Olympic long-distance running champions.
Let's analyze Mo Farah's physical characteristics. He is 1.75 meters tall. During the race, the angle of his ankle joint changes between 19 and 25 degrees, and the angle of his knee joint changes between approximately 12 and 13 degrees.
This data shows that the ankle joint bears enormous pressure during long-distance running, so the limit of ankle joint angle change should not exceed 25 degrees, otherwise it is easy to get injured and suffer lifelong pain.
Shen Qi also noticed that Mo Farah has a very obvious habitual movement: when he lands, he loses very little speed and his pacing is particularly smooth.
Shen Qi drew a diagram on the draft paper. It was a very simple basic principle of Projective Geometry. The final calculation result was that the distance between the landing point and the projection line of Mo Farah's center of gravity was about 20-30 centimeters.
Considering that aerobic metabolism is absolutely dominant in long-distance running, with an aerobic: anaerobic ratio of 80%:20% and a respiratory cycle controlled at 70-110 breaths per minute, Shen Qi created his own 5000-meter running technique manual based on the above Mathematical Analysis.
Unfortunately, Shen Qi wasn't a professional track and field athlete. To achieve something in track and field, he could only use some basic mathematical knowledge to improve his running efficiency.
Theoretically speaking, the data Shen Qi calculated is useful; as for how well it can be implemented in actual combat, that depends on the situation.
November 2nd, Yenching University Stadium.
The cheerful athletes' march resounded through the blue sky, accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, creating a joyful atmosphere.
"I hereby declare the XXth Yenching University Autumn Long-Distance Running Festival open!" With this opening address from the university leader, the Yenching University Autumn Long-Distance Running Festival officially began.
In the athletes' preparation area, a group of six first-year Mathematics Department who had finished their warm-up exercises gathered together.
Dressed in sportswear and running shoes, Shen Qi gave his five teammates a final pep talk. "Guys, don't be timid! Look, all those girls on stage are watching us. This is our chance to make a name for ourselves! So what if you got a perfect score in math? Do the beauties in the Chinese department even know you? Do the pretty girls in the art school even care about you? Only sports are the most direct way for a man to conquer a woman. Come on, let's go!"
"Damn, Shen Qi, you didn't say that when you got a perfect score on your math test." Zhou Yu'an was forced into it. Yeah, there were so many pretty girls on stage, she had to give it her all!