In elementary school, I threw a softball at my classmates who scored points. I was so surprised that the PE teacher broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, it was softball instead of shot put, and I was given a pass hastily, so I will be exempted from the test in the future. When I was in middle school, every long-distance running was basically a big test that could kill me. By the time I reached the end of the 6-minute 1000-meter long-distance race in 6 minutes and 05 seconds, the PE teacher had been waiting for a long time and said in an extremely impatient and indignant tone: slower than girls! And this PE teacher who later turned to be a football referee can still find me out from the crowd after more than 20 years. ...
As a poor sports student like me, it was hard to predict that I would run a marathon one day decades ago. Even six months ago, I never had the idea of running a marathon. In my mind, marathon is an extreme game for a few brave or crazy people, such as those who are determined and strong, and it has nothing to do with me at all.
? I started running because of a scale-body fat scale.
? Colleague Zhou Xiao bought a body fat scale, and then told many "middle-aged greasy men" not only to lose weight, but also to improve their physical fitness. I spent several months patiently studying body fat, muscle content, skeletal muscle rate and other indicators, and compared them with simple weight loss. Under the demonstration of all kinds of information on the Internet, it is considered that running is the best way to reduce fat.
20 17, 10, started a planned running fat-reducing career. I tried fitness, swimming, brisk walking and other exercise methods before, and persisted for a while, but the planning was not strong and the effect was not obvious.
For the continuity and quantification of exercise, I bought a bracelet in Taobao and decided to run 5 to 8 kilometers every day according to my physical fitness. As a beginner, this amount seems amazing, but it is actually easy to achieve. It's 7-8 kilometers to run to and from work every day, and it's easy to realize the plan with the dog walking at ordinary times. A month later, my body didn't have any serious problems and discomfort, so I adjusted my daily goal to 10 km. In this way, I run to work and walk my dog every day. Even if it rains lightly, I can run with my umbrella for a while. Running in sunny days, running in rainy days, running in the hot sun and running against strong winds has gradually become a habit. It rained so hard that I skipped rope at home to simulate running. Ten kilometers, about 10000 jump.
? How to avoid knee pain and cartilage contusion is a problem that long-term runners will encounter. I began to study running posture and training methods. I have read Tai Chi Run, Exercise and Brain, What I Talk about When I Talk about Running, and Running Bible. The deepest feeling is Tai Chi running, which uses straight body inclination and waist and abdomen strength to minimize the cushioning of lower limbs and reduce physical injury, making it easier to run. "Sports and Brain" taught me how to control my speed with my heart rate, that is, to make my thinking fast and slow, to make my speed more suitable for myself, and to make running more fun.
When I am running, I can listen to the lecture "A Seat", the Tao Te Ching, Gao's bragging and chatting, and even let Tchaikovsky and Mozart's music surround me. Why not rock and roll and let my body run higher with the rhythm of music? When you are familiar with the function of your body, you can start the automatic gear completely, as if your limbs have become self-driving machines, while your master is soaring in another beautiful spiritual world. Is this the so-called "peak state" in psychology?
Last June, 165438+ 10, I tried running 5000m in the gym for the first time. This is the first time I have actively recorded my running. The teacher yelled at my grades before. The result is not so bad, it takes 3 1 minute. In April this year, the same 5000m took only 23 minutes and 37 seconds, much faster than the junior high school's 6 minutes 15 seconds. I was really happy for a while. Then, I calmed down again: my grades improved a little too fast. What's wrong with the bracelet?
? In August this year, Yichang will hold another international marathon in June 165438+ 10. The running route just crosses two river-crossing bridges, one new and the other old, passing by the door, and the scenery is pleasant all the way. The wife said, you run every day, why don't you try it once? Colleagues also encouraged me to run every day, no problem, no big deal! In the process of institutional reform, I also want to commemorate this special moment by running, so I excitedly signed up for one and a half horses.
165438+1October 4th, I got up before dawn, had a simple breakfast, packed my backpack and went out. Because I have never run a marathon, my experience is zero, and I have heard the experience of all parties: I even brought a "quick-acting life-saving pill". There is already a sea of people near the entrance, and 22,000 runners have gathered, about 1 1000 locals, and half of them are from other places. There are hundreds of foreign and overseas runners, otherwise it wouldn't be called "International Marathon".
I stood at the back of the line very cautiously. Later, I learned that there were champions or senior runners in front, and most of them were "playing soy sauce" to join in the fun. I am obviously the most delicious "rookie" among the last group.
At 7: 30, the team began to wriggle, which was completely different from my original idea. This is the real marathon, and it feels more like a square dance. The aunts showed their magical powers and the scene was chaotic. For the first 3 kilometers, the front foot steps on the back foot, and the left arm rubs the right arm. I spent half a year learning "Ling Wei Breaking the Waves" in street running, which surpassed many "soy sauce" and I felt very physically exhausted. After 5 kilometers, it seems that I ran in front of the "Volkswagen" and people lost a lot.
At 7 kilometers, we began to climb the mountain and boarded the Yiling Yangtze River Bridge. Most people who rarely do weight-bearing or slope training are left behind. Fortunately, my family squats at the highest point of the city and climbs several times a day. For me, it is basically running and rock climbing training several times a day, which is natural for Xiaopo. I made a conservative estimate that climbing a bridge and speeding up running on the bridge basically need to get rid of the dark piles of people.
? The difficulty is to run to about 12 km and start to enter a gentle slope several kilometers long. If I remember correctly, I met the most athletic girl I have ever seen while running in the stadium on the bridge. I can only bow my head and admire her graceful posture and quick speed. However, when I passed by her, I didn't feel any pity for jade, but felt an unpleasant pleasure. On the slow slope from 12 to 14 km, I met the "male god" I met every day. I can hardly express his usual sense of calm superiority in words, so I decided to overtake him panting. Although it will take me about 3 minutes to adjust my breathing, I can't hide the sour feeling of victory at all!
? The real challenge is the last big mountain. When everyone's strength has been exhausted in the first two slopes, climbing Zhixi Yangtze River Bridge is really a kind of torture. Climbing up may not have a bright future, but it is "another slope"! That slope is simply the last drop of energy left by the runner! I mustered all my strength and finally climbed to the highest place on the bridge. It seems that I ran 5 kilometers in a short 0.5 kilometers. I am looking for acquaintances on the bridge, hoping to take pictures of my hero as a souvenir. Finally found it, but it ran away. Because I expected it would take about 2 hours to run to 17.5 km, but I arrived at 1 hour for 20 minutes, which was earlier than 1 class time. My acquaintance didn't react at all and forgot to take my picture.
Finally, with the encouragement of the audience, several exhausted players ran to the finish line. I vaguely remember that everyone was very tired. At last 1 km, I overtook 7 ~ 8 runners. I was so tired that I forgot to pose at the finish line as a souvenir. I already know the result of half a horse from the timing of my bracelet movement. I told my friends and colleagues the result, and they were even more surprised. Someone left a message: it's incredible, unless you are a running genius! The final published score is 1 hour 47 points, which basically meets the national standard of level 4 athletes, and Yichang athletes are also close to 10.
In the crowd, how I want to see the PE teacher who cares about me. I hope he can recognize B22 1 10 in the cheering crowd, the boy who once ran 6 minutes 15 seconds in one kilometer. If I had a time machine, I would like to go back to when I ran for 6 minutes 15 seconds, tell my child the secret of long-distance running with inferiority, and encourage him: "Work hard, one day, you can run a marathon!"