Born to Run

"Jason, good job!"

In the rest area of ​​the US team, the neatly dressed Wallace Spielmon smiled and stretched out his hand at Jason Gaby, who just finished the second group of the men's 200m semifinal.

"We have all advanced to the finals. There must be someone between you and me to win the championship."

Jason Gaby smiled and stretched out his palms and Wallace Spielmont made a high-five action. Compared to Jason Gaby, who has short round hair, Wallace Spielmont has long hair. Tie into a pigtail, like many black athletes with individuality, the style is quite trendy.

"Of course, we have to show those old guys a little bit of color."

After Wallace Spielmont and Jason Gaby gave high fives to congratulate each other, they stepped forward and gave each other a soft hug.

The two are training partners that have been together since the beginning of college. Basically, the men's 60-meter, 100-meter and 200-meter events of the NCAA in recent years have basically been the stage for the two.

This year is the first year that Jason Gaby and Wallace Spielmont have entered the professional arena. I thought it would be very smooth if they were two of them. However, the encounter at the World Championships made them extremely unhappy.

Some veterans headed by Morris Green and John Capel, based on their past qualifications and achievements, to some extent drank to the two of them, oppressing them to ask for tea, handing water, carrying bags, packing clothes and other chores. .

Both of them have been the most dominant sprinters in their respective NCAA careers. They are arrogant and want to do something in the international arena. How can they stand this anger?

The conflicts at that time intensified, and for a time the two people left the US team's residence and moved directly to the hotel outside.

There are few scenes of unity and cooperation in a track and field team, except for relay competitions and bus rides.

And what they have recently encountered is the arrogance of Morris Green and John Capel, the reason is that they are newcomers, and they have not won the honor. After the media exposure a few days ago, the other party even laughed at them for calling their mothers. They were childish, which touched their hearts and couldn't bear it.

Among these sprinters, Jax Trin, who is the same age as Jason Gaby, will not be bullied by the veteran because the opponent is the Olympic champion. In the men's 100m race that just ended, he defeated Morris Green and other veterans again and won the World Championship 100m champion again.

In track and field, sometimes it is so realistic. Only with grades and honors can you be qualified to speak.

Jason Gaby and Wallet Spielmont are influential figures in their high school and college careers. They have ran one after another comparable to top professional players, but they really set foot on the professional arena. They have achieved in the school before. Compared with the top world champions, Olympic gold medals, and world record holders, his results are much worse.

The two were not reconciled, nor convinced, and naturally wanted to fight back. The best place to fight back is in the arena.

Tomorrow is the men's 200m final. Apart from Jax Trin, it is John Capel. The opponent is the 2003 World Championships 200m champion, but they are not afraid of them.

Spilmon is the creator of the best time in the 200-meter race this season, scoring 19.91. Jason Gaby’s best time is 19.93. In the 200-meter event, they are both powerful champions. Contender.

In the men’s 200m semifinal that just ended, Wallace Spielmont won the second place in the first group of the semifinal with a time of 20.49 seconds. The other three were John Capel, a German player. Tobias Unger and Youssé Bot of Jamaica. The top four in the second group of the semi-finals were Jason Gaby, Yechin, Jax Trin and Stefan Buckland of Mauritius.

Since then, by this time, the list of eight players in the final tomorrow has also been released.

"By the way, Jason, are you going back in a while?" Wallace Spielmont was next to Jason Guy, threw a towel to wipe his sweat, and then handed him a bottle of mineral water.

He knows that Jason Gaby has a small habit of losing water quickly before and after the game, and he needs to be hydrated in time.

"What's the matter?" Jason Gaby took a sip of the mineral water, moisturized the somewhat dry throat, and then asked, "Aren't you going to go back?"

Now it's almost 7 o'clock in the evening. It's time to go back to rest, to cultivate the spirit, and to wait for the final men's 200m final tomorrow night. This is Jason Gaby's plan and plan.

Wallace Spielmont smiled, walked to Jason Gaby, and held out his shoulders, "It will be the men's 400m semi-finals in a while, buddy, you have practiced the 400m, so I don’t want to see it. ?"

"Did you consider 400 meters?" Jason Gaby asked with a smile, "200 meters and 400 meters, oh, Wallace, you can become Michael Johnson second."

After entering the professional arena, Jason Gaby has always considered both events, but he has not yet made a final decision. In addition to his own main event 200 meters, his performance on the 400 meters is also good, but the agent The team asked him to focus on the 100-meter project. He originally preferred the 100-meter. In 2003, his best 100-meter time reached 10 seconds 01 and won the NJCAA bronze medal. It's just that his starting point is not a small problem. After his coach Lance Blauman misappropriated the sports athlete scholarship and went to jail, he could not find a more suitable coach for the time being.

"Michael Johnson is second?" Wallace Spearmon cried out. "Please, man, this name doesn't apply to me. It should belong to the Yossé Bot from Jamaica. The other party is. It was said by the media that he ran out of Michael Johnson's 20-year-old performance at the age of 16."

"Why is that? I remember that Yousei Bot did not participate in the men's 400m race, right?" Jason Gaby recalled for a moment, and then asked, for Youssei Bot, besides Jamaica at this time, Not particularly well-known internationally, but their reputation in the field is higher than the two of them. This is due to the fact that they have always played in the United States, and Youssef Bot has been alive since 2002. The World Youth Championships and some regional events in the Caribbean have emerged, attracting the attention of many track and field athletes, including the United States.

"The Asian player who just competed with you, he participated in the men's 400 meters." Wallace Spearmon looked through the rest area and looked to the other side in the distance, as if he was looking for something.

"I'm a player in the same group?" Jason Gaby was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Japanese player Shingo Suetsue? Or is it Yechin from China?"

Jason Gaby has two Asian players in the same group, a Japanese player Shingo Suetsue. He had known before that the other party was a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships. He noticed when he checked the player information. The other is a Chinese player from Asia. He is very young and has a good record. Last year, he won the sixth place in the final of the Olympic Games.

"Of course it is Yeqin."

Wallace-Spilmont shrugged~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I lost to the other side in the New York Grand Prix. Think about it, you can change your men’s 200 meters and men’s 400 meters in this year’s World Championships. What would you do in the event of a schedule conflict? Will you give up a game, but this Asian player has participated. As you can see now, the 200m entered the final with a result second only to you, and the 400m also reached the semi-final, which is not worthy of appreciation. "

"It seems that this is another Asian version of Michael Johnson." Jason Gaby nodded, his expression a little bit of surprise.

Helsinki World Championships today’s 200-meter and 400-meter events are in conflict. If you can participate in the competition, you will have to run three games in one day, and they are all heavy competitions. Players who have this ability should practice honestly. Jason Gaby couldn't help being a little surprised.

As for everyone talking about Michael Johnson, at this time in the American track and field world, Michael Johnson is almost the existence of their 200-meter and 400-meter athletes looking up or wanting to surpass.

One person alone holds two world records, and there is no shortage of Olympic gold medals. Track and field athletes can achieve this achievement is already a legend.

"So..." Wallace Spearmon spread his hands, "Jason, such a player, he deserves us to watch his game."

"Of course it's worth it." Jason Gaby himself once did 400 meters, and he understands how difficult it is. Especially under the schedule mechanism of this World Championships, participating in three events a day is extremely demanding for athletes. Harsh.

Yeqin’s previous results in the New York Grand Prix and today’s 200-meter semifinals and semi-finals have already attracted the attention of the two. This will be their potential opponent, and paying attention to the opponent’s state and competition is their homework. one.