Cultivating through increasing my stats in America Chapter 407 - 244 The Record-Breaking Electric Memory2

Participating in this race for him is like Bolt running in a kindergarten race; there’s no way he could take it seriously.

Li Ang’s slow start after the gunshot did indeed disappoint those who had high hopes for him, but this lag lasted only for a few breaths.

The standard for an international-level athlete in the five-kiloter race is 13 minutes and 31.45 seconds, but Li Ang’s test was aid at breaking the 13-minute mark, so right from the start, he welded his pace at 2 minutes and 36 seconds per kiloter.

A result of 2 minutes and 36 seconds, even in a one-kiloter test, is a top-level performance, not to ntion maintaining such a speed for five consecutive kiloters.

So although Li Ang didn’t start off too seriously, within a few breaths, he had already overtaken them.

"No way, is he already in first place?"

Soone exclaid in astonishnt.

Although they were not clear about Li Ang’s strength, they were familiar with a few middle- and long-distance runners on the provincial team, among whom was a presence capable of achieving national-level athlete standards in the five-thousand ters.

"Don’t worry, just starting out doesn’t an much, running fast now doesn’t guarantee he can keep up this speed."

Soone retorted with a frown.

Ironically, it was also him who had just mocked Li Ang for his slow start.

But as the first lap was completed, the gap between Li Ang and them didn’t shrink; it actually grew larger.

In fact, soon after Li Ang had passed them, so had already tried to speed up, but unfortunately, they still couldn’t catch up with Li Ang.

After all, speed isn’t sothing you can just increase on a whim; forcibly pushing the speed beyond one’s capacity only results in running out of stamina halfway through.

By the second and third laps, the distance between Li Ang and the others had grown significantly, and those who had earlier spoken mockingly were now silent.

"Have you noticed that Li Jianjiang’s running form is just like a textbook, almost flawless? It seems like the stride of every step he takes is the sa, and among all his movents, there isn’t a single unnecessary action."

Liang Nana comnted in astonishnt from the side.

In long-distance running, such unnecessary actions may seem trivial but actually have significant impacts on power efficiency and stamina consumption.

The female athletes whom Li Ang had coached, each had stars in their eyes.

"What did I tell you? He definitely has the skills, and this pace is way too fast, isn’t it? Who can withstand that? I reckon I wouldn’t last more than a lap."

"His form is really perfect, it has a natural ease to it. I never realized there was anything wrong with my running, but compared to him, the gap is just too huge."

In fact, the reason why Li Ang’s form is so standard is precisely because his "Running" skill level is only at the master level. If he were to advance to the grandmaster level, his movents would not seem as standard to outsiders.

Because at the grandmaster level, all his movents would be tailored to his own body conditions, naturally he wouldn’t overly pursue "standards".

When the race was more than halfway through, the two runners behind finally panicked because they realized Li Ang’s speed seed not to have decreased at all, and at this rate, they would most likely be lapped in another two or three laps.

Being lapped in a proper long-distance race would be acceptable, even in a ten-thousand-ter race, it could be understood, but this was a five-kiloter race with only twelve and a half laps in total; being lapped here would be sowhat embarrassing.

However, they soon ca to terms with it because it wasn’t just the two of them falling behind; even the current second-place runner, the one who had reached the national-level athlete standard, seed likely to be lapped as well.

The standard for a national-level athlete in the five-kiloter race is 14 minutes flat, and he had only just barely managed to reach this level depending on his condition, but this did not an his level was low.

For instance, at the 2021 National Gas, in the 5000 ters final, only the top five runners achieved the national-level athlete standard.

So with his level, claiming he’s among the top ten in China wouldn’t be an overstatent.

But even so, the ti of just over 14 minutes was still more than a minute slower compared to Li Ang’s predicted completion ti of 13 minutes, and this gap was large enough for Li Ang to have run an extra lap.

Therefore, in the latter half of the race, this national-class athlete was still sowhat embarrassingly lapped by Li Ang.

Li Ang crossed the finish line.

[13:00:02]

It was an outrageous result, one they had never seen before in a person of East Asian descent.

To put it into context with a simple comparison, at the Tokyo Olympics, the n’s 5000m gold dalist finished in 12:58:15, while Li Ang’s result was just over a second off that mark.

Another figure, the Chinese record for the 5000m was 13:25:14, which Li Ang had now lowered by more than 25 seconds.

At this mont, the leaders were genuinely distraught, wishing Li Ang had Chinese nationality.

Before the test, they had made a rough estimate, taking into account the possible error in the race distance in the village and the error of manual timing, they thought maybe Li Ang would beat the national record by a bit, but certainly not by much.

But when the test results ca out, they realized that Li Ang’s actual performance was even faster than his run in the village. The error there was in the reverse direction.

Even among the one or two hundred people watching, those who didn’t understand running could see there was a problem when a professional athlete from the provincial team was lapped by Li Ang.

And, when they actually saw Li Ang’s ti, the previously stressed middle and long-distance male runners felt less pressure, because Li Ang’s strength was completely above their own—it wasn’t even a comparison. In this case, being lapped didn’t seem so shaful after all.

Interestingly, today was exceptionally rare in that the audience started applauding and cheering even before the leaders initiated the applause.

Usually, improving by one second might require several months of hard training, and even then, progress isn’t guaranteed. But now, with Li Ang’s casual lead of more than a minute, who could bear that?

The most regretful person present was Coach Wang.

Li Ang’s 5000m result was world-class but not dominant, yet his coaching ability was assuredly beyond that of even those who ran faster than him. Perhaps under Li Ang’s guidance, even if just psychologically, it was highly likely that these kids would improve.

He was silent for a long ti, but eventually, he spoke up.

"Li Jianjiang, I’ll speak the truth—I was blind to your ability just now. I hope you can forgive my ignorance and help guide these kids, can you?"

Compared to his own pride, the future of these kids was far more important. Admitting his mistake was difficult, but once he did, it seed not so hard after all. In fact, it relaxed him body and soul.

Li Ang smiled slightly and nodded. He had never paid much attention to these people’s attitudes toward him because they simply didn’t factor into his vision.

Even if the coach was at fault, the athletes were innocent. Guiding the dostic athletes and helping them improve their results was no issue. After all, following them for a run was more than enough to spot their weaknesses.

"Thank you, Master Li, for your guidance!"

"Thank you, Li Jianjiang."

"Thank you, Dad!"

Li Ang: ?

"Sorry, Master Li, I just made a bet with them. I said you couldn’t even outrun , and if you beat my record, I’d call you dad..."

This explanation made Li Ang chuckle; he hadn’t expected that testing the 5000 ters would net him a son.

After Li Ang had his laugh, it was the leaders’ turn to be happy. In spite of Li Ang not being able to join them, at the very least, he had broken the national record on their track, which was a performance they could claim credit for.