Born to Run

　　 Chapter 29

　　 On December 4, although it is approaching the "heavy snow" solar term in the winter lunar calendar, the temperature in Nanxiu City, which is located in southern China, is still not low.

　　 "The urban area of ​​Nanxiu City is quite sloping, and many houses are built on the mountains."

　　 "The people from No. 1 Middle School seemed to be here yesterday, I don't know when the people from other schools arrived."

　　 "Can we go out for a while later?"

　　 "Don't walk around, in case you get lost..."

　　 "How many times have I been to Nanxiu City, how can I get lost."

Leaning on the window of the bus, Ye Chin looked at the winding national highway and the rolling hills and mountains on both sides, listening to the voice of the chattering in the car, and there was a little joy in his heart. A bit of anticipation and restraint about arriving in a strange city.

　　 This is the first time he has left Xiushui County. Before entering high school, he had visited Xiushui County a handful of times, not to mention leaving Xiushui County to the downtown area of ​​Nanxiu City.

The speed of buses on the highway is not fast. Although Xiushui County belongs to Nanxiu City at the administrative level, because it is located at the junction of three provinces, coupled with the natural landform of "eight mountains, one river and one field", it takes more than 100 kilometers to travel. Three or four hours of driving time.

　　 The seventh Nanxiu City Middle School Games was held in Nanxiu City No. 1 Middle School. This county middle school games was jointly organized by the Nanxiu City Education Bureau and the Sports Bureau, and was undertaken by Nanxiu City No. 1 Middle School.

　　 Except for some of the township middle schools that only have junior high schools, this time 36 teams from complete middle schools and senior high schools from various counties (cities, districts) and municipal schools have participated in the competition. The competition lasts for three days, and the events mainly include track and field and basketball.

In the end, the number of participating teams in Xiushui No. 2 Middle School was 18, because the school did not organize a basketball team, and the participants were all track and field events. In addition to Yan Ning, the team leader, there is also a physical education teacher surnamed Wang and a teacher surnamed Zhang leading the team.

　　 When he got out of the car, Ye Qin looked at the surrounding buildings, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he felt a little out of place.

At this time, there are not many high-rise buildings in Nanxiu City, but after all, it is a regional city, with infrastructure and some landmark buildings. Compared with Xiushui County, it is still eye-catching for some young people who have not entered the city. People brought a certain impact.

　　Xiu Shui No. 2 Middle School team arranged to stay in a youth hotel not far from Nanxiu No. 1 Middle School. As soon as they got off the bus, Yan Ning, the physical education teacher responsible for leading the team, assembled the team.

"The hotel room is for two people. Later, you will follow Teacher Wang to find your own room. Don’t make a mistake. Then you will gather in the lobby on the first floor and go to the cafeteria for dinner. In the afternoon, we will go back to Nanxiu No. 1 Middle School to see the venue. Again, without my permission, anyone is forbidden to leave the team alone. Do you understand?"

　　 "I see, Teacher Yan!" There was a sparse answer from the crowd.

　　 After eating in the cafeteria of the Youth Hotel at noon, he returned to the hotel to rest for more than an hour. The team of 20 people from the Xiushui No. 2 Middle School left the hotel and went to Nanxiu No. 1 Middle School.

　　 Today is Thursday. In the afternoon, Nanxiu No. 1 High School has given students an early holiday, but since they arrived at the school gate, they have been crowded. Representative teams from other middle schools in various counties and districts have also appeared in Nanxiu No. 1 High School.

　　 From a distance, you can see the huge "Nanxiu City Seventh City Middle School Games" banner at the gate of Nanxiu No. 1 Middle School, as well as slogans welcoming students from all counties and districts to the competition.

　　 Entered the playground of Nanxiu No. 1 Middle School. At this time, many students gathered around the track and bunkers in twos and threes to conduct simple training and adapt to the site.

　　 The scale of this city middle school student sports meeting is not small. I heard that there are leaders from the city government and the city education bureau coming over. Some schools want to show off.

　　 Standing in the team, Li Jianchao gently touched Ye Qin with his shoulder, and pointed to the big playground of Nanxiu No. 1 Middle School, "Ye Qin, this runway looks good."

　　 "This is the plastic track!"

　　 It was the first time Ye Qin saw a plastic runway. What was commonplace for many people was still very new to him at this time.

　　 The sunshine in December is quite warm and welcoming. It is sprinkled on the orange-red runway that surrounds the entire playground, which gives people a particularly tidy and clean feeling.

　　 Ye Qin first stood on the runway and jumped gently, then leaned over and pressed his finger on the runway. The plastic track looked slightly different from what he had imagined. He originally thought that this kind of track with plastic characters might be softer, and people might run more slowly on it. As a result, he found out only after he got his hands. Hard and strong, like a concrete floor.

　　 There is a plastic runway in Xiushui No. 1 Middle School, but after Ye Qin entered Xiushui No. 2 Middle School, he has not visited the No. 1 Middle School. Hearing Yan Ning's accidental breath, it seems that the second middle school will soon start laying. Then it's really good. In the future, my pair of white back-to-back sneakers will be so dirty without running a few times.

　　 "Okay, you will warm up your lower body first, and then you can put on spikes for a run."

　　 Yan Ning looked at the performance of Ye Qin and a few other students, and smiled so that they could prepare to try a run. In fact, the players participating in this competition are not professional athletes. Adapting to the venue before the game is optional, but her past experience always inevitably makes her follow the process.

　　 "Xiao Yan, are you bringing students to the competition this time?"

　　 was instructing the players to warm up at Yan Ning, when suddenly a figure walked over to a distant playground.

　　 "Coach Nie, why are you here?"

　　 Yan Ning turned her head to see the incoming person, and her face suddenly showed joy.

　　 was a man in his fifties who was slightly squat, wearing a jacket, and his hairline was behind him, revealing a bright brain door.

　　 "We asked our sports school to assist in the Games. I'm here to be a referee. Whatever you want, let's see if there are any good seeds."

Nie Fangping smiled and looked at Yan Ning a little bit of sorrow, "I heard that you came back to be a teacher at the beginning, and I wanted to invite you to a sports school, but later I heard that you returned to Xiushui~www. ltnovel.com~I just dismissed this idea."

"Coach Nie, I didn't expect it." Yan Ning stood in front of Nie Fangping with a slightly unnatural expression. The middle-aged man in front of him was the coach she used to be in the sports school. The leader of the area, but some changes happened later. She had not stayed in the sports school for half a year, and then went to the professional team. Later, due to injuries, the contact gradually decreased.

　　 "How about it, are there any outstanding students among the students you brought this time?" Nie Fangping stood in the field, glanced at a few students who squinted at him from time to time, and asked with a smile.

　　 "Coach Nie, the ones I took are already high school students, even if there are good ones, you can't take them back." Yan Ning said with a smile.

　　 "Haha, Xiao Yan, your temperament is much brighter than before." Nie Fangping smiled, and did not continue to answer this question, but Yan Ning was right on this point.

　　Nie Fangping belongs to the Nanxiu City Sports School, and more of it is to screen seedlings from elementary and junior high schools. At this stage of high school, only those who transfer from sports school to high school and those who enter sports school from high school are gone.

　　 Just like the track and field event, the training time of an excellent track and field athlete basically takes six or seven years. Starting from junior high school and elementary school, the time is still right, which is in line with the athlete's natural growth experience.

　　 Older high school students, even if they have the talent and potential, the time to enter the sports school has passed.

　　 Sports school is a relatively closed group, and the training of athletes is relatively pure and in line with the association of coaches. At this stage of high school, the age is relatively old. Plasticity is one aspect, and whether it is good or not is also another aspect. Whether it is a sports school or the students themselves, they rarely make choices with each other.