Run Out of My Life - Chapter 370

    February 1, 2008, the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, is already the time to prepare for the New Year in China.

    Madison Square Garden, New York, USA, very lively.

    This year is the 101st American traditional track and field event, the Milliros Indoor Games, which is currently being held at Madison Square Garden.

    Top track and field athletes from all over the United States and around the world will compete here, compete for the final championship, and kick off the 2008 track and field season.

    The Milliros Indoor Race started in 1908 in a Pennsylvania Armory as an entertainment event for the employees of Wanamaker’s New York City branch. After the 1914 Armory was filled with supplies, the Milliros Indoor Tournament was moved to Madison Square Garden, where it remained until 2011, making it the longest-running consecutive sporting event in the United States.

    In the past 100 years, the Milliros indoor competition has also produced many legendary records and athletes, such as Carl Lewis, Bob Richards are the winners of many championships .

    Roland Murchison, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4X100 relay (1920 and 1924), won the men’s 300-meter thirteen times, becoming the most famous among the Milliros Hall of Fame A striking one.

    After 2012, on the basis of the Milliros Indoor Competition, it was directly renamed the US Indoor Track and Field Open, becoming the top international indoor track and field event, and the IAAF Indoor License Conference The first game of the series.

    At this time, in the Madison Square Garden stadium, bursts of cheers and bursts of boos sounded at the same time.

    On the starting line of the men’s 60-meter final in the Milliros indoor competition, a long-lost figure was standing there.

    Justin Gatling was silent and calm, his eyes locked on the finish line not far away, and he seemed to turn a deaf ear to the cheers and boos coming from behind.

    After leaving the field for 18 months, he finally came back again, stood on the field again, and stood in front of the starting line.

    In the auditorium of Madison Square Garden, many spectators welcomed his return. The Olympic men’s 100-meter champion was once the most dazzling sports star after Maurice Green in the American sprint.

    And then there are also many audiences who do not welcome him, 18 months ban, two banned drug problems, even in the audience group in his country, he is also a bad “immoral” athlete.

    However, no matter whether other people welcomed it or spurned it, Gatlin did not have any ripples in his heart.

    He just wanted to stand on the starting line, start running, and keep running.

    Athletes in competitive sports look at their results. As long as they can run out of results and stand on the top of the world again, those who once despised and spurned you will worship you again.

    This, Gatling is very clear. He trained at the University of Tennessee, he won six NCAA championships, but in 2001 he was banned from international competition for two years, he had a lot of criticism.

    Until the 2003 Birmingham Indoor World Championships 60m champion and the 2004 Athens Olympics men’s 100m champion, all the controversy disappeared.

    Especially when Tyson Gay rises, as the No. 1 men’s sprinter in the United States, many people are calling on USADA in the face of successive challenges from Suzu and Powell. His ban should be lifted and he should come back as soon as possible.

    But when Tyson Gay showed the strength to match Suzu and Powell, or even more competitive than him, such a voice never sounded again.

    Standing in front of the starting line, Justin Gatling closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.

    The cacophony of Madison Square Garden seemed to fade from his ears, and the scene of the year at the Woodham High School track and field came to his mind.

     Designate a training plan for the track and field juniors, and gallop on the track with them over and over again, whistling, frolic and cheering, leaving Woodham High School The boys expected him.

    “Actually, I don’t know if I care about being replaced by Tyson Gay and being forgotten by many people, but I know that I really want to compete, I want to compete with other players on the court, I want to Winning a championship against a strong opponent, wanting to have a world record…that’s me, Justin Gatlin!”

    “Onyourmarks!”

    The voices of the starters on the spot sounded.

    Justin Gatlin opened his eyes, the noise around him came back again, and the runners around him and in front of the 60-meter starting line seemed a little surprised by his performance.

    Among the eight players in front of the starting line, some have competed with him before, and some have watched him compete on the spot.

    At that time, Justin Gatlin was in high spirits before every game, especially when his opponent was far inferior to him, he was completely disdainful. Walking back and forth on the track is like a restless bull. When excited and excited, he will spit at the track of other players. Many actions are full of provocation.

    And now Gatling is quiet and peaceful, even if he occasionally hears someone in the audience shouting “Go back to Florida citrus”, he still looks as usual.

    Focus on the competition, on the track, and don’t care about the rest. The last thing an athlete looks at is always the result.

    Bent over, bowed your head, adjusted your feet to the most suitable position on the starting block, and listened to the gunshots that were about to sound like countless starting trainings.

    “SET!”

    Pop!

    The match shot!

    The many local New York viewers in Madison Square Garden all stretched their heads at this moment without blinking.

    The distance of 60 meters is closer than that of 100 meters, and the action is fast and electric, almost as long as you are a little distracted, you may miss the most exciting part.

    The sound of exclamation also sounded at this time.

    From the moment the gunshots sounded, Justin Gatlin, who was in the sixth lane, was not the fastest to start, and was even in a relatively backward position.

    It seems that although Gatlin has been away from the field for a year and a half, he still maintains a strong training, but he is still a little unfamiliar with the field, and his starting reaction and starting speed are not as good as those of the same group of players. swift and fast.

    The momentary backwardness made people think that the American acceleration, the first race after returning to the field, was so slow And clumsy, it seems that he has forgotten how to run.

    However, those who had such thoughts just flashed in their minds, and the changes on the field once again stunned everyone.

    It seems that many people have forgotten that Justin Gatlin has never been known for his quick start response, and even often lags behind other runners at the moment of the start.

    However, his legs are not too high, folded and stretched, each step is very huge, and his hip strength is amazing.

    The 60-meter sprint has extremely strict requirements on the starting reaction and acceleration of the runners. If the top runners are a little careless, they are likely to lose their advantage at the start.

    But when Justin Gatlin won the 60-meter championship at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, others never thought he would win the championship when they looked at his special running style, and then the final championship Belonging is still him.

    On the 60-meter runway, from the 20-meter head-down acceleration in the front to the absolute speed sprint later, Justin Gatlin opened his mouth wide, as if he was roaring, his stride was astonishingly large , his eyes seemed to be spitting fire, but in just a few seconds, he came first, surpassing everyone. Dark skin, bulging muscles, at this moment, it looks like the wind **** Anemii in Greek mythology, galloping like electricity.

    Before the finish line, the half-human-high timing board clearly marked the winner of the Men’s 60-meter final in the Milliros indoor race.

    The live broadcast called Justin Gatlin’s name three times in a row, each time telling everyone that the American acceleration, he is back on the field.

    6 seconds 43!

    After 18 months, Justin Gatlin, who couldn’t wait to return to the field, set a personal best time of 60 meters in the first indoor track and field event of the 2008 season.

    Exceeds his 2003 Boston record of 6.45 seconds and Maurice Green’s 2000 Milliros indoor race record of 6.45 seconds!

    Now the spotlight is focused on Justin Gatlin again, the cheers from the audience just now became more enthusiastic, and the boos quietly disappeared.

    Holding the timing board with one hand, justin Gatlin had a smile on his face as he faced the many reporters who were taking pictures around him.

    I’m back!