Originally, a 15-kilometer fun run was no big deal for Fang Yunpeng.

But to catch up with Jiang Tao, he ran over 2 kilometers with an excessively high heart rate of over 200.

Such a high heart rate had severely exceeded his body’s capacity.

So he experienced a meltdown.

Getting burned out at 8 kilometers is absolutely a black mark in Fang Yunpeng’s running history.

Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap——

Jiang Tao maintained a pace of around 255 throughout, occasionally raising his hand to check his heart rate data on his sports watch.

His heart rate stayed between 150 and 170, in the third zone. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

This range is considered high intensity.

However, his breathing was smooth, his muscles showed no signs of soreness, and he felt great.

In the full marathon at the Olympics, which athlete isn’t running with a heart rate over 190?

This intensity was entirely within his tolerance.

After burning out Fang Yunpeng, the second place, Jiang Tao continued to maintain his original pace forward, as if turning on "cruise control."

At the 10-kilometer mark, he had already stretched a nearly 1-kilometer lead over the new second place, Jia Feng, achieving an absolute advantage.

"Where the hell did this pro come from?"

After chasing all the way, Jia Feng watched helplessly as the gap widened, and he gradually despaired.

Originally, he and his mentor Fang Yunpeng thought Jiang Tao started off too aggressively and would surely burn out.

But...

Jiang Tao had already passed the 10-kilometer marker, and his pace remained steady!

Clearly, burning out was unlikely to happen to him.

Instead, he had to worry about his own condition!

Like Fang Yunpeng, Jia Feng’s running rhythm was completely disrupted in his attempt to catch Jiang Tao.

At the 10-kilometer mark, Jia Feng also experienced exhaustion and a slowdown.

Forcing himself to speed up also led to rapid lactic acid buildup in his body, with each step feeling like his muscles were being torn, the pain sharp and intense!

When reaching 12 kilometers, Jia Feng watched helplessly as his "rival" Huo Chenyang caught up and overtook him.

To regain his honor, he once again forced himself to speed up, trying to catch Huo Chenyang.

Alright kid, if I can’t outrun the first place, I can still outrun you, right?

The result was predictable.

While trying to catch Jiang Tao, Jia Feng got burned out, and in chasing Huo Chenyang, he got burned out again.

At the 13-kilometer mark, he hit the "wall," blacked out, and collapsed on the track.

The nearby medical staff quickly moved him onto a stretcher and sent him to the Ping County Hospital partnered with the event.

8:43 in the morning.

A tall, cool-looking silhouette wearing sunglasses appeared at the corner 100 meters from the finish line.

"Go, honey, go!"

"Go, brother-in-law, go, go!"

"Go, handsome! You’re the best! You’re number one!"

"Amazing! The second place is nowhere to be seen! Incredible!"

Seeing Jiang Tao arriving on his own at the finish line, the audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Feeling the passionate shouts of the crowd, Jiang Tao felt a strong sense of accomplishment.

Defeating thousands of competitors in a big event with thousands of participants to win first place felt just amazing!

You could say Jiang Tao, at 31, was feeling such a strong sense of achievement for the first time!

This feeling of immense success, being congratulated by thousands simultaneously...

This feeling was just incredible!

"Bro, you’re awesome, absolutely awesome bro!"

Listening to the calls and cheers around him, Jiang Tao felt elated inside!

The effort of over 40 minutes just now wasn’t in vain; the suffering was worth it!

Beep!

8:44 and 11 seconds, Jiang Tao crossed the finish line.

He won the Ping County’s first health run with an absolute advantage!

"Honey! You’re awesome! Amazing! Love you so much, muah, muah, muah~"

Waiting at the finish line, the champion’s wife Xu Li was even more excited than Jiang Tao, rushing to hug his neck and shower his face and lips with kisses.

Click, click, click——

Reporters from various media outlets waiting at the finish line eagerly captured the scene with their cameras.

The young, handsome champion, eye-catching results, and his stunningly attractive wife.

Such an attention-grabbing combination of factors.

The news about Ping County’s first health run will definitely go viral today.

There’s even a significant chance it will trend online!

"Congratulations! Congratulations handsome guy!"

"Sir, please look at our camera, let’s get a photo."

"Handsome and beautiful, give us a smile."

"Mr. Jiang! Congratulations on winning the championship in this competition! You’re amazing!"

"We believe your record will last for a long time and be hard to break!"

A young woman from the event’s official staff ran over with a champion’s medal, her eyes full of admiration for Jiang Tao.

"Thank you."

Jiang Tao calmly thanked her, slightly lowering his head for the girl to put the champion’s medal on him.

Click, click, click——

As Jiang Tao accepted the medal, the sounds of photography continued, allowing him to enjoy a bit of a celebrity moment.

To be fair, being highly praised and celebrated by everyone really felt quite nice.

"Congratulations, Mr. Jiang! Congratulations on winning the championship at this event!"

"I’m Han Mingrui, the director of the Ping County Sports Bureau. Congratulations on achieving such a great result."

After posing for some official media photos, a middle-aged man in a white short-sleeve shirt, looking quite sophisticated, stepped forward to offer his congratulations to Jiang Tao.