Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 49: Testing the 100-Meter Limit

"Rapid Trait!?"

Walking, who was jogging, suddenly lit up his eyes.

Running lv5 has indeed brought a trait!

Walking stopped and rested against the railing beside the track.

A chilly river breeze kept blowing in from behind.

The river breeze poured into his collar, swirling inside his clothes, and puffed up his sports T-shirt a little.

An icy chill instantly permeated his entire body.

The hot sensation brought by running disappeared by eighty to ninety percent.

Wang Ye carefully examined the panel for this trait called "Rapid."

Just like Walking’s reduction of 10% stamina consumption, the trait effect brought by Running remains extraordinary.

Increasing movement speed by 10% means that not only can his running speed increase by 10%, but his already superhuman level Rapid Step Skill can also increase movement speed by 10%!

Walking glanced around, confirming no one was nearby, and then started to try running.

He sped up and sprinted wildly on the park’s track. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

With the first step, he clearly felt an extraordinary sense of speed. It felt as if an invisible force was pushing him forward relentlessly.

Swoosh!

A strong relative wind hit him head-on, blowing his hair on end.

With the same physical exertion, Walking unbelievably ran at a speed 0.3 minutes/kilometer faster than usual.

Although the data shows a seemingly small increase.

For a runner personally experiencing this acceleration, it felt like slamming the pedal to the metal, speeding up as if about to take off.

If Walking were to participate in a half-marathon again,

he was confident he could finish within an hour, breaking the current domestic record.

But breaking the world record seems still a bit distant.

Walking continued to accelerate along the way, his legs moving so fast they almost transformed into afterimages.

He sprinted around the park once, which was about a kilometer in distance.

The final time was two minutes and thirteen seconds.

Walking’s heartbeat instantly soared to about 170 beats per minute, but after standing still and taking a few breaths, he quickly returned to a resting state.

Clearly, this speed did not reach his limit.

Walking stroked his chin, frowned, and said, "Still not enough; middle and long-distance running doesn’t really test my speed limit. I’ll find a field to run a hundred-meter sprint later."

With this in mind,

Walking took out his phone, opened a high-precision map, and searched for nearby fields.

After some searching,

Walking found out that the nearest field was a university’s student-exclusive field.

Besides that, almost no other open fields could be found within a twenty-mile radius.

Although there was a risk of being stopped by the school’s security at the gate,

he had no choice but to attempt going to this university.

With this thought, Walking opened the navigation and jogged towards the university.

The distance wasn’t far, about five kilometers.

Walking used a three-minute pace and reached there in fifteen minutes.

He first tried pretending to be a university student and walked through the pedestrian passage into the gate.

He thought the security guard would stop him.

Unexpectedly, the security guard in the booth just gave him a glance and casually let him through.

"Looks like I look too young; even the security thinks I’m a student." Walking walked inside the university, couldn’t help but grin, opened his phone’s selfie mode, and glanced at his handsome face now.

Unlike many marathon runners with weary eyes, rough skin, and sagging bags under their eyes.

Walking’s skin now was as spotless as a student’s, his eyes exceptionally clear and bright, and his skin quite tight.

Clearly, the rule that running ages people doesn’t apply to him.

"Reversing aging should also be a side effect brought by evolution." Walking muttered thoughtfully.

Soon after,

Walking followed the navigation to the university’s field.

By now, it was already around ten o’clock, and only a few scattered people were running on the track. A few couples were chatting on the artificial lawn.

The reason Walking wanted to go all the way to find a field to test the hundred meters was because the hundred meters is the only event that can best test his maximum speed now.

As one of the most high-profile events in athletics, the hundred meters is undoubtedly the most spectacular and influential track and field event worldwide.

On the street, if you randomly grab a passerby and ask who holds the marathon world record, they probably won’t know. But if you ask who holds the hundred-meter sprint world record, most people would instinctively say Bolt. Besides the flying man Bolt, the domestic hundred-meter record holder, Su Bingtian, is also a household name, showing just how far-reaching the influence of the hundred meters is.

Given such a high-profile event, its world record is naturally a strong reference. Walking can fully compare his extreme speed level to the standard of the hundred-meter world record.

As for why it must be tested on the field’s track,

it’s because the field has a specifically marked hundred-meter track.

The park’s track is designed for running enthusiasts and doesn’t have such precise distance markings. Additionally, the GPS in sports watches isn’t accurate enough to measure distances like five kilometers and ten kilometers in middle and long-distance running, but it’s hard to be completely accurate for a high-precision hundred-meter.

Walking crossed the fake grass, came to the track, and familiarized himself a bit with the hundred-meter techniques.

Then,

he took the starting stance and practiced starting a few times.

By this time, a few students on the field had noticed Walking getting ready to run a hundred meters.

After entering university, running students are seldom seen on the campus track. Most students seize the great time of their university years to lounge in dormitories and play games. Those who come to the track to run are mostly training for middle and long-distance running to test their fitness. So, even fewer are dedicated to sprint training.

Only a very few people train for love.

...

On the lawn,

four guys who looked like roommates watched Walking preparing to start on the other side of the track while munching on snacks.

One of them with a crew cut nodded in admiration: "That guy looks quite professional; his start is powerful. He must be at the second-level athlete’s standard."

Another chubby guy chewed on some chips and wondered, "I don’t think we have a sports department in our school?"

The crew-cut guy shook his head and explained, "Athletes aren’t necessarily sports students; this guy might be an athlete from an unconventional background."

Suddenly, a tall and thin guy sitting on the far left exclaimed in amazement, "I’ll tell you what, just looking at this guy’s build, you know he’s not ordinary. Those thigh muscles can even compare to Su Bingtian’s; I’d believe you if you said he was a first-level athlete."