Chapter 2410 - 609: A Step Away

Chapter 2410: Chapter 609: A Step Away

Even after playing for 120 minutes, they wouldn’t be unable to move.

With no other competitors in front or beside him, the test on Huang Kaiwen’s willpower was significant.

His brain felt the fatigue in his body and wanted him to slow down to rest for a while.

Yet Huang Kaiwen didn’t stop his steps.

He held his arms steady and continued running forward.

At this stage.

The cheers from the audience already felt a bit noisy to him.

But Huang Kaiwen didn’t mind; he had started to ignore the noise, keeping his pace and continuing forward.

"In the final 10-kilometer stage, none of the other competitors have switched events yet, and Huang Kaiwen’s lead is very, very clear. Spectators must be very curious about the 10-kilometer record. Currently, the shortest time for completing 10 kilometers is held by the Kenyan athlete Patrick Komen, who set a time of 26 minutes and 44 seconds in Utrecht, Netherlands, two years ago."

"We also have other athletes’ times, and Alastair Brownlee, who has a fierce rivalry with Huang Kaiwen, generally completes 10 kilometers in over 28 minutes in previous races, occasionally hitting 29 minutes, and rarely taking up to 30 minutes, which is the standard time for most top-tier triathlon athletes."

"Of course, Huang Kaiwen’s time might be even better, since Huang Kaiwen is extremely talented in running, whether in sprints or middle and long distances, he’s a record holder, so 10 kilometers shouldn’t be a difficult task for Huang Kaiwen."

"Currently, Huang Kaiwen’s speed is roughly 3.8 minutes per kilometer, but this should be to conserve energy and rest, Huang Kaiwen is speeding up!!! Huang Kaiwen’s acceleration is obvious, it seems Huang Kaiwen is not only aiming to win the championship, he might want to challenge the Olympic record in triathlon."

Huang Kaiwen’s speed increase is pretty noticeable.

He’s not a long-distance runner.

So Huang Kaiwen opted for a different approach.

It’s speeding up and then slowing down to rest.

This aligns with his usual play style when playing soccer; it allows the muscles to adapt better. Of course, he can’t sprint at high speed like he does in soccer.

The second pack finally switched events.

But Huang Kaiwen had already left them more than 400 meters behind.

After changing into running shoes, Alastair couldn’t even see Huang Kaiwen’s figure, leaving him somewhat desperate.

Huang Kaiwen’s speed-up and slow-down had begun, his pace reached the 3-minute threshold.

After adapting a little, Huang Kaiwen prepared to speed up again.

To complete 10 kilometers in under 28 minutes, the pace needs to be around 2 minutes and 45 seconds.

At this stage, while opponents are closing the gap, it’s also a stage where his muscles are adapting.

After running approximately 1 kilometer, Huang Kaiwen sped up again.

Today’s race was bound to be won by a landslide.

It significantly reduced the spectators’ excitement due to Huang Kaiwen’s lead.

Nonetheless, the UK commentators were still shouting loudly.

They were speculating whether Huang Kaiwen would break the Olympic triathlon record, and what kind of result he would achieve in the last 10 kilometers.

In the running event, they had greater expectations for Huang Kaiwen.

Even though triathlon athletes usually run 10 kilometers slower than regular runners, this is still Huang Kaiwen we’re talking about.

Huang Kaiwen’s speed increase in this stage was obvious.

Television viewers could intuitively feel Huang Kaiwen’s frequency was faster than other competitors.

Some people had already begun to worry about Huang Kaiwen’s stamina.

Even if he led for 9.9 kilometers, if he couldn’t finish, he could only be the loser.

Some spectators along the roadside were reminding Huang Kaiwen.

But Huang Kaiwen turned a deaf ear to it.

Simply persisting in continuing to run.

Three kilometers passed.

Disappointing those who hoped Huang Kaiwen would lose.

Huang Kaiwen showed no obvious symptoms of exhaustion or dehydration.

Four kilometers passed, Huang Kaiwen firmly held the lead position, and the advantage expanded to over 500 meters.

The photographer following Huang Kaiwen was curious about what kind of result Huang Kaiwen would achieve.

Because there were no competitors nearby, he just needed to film Huang Kaiwen.

"Hey, can we mark the last 800 meters?"

Huang Kaiwen asked.

"What do you mean?"

The photographer asked.

"I mean, mark the last 800 meters for me, I want to challenge my 800-meter record."

Huang Kaiwen said.

Crazy!!!

The photographer had only one thought.

What did he hear? Huang Kaiwen wanted to challenge his 800-meter record after completing 53.7 kilometers of the race.

Is this person insane?

The photographer immediately communicated with the live broadcast room.

The commentators in the live broadcast room also went crazy.

But being British, they quickly contacted the race site.

They never relax when catching hot topics.

Although they couldn’t set up a starter for Huang Kaiwen during the race.

But marking the road sides visibly was very easy.

Viewers in front of the TV were once again filled with expectation.

Although most people didn’t think Huang Kaiwen could challenge his 800-meter record in such conditions, they were still excited.

If it were any other athlete doing this, it might be just arrogance.

But this was Huang Kaiwen.

The legendary athlete who conquered innumerable fields.

After six kilometers, not only did Huang Kaiwen not slow down, but he also sped up.

Seven kilometers.

Eight kilometers.

Nine kilometers.

Huang Kaiwen was already approaching the finish line.

Clear marks have been set on the roadsides, and a simple starting line was even kindly made on the track.

Huang Kaiwen looked at the starting line from afar and began warming up.

Yes.

The previous activities were just a warm-up; the challenge was just about to start.