After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 52: Su Bai's Promise and Gamble

Su Bai looked at Li Junhao and Zhang Ziyi and didn't say much. Instead, he took a training plan from an assistant coach nearby and began announcing the upcoming training plan to the mostly demoralized athletes.

"Today is July 23rd, and there's approximately one month left until the Jakarta Asian Games. The upcoming training plan will span 25 days." Pausing for a moment, Su Bai looked at the downcast athletes in front of him and continued, "During this training cycle, I hope to achieve the following goals."

"First, everyone's times should be stabilized within 46.50 seconds or faster, with 80% consistency."

"Second, Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen should achieve times within 46.15 and 46.25 seconds, respectively."

"Third, the relay team should achieve a time under 3 minutes and 5 seconds."

As Su Bai mentioned the first goal, the athletes on the field immediately looked up at him. Even Wang Ting and the assistant coach present felt that Su Bai's goals were akin to an impossible fantasy.

Among the athletes present, Li Junhao's personal best was 46.89 seconds, Zhou Xu's was 46.54 seconds, and Zhang Chang's was 46.61 seconds. None of their best times were even within 46.50 seconds, let alone achieving an 80% consistency at that level. These were entirely different concepts!

Zhang Ziyi faced the same challenge. His best time of the season was 46.16 seconds, achieved during a previous Asian Games selection race. His 46.23 seconds from today was already his second-best of the season. Given these circumstances, Su Bai wanted him to consistently run within 46.15 seconds?!

Not to mention the relay target of 3 minutes and 5 seconds... The current national record for the 4x400m relay had been untouched for over a decade, standing at 3 minutes and 3.66 seconds.

After Su Bai listed these three goals, most of the athletes present were dumbfounded. The overall atmosphere shifted from oppressive and gloomy to a bizarre sense of incredulity.

Even Li Junhao remained silent this time, gazing at Su Bai with an expression that seemed to be studying some mysterious creature.

Su Bai scanned the athletes present. Among them, only Qiu Wen, who had built up sufficient trust in Su Bai, stood calmly, brimming with anticipation for the challenge that lay ahead.

"Can't believe it?" Su Bai looked at them, waiting for their responses.

Zhang Ziyi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Coach, perhaps our goals should be more gradual?"

Su Bai smiled slightly. "For example?"

Zhang Ziyi was about to suggest a more reasonable target, but he also remembered the American athletes who had experienced cross-timezone travel, back-to-back matches, and still none of their times were slower than 46.15 seconds. In an instant, his intended words became impossible to utter.

Those athletes were simply a group of runners who hadn't even made the American national team's top 20. And he... was the top runner for China's national 400m track and field team.

Zhang Ziyi clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and shook his head. "No example. I'm willing to accept all of Coach Su's training arrangements."

Seeing Zhang Ziyi halt mid-sentence, those present, excluding Qiu Wen, were reluctant to go against Su Bai's requirements. Although there was hesitation and concern, they dared not directly challenge him after experiencing his swift measures in arranging practice matches.

Only Li Junhao still resented Su Bai and found his calm demeanor hard to bear. He gritted his teeth and glared at Su Bai. "You think this goal is achievable just because you say so? Why should we believe your training plan can help us achieve these results?!"