If one word is used to describe people's blood, then I think it must be: "Let's go", which proves that you are still on the road, you can go anywhere, and you can be anyone you want to be. ...
TNF 100 The 10th anniversary of the Second World War was held in Xi Qinling. Our party of eight people, known as the Chinese hamburger team, gathered two groups of people, Chengdu Run Group and Xiaoma Run Group, and set out from all directions (Chengdu, Deyang and Mianyang) to the ancient city of Xi 'an.
TNF 100 awakened the "cross-country" gene in the hearts of countless people. Just like some people like to tattoo the LOGO on their bodies, the logo of TNF 100 has long been separated from the event itself, but a totem that allows everyone to go wild and experience lifelong madness. There are always many good stories on the track: stories about love, friendship, persistence and challenges.
My fate with TNF 100 began in April last year, when I saw a message forwarded by my marathon goddess Wu Yufang. After the game, the photo of my 7 1 year-old grandfather was white-haired and tough. The discerning uncle first let me know TNF 100. For the first time, I have an impulse to challenge 100 km cross-country race in my lifetime.
I really hope that after many years, I can become an old woman full of energy and strength, always young and always full of tears. I can also "go through half my life and return to adolescence" like my uncle.
Therefore, when I heard that the second stop of the 10th anniversary of TNF 100 was in Xi 'an Qinling Mountains, I did not hesitate to sign up for the initial 28km race, and even tricked the four core members of Pony Run Group into joining the League.
In order to cooperate with the ecological environment supervision of Qinling Nature Reserve, the organizer temporarily started Plan B five days before the competition, which was adjusted from the original 28 kilometers to 26 kilometers, and also changed a brand-new route. I missed the azaleas everywhere in the Qinling Mountains in May.
The starting point of the competition was changed from the original national highway 2 10 watershed to Ziwuyu-Baolongyu-Xiaosanwan-Shixiagou-Huangyu Temple-Ximenkou-and finally returned to Ziwuyu.
Woods Valley is one of the 72 valleys in the Qinling Mountains, with a total length of 660 miles, overlapping peaks and verdant mountains.
"The world of mortals laughs when riding a princess, but no one knows it is litchi" is one of the most famous historical stories here. Ziwuyu, as the main traffic route to the south of Chang 'an in ancient times, has a lot of historical sites and profound historical accumulation, and still retains many historical heritages. Trajectory and landform will also change with the change of altitude.
Cross-country running has always been a game for the brave. It is no longer physical strength, but willpower. The route of this competition is also a mixture of highway, mountain road, dirt road and Hetao road.
I think it may be "running out of the wildest road in your life". "TNF 100 is not only 100 km, but also 100% contribution." These two slogans encourage me to accept this challenge willingly. In the eyes of ordinary people, cross-country is really a madman's behavior, especially for the great god who ran 100 km, it will take a long night. This experience is really not enough for outsiders!
But often, how much pain life gives you can make your life.
Pony Run is such a group of crazy people. Under my bluff, I booked this crazy trip a month ago.
These lunatics are: Deyang, the head of Duan Long, who yearns for freedom in his heart and has done countless crazy things: for example, he resigned in 17 and drove around the western line for 60 days18,500 kilometers, just for the dream of circular photography; Tao Tao, a warm male god, an old driver on foot, is active, reliable and highly mobile. In order to give my wife a surprise, I dragged her together and used my lunch break to visit the whole shopping mall, just to give my wife a birthday surprise and carefully select a pair of earrings she likes; Brother Dayu, a Buddhist technical otaku and head of the people's police, said on the road that he didn't do any homework. In fact, he knows better than anyone: when will the energy gel, acid-expelling pills and salt pills be replenished? How much should I eat? Just ask him. As for the race route, I know it by heart. After crossing the meridian valley, which slope to climb, which hurdle to cross, how many meters to climb and how many meters to fall? What's the altitude? It's so clear, I even suspect that he has studied CAD drawing design, and the route is well remembered, which makes me admire. Vagrancy, a young and energetic bank account manager; Xiao Wei, a beautiful and self-disciplined siege lion; Gentle and loving, lovely cats are lucky cats; Little Sichuan brothers with surging blood and unlimited physical strength. Compared with other runners: I only brought a lot of blood myself, which was completely off-road, but in this way, I was driven by everyone's enthusiasm and my hormones remained high.
Yao Yao is the only person in the Chinese hamburger team who has participated in cross-country running. Her previous experience tells us that it only took her five hours to run the 25-kilometer cross-country in Yunnan. She also added in the group that she should run early that day and catch the 6: 30 train home on time, so as not to delay going to work the next day.
Therefore, our group was in a loose state before the game, especially Yao Yao's misjudgment of the whole game made everyone relax their vigilance, thinking that the organizer had reserved eight hours for us this time, and the result was temporarily reduced by two kilometers. With my eyes closed, I feel that I can definitely finish the game ahead of schedule this time, and I can chat and take beautiful photos in my spare time. I feel very happy just thinking about it.
So one month before the game, Daewoo has been wondering whether to bring a SLR. I have been thinking about whether to bring all kinds of snacks, such as hand-torn beef jerky. In the wild, you can not only replenish energy, but also enjoy delicious food. However, Tao Tao, who once took part in hiking, let his guard down. Before the game, he hardly trained deliberately, nor did he specially prepare the competition equipment. I only bought a cross-country bag and shoes symbolically.
In the pony running group, only the head of the team honestly insisted on high-intensity training every day, and also bought a series of equipment such as special waterproof cross-country running shoes and professional trekking poles.
Two sad moments, the head of the regiment was shut down.
"Many years later, when I stand on the peak of the Qinling Mountains, I will definitely think of the distant dawn when the crowd is boiling under the arch. At that time, TNF 100 Qinling was a cross-country race, with no more than 1000 people. A famous athlete is standing on the runway, and the sky is dark and wild, spreading along the road to the distance. Different road tracks are staggered and deep, reaching into the sky, like the backbone of a dragon. "
2065 438+08. 5. 20 We crazy people didn't choose to spread dog food in the circle of friends. Instead, we chose to put down our mobile phones and rush to nature in our unique way to talk with our bodies and show our love to Shan Ye.
At 6:30, we set off from Shaanxi Provincial Gymnasium and drove for an hour, far from the foot of Woods Valley Mountain in the city. The air in the mountains was moist and fresh, and the drizzle began to knock on the windows. Everyone can't help but sigh, "It won't be a rain war, will it?" . I don't want Murphy's law to happen. Sure enough, the game has been played in the light rain. The whole process is slightly rainy, and the muddy and slippery roads are the biggest problems. Later, I communicated with many great gods, which generally reflected that TNF 100 Qinling War was the wildest and most abusive track, and the difficulty was much higher than Changbai Mountain/Moganshan Mountain, which directly led to the closure of many people in the 48 km group.
After everyone is ready, there will be about half an hour before the game time. I took a group photo and chose a quiet place on the second floor of the farmhouse. Under the leadership of the team leader, everyone began to do some simple stretching exercises. My mood is both exciting and exciting. I didn't realize that the pain was coming when the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers.
Haruki Murakami quoted Somerset when he wrote What I Talk about When I Run? Mao Mu once said, "Any razor has its own philosophy." The general idea is that no matter how trivial the move is, as long as it persists day after day, something with similar ideas will always emerge from it. I also sincerely agree with Mao Mu. Indeed, running for a long time will naturally give birth to some of their own philosophy and feelings. The people I met on the running road, the love I passed on and the scenery I saw all told me the beauty of life, so I should love hard.
Partners who are willing to challenge cross-country are a group of people who are willing to constantly challenge their limits. They hone their will through physical suffering and pain, make their bodies consume more, and let themselves re-recognize that they are weak human beings with limited ability. Every time they surpass, the distance they run is longer and the difficulty is greater than the last time. They strengthen their bodies, even if it is only a little. I think it is this lifestyle that binds us together. Before leaving, the boys chewed the mascot-Hamburg, China, which symbolizes the safe completion of our team.
At 9 o'clock sharp, accompanied by passionate music, the whistle sounded, and 500 members of the 28-kilometer group took their positions and officially set off for the depths of the Qinling Mountains. Although the scale is not as big as a large marathon with tens of thousands of people, everyone standing in the team is equivalent to the blood spurting caused by soaking in adrenaline. There are two supply stations+punch points within 28km: CP 1 and CP2. (Strictly stipulate the closing time). Generally speaking, CP 1, CP2 and CP3 are equivalent to climbing three mountains.
At first, the crowd crowded and ran, and the road came to an end. Less than a kilometer later, I began to enter the dirt road. I was so hot that I took off my clothes and stuffed them into the backpack of Xiaosichuan children's shoes. Xiao Sichuan is a warm and helpful little friend. Xiaorou, 24, carries all the girls' coats on her back and carries a heavy load. Before the game, I sent the last circle of friends: "It has been raining, put on the thickest clothes and get ready to go." As a result, I received a comment: "Boys in jeans are good at stealing the camera." And this boy in jeans is the deity of Xiao Sichuan, but they don't know the style of shorts after taking off jeans.
Cat children's shoes are lucky cat children's shoes. They were laughed at by the staff all the way with the Panda brand transparent kettle used by primary school students for spring outing. Fortunately, she is strong enough inside.
It was foggy at first, and we seemed to have walked into a foggy forest. Fog makes everything mysterious and beautiful. In the crowd, I suddenly met a woman in black. Looking at her back, I'm still thinking, this girl has a good figure and is dressed really cool! When she looked back, I was surprised to find that this was Wu Yufang, the goddess who went to the hotel the day before to "try her best to satisfy". A burst of joy. Hurry up and say hello to her, take a group photo and run together for a while. I introduce the head of the delegation to my marathon goddess, who is my cross-country goddess. Then Tao Tao joked that the goddess of the goddess and the male god of the male god are all in the Qinling Mountains today! The atmosphere of the conversation suddenly warmed up, with all kinds of fun and happiness.
Since I started running, I found that the distance between people seems to be getting closer and closer. Even if we don't know each other, the conversation seems to be as pleasant and heartfelt as an old friend we have known for a long time. I remembered that my family and I traveled to Guangdong during the Spring Festival this year and came across the local Tiesan Running Group. When I left, the person in charge of Tiesan sent me a message, which deeply moved me: "Sister, people who know how to run are happy. May you keep running. " I am grateful to these similar people I met on the running road. I find that people who love sports are the same everywhere: full of energy and sunshine. Sigh that after a person's energy field is opened, it will become more and more powerful like snowballing, always seeing positive things, and becoming more positive and optimistic when encountering unsatisfactory things.
At first, I went up the mountain, and it was crowded. I stopped and stopped, and I didn't consume my strength. Surprise all the way. Five kilometers away, Brother Daewoo reminded me to swallow three salt pills.
After a period of climbing, everyone's blood is ignited, and what you see is the cloud forest all over the mountain. In the process of descending, lush green branches gently brushed your cheek. Looking up, you can see the bright red TNF 100 logo, which has a feeling of seeing the sun through the clouds, so I was guided by it all the way and told myself that I was no longer confused. Of course, beauty is beauty. If you are not careful, you will be hit by tangled vines and branches, cut your arm, knock your head, or trip.
When we arrive at CP 1, there are still 10 minutes before the closing time. I don't feel pressed for time at all. I'm still studying what delicious food the organizers provided: instant noodles, bananas, kohlrabi with porridge, Shaqima ... Our team made a big fuss with the purpose of eating the chairman's meeting. Just as I was having a good time, the head of the delegation gave the order and everyone held on tight.
Fortunately, I don't feel lonely at all, because there is a soul like a colonel. I have participated in several marathons and fought to the finish line alone. Perhaps this is the biggest difference between cross-country and marathon. I can always find similar people to accompany me all the time.
Before CP 1, I was relaxed and happy.
Three phoenix nirvana, a long way to go.
After entering CP2, the road becomes more and more difficult. It is no longer called a road, but a wilderness road. It's just that more people walk, and it becomes a road. It rained continuously in the mountains, and the loess road has become a yellow mud road. The off-road vehicle shoes that had just been cleaned suddenly became heavy, and the screams of girls slipping came from time to time, and the boys screamed in a low voice after falling. I don't have time to enjoy the scenery. I grabbed my whole toe and thumb, leaving myself to talk to myself, accompanied by footsteps and breathing.
CP 1, known as the downhill queen, has been rushing in front of the team when going downhill, but CP2, the road is too slippery, the mud is too thick, and the slope is steep and long. The leg didn't find a support point, so it was split directly, and it was still a vertical fork that I didn't dare to think about at ordinary times. Fortunately, the head of the delegation led everyone to stretch before, otherwise I can't imagine whether my leg will be pulled in two.
Trot all the way+climb and roll, sometimes learn from those cross-country gods, and occasionally use "fart". Just sit on the mud slope, lower your center of gravity and slide down the slope. Occasionally run for a while when you meet a good road. When I was running, I heard someone say that CP2 would close in five minutes. Ah! No way! I'm nervous, so I won't be ruthlessly closed at the beginning of the wilderness! In this way, I was led all the way by Tao Tao, a warm male god and an old driver on foot. The last five minutes seem particularly long. We rushed to the punch point of CP2 with all our strength, and then a staff member took the machine and scanned my number plate. Hearing the ticking sound, he immediately recovered his composure and settled down. Then the staff said: Congratulations, you are the last CP2. Take a breath of air conditioning. Find food immediately+replenish water to the kettle. Then, the head of the team came down and told me with a helpless face that he closed the door one minute late and needed to sign the number of the chip, which was likely to be forced to take the bus back to the shelter.
I know that the head of the delegation's initial plan was to break through all the way, take good care of his friends, and didn't want anyone to get hurt, which made him rush to CP2 at the last minute. Unexpectedly, he was careless and closed the door only one minute late.
There are eight people in the Chinese hamburger team at the moment: the head of the team was blocked, and Brother Daewoo went to help others (helping and accompanying a foreign partner suffering from hypothermia). It's the first time I heard of this disease. If it is not rescued in time, the mortality rate will be very high. Daewoo's brother's kindness accompanied and encouraged this partner not to be afraid, but to have the confidence to wait until the rescue team came. Qinling Mountain is an unfinished game for Daewoo, and I believe he will remember the warmth he brought to others all his life.
The cat's physical strength is exhausted, and her cheeks are scratched by countless branches, resulting in an allergic reaction. She is going to take an ambulance back, and Yao Yao and Xiao Wei also retired early. There are eight people in the Chinese hamburger team, only three at once, and I am the only woman.
At the moment, my heart is extremely desolate. Looking at the head's lonely eyes, I suddenly want to cry. I rushed to the organizers and told them that the head of the team was the strongest one in our team. He is completely to help his friends and is the best proof of cross-country spirit. We asked them to be lenient and let the head of the delegation continue to participate in the CP3 competition. Balabala gave a lot of reasons, perhaps moved by our sincerity. The organizer didn't force the head of the delegation to go back in the shelter car, but simply said, go and finish the game, there is no result.
This sentence, everyone suddenly lit again, like a phoenix nirvana, reborn from the ashes.
The head of the regiment immediately ordered: "Tao Tao, take Xiao Sichuan with you to make meritorious deeds, and pay as much as you can." We can't be destroyed the first time, can we? I will finish the race with purple lemon. "
We have delayed a lot of time at the rest point of CP2, and my psychological defense line is on the verge of collapse: a deep sense of powerlessness, no matter how hard we try, will eventually be closed.
At first, I didn't slow down from CP2 to CP3, which was particularly pessimistic. My legs began to tremble inexplicably when I thought that I would climb the mountain in less than three hours. Moreover, I think if it weren't for us, the head of the delegation should be able to achieve a good result instead of being dragged down by everyone. I told the colonel to run first and leave me alone. I will definitely affect his grades. As a result, he smiled and said, "You are a successful person, and I am worried about dragging you down!" " "
Crawling all the way, I feel my little heart is about to jump out. The head touched my heartbeat twice and calmly said that my heartbeat was not high, about 120, which was within the normal range. But I really feel like I'm dying, pale and dizzy. It's kind of like a high reaction. The head of the regiment said, mind your own business and don't hold out too much hope! If not, we'll go back now. It is not too late. But I have a belief in my heart that even if I don't pass the exam, I will finish the race smoothly and experience the complete Qinling circuit at least once! Come here, you must fight! So, I told the principal that I could do it. But the truth is, I am really fragile, and people are constantly surpassing us along the way, and I am on the verge of internal collapse at any time. In this way, it makes me feel relaxed that the head of the delegation is still chatting behind me, but I really don't even have the strength to speak, panting. I heard him say: he likes going uphill best, because every step up, the goal at the top of the mountain is closer to us. It is under this feeling of hitting a wall that I failed to succeed. I survived the uphill and began to go downhill. When I went downhill, I rushed up like blood revived. The head of the delegation was also very happy and praised my good figure.
In fact, there is still a problem before cross-country, which I have never understood: if the goal of life is to avoid pain, then why don't we choose stability and comfort, but "ask for trouble" and pursue change and challenge?
Later, after a long journey in CP3, I think I finally found the answer. Cross-country routes are not as predictable as marathons. It is precisely because everything is unknown that we begin to inexplicably expect what difficulties the next track will encounter and who will run. Cross-country makes me feel the freshness and meaning of life. Maybe everyone's experience is different!
In this way, the team leader and I ran hand in hand through CP3, fell down countless times on the road, stood up and started again. Tired, negative emotions, powerlessness, soreness and hitting the wall keep coming. But every time I look back and see him behind me, see my fellow travelers, see someone passing by me and leave a word of encouragement, I feel particularly warm.
I fell a big head and flew directly under the slope in front, lying heavily on the muddy grass. I don't know when the trekking pole was broken in half by a stick. I feel so close to death. My brain went blank for a few seconds. When I woke up, I heard the colonel calling my name loudly behind me and told me to lie down and not move. I feel pain all over. I just moved my arms and shoulders. I found that my bones were fine and I could move. I asked the team leader to help me stand up and continue the game.
After this crash, my mind gradually calmed down. My goal is no longer to focus on winning or losing. I don't have to finish the game before closing time. As long as I can reach the finish line safely, no matter how late, I will be my hero. Winning or losing is unpredictable, and no one can win or lose forever. On the highway of life, it is impossible to drive in the overtaking lane all the time. You can't go through the trough all the time. It's just a matter of the band. You can let go.
Along the way, we have surpassed some partners and been surpassed by others. Whenever I see a person's little friend, the head of the delegation and I will smile at them, and we will ask with concern, "What's wrong with you?" ? Do you need any help? In the second half of CP3, I was too tired to walk. Finally arrived at the hard stone road, and there were 48K partners flying down behind. I gave up my seat silently, but my friends still didn't forget to let me know later. Let's go
"I heard that the road was slippery and the organizer delayed closing." The small flame that has been extinguished is alive again, so raise your arms. If we delay for half an hour, we still have hope. Gradually, I heard the cheers of tourists, then the cheerful music to celebrate the finish line, and finally there was only one last corner left. From a distance, I can see that on both sides of the arch, volunteers on both sides are giving thumbs up to meet the runners who crossed the finish line and saying "Congratulations on finishing the whole race"; Inside the arch, the photographer's camera turned to us, and the head of the team and I rushed to the line hand in hand. For us, this is a war without smoke. Through this game, we share weal and woe and become the most tacit comrades. After crossing the line, I had mixed feelings, tears filled my eyes, and my eyes were unconsciously wet. I can't tell whether I cried at the track or I was relieved that I didn't have to run so hard at last. In short, it is the first time that I feel this way when I rush to the finish line. The colonel whispered in my ear, "Thanks, you are great, we are all great!" "
The little brother who handed out the racing bag asked us to go and collect the racing bag. At that moment, when that heavy medal hung around my neck, I was once again moved beyond words. Then I met Tao Tao, the god of warm men who had been waiting for a long time, and smiled and said to us, Come on, let's eat something inside ..., followed by: Colonel, me and Tao Tao, the three of us went to the booth to take a group photo as a souvenir, and everyone's face was full of smiles. I'm glad that our pony run group has not been "destroyed" and Tao Tao has achieved good results. ...
Although I didn't get the finish line and ITRA points, I won medals and completed projects, and I was dirty and painful all over. Finally, I explained this TNF 100 Qinling Mountain.
After the cross-country race, our Chinese hamburger team celebrated with hot pot at night and planned the next stop, TNF 100 Chengdu in September. By the way, we changed the name of WeChat group from "Xi 'an Roujiamo Team" to "Chengdu Chuanchuanxiang Team"-a group of foodies.
After the game, we are bound to return to our respective work and life. "Going over mountains and mountains, Kanduo Kanduo, the wild is the heart." At this moment, I have returned to my warm home after a few days of mountain abuse, as if nothing had happened but it was different.
I guess that's what cross-country is all about. Going through the most cruel test and climbing the most difficult mountain is to let yourself know that if you can survive this state, what else can you bear in life?
Along the way, we accompanied each other, lived to the fullest, and were grateful to meet.