Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 179: A World-Shaking Decision

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Wang Ye subtly directed a thread of Qi Force to the soles of his feet.

The soles of his feet quickly became wrinkled and hardened, achieving better friction than spiked shoes. Originally as tough as rock, his skin, combined with the Biological Force Field provided by the Golden Bell Shield, gained extra resilient elasticity, akin to stepping on a material with more bounce than elite carbon-plated shoes, boosting his athletic abilities to about 120%.

Wang Ye tried long jump and high jump in the field.

He warmed up a little.

Since he had never trained on this type of field before.

It was somewhat novel to use these long jump and high jump facilities for the first time.

Not far away, an Anta employee under Li Weimin watched this scene and couldn’t help but frown,

"Tsk, what a hassle... I don’t know what he’s thinking, suggesting to compete barefoot. Isn’t this pure troublemaking?"

Although for most specially trained people, running a marathon barefoot is not a difficult task.

After all, in primitive times, humans naturally walked barefoot, and typically the soles of human feet would quickly develop a thick and tough callus when exposed to external stimuli to protect against the rough surfaces of jungles, grasslands, and deserts.

Modern humans’ feet are sensitive to rough surfaces simply because wearing shoes for extended periods results in a lack of external stimulus, causing regression. If you have any random pedestrian take off their shoes and walk barefoot for a few days, they would quickly develop calluses thick enough to replace a shoe sole.

Therefore, it’s not rare to find participants running barefoot in marathon events.

But the original human body structure can’t be ignored; however strong a foot arch and calluses might be, they can’t surpass the professional-level running shoes developed by groups spending millions on mature technology.

So Wang Ye’s suggestion seems absurd to most people.

"Never mind... let’s quickly take a video for Manager Li." The Anta employee shook his head helplessly.

Now on the track.

Wang Ye finally finished warming up and gestured OK to the Anta employee.

Once the stopwatch started,

Wang Ye suddenly dashed out and began running at a steady pace around the 400-meter track.

The pacing increased from 300 allocation to 250 allocation, finally stabilizing at 240 allocation.

That translates to a pace of 2 minutes 40 seconds per kilometer.

In terms of speed, it’s about 22 mph.

Already comparable to the top speed of some shared e-bikes.

The Anta employee with the camera couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

"He’s managing a 240 allocation barefoot? Doesn’t the friction hurt his soles?"

Though the rubber track somewhat cushions, its surface has many tiny protrusions; it might feel good with shoes on, but run a few steps barefoot, and you’ll likely break skin and bleed.

Let alone with Wang Ye running that fast.

The faster you run, the greater the friction between the soles and the ground.

Now that Wang Ye maintained a 240 allocation, shouldn’t his soles hurt despite thick calluses?

The Anta employee was shocked for a moment, rubbing his chin, murmuring:

"Speaking of which, without the rebound of running shoes, only relying on the arch’s cushioning, at such speed, he probably won’t run many kilometers before getting exhausted..."

Because most modern sports shoes have midsoles simulating arch stress distribution, shock absorption, and foot protection, running barefoot means the arch muscles endure more stress than with shoes. Most people feel their arches ache after about five kilometers barefoot, with noticeable energy depletion.

For instance, if an International Elite Level marathon runner can finish a marathon in 70 minutes with top carbon-plated shoes, running it barefoot with callused soles would roughly take over 100 minutes with the same physical condition.

The difference is significant.

Thinking this, the Anta employee felt a unique intrigue.

His eyes showed excitement contrasting with his previous demeanor.

He intently watched Wang Ye circling the track.

He wanted to see how far Wang Ye, with his physical abilities, could keep up with this speed.

Thud, thud, thud...

The subtle sounds of Wang Ye’s barefoot steps on the rubber track echoed through the barren training field.

With each passing second, Wang Ye’s distance progressively approached marathon lengths.

And as time passed, his pace didn’t decrease but rather continually accelerated.

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minutes, 10 kilometers...

hour, 22 kilometers...

1.7 hours, 42 kilometers...

Finally, Wang Ye gradually stopped, standing still with hands on knees, catching his breath.

Then he took out bottled water and an Energy Gel from his bag to replenish the energy lost from running.

Seeing this, the Anta employee couldn’t help but feel his pupils quake uncontrollably,

"1 hour 42 minutes 25 seconds to finish a marathon... My god, he actually broke the world record barefoot..."

A month ago, Wang Ye barely finished within two hours with top carbon-plated shoes.

Yet this time, Wang Ye ran a marathon barefoot in 1 hour 42 minutes.

This means Wang Ye’s stamina and technique improved dramatically within a month.

Otherwise, such immense progress would be impossible.

"It’s astonishing... I must send this to Manager Li immediately for his opinion." The Anta employee took down the camera, intending to export the video to send to Li Weimin.

Suddenly.

Wang Ye grabbed a shot put on the field, saying with interest:

"Hey, come over here, I need a favor."

"What’s up?" The Anta employee put down the camera, asking.

"I plan to throw a shot put; can you measure the distance for me?" Wang Ye asked.

"That’s no problem, but why are you throwing a shot put?" The Anta employee looked a bit puzzled. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Just want to test my shot put performance." Wang Ye gripped the shot put, swinging his arm in a 360-degree arc, ready to throw toward the drop zone.

"Wait, your shot put stance is incorrect..." Just as the Anta employee was about to intervene.

Whoosh!!!

Wang Ye propelled the shot put, transforming it into a blazing streak, flying over 50 meters instantly, creating a crater on the grass like a meteor impact from above, the momentum barely diminishing.

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