Chen Qiang carefully looked at the nail running shoes of this era.

This is a pair of black running shoes, with pure leather on the outside. Chen Qiang didn't know what animal skin was made of, but it felt very soft to the touch.

"I haven't worn leather nail shoes in my previous life. I feel that breathability is average, and it's also pointed. I remember there are records that the earliest running shoes were imitating men's dress shoes. It seems to be true. These shoes really look like dress shoes."

Chen Qiang turned his running shoes over again and saw the nails on the soles of the shoes.

There are nails on the front and back of the foot of the running shoes, and the soles are flat. In order to prevent the nail from breaking the soles and hurting the feet, there is also a layer of iron plate inlaid between the soles and the insole. It is precisely because of this layer of iron plate that the nails are heavy.

Chen Qiang poked the shoe nails with his hand, and felt that this should not be an ordinary iron nail, but a more wear-resistant steel nail. This wear-resistant steel nail cannot be produced by domestic industrial capacity, so nail running shoes have to be imported.

"This shoe cannot be directly passed on, it must be changed." Chen Qiang's mind had a plan to modify the nail running shoes.

The first thing is to remove the nails on the soles of the shoe.

In later generations, the nails were all on the forefoot, and the heels were not nailed. Because of sprinting, athletes could not have the chance to land on the heels during running, so it was completely meaningless to add nails on the heels, just an extra weight increase.

The running shoes that canceled the heel nails in history were officially unveiled at the 1936 Olympics. The person who designed the running shoes was named Adisler, who was the founder of the sports giant brand Adidas.

In addition to removing the nails on the heels, the iron plate on the sole of the shoe also needs to be replaced. The iron plate was originally intended to prevent the nail from breaking the insole, but with this iron plate, the weight of the running shoes has also increased, which is not conducive to the athlete's efforts.

Chen Qiang was wondering whether other things could be used to replace this iron plate. If there was no replacement, it would be enough to place half of the iron plate on the soles of the feet. Anyway, the iron nails on the heels would have to be taken off. Without the iron nails, the iron plate would be useless.

In addition, Chen Qiang also wants to change the curve of the sole.

The sole of this nail running shoe in Chen Qiang's hand is straight, while the sole of the nail running shoe in later generations has a folded corner at the part connecting the soles of the feet. When athletes run quickly, their feet mainly touch the ground. If there is such a folded corner, it will be more in line with the ergonomic design.

Although Chen Qiang did not design running shoes, he has seen all kinds of running shoes. The running shoes designed by major sports brands at home and abroad are all prototypes that were only developed after countless precise calculations and a lot of practical tests. He randomly copied a future design and could perfect the running shoes of this era in all aspects.

...

The next morning, Chen Qiang and other athletes from the Shanghai team returned to Shanghai by train.

This time, Chen Qiang was not worried about not being able to find a seat. He had the halo bonus of the National Games Championship, and most of them were given up to Chen Qiang.

People are so snobbish. When they came, Chen Qiang was just a rickshaw driver at the bottom of society. He was looked down upon by everyone and excluded by everyone. When they returned, Chen Qiang was the National Games champion. He was sought after and supported by everyone.

Shanghai, where the train arrived, organized a welcome ceremony and a commendation meeting was held the next day.

For Chen Qiang, these formal things are meaningless, and he just listened to the speeches of a group of leaders, not even a penny bonus, even if it was a small affordable prize such as a washbasin toothbrush.

The commendation meeting also announced that in order to prepare for the next month's Far East Games, all 170 athletes selected by the Chinese team will gather in Shanghai and then hold a one-month training camp. After the training camp, it will also depart from Shanghai and go to Tokyo, Japan to participate in the 9th Far East Games.

The opening ceremony of the 9th Far East Games is May 24. Considering the time spent on the road, athletes should set off one week in advance, that is, to go to Tokyo on May 17.

If you push forward one month, the training camp will start on April 17. Chen Qiang returned to Shanghai on April 12, and the Shanghai commendation meeting will be held on April 13, which means that Chen Qiang only has four days off.

At this time, Chen Qiang was a little lucky. He made 180 oceans by selling milk powder. Otherwise, from the beginning of the National Games and the end of the Far East Games, it would take almost two months, and he could not get a car to make money, so he probably wouldn't be able to pay the rent.

...

During the four-day break, Chen Qiang first found a shoe repairman and transformed the pair of nail running shoes.

It is difficult to find a shoemaker in modern society, but in the past, when supplies were extremely scarce, even if a pair of cloth shoes were broken, they had to be sewn and repaired several times. It took ten or eight years to wear a pair of shoes, and the soles and uppers of the shoes were worn out and they were reluctant to throw them away. This was normal.

In Shanghai, shoe repairs are everywhere, and many shoe repairers have opened shops to repair some expensive leather shoes, and the business is also very good.

The shoe repairman transformed his running shoes according to Chen Qiang's requirements. Although he could not reach the level of running shoes in the future, he was much more advanced than running shoes of this era.

Then Chen Qiang tailored a cheap suit, after all, he had to go abroad to participate in competitions. He could not wear it in a ragged manner and it was a must-have item.

After everything was ready, the athletes participating in the Far East Sports Training Camp had already arrived in Shanghai, and the training camp began.

...

The China Stadium, which previously held the National Games trial competition, has become a place for athletes to train.

As a 100-meter contestant, Chen Qiang occupied a straight road alone to train. His training only did one thing, that is, running, starting from the starting line to the finish line, then walking back, running again, and repeating it continuously, repeating many times in an hour.

Many people expressed confusion about Chen Qiang's training method, and even the Chinese team's track and field coach this time expressed doubts, but Chen Qiang didn't listen to the coach at all. This coach's training level is not as high as Chen Qiang himself!

Regarding Chen Qiang's unorganized and undisciplined behavior, the coach could only shake his head helplessly and ignore it.

First of all, Chen Qiang is the National Games champion, and his strength represents his right to speak. Chen Qiang insists that I can run faster by practicing by myself, and the coach has no way to refute it. Who made you, the coach, not trained to become the National Games champion?

Secondly, this is also a team that was temporarily collected. The athletes are from all over the world, from all provinces. After the Far East Games, they will go back to their own homes to find their mothers. Even the coaches themselves are temporary workers recruited. There is no need to compete with a certain athlete for this short-term training camp.

The reason why Chen Qiang did this was of course to get points.

He now has a task of running 100 meters in 12 seconds, and he can get 10 points at a time, which is suitable for completing such tasks in the training camp. At night, these points can be converted into training in the training space, which is Chen Qiang’s real killer weapon.

During the day, Chen Qiang scored a day's points and was exhausted. However, at night, when he entered the training space, he saw the four-digit points and felt that the hard work of the whole day was worth it.

Then he came to the track and field field in the training space and planned to hire a senior track and field coach.

The fourth photo was added on the electronic screen of the hired coach, and the space also prompted that the special track and field coach was unlocked.

"As I expected, senior coaches are not the highest-level coaches, there are special coaches above them! I don't know if there are any higher-level coaches above them."

Chen Qiang looked at the price of hiring special track and field coaches. He needed 10 points per hour, which was twice as high-level track and field coaches.

"Let's try the waters after hiring a two-hour stunt coach!"

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Chapter completed!