Xiao Yunan glared at the man next to her with some blame, as if to say: Others have helped me, why can't I help him.
The man had a helpless expression on his face. He didn't expect that in today's world, there would be such stupid people, and he came to help the old man without taking any self-protective measures.
"This man is Liu Baogang's colleague and the coach of the national team." Xiao Yunan had already recognized Li Dai.
"Uncle, are you okay?" Li Dai asked, and his colleague looked at the old man carefully.
Strictly speaking, this old man is not old. Judging from his face, he should be less than sixty years old, but his gray hair makes him look older. At this time, his expression looks a little painful, and he is covering his face with his hands. Holding his calves, he gritted his teeth and endured.
Hearing Dai Li ask if he was okay, the old man said: "I have a cramp, my calf is cramped!"
Dai Li instantly understood that the old man fell down because of calf cramps.
Cramps are very common during marathon running. Cramps occur when a person exerts too much physical energy and lacks adequate electrolyte replenishment. It's just that when the old man suffered from leg cramps, he lost his balance and accidentally fell to the ground.
"Stretch your feet straight and point your toes upward. I'll help you! Don't bend your legs." As a professional coach, Li Dai naturally deals with calf cramps every day. He knows what methods to use to relieve the symptoms of calf cramps.
After a minute, the old man's expression eased a lot, and it seemed that the cramp symptoms had disappeared.
"Uncle, how do you feel?" Li Dai asked.
"The cramps are gone, but the tendons in my calves still hurt a little," the old man said.
"Your muscles are too tight." Li Dai touched the old man's calf and then said, "Let me rub it for you first!"
Dai Li's relaxing massage is also effective for ordinary people, so in just a moment, the old man felt that his calf was much more relaxed, and the original pain caused by cramps was gradually eliminated.
"Young man, your massage technique is good. Are you a masseur?" The old man looked at Dai Li.
"I'm a sports coach." Dai Li replied.
"No wonder, you must be good at handling a situation like mine." The old man continued: "In today's world, most people have to hesitate to help an old guy like me when they see him fall. There’s not much left, boy.”
Dai Li smiled and did not answer. When he saw the old man falling, he didn't think too much, he just wanted to help him.
"Director, what's wrong with you!" A urgent voice sounded from a distance.
Following the sound, three men ran over. The leader was in his thirties and a little overweight, followed by two young men in their twenties.
A fat man in his thirties ran forward, already breathing heavily. He glanced at Dai Li and said immediately, "Did you hit our director?"
Li Dai suddenly had a dumbfounded expression on his face, but after thinking about it carefully, Li Si no longer felt strange. After all, his bicycle was placed aside. This posture could easily make people misunderstand that he had hit the old man.
"Xiao Lin, what are you talking about? This young man is a good man!" The old man glared at the fat man, and then said: "I had leg cramps and fell down, but the young man came to help me with good intentions!"
The fat man suddenly became embarrassed. He smiled at Dai Li and said, "Sorry, I misunderstood you."
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"Director Xiao, you've seen it. It's really hard to be a good person nowadays! Fortunately, the old man is a reasonable person. If we meet that kind of scoundrel, he might blackmail that young man." The man next to Xiao Yunan Then he said: "But that old man is probably not an ordinary person."
"Where did you see it?" Xiao Yunan asked.
"I heard those people call the old man 'director'. In our capital city, the most difficult official position is director. Don't think that 'director' is a minor official. This title is full of knowledge! The man continued to introduce: "From a small perspective, there can be several 'directors' in a subdistrict office. From a large perspective, the big boss of the National Development and Reform Commission is also called a 'director'. Especially some people who have The committee with the approval authority, and the 'director' within it, can easily make a large company very uncomfortable."
"I see. But this young coach of the national team is a warm-hearted and good person." Xiao Yunan nodded, and then said: "Okay, we have nothing to do here, let's keep moving forward!"
Dai Li didn't know that he was inexplicably issued a "good guy card" by Xiao Yunan.
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"This Xiao Li, why haven't you come here yet? Although the shared bicycle he is riding is not fast enough, it is not so much slower than me!" Liu Baogang looked at his watch.
Liu Baogang raised his head and finally saw the figure of Dai Li. With Dai Li, there were more than a dozen contestants.
"This Xiao Li is so late, almost coming with the runners. I don't know why he was delayed. After all, this guy is not a professional marathon coach, so it is understandable that he is not fully prepared." Liu Baogang said to himself At the same time, he took out a drink bottle from his bag.
Dai Li quickly rode to the supply area, hurriedly took off his backpack, took out drinks, and prepared to distribute them to the athletes.
As soon as Dai Li prepared his front legs, the police team had already arrived at the supply point. Dai Li served drinks in a panic, and then immediately rode to the next supply point.
The supply point at 17.5 kilometers, no one who can reach here first is an ordinary person.
So far, not a whole team has arrived at this supply point, and Liu Baogang is silently praying that the Dingtian Group's representative team will appear as soon as possible.
"Here we come!" Liu Baogang let out a deep breath, but the next second, he saw a team wearing blue sportswear following closely behind the Dingtian Group representative team.
Liu Baogang was very familiar with this team. It was the police team.
Since the start of the game, the two participating teams have been together and have not left each other behind.
"There are still about 3.5 kilometers to go, and it's time to decide the winner. Now it's time to speed up." Liu Baogang picked up the pen, quickly wrote a few words on the sticker, and then stuck it on the bottle.
At the same time, Li Dai was also writing hard.
"In the last 3.5 kilometers, it's time to speed up the pace. With the bonus of endurance halo, my team members' physical condition should be better than Coach Liu's team." Li Dai wrote down the speed-up tactics on paper. It was attached to the drink bottle and then came to the track.
Coach Liu Baogang also appeared in the same position, ready to pass the news to his players.
The two teams received instructions from their coaches and began to increase their speed at the same time.
"They're also speeding up!" The same idea came to Li Dai and Liu Baogang's minds at the same time, and they looked at each other involuntarily.
"This Xiao Li's time in the national team was not in vain. Although he is not a marathon coach, he has learned a few marathon skills and knows that it is time to speed up." Liu Baogang thought silently in his heart.
But Li Dai felt his morale was shaken.
"At this time, Liu Baogang also chose to speed up and made the same choice as me, which shows that my judgment is correct! I may win today! Liu Baogang is a professional marathon coach, and it must feel good to beat him!"