Lu Mingzhu, the first sister of Ma Chao: Long-distance running is as indispensable as sunshine, air and water.

? When a sport becomes as indispensable as sunshine, air and water, for Lu Mingzhu, long-distance running is not only a simple sport, but also an indispensable part of life.

Colleagues lead the way and discover a new world of running. In 2004, due to the guidance of colleagues, Lu Mingzhu changed from the previous load-bearing mountaineering to the current running career. From short-distance running at the beginning, I gradually grew up to take part in three railways and marathon, and now I am taking part in ultramarathon. At first, she did not know much about running. Just because I changed my working environment and felt pressure on my work, I started running after being introduced by my colleagues. During her ten-year running career, she gradually realized that running is very similar to her down-to-earth personality and needs to move forward steadily step by step, which coincides with the idea of gradual progress in her philosophy of life. In addition, she likes to think while running, which contains many philosophies and problems of life. All of the above, coupled with her sense of accomplishment after running the super cross-country marathon in the later period, made her like long-distance running more and more.

In the 20 15 Wu Dong Super Horse Race, Lu Mingzhu strengthened her psychological endurance beyond her physical limits. In her later exercise in ultramarathon, because of these tiredness and tempering, she realized a feeling that she could control her body and mind. In ultramarathon, because the difficulty and time of the race have greatly increased, I need more psychological strength to support myself to finish the race compared with the previous marathon. In the past, marathons could only be completed by the original ability of the body, but ultramarathon races often exceeded the load of the body. When you have been trapped on the track for more than ten hours, dragging your tired body, you can only finish the game by your own willpower. At this time, psychological ability is very important. How to use willpower to overcome these difficulties has become an important topic in training. How to practice listening to your body's voice slowly in training? Lu Mingzhu said that at first, he slowly learned to cultivate his physical strength and then enhanced his psychological strength. She also said: The stronger the psychological ability, the more she can ease her fear of training and competition in ultramarathon, and the easier it is to break through the wall.

Family support and fearless in the face of challenges. Behind her dedication to ultramarathon, there are a group of family members and husbands who silently support her. Of course, these family members are her strongest backing, which makes her more confident to finish every game. Even so, how can she balance family, work and competition at the same time? She said that her family and husband encouraged her to participate in her favorite sports or training, because her family believed that "only a happy family can have a happy family" and because of her family's support, she could participate in the competition without fear. But she also said that it is because of her family's unconditional support that she should cherish the opportunity to get along with her family. In life, she will try to arrange family day into regular training and competitions, so that she can spend more time with her family.

Reach the peak, one mountain after another reaches the peak to know the beauty of the world. Facing the future, Lu Mingzhu doesn't want to be satisfied with his present achievements, but he certainly wants to challenge more difficult competitions. After attending the 168km UTMF(Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji Super Cross-country Race) held in Japan at the end of September, she even wanted to go to Italy to participate in the UTMB (Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Extreme Cross-country Marathon) in order to win the holy grail of extreme cross-country super-running. However, because she lives in Chiayi, unlike in the north, she can easily go to the mountains to do super cross-country training, so she can only increase training opportunities and accumulate experience by participating in self-help super Malay, and find out the shortcomings in her training.

Two elements of cross-country long-distance running: pace+listening to your body. For people who want to engage in long-distance running or those who have just come into contact with long-distance running, Lu Mingzhu's suggestion is that they should definitely run over horses. Instead of trying to run well as soon as possible, it is better to practice from your own body control, and then control your heart by slowly accumulating the running distance and training times. In addition, rhythm is also very important. Although "running step by step" and "listening to your body's voice" sound abstract, they are very important in Super Horse. If you can't keep up with the rhythm and control your physical and mental state, running a marathon in ignorance will not have good results and performance. She believes that after a certain period of practice, you will gradually realize these truths. Marathon is a race with yourself. Don't blindly practice and participate in competitions in order to catch up with others' achievements. If you get hurt, it's not worth the loss. Finally, for some runners who are experiencing a wall-breaking period, her suggestion is that if they really encounter an unbreakable bottleneck, it is mostly because of physical and mental fatigue. At this time, they might as well find a coach or group to train together, share experiences, encourage each other and help them grow; Or, you can temporarily shift your goal to other sports, and appropriate encouragement and retreat can help you break through the wall-hitting period more easily. For Lu Mingzhu, running has become her own sunshine, air and water, and running has long been an indispensable part of her life. I believe her love for long-distance running will enable her to achieve good results in more competitions in the future.

Author//Makario Pei? Photography/Deng