31/01/2019   San Lorenzo al Mare (ITA): still race tests on 15 km and 40km






After the first tests of last week today the Chinese group in San Lorenzo rally has finished the work on the west Ligurian Riviera with a second competitive test as we announced in our news of January 26, 2019 ( click here )

 
The athletes who normally compete on the 20km have done a test on 15 km., while those who compete on the 50km have covered a 40 km. distance.
To give a greater sense to the permormances ​​of these tests, we have indicated the personal best on usual distances near every athlete.
 
 
15 km. men:
 
Cai Zelin year of birth 1991, which boasts a personal best on 20 km. 1:18:47 - 2012 - average speed 3:56, finished the test on 15km in 59:50 (average at km.: 3:59)
Split times:
- 5km: 20:14
- 10km: 40:21 (20:07)
- 15km: 59:50 (19:29) (last km. in 3:42)
 

 
 
 
Zhag Jun year of birth 1998, which boasts a personal best on 20 km. of 1:21:10 - 2018 - average speed 4:03, finished the test on 15km in 1:00:41 (average at km 4.03)
Spli times:
- 5km: 20:40
- 10km: 40:41 (8:21)
- 15km: 1:00:41 (20:00) (last km. in 3:54)
 
 
15 km. women:
 
Queyang Shenjie born in 1990, which boasts a personal best on 20km of 1:25:16 - 2012 - average speed  4:16, has finished the test on 15km in 1:04:51 (average at km 4:19).
Split times:
- 5km: 21:53
- 10km: 43:19 (21:32)
- 15km: 1:04:51 (21:10) (last km. in 4:07)
 
 

 
 
 
In our opinion this performance, even if obtained in a test, assumes a very high value because it is obtained only three days from the same test on 35km. ended in 2:45:15.
We would not want to be in the coach's shoes and have to choose which race to do in Huangshan at the beginning of March: whether to try the historic enterprise to look for the first -4:00.00 on 50km or opt for a 20km that, given the conditions current, the Chinese athlete could end with a time around 1:26:00.
 
Of course, the heart, given the current moment in which it is living 50km, would say to choose this distance, but the logic of the selection of China at times very ruthless impose prudence.
 
 
Lu Xiuzhi year of birth 1993, which boasts a personal best on 20km of 1:25:15 - 2015 - average speed 4:15, has finished the test on 15km in 1:04:59 (average at km 4:20)
Split times:
- 5km: 21:47
- 10km: 43:19 (21:32)
- 15km: 1:04:59 (21:40) (last km. in 4:10)
 
Also for this athlete the race in Huangshan in an attempt to return after 2 years to world summit times (1: 26: 30/1: 27: 00) The P.B. of Lu was obtained in the selection of China for the Beijing World Championships 2015 in one of the two times in which she was managed to prevail over Liu Hong.
 

 

 
 
Ma Zhenxia year of birth 1998, which boasts a personal best on 20km of 1:29:28 - 2018 - average speed 4:28, has finished the test on 15km in 1:06:00 (average at km 4.24).
Split times:
- 5km: 22.13
- 10km: 44:18 (22:05)
- 15km: 1:06:00 (21:42) (last km. in 4:12)
 
For the very young Chinese, who we remember the winner at Bydgoszcz 2016 of the U20 World Championships in front of Noemi Stella (ITA) it is not impossible to make an interesting retouch to the personal best in an area between 1:28:00 and 1:28:30 at the next Asian Championships that will compete at Nomi (Jpn) on March 16th
 
 
 

 
 
 
Wang Na year of birth 1995, which boasts a personal best on 20km of 1:26:29 - 2017 - average speed 4:19, has finished the test on 15km in 1:07:45 (average at km 4:31)
 
 
 
40 km. men:
 
Wang Qin year of birth 1994, which boasts a personal best on 50km of 3:45:29 - 2018 - average speed 4:31, has finished the test on 40km in 2:53:49 (average at km 4:21);
 
with him he finished the test
 
Wang Rui year of birth 1997, which boasts a personal best on the 50km of 3:48:01 - 2018 - average speed 4:34
Split times:
- 5km: 21:53
- 10km: 43:34 (21:41)
- 15km: 1:05:25 (21:51)
- 20km: 1:27:11 (21:46)
- 25km: 1:48:42 (21:31)
- 30km: 2:10:36 (21:54)
- 35km: 2:32:39 (22:03)
- 40km: 2:53:49 (21:10 with last 2km in 8:15 and last km in 3:58)
 
The short stops at 30km, 35km and at the end of the race allowed lactate withdrawals which turned out to be the following:
 

Athlete 30km  35Km 40km
       
Wang Qui 1.8 mmol 1.9 mmol 2.6 mmol
Wang Rui 1.6 mmol 1.8 mmol 2.5 mmol
 
 
If the state of form were to remain the same up to Huangshan it is conceivable to think for both athletes a major retouch to their personal best up in the area 3:40:00 / 3:42:00
 
 
 

 

 
35 km. men:
 
Jin Xiangqian year of birth 1997, which usually competes on 20km where he has a personal best of 1:19:12 - 2017 - average 3:58, he finished the test on 35km in 2:33:35 (average at km 4:23).
Split times:
- 5km: 21:53
- 10km: 43:34 (21:41)
- 15km: 1:05:25 (21:5)
- 20km: 1.27:11 (21:46)
- 25km: 1:48:42 (21:31)
- 30km: 2:10:36 (21:54)
- 35km: 2:33:35 (22:59)
 
Also for him a brief stop at 30km for lactate then rebuilt at 35km.
These are the values:
- at 30km: 1.6 mmol
- at 35km: 1.8 mmol
 
No decision has yet been made if Huangshan he will compete on 20 km or 50 km.