On May 23rd, today, the topic of #Peking University student improves 800-meter run to under three and a half minutes with the help of CNKI literature# has hit the top of Weibo's trending list. Netizens commented: "A new perspective has emerged! Truly deserving of being a Peking University academic powerhouse!"
Recently, a sophomore female student majoring in pharmacy at Peking University shared her experience of improving her 800-meter running time from over four minutes to 3 minutes and 29 seconds in just one week. She achieved this by self-studying scientific long-distance running methods she found through searching academic papers on CNKI.
The student revealed that during the May Day holiday, there was a report in her biochemistry class requiring students to explore biochemical knowledge in daily life. She took this opportunity to see if she could enhance her 800-meter test performance using biochemistry knowledge and coincidentally discovered relevant papers on CNKI.
She mentioned that she always thought that the 800 meters mainly relied on aerobic energy supply, but the literature states that it mainly depends on anaerobic energy supply. Specifically, most of the anaerobic energy comes from anaerobic alactic power and anaerobic lactic endurance.
Based on her own feelings after running 800 meters each time, she believes that she should focus on improving her anaerobic alactic power. She suggests a training routine of alternating between running and resting, with rest days incorporating long runs or exercises like high knees, stationary high knees, and lunges for leg muscle training.
Upon investigation, the paper titled "Physiological Mechanisms and Biochemical Characteristics of Middle-Distance and Long-Distance Running Training" by author Liu Baoguo discusses the essential differences between middle-distance and long-distance running training through the analysis of the physiological mechanisms of the central nervous system, cardiopulmonary function, energy decomposition metabolism, and biochemical characteristics of energy supply.
