Chapter 101 - The Probability of Winning (2/2)
His strongest category would have been the 10,000-meter run, but it wasn’t an option!
However, he could still try some other categories, like the 5000-meter run.
The [I am a Champion] task was right in front of him. Although the mission details had outlined championships below provincial levels would be judged based on a situation, so he might not win a championship honor point. Meng Fan still felt he should try it out.
Of course, winning the championship was another issue.
HuaXia academy’s athletic skills were lacking, but there was still over 9000 students enrolled. Even if Meng Fan ran in his best category, the 10,000-meter run, it was still going to be a stretch for him to win the championship.
He couldn’t even outrun Wu Tong, and it was very likely that there was a dude even more badass than Wu Tong.
Thinking of this, Meng Fan turned to Jiao Yan Ran. “Oh right, do you know where I can find the results from last year’s sports meet?”
“I have them, hang on. I’ll send it to you.”
Jiao Yan Ran took out her phone and sent him a few photos. Aside from last year’s competition results, there were other school records as well.
The school record for the 5000-meter run was very good, 16 minutes and 5 seconds, the level of a second rate national athlete, but the previous championship results were far worse. 22 minutes and 10 seconds!”
Truthfully, Meng Fan didn’t know if he could even beat that time. He had never tested his results for a 5000-meter run.
Presently, if he could finish ten kilometers in 60 minutes, five kilometers should take about 30 minutes. If he pushed it, 25 minutes shouldn’t be too hard.
Specifically…
Meng Fan opened the virtual interface from his black magic running shoes. He let the shoes carry out a simulation run for a 5 kilometer track based on his current physical state. Based on numbers distributed according to the scientific distribution of physical strength, the simulated result was 23 minutes and 03 seconds, about 1 minute away from the previous champion.
If he included the sports drink and energy chews, there was a 95% chance he could win it.
This reassured Meng Fan. He could win the championship if all went smoothly.
Since he simulated the 5-kilometer run, Meng Fan let the black magic interface carry out a simulation and analysis of all the previous results to see how many championships he could win in the categories he picked.
结果很快出来,100米夺冠概率为1%…800米是19%,1500米是21%,3000米是52%…跳远是1.1%,三级跳是1.2%,跳高是0.1%——这就有点伤人了啊!
The results came out instantaneously. The probability of winning the 100-meter run was 1%… 19% for the 800 meters, 21% for 1500 meters, 52% for 3000 meters…. 1.1% for the long jump, 1.2% for the triple jump, 1.2% for the high jump.
‘Why are these results so hurtful!’
Continuing down, his eyes lit up.
The probability of winning the shot put was 98.2%!
95.1% for javelin throw!
He had never tried either of these sports, but the probability was almost a direct championship!
Strength?
“Could this have to do with my strength? ”
Thinking about it, he was pretty strong, to begin with. After receiving +4 strength from the [Travelling Deity] task, his strength had improved substantially, even more than his speed and endurance. Among adults, it could be considered top-notch.
He had to sign up for these two categories now!
But he had also seen that the premise of this probability was that he had to learn the basic throwing actions of the shot put and javelin.
The black magic shoes wouldn’t interfere with his own throwing action, like forcibly correcting his throwing posture. If he wanted to learn, he had to find some videos…
“Dot.”
A video wouldn’t be nearly as useful as finding a live person to coach him, Meng Fan thought. He asked Jiao Yan Ran. “Uhm, do you know how to do a shot put and javelin?”
“You want to sign up for these two categories?” Jiao Yan Ran was sure Meng Fan would have registered for the 5000-meter run and the 3000 meter one at most. “If you have good explosive power, both of these suits you quite well. I know the basic movements and techniques for shot put and javelin, but… I’ve never taught anyone before.”
“It’s okay, just show me what you know. I just want to try it out and see if it’s suitable.”