7:26 a.m.

The sign-in point in front of Ping County People’s Park had already gathered thousands of people.

The participants, dressed in their colorful sportswear, looked like a sea of colors.

"Our great Ping County has made it! We finally got the health run application approved, it’s so exciting!"

"Where there’s a first, there’s a second. Hope we can have it again next year!"

"It’d be great if we could host a half marathon or a full marathon someday!"

"This place is still a bit too small. For a full marathon, you’d have to run into the lower townships, and the route is hard to manage, it’s not realistic."

"It’s the first time running a race at my doorstep, I’m so excited!"

"If I could get a ranking and stand on the podium, that’d be great!"

"I think that’s unlikely! Look at that person being livestreamed over there, yes, that one, they’re a famous running circle figure from our Shishi Region."

"Wow! It’s Fang Yunpeng! What’s he doing here? Then no chance, even our director can’t outpace him!"

"Forget about being the champion, if our running club can produce a top ten finisher, that’s enough to brag about."

"Ah! The first Health Run is a great chance to get famous here in Ping County, but unfortunately, we don’t have the skills!"

At the sign-in site, those who had signed in gathered in groups of three or five, chatting animatedly.

The first Health Run in Ping County was of great significance.

Many of the local running enthusiasts from Ping County were also participating in such a grand event with thousands of people for the first time.

Everyone was very excited.

Running by yourself or with the club usually feels quite different from running with thousands!

"Hey guys, we’ve already signed in. In 30 minutes, the race will start."

"The weather today is cloudy, and the temperature is about 19 degrees, very comfortable."

"The weather is perfect for running a race today, I’ll be live streaming the entire race to show everyone Ping County."

Fang Yunpeng was holding a gimbal for his live stream and had already started streaming on his phone.

"Go Brother Peng! Ping County will be easily conquered!"

"I feel like we can already lock in first place!"

"There isn’t a single black athlete on site, it seems there are no foreign contestants, so the competition shouldn’t be too intense."

"Brother Peng, I’m on site too, I’ve already seen you! Go for it, you can definitely get first place!"

"If you can run first while holding a gimbal, that would be incredible!"

Fans in the livestream chat were discussing fervently, having more confidence in Fang Yunpeng’s race than he himself did.

Under a plane tree no more than 50 meters away from Fang Yunpeng.

Huo Chenyang and Peng Xiaotong had already spotted Fang Yunpeng and Jia Feng, the mentor and disciple duo.

But neither of them went up to greet Fang Yunpeng; instead, they watched his stream on their phones.

"Heh, let him bask in his glory for a while longer. He’ll have his tears later, running first with a gimbal, as if."

Huo Chenyang casually closed the live stream on his phone, chuckling lightly.

"We are fortunate to have President Jiang to save the day for us this time; otherwise, the limelight would indeed have been stolen by that mentor-disciple duo."

After personally witnessing Jiang Tao’s performance, Peng Xiaotong felt much more relaxed.

Fang Yunpeng is skilled, but he’s definitely no match for Jiang Tao.

The odds of Jiang Tao winning the championship this time are over 98%!

Unless he gets injured during the run, or burns out his energy.

Of course, for a skilled runner, that chance is extremely small.

But it can’t be said to absolutely never happen.

Even world-class athletes like Kipchoge have days when they falter due to poor condition.

"President Jiang and Sister Bai haven’t arrived yet..."

Peng Xiaotong searched eagerly among the crowd for signs of Jiang Tao and Bai Yulan.

But in a gathering of several thousand people, finding someone wasn’t easy.

Luckily, they had agreed on a meeting spot, which was under the conspicuous plane tree near her and Huo Chenyang.

The flag of the Ping County running group hanging in the tree was still very eye-catching.

"Here they are! President Jiang and Sister Bai are coming over!"

Peng Xiaotong’s eyes suddenly brightened as she spotted two familiar figures making their way through the crowd towards their location.

"President Jiang, Sister Bai, we’re here~"

Having seen the two, Peng Xiaotong quickly jumped up and waved to them, yelling.

Soon, Jiang Tao, Bai Yulan, along with Xu Li and Xu Sha, joined Peng Xiaotong and Huo Chenyang.

"President Jiang, Sister Bai, you’re here!"

"President Jiang, Sister Bai."

"Hello, President Jiang, hello Sister Bai~"

"Good morning~"

Huo Chenyang and Peng Xiaotong greeted them with great respect. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

A few core members of the Ping County running group respectfully greeted them as well.

The respect for Jiang Tao stemmed from his exceptional running skills, respect for the strong.

The respect for Bai Yulan was more for her identity and influential background.

After the greetings, everyone’s gaze naturally shifted to Xu Li and Xu Sha, the sister duo who came with Jiang Tao.

The sisters were both dressed in Adidas sportswear today.

Xu Li wore white, with a fresh and elegant aura like a snow lotus blooming on a glacier.

Standing at 1.7 meters with a well-proportioned figure and delicate features.

Even in ordinary sportswear, she exuded a captivating beauty.

Xu Sha was dressed in black, not that she particularly loved black.

It’s just that her figure isn’t as good as her sister’s, and she couldn’t pull off white. Black is slimming.

"Good morning, everyone, Director Huo, Director Peng, let me introduce you."

"This is my wife Xu Li and my sister-in-law Xu Sha."

"They are my dedicated photographers today."