The Two Tasks

The first person walked up front and grabbed the natural wind conduit. He closed his eyes and focused his Essence on using the conduit. 

Assuming that he did not have a core that was aligned with the wind element, the purer his essence the further the large block of wood would go.

The wood was set on a small incline so it wouldn't move with just inertia, and the young man pushed against it.

Everyone on stage felt the wind move around them as a large amount of it was created right in front of them. They saw the wooden block move up the incline and a few officials recorded the distance.

The young man could only keep it pushed until a certain distance before the wind he produced lost enough force to keep the block at a specific place.

"5.2 meters," one of the officials spoke up the number.

The young man breathed once again and walked back. Then, the next person walked up.