Thursday, February 24, 2011

Beautiful weather brings out the athletes to train

Early morning and a cool 17 degrees brings out literally hundreds of athletes to run along Solulta Road... a place where the world's greatest long distance athletes train...


There's nothing like it, running between the eucalyptus trees, the floor of the forest perfectly swept clean by the people who make a living from gathering the fallen leaves and branches... and the sound of runners... turning a corner you spy another group, and here hidden in the bushes is a coach watching his athletes without their knowledge.

And then out of the forest and across open fields, tens of km of open grass at 3000m above sea level call you to come and run...

and after the run, you sit on the grass and listen to your favorite coach as he explains the strengths and weaknesses of your style and gives out the training cards for the evening run and for tomorrow morning

Olympia Altitude Training Center puts you in the very heart of the training grounds of the 'gods of athletics'

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