Saturday morning saw the boys up bright and early to take part in running drills at their base for the next two weeks, Northern Arizona University.
Despite a bone-chilling wind, the players completed a brisk 45-minute work out, using the drill as an opportunity to acclimatise to Flagstaff's altitude.
Reigning John Nicholls Medallist Heath Scotland said it felt good to blow a few cobwebs out.
"It was by no means a taxing session, but it certainly took a bit out of us. It takes you longer to recover when you're training at altitude," Scotland said.
The playing group also had endure another new element to their training regime - snow.
Temperatures dipped to as low as -1 degree on Saturday, and a fresh cover of powder on the university's track provided a lot of the team with a new running experience.
Scotland said the icy challenge wasn't lost on his teammates.
"We'll definitely be purchasing gloves for our next training run… We don't want anyone getting frostbite!"
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