British long distance runner Julia Bleasdale heads to St Moritz to prepare for Rio 2016,and enjoys its unique beauty, even terrain and handy cable cars
Summer 2015 meant an extended trip to Switzerland for me. A glorious season of plentiful warm sunshine, and to design mountain lakes inviting for a swim and evening runs in the setting sun a pleasure,even at 3000m. All a pure delight – while still adhering to a demanding training regime.[br]Mountain running, at least the bits not covered in snow and ice, and is for me an integral piece of a focused training plan ahead of Rio 2016,and the area around St Moritz hosted many mountain miles for some specific strength training in typical Swiss style.
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Source: theguardian.com