Leading up to the trials Sara and Ryan tried to adjust her training to suit the arena – the hills of Atlanta. All hard workouts were done over hilly courses around Flagstaff, knowing that the course would favour athletes with significant strength. One key workout they incorporated into this training block several times was a long uphill tempo on a road climbing to a ski field outside Flagstaff – a steady grade climbing from 7,000 to 9,000 feet in around 6 miles. Her performance here impro...
