An hour from the high-altitude stronghold of St Moritz lies Chiavenna in northern Italy, a small town with big position in running culture. With its oxygen rich air, this is where athletes descend to sharpen up for the races ahead, touching race pace and reaping the benefits of the high life.
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CAMPO SPORTIVO COMUNALE
CHIAVENNA, ITALY
As spring gives way to summer, it’s time to sharpen up and convert conditioning into race day pace. In Italy, at one of the world’s most beautiful tracks, Sam Murphy went through a competitive dress rehearsal, running 4x4x400m, visualizing next reps and the performances to come, wearing new race day styles and tapping into the intensity of peak performance.