The first-to-fourth year Magpies hit the gravel road on Tuesday evening as they put their aerobic fitness to the test in Falls Creek.
With High Performance Manager Bill Davoren marking out the course, the players made their way around the mountains by foot, occasionally striding past ice that had settled by the side of the road.
Collingwood Media was on hand to capture the action and provide the gallery below.
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What the players dealt with. Not a bad backdrop for a big run.
Darcy Moore and Mason Cox are joined by Skill Acquisition Coordinator Jamie Cassidy-McNamara.
James Aish leads a pack of Pies down the road.
Scott Pendlebury and Jackson Ramsay.
Marathon man Tom Phillips strides on past.
Some took on the mountain by bike.
Others, such as these two ruckmen, went by foot.
The skipper leads the way.
Running past the ice.
Tom Phillips on the charge.
Brodie Grundy puts in.
A job well done by all.
Tim Broomhead regains his breath.
James Aish churns through the Gatorade.
No matter how hard the work, there's always room for a laugh.
