The sweltering heat continued as the Iron entered Monday in their pre-season camp in Obertraun, Austria.
Already at around 24 degrees at 6.30AM when the squad rose for their early morning session. Morning number two, and after a late night watching the EURO 2016 finals, the players took to bikes for their exercise with only four staff members completing a 2.1 mile run - myself included, with Harry Jamieson, Perry Nosek and Nathan Stanton all taking the run. The players and management team cycled a total of six miles ahead of breakfast. I then completed a 2.1 mile bike ride of my own following the run.Following breakfast, the morning session consisted of more ball drills with the heat reaching a maximum of 33 degrees at one point, although a break shower was a welcome reprieve to cool down the Iron contingent who were again hard at work.
More from the afternoon session here in Austria 🇦🇹
— Scunthorpe United FC (@SUFCOfficial)July 11, 2016
After the dinner break, the side took the the field once more for their afternoon session, which commenced with a competitive game of football tennis and dynamics before the main session got underway. The session ended with a gym session on the pitch which saw the side put through their paces with a number of upper body workouts.
Some more 📷 from this evening's training session, with a full gallery to follow. 🇦🇹
— Scunthorpe United FC (@SUFCOfficial)July 11, 2016
A thunderstorm hit Obertraun soon after the evening meal in weather which saw the mountains disappear behind the rain, with thunderous noise and flashes of lightening filling the sky for around an hour.
9PM local time saw a large number of the side retreat to the seminar room to watch the final of Love Island - I'm told it was the final anyway!
MONDAY, JULY 11 - IN BRIEF
6.30AM - The staff and players rise ahead of their early morning session
6.45AM - The management and players head off on their six mile bike ride, with four of the staff commencing their 2.1 mile run.
7.45AM - I commence my own personal bike ride of 2.1 miles ahead of breakfast.
8.30AM - Breakfast
10.30AM - United hit the training field for their next session of the day.
12:30PM - Lunch
16:30PM - The evening session commences.
19:00PM - Evening meal
21:00PM - The squad sit down to watch the final of Love Island.
A busy couple of days and had to recover quickly after the drive! Plenty of content from the 🇦🇹
— James Moody (@jamesiron95)July 11, 2016