BOONE, N.C. — When Xavier Subotsch returned to Australia in May, he'd run to nearby Sandringham Beach.
That's close to his hometown of Melbourne, which was on the cusp of winter because of its location in the southern hemisphere.
Late-fall coastal workouts gave way to a mid-summer mountain climb earlier this week. After Appalachian State held its preseason conditioning test Tuesday night, members of the football team woke up early for a 6:30 a.m. run that opened with a length-of-the-field start through Kidd Brewer Stadium and finished atop Howard's Knob.
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