While they could have been forgiven for taking shade inside like most of the population, the Kangaroos were out on the track on Thursday morning braving the heat.
If simply standing out in the sun wasn’t tough enough, throw in shuttle runs and the exhaustion on the faces all over Aegis Park was understandable.
For North, it’s all about making the most of the benefits of Utah in the two-week block before Christmas, and hiding from the heat simply isn’t an option.
The skills session to follow was just as testing, with the players pushed to their limits at the second last session before the break.
Check out the photos below.