It is late into the first training cycle for the World Freestyle Team.  The athletes have been hammering on each other relentlessly in the wrestling room.  Two a-day practices have taken a toll on the athletes.  So, the second climb up the Cog Trail became a benchmark for the wrestlers.      As it's known by the athletes who venture to climb it, the Cog, is a massive undertaking of mind, body, and soul.  The trail is a one-mile ascent into the Rocky Mountains, nearly straight up.  As the wrestlers loaded into vans at the Olympic Training Center the trail was clearly visible from downtown.  Each wrestler was prepared to make their climb to challenge their body and their will.       Each athlete sets their own pace and finds a way to fight through the pain of burning lungs and burning legs.  The trail takes a wrestler easily up 2000 feet in altitude in a dizzying climb.  After athletes have legged out a considerable distance, they reach a false summit.  One might think their near the top but there is still another half-mile to go that was obscured from view.       For some the climb is a race of speed, like today's winner Bill Zadick.  While for others the trail is a steady trudge to carry a massive wrestler's build two miles up.  Dominic Black, America's 97 kg contender, shattered his pace from a week ago.  As he reached the top, the smile on his face was apparent, knowing the climb down would be much easier.       Kerry McCoy, America's heavyweight hopeful and a native of New York, pounded his way up the harsh incline.  McCoy fought hard up the trail and kept a solid pace up all the way through till the last step, where he was greeted by "USA WRESTLING" written into the gravel and dirt by the team trainer.       The Freestyle World Team started out the training cycle knowing that in order to be a champion a price had to be paid.  Hours on the mats and in the OTC weight room were part of the plan to reach the goals.  More time spent studying tape, and refining technique in individual practices also played a role in the development of the team.  However, the exercise of twice climbing the Cog Trail, undoubtedly will have deepened the bond between the eight wrestlers who encouraged each other to make it to the top.      54 kg  Stephen Abas  58 kg  Eric Guerrero  63 kg  Bill Zadick  69 kg  Chris Bono  76 kg  Joe Williams  85 kg  Cael Sanderson  97 kg  Dominic Black  130 kg  Kerry McCoy