Category: Libby Burrell

The form is good. Quality run on the beach.

Conrad Stoltz running on the beach

On the 7 hr drive back to Stellenbosch after Ironman South Africa, we stopped at Klein Brak river mouth so I could do my last quality run before XTERRA South Africa this weekend. The sun was setting, the sea was thundering unhappily, and Amber sat on the beach, resting her Ironman legs and poking at blisters.

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Training Africa style…

I’m still on my parents farm near Lydenburg, South Africa, where I spent most of the Southern Hemisphere summer.

Real training started last Monday. My coach Libby Burrell (libbyburrell.blogspot.com) emailed a training program, now there is structure, and less play. Heart rate files are being recorded and emailed with my Suunto t6, logs filled in, I had my 1st massage since XTERRA Worlds in October. Any eating wise, “I’m back on the wagon” like they say in the US.

Here is a peek into “Conrad Stoltz ‘s average training day on the farm”:

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After 4 hours in the saddle and home just around the corner, that last sand trap is almost a welcome sight.

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