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Nailed um. XTERRA West Championship 2008. Temecula, California.
Picture by 2008 Rich Cruse
Railing a turn at XTERRA West Champs.
XTERRA West Championship. Temecula, California. The people who keep count says its my 6th XTERRA West win in 7 years. (the other year I was injured)
It was blazing hot. The run was absolutely brutal. Steep up- and downhills over terrain that a few days ago was nothing but shriveled shrubs and bunny tracks in the sand.
Dan Hugo finished 2nd about 2 minutes back.
Brian Smith ran up to 3rd from 10th off the bike.
All round nice guy Josiah Middaugh was 4th and
Seth Wheeling 5th.
Ladies race:
Melanie McQuaid
Marrion Summerer surprised everyone with 2nd
Jenny Tobin,
Danelle Kabush and
Amber Monforte all finished really close together
more complete update coming up once we get home…
Conrad and Amber says goodbye to Africa. For a while
Amber and I are about to get on the plane tomorrow and celebrated our farewell with good friends, good food and good training in some of the most beautiful settings in the world…
The Republic of Hout Bay in the background, and two tired cyclists in the mirror. Taken from one of the sharp turns on Chapman’s Peak Drive.
I’m very excited to post my 2008 race kit. As you can see, the design is the bright coloured South African flag. Which ties in nicely with the rainbow stripes of the current World Champion. A very unique look…
XTERRA South Africa 2008
“Its this way around the buoy, right?” Dan Hugo and I looking at the 1500m swim course seconds before the start of XTERRA South Africa 2008.
