Category: Story time
Soul riding
One of the many great things I got to do while in PE for Ironman was exploring the South Africa East coast by mountain bike. Actually it was training, (1h30 ride with 8x20second sprints) but I played with the location a bit and what came out was this amazing ride from Schoenmaakerskop to Sardinia Bay.
These kind of training sessions don’t come very often, but they provide me with the soul food I need for a long season’s racing, training, traveling and getting visas.
This is why I love my job…
Who needs Chuck Norris when you have Conrad Stoltz?!
I found this email from a fan in the archives and it brought a smile on my face. Thanks Kevin!
“Dude, you are one tough nut. Get better soon. We here in Chicago have all decided you are even way tougher than our icon, Chuck Norris, thus some important facts – see below.
Be good. – Kevin
Specialized Team Camp- Stellenbosch
My 1st cyclocross ride. Stellenbosch, Idas Valley dam, Specialized Tricross S works. Like the rainbow jersey?
Benno (Specialized Team Mechanic) putting my new Specialized Tricross together. http://www my company.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?sid=08Tricross
Ryan, the other bike genius, putting my Specialized Stumpjumper 29er together.
Benno proudly modeling the new ladies Specialized Team kit
My last week in heaven
It is my last week on the farm, (before moving to Stellenbosch for serious training) so I’m trying to make the most of the special things I will have to forgo during the racing season.
After my 1h30 long run at 1900m altitude on Sunday, I took the long way home. Via the 2006 Toyota 400 Rally route. (I ride my dirt bike to and from my weekly high altitude long run)
The Caveman has landed! The Highveld is stunning this time of the year. We have had a lot of rain, and small fountains are springing up everywhere.
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”:
After 4 hours in the saddle and home just around the corner, that last sand trap is almost a welcome sight.
