Category: Off season fun
XTERRA Bama quicky.
Thanks to Felipe Bastos’ fiance for the pic.
3 wins in 3 XTERRAs.
29ers dominate: 1-5 in mens’ race, 1st in women’s.
Was one of the hottest races I have ever done.
Borrowed from the interweb: (time for bed here)
After being out –I wasnt “out”, I was just handicapped. C -with injuries for a good part of 2009, Conrad Stoltz is back to his winning ways and added the XTERRA Southeast title to his resume. With her win in the women’s race, Shonny Vanlandingham proved that she is indeed the one to watch.
Caveman Conrad Stoltz charged into the lead during the bike and was first back into T2. From there the South African stormed to the victory in the very hot and muggy Southeast conditions. Josiah Middaugh came across the finish line about 2.5 minutes later to take second place and Craig Evans who doesn’t reside too far from the Oak Mountain, Alabama course rounded out the podium.
“I’m real proud of my 29’er,” said Stoltz after the race. “It’s the first time I’ve used it in an XTERRA and it worked brilliantly. On a bumpy course like this the bigger tires ride better. They have a bigger contact patch with the ground that gives you better traction. You don’t have to brake as much so you can keep your momentum rolling. It’s like an extra suspension, and because it’s so smooth you don’t get as tired.”
Shonny Vanlandingham duplicated what Stoltz had done in the men’s race and pulled away from her competitors on the very technical and difficult bike course in Alabama aboard a 29er. “I caught Melanie on the long climb, and thought if I could keep the pace it’d be a good day,” said Vanlandingham.
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XTERRA Southeast Championships
Pelham, AL / June 13, 2010
Top 10 men
1. Conrad Stoltz (RSA) 2:21:27
2. Josiah Middaugh (USA) 2:23:54
3. Craig Evans (USA) 2:26:55
4. Seth Wealing (USA) 2:31:20
5. Cody Waite (USA) 2:33:53
6. Will Kelsay (USA) 2:40:05
7. Scott Gall (USA) 2:40:24
8. Kevin Carter (USA) 2:40:46
9. Damian Gonzalez (USA) 2:47:26
10. Ryan DeCook (USA) 2:43:18
Top 8 women
1. Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) 2:38:02
2. Melanie McQuaid (CAN) 2:42:05
3. Lesley Paterson (GBR) 2:46:28
4. Renata Bucher (SWI) 2:49:41
5. Emma Garrard (USA) 2:49:57
6. Christine Jeffrey (CAN) 2:55:06
7. Fabiola Corona (MEX) 3:00:02
8. Tracy Thelen (USA) 3:02:19
XTERRA Waco, Texas
Picture and story borrowed from www.slowtwitch.com
Conrad Stoltz won his second straight XTERRA 2010 USA Championship race and Renate Bucher her second ever with definitive victories at the XTERRA South Central Championship at Waco, Texas today.
Stoltz followed his XTERRA West Championship win at Lake Las Vegas last month with a 2:02:21 finish for the 1.5 k swim, 24k mountain bike and 10k trail run for a 3:05 margin of victory over runner-up Josiah Middaugh of Vail, Colorado. Stoltz seems to be getting better as the season goes on, since his margin of victory over Middaugh last month was just 39 seconds.
“Actually Josiah by rights should have won that race in Lake Las Vegas,” said Stoltz. “”But he had a flat and lost two minutes. Today, I was feeling much better and I loved this course. It has 300 turns and twists and a ton of sharp uphills and it suits my power.”
Bucher avenged a 6th place finish at Lake Las Vegas for a 2:17:59 finish that gave her a 2:15 margin of victory over Shonny Vanlandingham. Bucher’s win was her second XTERRA USA Championship win to go with her 21 XTERRA International career victories.
Wildflower tidbit
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Getting ready for XTERRA Las Vegas
Las Vegas chocolate
These pics are better for Monterey/ Sea Otter post below…
Todd Wells, Burry Stander, Christoph Sauser
Burry and I enjoying Afrikaans
