Posts Tagged ‘Caveman’
The Caveman has met his match
Conrad Stoltz and Liezel Wium got engaged over the weekend.
Conrad Stoltz. Caveman. Alien.
Conrad Stoltz. Caveman. Alien.
Will be back!
Big stuff brewing on all fronts.
Great blogging fodder.
Patience.
pic by Gary Perkin
Small mountain of Clif Shots in Africa. A sight for sore eyes indeed.
Dear North Americans: Edible Gold, also known as”Clif Bars” do not exist everywhere on this earth. Appreciate it, dammit!
When I come to South Africa for training, I take 2 pieces of carry on: 1 a “small laptop bag or personal item” and the other a full size rolling carry on. The roller I fill exclusively with Clif products. About 12kg worth. (26lbs) No matter how I try, by Christmas I’ve burnt through it all. Its also fun to watch friends faces light up when they taste their 1st (and only) bite of say, a Crunchy Peanut Butter Clif Bar.
Once I’ve run out of Clif products, I’d train on dried peaches, dates, nougat, Coke (once bonked) and in my opinion, the best sports drink in SA- Enduren– made without colourants, flavourants or preservatives by my Cape Epic team mate Barry Pauw.
On the all powerful Facebook I learnt that Olympic Cycles in Cape Town has some Clif product. Not sure if they also smuggled theirs in in carry on luggage? I hurried over and they were kind enough to hook me up with a small mountain of Clif Shots. Pic above. Its the only product they had, never mind the Builder Bars, Electrolyte Drink, Shot Bloks, Clif Crunch, Mojo Bar or Luna bars. With quite a bit of racing coming up (XTERRA SA this weekend) the Clif Shots are dearly needed. Swimming with dried fruit in your pockets does not work so well…
Olympic cycles also stock Specialized and I saw (with my own 2 eyes) a S Works 29er Epic without on owner! Thats rare and wont last…
Apart from the amazing taste and variety of products, I also really appreciate the 85% and over Certified Organic ingredients, the Environmental and Social conscience. “Raising the bar.” By Clif owner and founder, Gary Erikson is my #1 Business read from which I have learnt many a lesson. One of them: “In business and in life, travel light, so you can change direction quickly.”
Go read about the Big 5 Aspirations on the “SOUL- who we are” page:
Sustaining the Planet
Sustaining the People
Sustaining the Community
Sustaining the Business. “Grow slower, grow better and stick around longer”
Sustaining the Brands.
I’m lucky to be surrounded by amazing people and amazing companies, of which Clif Bar is undoubtedly one of my favourites.
Interview with Ian Rodger
My blogging mentor, Nikola Tosic (he probably wont like the definition) posted this interview with my coach, Ian Rodger on EliteCiao.com
The interview made me laugh out loud. (LOL, right?) OMG, it totally gives you a glimpse into Ian’s quirky character.
He stayed at my house in Stellenbosch this week, and this is where he made himself comfortable. Laptop, scribble paper, broken pencil, broken cell phone and A LOT of tea
Other than me (then him) almost dying from a common cold, we had a riot. Sharp as a tack and blunt as a bowling ball. Ian will definitely get his own chapter in my autobiography.
SA Time Trail Champs is later today
I know ALL about time trailing- as long as its sandwiched between swimming and running. Here is a pic from ITU World Cup 1996? in Bermuda, wearing my favourite outfit and sporting my first free bike. A Sunn, I had to give back to Montpellier Triathlon club in France at the end of the season. Check out the matching purple Carnacs and luscious hair…
Its the big TT day. I’ve been staring at the ceiling since 5am- the competitive juices are pumping on the double. If it was Xterra I’d still be snoring. This is a new game and I’m really excited. If only we had 2 more weeks at sea level for prep… (thats what athletes always say, but this time its true- fiddled with handlebar position last night, not sure about drinking system and guessing about wattage and pacing)
I am really lucky to have a whole support team- squatting in and around my homestay (Bernhard
