Archive for May, 2009

A race report from 2004 where Steve Larsen pushed me to the outer limits of Paindom

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

2003 XTERRA USA Champs: Steve smashing it…
2004 Xterra USA Champs- Lake Tahoe
When: The night before the race.
Where: Hyatt, Lake Tahoe.
Who: Steve Larsen and myself.
What: Watching TV.
Which show? 2003 Xterra USA Champs, Lake Tahoe.
The year old images on TV brought back strong memories of last years’ epic battle. Steve Larsen, Mountain bike legend, Ironman champion and [...]

XTERRA Alabama- this one is for Steve

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Stoltz, McQuaid still perfect
in the Cup Series with victories
at Southeast Champs in Pelham
Shelby County, AL (May 23, 2009) - Another state, a wildly different course, yet the same result as Conrad “The Caveman” Stoltz and Melanie McQuaid roll to their third straight regional championship victories, this time at the XTERRA Southeast Cup at Oak Mountain [...]

Steve Larsen

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

XTERRA Las Vegas 2 weeks ago
Steve Larsen passed away in training Tuesday night.
A huge loss to cycling and triathlon communities, friends, but especially his beloved family.
Triathlete article here.

Amber shifts gears -or loses the plot- depending how you look at it!

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

 
Amber always loved going long. But this year she redefines the term “long.”
Early 2008 she took a huge plunge and quit her nursing job to race the US and European XTERRA Series. Oh yes, and Ironman South Africa and Kona. Placing consistently she finished 5th Pro woman in the US Series for which I think [...]

XTERRA Midwest. Battle Creek, Michigan

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Winning smile & story time. During a week like this, so many things happen, its impossible to keep track of it all. I’ll try to give some perspective here.
My new race kit is officially here.  It arrived from Hong Kong on Friday. My mate Gary Mandy hooked me up sweet with LUMA kit. I have [...]

Zappos.com rocks

Friday, May 15th, 2009

I visited Zappos with Avia last week. Wow, what a place. Sure, they are in Las Vegas, but the people in the company are pretty amazing.  Young, hip, creative and maybe somewhat kooky? (Kooky- Wait, thats like the pot calling the kettle black!)

XTERRA West- Las Vegas video

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Yes, that is me crashing (only a small one) at 3.00.
Earlier in the race  I was quite rattled after losing the chain and bending it. I thought my race was over, but I bent it back (about 90 degrees!) and it worked perfectly. I could see Josiah charging from behind, and with my mind all [...]

The making of a video. For www.i-am-specialized.com

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

This video was made for the “triathlon” part of the i-am-specialized website.
The a href=”http://www.i-am-specialized.com/triathlon” target=”_blank”>i-am-specialized website is aimed at being the public’s way of following Specialized riders’ racing and stories online. It is a new site and will mostly aim at internet video content. Internet video is the new TV.
I am honoured to be the [...]

XTERRA Las Vegas 2009

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Viva Las Vegas!
Pic by Rich Cruse . Check out more race pics on Rich’s Twitter.
I had a good season opener, despite a few hic- ups on the bike. (a small crash and a twisted chain)
Josiah Middaugh from Colorado had a 1.15 lead after a phenomenal bike, but to my surprise I slowly reeled him in on [...]

Conrad Stoltz won XTERRA Las Vegas

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Conrad won XTERRA Las Vegas!
More info will follow…
News and photo by Rich Cruse via twitter…
This is Nikola, Conrad’s little helper, ciao

Sea Otter Cycling Classic - Triathlete and Inside Tri coverage.

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Sea Otter Short Track. (20min lap race)
Photo by Jay Prashun
Did a ride with Jay Prashun on the new Specialized 29er and then a cool interview for triathlon.competitor.com.