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www.conradstoltz.com is a finalist in the 2010 South African Blog Awards competition.
Please vote (or not) for me under The Evox Advanced Nutrition Best Sports Blog and The Ogilvy Twitter Microblogger of the Year.

This is a quick post to explain to John Harrington (facebook discussion on 24 August ) about clipping tires.

(There is more, but I couldnt screen shoot the whole thing- was born in the 70s)

These Specialized Captain 2.00 tires  clogged with mud at XTERRA Vermont in 2009 (Read more about the race, rotten foot and tire [...]

I never tire of this episode from XTERRA Richmond Virginia 2009. “Tire” pun intended…
Dan Hugo and I  pre rode the XTERRA Richmond course shortly after our arrival from XTERRA Northwest Cup in Coeur D’Alene, where I had a 4 inch nail puncture my tubeless tire in 2 places. See previous blog.
My replacement [...]

Seriously Bobby, you need 8 tooth cleaning tools? (ok 4, if you dont count the ones in the mirror)
On a recent trip to Keystone Colorado for the Specialized 2011 product launch, I shared a room Specialized Team Manager, Bobby Behan, who is a very very organized guy. (“like, you know”- Irish accent) When on the [...]

Hats off to the XTERRA TV crew and Whit Raymond (commentating)- those guys surely knows how to make one look good.
Thanks for the good times and good memories!

Somehow a picture of me at the 2000 Sydney Olympics made onto the 2010 Asian Games banner. Quite an honour, considering I’m sharing the space with Eneko Llanos (swimming) and Michellie Jones ( cycling)
A lot of people dont know that I raced road tris for 2 decades before I dipped my hairy Cave toes into [...]

I have my new birthday kit, my bike is waxed, training is a thing of the past. Now its race time.
Sunday 25 Oct at 9.00am Hawaii time. Follow on www.xterra.tv (and watch the 2008 Worlds footage) Amber will be twittering on  #ConradStoltz

All pictures by Nils Nilsen
My dad is right- one can count a humans’ age like a tree- by the number of rings it has.  My dad says he is at the age where you can count the rings around his knees. One can count the number of USA XTERRA Titles I have won by the [...]

My LUMA tri kit is made and printed by my good friend and former XTERRA pro, Gary Mandy.  The amazing thing about LUMA is that you can go to LUMAsports.com,  design any thing you dream up, and Gary will have it made, printed and delivered to your door in 4 weeks!  The quality of the [...]

So, you are a trail mashing mofo; gnarliest of the gnar. Yes, you are a fit machine and can ride. You have skills. Skills, eh? How about swimming, mountain biking and running — as in consecutively… in one day… at race pace?
Whaddya say? That off-road triathlon stuff — Xterra — isn’t for true mountain bikers? [...]

Melanie McQuaid, myself, Shonny Vanlandingham and Josiah Middaugh “teaching” The Art of XTERRA at the Paul Mitchell XTERRA University.  Pics by Nils Nilsen
I dont have 3hrs to write a good race report right now, but I know monday everyone spends half the day on their Facebook and reading about the weekends race results before real [...]

Won my 7th XTERRA USA Series. Got 2nd to Nico Lebrun
Check out Nils Nilsen’s XterraPhotos.com.

XTERRA Utah 08
Saturday I will toe the line for my 7th XTERRA USA Series title. The Series title points to consistency throughout the season. After consistently winning a few races earlier this year, I got a nail through the tire in Idaho, and cut my foot in Richmond. (go here to see those juicy pics [...]

In search for the holy grail of sports performance, Irish National Team ITU member, Gavin Noble (Dublin Triathlon Champion this past weekend) cranks out the Watts in the lab. This kind of lab testing will give Gav and his coach all kinds of numbers they can play with in training. Tests will be repeated often, [...]

My own customization for the muddy ski slopes at XTERRA Vermont
From Triathlon Product Reviews
Sunday, April 26, 2009

Avia Avi Stoltz Xterra Racing Shoe
After the traction disaster that my wife and I both suffered during the Granite Bay Duathlon, we went looking for a shoe with better traction that qualified as a racer. We both have significantly [...]

Photo and camera by Rich Cruse. www.richcruse.com

I met sports photographer Rich Cruse at my 1st XTERRA- Richmond VA 2001.
Since then we have become close friends, but also we managed to do a lot of business together. He would shoot pics at races and make me look good- not an easy task- and I would offer it to the press and sponsors [...]

D Day -1 some people spend the whole day in bed, wearing their compression tights and visualizing their race.
The Caveman’s instincts pulls him to the river for FLY FISHING!

A Brown Trout in the Mad River on a  size 20 barbless Royal Wulfe fly.  3 weight rod with 12 ft leader+tippet. Got to love the waterproof [...]

Just like at XTERRA Coeur D’Alene and XTERRA  Richmond, my friends from Balega (new website) came out to help spread the Balega and Fleet Feet specialty sport store love to the local community.
We usually have a meet and greet at the local Fleet Feet. (Even rhymes!) We smile knowingly when people rave about the best [...]

After a long and painful monday night, a red and puffy foot greeted me on tuesday morning.  I ran for the Doctor right away. I have had gangrene in this foot when I was 19  and it was almost amputated. (see scar on ankle) I know all about red and puffy and how easily it [...]