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Before the start- calm, smiley AND READY TO KICK ASS! Photo by Nils Nilsen

I knew I had my 4th XTERRA World title in the bag. I knew it.
I felt the strongest I have felt in years. Tore up the bike course and had between 2min30 and 3min lead with only 6k to go on the bike- and then the P word happened again- on the smoothest road [...]

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by Rich Cruse
What a weird, weird day.

photo by Rich Cruse
Just a quick blog before prize giving.
This “Mountain champs” really lives up to its name. Tons of climbing (ow), high altitude (ow), but fortunately also plenty of single track (yay) and lots of rocks. (yay) Snow basin was the venue for the previous Winter Olympics and appart from the excellent [...]

Just a quick post. Its 1am and time for bed.
I raced the Avia XTERRA Snow Valley today. On top of a 30 hr training week it was not a cake walk, but the race went well. Felt strong all around. Also, I got to spend the weekend with the folks from my shoe [...]

Finishing is fun [...]

Photo by Jacvan
What an experience. Very different from the usual XTERRA. Swam 3.5 laps (about 1.1km) in a small little lake at 1850m . (used to make snow in winter) There were 3 “Australiens” which in France, means getting out and running. Up a big embankment and down with a huge dive which took you [...]

Wow, what a race.
It rained the whole time, (I think) the course was super scenic - green and lush (because of the rain) and thankfully the trail drained well and the mud as quite watery. (Instead of sticky)
The race featured a crazy amount of climbing- 1200m on the 36k bike and 500m in the 10k [...]

photo by Nils Nilsen, see Xterra gallery for more
With 2 XTERRA USA Series victories so far, I was eager to beat the rush and wrap up the USA points series early. (best 3 out of 4 Series race to count towards Series. Plus compulsory Tahoe Nationals)

Howdy folks
Amber and I are on the road at the moment, traveling from Pelham (where we raced XTERRA Alabama yesterday) to Richmond. (XTERRA Virginia coming sunday) To break up the 12 hr drive, we decided to spend the night in a budget hotel to rest our aching legs and get some sleep. [...]

“Its this way around the buoy, right?” Dan Hugo and I looking at the 1500m swim course seconds before the start of XTERRA South Africa 2008.

Its late tuesday night, and Amber and I just got back from Ironman South Africa. What a race. What a weekend. What great friends we made.
Amber PRed her swim, bike and run. 13th woman out the swim, she rode the 2nd fastest split, and was off the bike 3rd woman overall, finished 8th and won [...]

The Springboks took the Rugby World Cup, so I had pull out all the stops and hit XTERRA Worlds in a big way. The only way- on the top of the podium, lei around the neck, sponsors Pacifico Beer down my throat.
What an epic battle. My game plan of killing everyone on the bike [...]

The Caveman emerges from Lake Tahoe 40 seconds down… Rich Cruse XTERRA

and beats the camera man out of transition… [...]

Photos by Rich Cruse
‘T was a hot and sweaty midsummers’ day in Pelham Alabama.
XTERRA folks from all over toed the line at the Oak Mountain State Park, whether for XTERRA Series points, glory, or just fun and games.
This course is well known for it technical (fun) bike course, hilly run route, and of [...]