http://www.conradstoltz.com Conrad Stoltz Xterra Triathlon World Champion Website Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:04:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One perfect day (about 2 weeks ago) Amber and I traipsed around the stunning Alpes Maritimes of the the France/Italy border. Col de la Lombarde- 2500m alt. A perfect day: A week off training, gigantic mountains, green grassy hills with pretty little flowers, the fresh smell of soil, blue skies, ... http://www.conradstoltz.com/what-really-happened-in-the-alpes-a-love-story/ Tricks on the top of Col de la Lombard. The Border of France and Italy. The mountains are amazingly beautiful and we spent 5 days in Les Alpes Maritimes taking time off training and enjoying life... http://www.conradstoltz.com/back-from-europe/ Finishing is fun ... http://www.conradstoltz.com/xterra-france-pictures/ 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 ... http://www.conradstoltz.com/xterra-france-2008/ http://www.conradstoltz.com/avia-ad-in-triathlete-magazine/ Nicolas Roche, Stephen Roche, 1x Caveman, and Amber at the Roche Marina Hotel restaurant on the Mediterranean. In 1987 I was 13 years old my mom offered me half a road bike for my birthday. I had to come up with the other R400 (USD 50) I immediately became consumed ... http://www.conradstoltz.com/staying-at-roche-hotel-and-meeting-owner-cycling-legend-stephen-roche/ What a pleasant surprise when I got to Hluboka and saw XTERRA Czech posters everywhere... http://www.conradstoltz.com/xterra-czech-posters/ I love Czech! This country is beautiful- the countryside, the castles, the people. Here is the main street in Hluboka nad Vltavou- venue of XTERRA Czech. Great coffee and Apfel Strudel to be had under those blue umbrellas. English, Afrikaans and French doesnt get you far here, but most Czechs ... http://www.conradstoltz.com/xterra-czech-build-up/ Go to the amazingly well updated AmberMonforte.com The reasons why Amber beats me a blogging: - She blogs with iMac, which allows you to write a blog while off line, and then just hitting "post" when there is internet. - She types much much faster. - She has way less admin. Sponsors, fan mail ... http://www.conradstoltz.com/news-of-our-travels-and-experiences/ 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 ... http://www.conradstoltz.com/xterra-uk-wales-2008/