Category: Caveman
18 races, 1 World Title (ITU Cross Tri), my 10th XTERRA USA Series title, 10 victories, 16 podiums and many many special memories.
My sporting highlight was winning my 2nd ITU Cross Triathlon World Title in Pelham Alabama, USA.
a Personal highlight was sharing the entire year and all the remarkable experiences with my gorgeous wife.
2012 also marked the comeback of the Caveman the roadie. More bike course records to fall this year…
Finally we found the cause my injuries, after more than 3 years of struggling with calf and Achilles injuries due to the cut foot. I used to run a painful 0 to 30km a week, and now I can finally start proper running again.
Hats off to my rocket scientist coach- Ian Rodger, who custom makes my training program every day-
Pictures from my office
XTERRA Beaver Creek run course. Vail, Colorado.
Boulder mountain biking. (South Boulder by the wind mills) Pretty boring and limited in choices but quite scenic.
Boulder road riding. Flat Irons in the background. Cherry creek road
XTERRA Alabama bike course. Oak Mountain, Pelham. My all time favourite.
Road biking “Dr Mooses’ Loop” in Richmond Virginia.
Road biking “Dr Mooses Loop” the day Liezel got her Specialized Ruby!
600W hill repeats in Richmond, VA
Hunting for coffee in French Quarters after 5150 New Orleans.
Business meeting with my marketing manager Franko Vatterott and my bank manager, Liezel Stoltz. Boulder, CO.
Being somewhat homeless and internet-less, we set up office at Barnes and Noble- a huge US book store with a Star Bucks inside. Rice Krispies & Marshmallow slices makes the keypad sticky…
Caveman’s semi secret swimming protocol
Thought you’d like the Captain America Speedo. It has a star on the front. ( I like to antagonize Speedophobes with my speedo collection, but so far I’ve only got smiles and comments)
Swimming is all about efficiency. Fitness and power is just a sideshow. You can quote me on that.
I’ve been swimming for 24 years now. I used to be able to knock out hard 6km sessions by myself all week long, I once swam a 10.5km session
A clever story about a flat tire, Caveman teeth and ingenuity.
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 tire was in the mail, so I rode the tire with the 2 nail holes, and just put in a tube. Of course it flatted. I changed the tube. It deflated faster than I could pump. Before putting our last tube in I carefully inspected for sharp objects.
It also deflated faster than what I could pump.
We still had a lot of riding to do and I wasnt going to call it quits.
I was going to make that tire tubeless again- no matter what!
First I used a bottle cap to scoop the sealant from the healthy front tire and put it in the rear. With the 2 huge holes.
Hoping the front tire seals up, (since I took out almost all the sealant) I poured energy drink in the tire…
