Benita De Witt (l) and Jan Hendrik trying to make the Caveman look presentable. (I just got back from a 9hr tyre testing day- hence the cycling kit and stupid tan/dirt line)

Benita de Witt  has been my physiotherapist in South Africa for the past 12 years. Since then, I havent had a single sports injury. That was not trauma related!!! (ie bike crashes) She is very innovative and forward thinking in her treament. She uses the Lyno Method, “bankie”excersises and yellow page wedges to balance athletes. Read more about it here. Benita is making a new website and needed a picture of a pair of sporty legs for the logo on the homepage. It was an honour to be elected. Here is the process of getting the pictures taken.

Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen , photographer & designer extraoridinaire took the pictures at his stunning studio in Bosmans Square, Stellenbosch.

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A while ago I got this email:
Hey Conrad,

Thought I’d share this with you… Thanks for making my pictures look so good!

http://triathletemag.com

Nils Nilsen
(ph) 619.818.3187
(www)http://n2fotoservices.com
(www)http://xterraphotos.com

(Sent via iPhone)
Thanks Nils. Making a sweaty Caveman look good in the Alabama woods takes real talent!

I’m in Darkest Africa at the moment and dont get magazines or follow news on the web. So this was a nice surprise.

Follow the Triathletemag.com contest here

“It was a dark and stormy night…”

No, just kidding!

“It was a bright and sparkly morning… Six of us – all friends and family- got together for a little informal XTERRA training camp on our farm near Lydenburg, Mpumalanga. Uh, thats South Africa.

These guys are all relative newbies to sport. Sorry Gustav- rugby (even provincial rugby) is still a “game”:) Over the past few months while I was in the US I have been peppered with training questions, equipment questions, diet questions, I instructed on converting tires to tubeless and I even ferreted some Suunto t6 watches out from the US. These guys had a thirst for knowledge even the Encyclopedia Britannica couldnt quench. So once I landed on the farm they were onto me, and we had this fun impromptu training camp. It went so well, we’ll have some more in the future. (MTB camp end of Feb 09) Check www.StoltzRacing.com shortly

L to R: Gert Stoltz (aka Tarzan)- also my dad. Werner van der Merwe,  Johan Pieterse, me (aka Caveman), Shelly van der Nest, Gustav Klingbiel.

I did quick bike fits, suspension tune ups, lectured on tires (a dangerous topic!) and helped one person put their

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Bobby in our driveway.

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