Posts Tagged ‘coaching’
Think training is hard? Try losing.
“Think training is hard? Try losing.”
My motivation to get my workouts done right. Thanks to coaching whiz Ian Rodger we dont do “garbage miles” or workouts to fill the log book. We stick to the science and only do exactly what is right for the chosen sport & outcome we’re looking for.
Interview with Ian Rodger
My blogging mentor, Nikola Tosic (he probably wont like the definition) posted this interview with my coach, Ian Rodger on EliteCiao.com
The interview made me laugh out loud. (LOL, right?) OMG, it totally gives you a glimpse into Ian’s quirky character.
He stayed at my house in Stellenbosch this week, and this is where he made himself comfortable. Laptop, scribble paper, broken pencil, broken cell phone and A LOT of tea
Other than me (then him) almost dying from a common cold, we had a riot. Sharp as a tack and blunt as a bowling ball. Ian will definitely get his own chapter in my autobiography.
Stoltz Racing’s 1st XTERRA training camp…
“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
Libby Burrell. Coach extraordinaire.
I just added my first page! All by myself. Of course it is about my coach Libby Burrell. It is not finished yet, but go to”pages” click, and take a peek.
