I love the old Pirelli ad with ace sprinter Carl Lewis. It was footage of Carl running on water and then up the Statue of Liberty, before jumping from building to building. In the end he says: – in bad French- “Sans traction, la puissance n’est rien.” [Without traction, power is nothing]

The above pic, Sea Otter Short Track, I was at the back of the start grid with all the other hacks. Caught on SD Card by Flipper, I’m looking ahead figuring out a way of getting to the front before hitting the dirt. Caveman to self: “I’ll elbow this one out the way, then sprint around those two, then dive inside through the bend and cut off about 3, and if there’s a crash up front, I’ll use them for traction!”

Wakey wakey. Its Christmas! And there is some training to be done.

A hearty breakfast to put the POW in Power. Some of us has Avia AVI STOLTZ for breakfast…

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Got an email from Conrad:

Nikola, I’m getting on a 2 day plane in a few hours and wont have time to blog

Thanks a lot

So, here it is:

Have a good trip, Conrad!

Conrad Stoltz is XTERRA World Champion 2010!

This is his fourth title!

Bravo Conrad!

Amazing swim, most amazing bike and great run.