After 3 long months of hard work demolishing my house (while packing away some hard training) I spent a week on my parents farm to say good bye to them and Africa before hitting the US for some serious racing.

Because internet in Africa is slow, expensive and hard to get, this story (and a few to come) are only seeing the interweb now. Also, if you only have a week in paradise with your folks, sitting on the computer is like a prison sentence…

Here are some of the highlights:

My dad would join me on my recovery rides, and let me tell you, I was on the ropes most of the time! Quite something for a 66 year old “ballie” who beat colon cancer 3 years ago. As you can see, he also rides for Specialized Factory Team as he is the one with the REAL genes in the family. My friends calls him “Tarzan”.

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Two time Olympian, three time Xterra World Champion,(off road triathlon) 5 time All Africa Triathlon Champion and 5 time South African Triathlon Champion.

With this type of resume, I knew an interview with Conrad Stoltz would be hard to come by for my FISTPUMPFRIDAY column…then an email from Conrad popped into my inbox. One word: Stoked! Taking the time to write to a little guy like myself really demonstrates Conrad’s down to earth personality. Even before I started to really dig into triathlon world, I knew of Conrad. He is a legend and a wealth of knowledge.  Hopefully, you can learn something from Conrad and catch a laugh (he talks about running naked?!) from this truly remarkable person and athlete.

Ryan: In my interview with Rich Cruse, he said, “Conrad Stoltz is by far the most fascinating athlete I have ever met. Beyond his  Read the rest of interview here