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Avia AVI STOLTZ review
My own customization for the muddy ski slopes at XTERRA Vermont
From Triathlon Product Reviews
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Avia Avi Stoltz Xterra Racing Shoe
After the traction disaster that my wife and I both suffered during the Granite Bay Duathlon, we went looking for a shoe with better traction that qualified as a racer. We both have significantly different needs. I sometimes qualify as a Clydesdale as I hover around 200 lbs, but I’m a pretty neutral runner. I usually race in a light weight trainer (like the Brooks Ghost for example) with the green superfeet insole for just a little support. My wife Tatjana weighs about 115 lbs and is one of the fastest 40+ runners in our area. She pronates moderately, but since she is so small, she doesn’t need a lot of support. She usually races in a racing shoe that has some support built in and orthotics or the same green superfeet insoles.
Life on the road. By Conrad Stoltz
France, 1996.
Triathlon heaven, those years. I was the youngest of a handful of South Africans racing for a village called Cahors. Every weekend we’d travel to races, chasing money, glory and adventure.
The Caveman discovers the tractor!
Always keen to support my meager triathlon income with some cash, I’m trying my hand at growing instant lawn. The field has been fallow for about 6 years (since my dad tried Protea flower farming) so the plowing was quite tough. Had to cut some smallish thorn tress down, roll rocks away and tried to get rid of all the Sickle Thorns. You’ll notice I write Sickle Thorns with capitals, as They deserve a lot of respect. They go through a tractor tire like a knife through butter. I’m almost done preparing the field now, and am on my 2nd front tire so far. As you can imagine, changing a tractor tire is not nearly as quick and easy as a bike tire…
This is how I fly. Getting to the field (where the tractor sleeps) is a 25minute race pace mountain bike ride away. (45min by tractor) Getting home is where the plow backs up as a bike rack. Its about as close as I get to training…