{"id":1003,"date":"2009-07-09T16:48:39","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T14:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2009-07-09T16:48:39","modified_gmt":"2009-07-09T14:48:39","slug":"surprise-visit-to-xterra-vermont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/index.php\/surprise-visit-to-xterra-vermont\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise visit to XTERRA Vermont."},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is by far the hairiest XTERRA course I have ever pre ridden. Sure, its almost all uphill, but it is super technical and slippery. It has been raining for the past 3 weeks and everything is slimy.<\/p>\n

Speaking of slimy, my foot is fine. The cut is 90% healed up and I even ran on it the other day…<\/p>\n

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Southern Africa certainly does not have roots like this. Neither does Reno… I crashed really hard twice yesterday. Pre riding took me 3h30 for the 16km.<\/p>\n

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Is this part of the swim or bike course? Spot the 2 blue arrows on the far side of the lake…<\/p>\n

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My new Specialized Epic<\/a> is a muddy mess. But at least I now know those LOOK Quartz pedals<\/a> handles the mud well.<\/p>\n

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Tire selection is crucial. Its all about climbing traction. I’m on the Specialized Captains- but even they could not handle all the horsepower. Or maybe its the lack of traction…<\/p>\n

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BUT IT SURE IS PRETTY!<\/p>\n

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This is by far the hairiest XTERRA course I have ever pre ridden. Sure, its almost all uphill, but it is super technical and slippery. It has been raining for the past 3 weeks and everything is slimy. Speaking of slimy, my foot is fine. The cut is 90% healed up and I even ran […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[69,102,105,137],"tags":[1754,714,715,1806,1144,1836,1320],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n