{"id":2751,"date":"2011-08-25T15:13:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T15:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2011-08-25T15:13:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T15:13:20","slug":"caveman-in-japan-xterra-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/index.php\/caveman-in-japan-xterra-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Caveman in Japan. XTERRA too."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I just LOOOOOve Japan. I have raced here maybe 15 times. All ITU World Cups in the 90s and early 2000s.* (Cute results from 1996 below) I love the country, the people, the culture and especially the food. It is really refreshing coming here. So much respect, honour and pride. And now, my first XTERRA Japan!<\/p>\n

*ITU Ishigaki 1996 results <\/a>(SEE! I used to be able to swim!)<\/p>\n

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Come to think of it, ITU Ishigaki 2000 wasnt half bad either…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Taken with GoPro camera…<\/p>\n

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Japanse style room. Tatami floors and during the day the bed (thin futon) is in the closet.\u00a0 Shower is a Japanese bath house in the hot mineral spring.<\/p>\n

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David from Specialized Japan <\/a>picked me up from the airport and organized a bike clinic, a poster signing, a shop appearance, and of course, the reason we are all here is XTERRA Japan! <\/a>Kampai!!* I mean Ganbatte!!!**<\/p>\n

*Cheers!<\/p>\n

** Fight! Or “come on!”<\/p>\n

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Got some cool new goodies: Thule <\/a>luggage, GoPro camera<\/a> (MORE later!), Clifbars<\/a>, Oakley XL<\/a>(in camo frog jacket),\u00a0 Suunto t6,<\/a> Specialized<\/a> Pervail rainbow helmet, Terra shoes and BG gloves.<\/p>\n

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Did get lost on the Tokyo train…<\/p>\n

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And even though the Caveman is scared of nothing, the Japanese toilets are slightly intimidating. “I’m man enough for a lot of things, but I’m not sure if I’m man enough for that blue button…” Or the pink one or the yellow one although the orange one looks promising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just LOOOOOve Japan. I have raced here maybe 15 times. All ITU World Cups in the 90s and early 2000s.* (Cute results from 1996 below) I love the country, the people, the culture and especially the food. It is really refreshing coming here. So much respect, honour and pride. And now, my first XTERRA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[138],"tags":[1749,351,352,1754,548,1806,1818,1115,1150,1837],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n