{"id":2931,"date":"2008-03-03T13:20:06","date_gmt":"2008-03-03T11:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/training-africa-style\/"},"modified":"2008-03-03T13:20:06","modified_gmt":"2008-03-03T11:20:06","slug":"xterra-training-africa-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/index.php\/xterra-training-africa-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Africa style…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m still on my parents farm near Lydenburg, South Africa, where I spent most of the Southern Hemisphere summer.<\/p>\n

Real training started last Monday. My coach Libby Burrell<\/a> (libbyburrell.blogspot.com<\/a>) emailed a training program, now there is structure, and less play. Heart rate files are being recorded and emailed with my Suunto t6, logs filled in, I had my 1st massage since XTERRA Worlds in October. Any eating wise, “I’m back on the wagon” like they say in the US.<\/p>\n

Here is a peek into “Conrad Stoltz ‘s average training day on the farm”:<\/p>\n

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After 4 hours in the saddle and home just around the corner, that last sand trap is almost a welcome sight.<\/p>\n

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The “pool” is green, it has tadpoles and water grass,<\/p>\n

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BUT GETTING THERE SURE IS FUN!<\/p>\n

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The Watervalsrivierpas is not Mont Ventoux, but I saw a rhino and its calf and almost ran over two young baboons playing in the road.<\/p>\n

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Knobblies on the road and a 45 minute climb to 1800m altitude ads to the load. My “farm bike” is an “old”, “heavy” 05 Specialized Carbon Epic, with Specialized Fast Trak LK 2.00 at 30psi with tons of Stans.<\/p>\n

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Civilization is far away, but beauty is around every corner…<\/p>\n

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Post run: My specially formulated recovery technique…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m still on my parents farm near Lydenburg, South Africa, where I spent most of the Southern Hemisphere summer. Real training started last Monday. My coach Libby Burrell (libbyburrell.blogspot.com) emailed a training program, now there is structure, and less play. Heart rate files are being recorded and emailed with my Suunto t6, logs filled in, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49,68,82,113,125],"tags":[1754,1782,723,1038,1047,1818,1836,1308],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n