{"id":2937,"date":"2008-03-10T13:02:20","date_gmt":"2008-03-10T11:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/my-last-week-in-heaven\/"},"modified":"2008-03-10T13:02:20","modified_gmt":"2008-03-10T11:02:20","slug":"my-last-week-in-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/index.php\/my-last-week-in-heaven\/","title":{"rendered":"My last week in heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is my last week on the farm, (before moving to Stellenbosch for serious training) so I&#8217;m trying to make the most of the special things I will have to forgo during the racing season.<\/p>\n<p>After my 1h30 long run at 1900m altitude on Sunday, I took the long way home.  Via the 2006 Toyota 400 Rally route. (I ride my dirt bike to and from my weekly high altitude long run)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/p3090518.JPG\" alt=\"Highveld\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Caveman has landed! The Highveld is stunning this time of the year. We have had a lot of rain, and small fountains are springing up everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/p3090502.JPG\" alt=\"high altitude\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Where the air is rare. 1900m (6200ft) in Africa is a beautiful place. Afternoon storm clouds building overhead&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/p3090512.JPG\" alt=\"fountain spring\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stopping for a drink from a fountain and a dream about the season ahead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/p3090525.JPG\" alt=\"valley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We live in the hidden valley down there&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is my last week on the farm, (before moving to Stellenbosch for serious training) so I&#8217;m trying to make the most of the special things I will have to forgo during the racing season. After my 1h30 long run at 1900m altitude on Sunday, I took the long way home. Via the 2006 Toyota [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49,82,113],"tags":[151,154,1754,428,498,518,580,582,583,713,802,834,835,1097,1173,1203,1240,1836,1311],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/index.php\/my-last-week-in-heaven\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"My last week in heaven - Conrad Stoltz XTERRA Triathlete\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It is my last week on the farm, (before moving to Stellenbosch for serious training) so I&#8217;m trying to make the most of the special things I will have to forgo during the racing season. 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