Conrad

I learnt this recipe from master chef and long time house mate Jan Bekker. (Who has defected to Australia recently for “work”)

My prerequisite for a good soup:

- It has to be quick to prepare. (Athletes are always hungry and usually have to eat NOW!)

- It has to be easy to throw together. When you are bonked from a 4 hr training session, you dont want to go scour the back alleys of a certain ethnic neighbourhood to get the ingredients.

- It has to be healthy. (Or ice cream would have worked just as well)

As with almost every thing I cook, I’ll make enough for a number of meals and save it in the fridge. It reduces dish washing and you’ll be prepared for the FOOD NOW feeling next time you are so bonked you feel ants walking on your head.

Ok, enough chit chat, here are the goodies, mate:

Cut roughly straight into large pot:

- 1 large head of Broccoli.

This “Mountain champs” really lives up to its name. Tons of climbing (ow), high altitude (ow), but fortunately also plenty of single track (yay) and lots of rocks. (yay) Snow basin was the venue for the previous Winter Olympics and appart from the excellent venue, the organization here is top class, and the people are very motivated to showcase Utah as a sports destination.

The pros swam without wetsuits and the amateurs with- resulting in quite a punch up all the way to the 1st bouy. Then most people blow up. (too fast, too much altitude and maybe too much punching and dunking) I lost some time in the swim, I guess about 1 minute to Seth Wealing, Craig Evans, Brandon Rykita, Linda Gallo and Christine Jeffrey. Mike Vine was less than a minute back.

The XTerra European Series did not go to plan for Big C (Aka "The Caveman" / Tarzan ... shall I go on!!!!!!!!), but he did finish it in style. Fresh off a second place finish at the French XTerra Race, the king of the jungle proposed to his girlfriend Amber high up in the Alps.

For more on the story visit Conrad's webpage www.conradstoltz.com

Congratulations ............ There will be a few Savanna's in the Bosch!

The "Caveman" Stoltz and of course the rest of the South African crew have heard me talk of Kelly and Roche's exploits on numerous occasions!!! I suppose that's an understatement!!! Anyway, on the "Caveman's" trip to his next Xterra in France guess who he bumped into ..........

The current World XTerra Champ, Conrad Stoltz, meets the 1987 Tour De France Champion, Irishman Stephen Roche ...... respect!

Conrad "The Caveman" Stoltz is into a big year as he attempts to take both European and USA XTerra Triathlon Series. To date Conrad has never raced in the European Series, but that changed this past weekend, with Conrad racing in Xterra Wales. Second position was a great start ..... Conrad's report is below. 

Conrad testing tires in Stellenbosch in March 

Conrad's report: 

Wow, what a race.

It rained the whole time, (I think) the course was super scenic - green and lush (because of the rain) and thankfully the trail drained well and the mud as quite watery. (Instead of sticky)

Triathlete Magazine July 2008

(report from www.xterraplanet.com)

Father’s Day couldn’t have gone any better for Josiah Middaugh from Vail, Colorado as the 29-year-old turned in a brilliant bike and gutsy run to chase down South African Dan Hugo in the last mile to become the first American since Michael Tobin in 2000 to win the XTERRA East Championship on the epic trails of the James River Park System in Richmond today.

Middaugh, with a winning time of 2:02:51 – just 24-seconds ahead of Hugo, has been the top American in the XTERRA U.S. Pro Series for three of the last four years but this is just his second XTERRA championship race victory, and first since winning the Mountain crown in 2004.

“This one is for all the Father’s out there,” said Middaugh, who has two and four-year-old boys, to an appreciative crowd at the awards ceremony.

Report taken from www.XTerraplanet.com

PELHAM, AL – Conrad “The Caveman” Stoltz overcame a flat tire and the hard charging Dan Hugo to win the men’s race while mountain bike phenom Shonny Vanlandingham pulled off the first big win of her XTERRA career to take the women’s XTERRA Southeast Championship at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County today.

A great blue heron was soaring over the warm 80-degree waters of scenic Double Oak Lake as the cannon blast signaling the start of the race stirred up the tranquil setting and sent hundreds of racers on a sweltering hot journey along one of the best trails in the country. The temperatures were in the mid-90’s but with the heat index if felt like 100.

Report by Conrad Stoltz:

This puppy has been specially built for me by the engineers at Specialized. (thanks Jason!) To save weight, the BB has been replaced with a large diameter shell to fit the Specialized Carbon road cranks. (Which I’m running 2×9) And most of the paint has been left off. In my opinion, the silver looks a lot faster than the green and brown on the standard bike. (the stock bike weighs in at 28lbs). This one weighs in just below 25lbs (11.3kg) (give or take- will update) vs my 26 inch Carbon Epic 23.7lb. (10.7kg) Nice.

The only tires I have are The Captain (S Works front 580g and Control rear. (a sturdier casing and few more g heavier)) They grip really well in loose and light mud, but looking forward to the release of the Fast Trak LK- which rolls really well.