http://www.tricape.com South Africa Triathlon blog Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:38:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Conrad Stoltz is uploading photos to his flickr.com account from Kona, Hawaii. His fiancée Amber Monforte (web.mac.com/AmberMonforte) will race Ironman World Championship tomorrow. More info on Ironman World Champs will follow... http://www.tricape.com/conrad-stoltz-kona-photos/ After much pre-race talk last night I compared Odyssey to entering a war zone…. You pretty much put yourself out there and just hope that you survive to the end. The war is not with the opponents it is with yourself – with your body, your mind and your heart… ... http://www.tricape.com/odyssey-day-1-the-battle-has-begun/ This last week was meant to be a taper week – one of recovery. Well it was…. But only for running. This has probably been the busiest week this whole year and one of conflict and confrontation, deadlines, overtime and early mornings. Ideally I always wish to be inside a ... http://www.tricape.com/cape-odyssey-2008-week-prior-to-race/ South African Xterra triathletes Conrad Stoltz and Dan Hugo are dominating the US Xterra scene by placing first and second at Xterra US standings after Xterra US Champs at Lake Tahoe, Nevada race yesterday. As two top placed at US standings Conrad profited by 14 000 us$, while Dan took "only" ... http://www.tricape.com/south-african-domination-at-xterra-us-champs-dan-hugo-4th-conrad-stoltz-8th/ "Amawele Wishbone Warriors" Nicola Lockhart and Vivienne Fenton are taking part in "Project Wishbone", our challenge is to complete the "Cape Odyssey", this is a 5 day trail race that covers 206km and it is done in teams of two - in return we would like to raise funds ... http://www.tricape.com/project-wishbone/ Suncoast Olympic Distance race took place in Durban Yesterday and a lot of the fast boys were out to show off there winter training fitness when we got to the beach for the start of the race. Team Whasp where also there with their new kit and even a few ... http://www.tricape.com/suncoast-triathlon-2008-race-report/ Gold medal winner Emma Snowsill Bravo to Kate Roberts and Marie Rabi! Olympic triathlon is one of the toughest races to qualify for and also one of the most cometitive races. Just to earn a spot in that race in Beijing is an exceptional result. It is hardly important weather someone ... http://www.tricape.com/beijijng-olympic-womens-triathlon-congratulations-to-kate-roberts-and-mari-rabie/ Do not get me wrong - I loved the experience. I met some really inspiring people and this alone was worth the trip yet it was only a small part of my time there. The race report I wrote on IronCrazy.com focuses on the race itself and sports elements, but ... http://www.tricape.com/ironman-austria-2008-my-a-bit-negative-race-report/ The Bonitas Girls Triathlon Team has been busy since their amazing triathlon world’s experience. Our official results were posted two weeks ago unfortunately I believe that they were unable to track those athletes that did short laps and some of those results still remain. This information was recently disclosed to ... http://www.tricape.com/bonitas-girls-triathlon-team-win-mens-health-hout-bay-challenge/ Mari Rabie (marirabie.com) and Kate Roberts (kateroberts.co.za) will take part in Beijing Olympic Women's triathlon race on 18th August, and Hendrik De Villiers will take part in Men's Olympic race on 19th August. Mari and Kate have just finished a final training camp under the guidance of South African Olympic coach ... http://www.tricape.com/beijing-olympics-girls/