A video clip from the Pezula Private Estate’s Field of Dreams as the 08/09 Xterra South Africa season starts.

(Xterra Knysna)

Xterra Knysna
1st
1:39:50, 2min17 ahead of Jan Schutte
All photo’s by Hannes Oosthuizen (oakpics.com).

(Leading through stunning South Coast vegetation)

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(PHOTO CREDIT:  www.oakpics.com)

Thanks for making it a memorable week… 

(Photo by Sandy Kennedy)

Running out through the forest thicket along the top forest contour road three quarter through the run leg, I could take a look to my right across bright contrasting white sand with black burnt trees and beyond to a carnival of colour that was the Duesouth Xterra presented by Nissan finish - more than a brilliant sight, it [...]

On some high… Had a great day today at the Xterra in Grabouw, leading out the swim, biking with Conrad and Felix for a while, getting away with Conrad, coming in solo, and staying away on the run for my first national title. Was also the first time anyone’s handed me a South African flag [...]

Tomorrow this time I’ll be at Grabouw doing some warm-up and pre race gear check’s before the start of Xterra SA 2008 at 11:30am at the Elgin Country Club. A major rendezvous for myself as the first of 7 Xterra’s on the global series I’ll race over the next three months.

Its been a frustrating week with my blog again. I hope you’ve noticed… Pages havent been working, and the post slugs are something automatic and not title and date based as per usual. Its a wordpress - the online software platform on which my site is built - that has a bug as a result of my [...]

I missed the premier myself, but have heard it is the best Xterra production from South Africa yet. Enjoy if ge the opportunity to.
DUESOUTH Xterra Shongweni – TV Transmission Times:

Tickets have been booked and excitement is building for a ten week trip to the USA and Europe which will include 6 Xterra Triathlons from mid May through early July.

(Xterra Temecula finish 2007 - 6th place)

A photo selection from the Xterra triathlon at Shongweni on the  10th of February 2008.
 

Been a bit on the low side since the 6h30 effort at the Totalsports Challenge last weekend. Seems I went hard enough after all. Always incredible to me how we are made up of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. My emotions often tell a great deal about where the body is at. Been struggling [...]

All photo’s thanks to Bobby Behan - the life and soul of the night.  

(Conrad Stoltz, Master Ernie Gruhn, Bobby Behan, Tim Ziehl Mobiel)