Xterra World Champs - Maui, Hawaii

ALOHA !


This island rocks!

I came 23rd out of about 500 athletes, here are the official results.

It was epic. Went surfing on Hookipa beach after the race and got MUNCHED by some f for big waves, you know you had fun when salt water is still coming out your nose hours later! Cameron, the chap who took me surfing snapped his leash so he decided to bodysurf... catching barrels off the 8 footers. MMM, eez nice!

Maui has beautiful beaches... check it ouwit.

It was great seeing other Saffers venturing out to the World Champs, Pieta Swanepoel and Russel White came over to test the waters. Dit was maar lekker om saam kak te praat. We are having an Xterra series starting in RSA soon so watch the press for details. Evidently there will be 4 events spead over the country with the final in Grabrouw in the Cape in late March.

I have some friends selling bikes here, check out http://www.racemachines.blogspot.com/ or click here. Please feel free to contact me for details on exelby@gmail.com with questions.

Xterra National Champs

Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Yes, Xterra is a contact sport!!

For full race results, check here
Water condition: 13 degrees celcius and choppy!
Mtb course: Climbing and fun singletrack
Run course: Weaving trail with lots of stream crossings

That's Lake Tahoe in the background - the water visibility was amazing - during the swim you could see the anchors for the course marking buoys way down below below on the sand. I even collected 4 golf balls off the sand floor a couple of days before the race - clearly there are some frustrating holes on the nearby golf course!!

I am currently in Bend,OR getting ready for the Xterra World Champs (Maui,Hawaii). The snow has started to fall here but the training has gone pretty well. Conrad and i have been renovating his Condo and doing some quality training, Bend is an awesome training ground - there is a bit of everything for the outdoor enthusiast... including whitewater kayaking. Now i feel ready for showdown, bring on the warm water of Hawaii !
Cheers, R