Wholistic Fitness

Namaste Noble Warriors!

i interupt this regularly scheduled new entry into DIRECT LINES

in order to invoke a 48-hour tribute to 22 year-old Johnny Spillane

of Steamboat Springs, CO

who, this month, over in Italy, became the first American

to win an World Championship Nordic Combined Medal

and the first American in 22 years

to win a World Championship Nordic Medal.

So, here is to Johnny Spillane, baby,

on behalf of old Nordic racing farts like myself who struggled to represent

the United States in the worlds most difficult sport – Nordic Ski Racing –

ilg says,

“YEAH,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Johnny won a GOLD FRIGGIN’ MEDAL in the Nordic Combined Sprint!

In the morning of the Championships, Johnny jumped on the Large Hill to 4th place,

then,

in the afternoon during the 7.5 kilometer Freestyle (cross country, skate style) event,

it was,

See Johnny cross country ski?

Ski Johnny ski!

See Johnny kick Scandanavian ass?!?!!?!??!?!

Kick it Johnny, you go kick that Norwegian, Austrian, Italian, Finland, Swedish, German, et. al., ASS!!!!!!!

YEAH BABY, YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See that podium?

That is Spillane on the top spot!

okay,

phew.

geez.

wow.

Johnny Spillane…

ilg bows to you.

thank you for the Gold, baby!

wow.

Gold

in

Nordic.

Hell has now officially frozen over in Scandanavia

and the Devil in Charge goes by the name of Spillane

maybe feeble ilg comes out of retirement to

race with Spillane in the 4 x 10 Nordic Relays in the Olympics?

you see Johnny, you see what happens when you are brave enough

to “jump” into your Highest dreams?

you inspire everybody Higher!

poor Europe.

they got Lance winning their bicycle races

now they got Johnny Spillane winning their Nordic races

Bode Miller winning their Alpine races…

Agassi and the Williams sisters taking their tennis competitions

and Tiger feasts upon their treasured golfing titles…

oh well..

guess that leaves Europe with…uh…

rugby,

i guess.

cricket anyone?

you gotta love American athletes,

we are scrappy sonsabitches

if nothing else.

thank you Johnny…

i just wish ALL NATIONS would fight out wars

with skis and bikes

instead of missiles and bombs.

Oh, and thank you NBC for choosing to air

the Nordic World Championships.

anyway, i’m feeling stoked and just wanted to share the moment with you all.

check back in a couple days…my book cover photo shoot was TOTALLY COOL and

photographer Wayne Williams (www.waynewilliamstudio.com)

and his crew did a FANTASTIC JOB! i’ll tell you about it next update

along with NEW STUDENT INPUT and much, much more!

enjoy the breath

and train hard to find the Softness,

coach ilg

{note: steve ilg has 2 Nordic Combined National Championships to his list of national class competitions in several outdoor sports}