Wholistic Fitness

breathing into my EMR* knew it would be a doozy of a day for this ol’ man…just didn’t realize how DEEPLY the Deities would assist ilg to create literally the most perfect – no, not perfect;  just DIVINE – ending day to Dewa’s first collegiate spring break.

knew ilg had to get and keep the Clan – Joy (Dewa’s mom/my ex), Dewa and her bf Ben – moving early to make a farewell fancy dinner reservation with Sandra (my Partner) at 6pm…

well,
for those of you in Conscious CoParenting with your ex,  you know how steep and tricky the terrain becomes once your Chi-ld has moved away and then visits…let’s just say, the depth of  Vairagya practice – the yogic tenet of Non-Attachment – reaches world-class levels…just sayin’ (warning?) ya’ll?   buckle up.

since the kids were still sleeping by ilgs suggested departure time and Joy informed ilg that oh yeah, we need to brings bikes … ilg used the power of “No” and instead drove up earlier than them. “I’ll just meet y’all up there.”  happily driving the early morning 50-mile cruise along one of Turtle Island’s most gorgeous alpine highways tis a meditation devoutly to be wish’d…

had to recon the rock climbing options cuz even in a horrid drought winter,  the few options for technical rock climbing at Silverton, Colorado where Dewa was committed to doing a 9-mile run at nearly 10,000′ altitude?  were probably in an unapproachable state of muck, mud, snow, or a combination of each.

 

 

turns out ilg’s first thought was best thought…
how often has that happened to you and then you SECOND GUESS (Intellect) – your GUT HIT (Intuition) and sure enough,  realized you shoulda just trusted your innate non-intellect self?

 

the climbing crag is located in this iconic and historic (well, reckon everything past is historic, including this sentence after you read it, right?) start of the famous Upper Animas River Canyon known among Whitewater Athletes as on the podium of Turtle Island wild river runs…

 

 

 

 

this the screen grab from Mountain Project® of the crag ilg selected to have Dewa and Ben climb IF Dewa was into climbing after her priority;  the high altitude 9-miles…

it was scary warm at that high elevation so early into spring, the drought winter that would allow Dewa, Ben, and ilg to play upon perfect granite later in the day was also the spelling of our Species decline due to human caused climate change…

that ancient Chinese saying haunts ilg every day since publishing THE WINTER ATHLETE:
“May you and your children live in uninteresting times.”

Managed a bit of a run before meeting Joy, Dewa, and Ben.  We were all there to support Dewa’s long run… follow her on Strava;  it’s a solid Strava to follow from a very inspiring young woman… just search Dewa Ilg on Srava.com and?  why not follow her feeble father as well;  you can literally get free online coaching simply by following my Strava account (note;  ilg does NOT include my daily yoga/meditation/pranayama on Strava…just cardio and strength..two of my Wholistic Fitness® Noble Five Fitness Disciplines).

The Posse was strong this morning in support of Dewa…
that’s her boyfriend and fellow Track/XC Scholarship Runner Ben to her left
and her omnipotent M(om), Joy, behind her… 

 

Dewa, heating up at .50 mile into her 9 -mile run at 10,000′ tosses a layer to her daddy/coach… 

 

 

mile 2 of 9…the road was heavy with newly laid pea-gravel … energy sapping yet, a bit softer to the footstrike… 

 

 

 

if you know running by direct experience?
then you know… mile 3…all uphill for the first half… 

 

 

 

 

 

“If you’re lucky enough to be a runner?  Well then. Reckon you’re lucky enough.”
– ilg’s Hopi Father from Second Mesa, Hopi Reservation 

 

 

 

 

Dewa giving Thumbs UP and flip point;  the famed Eureka ghost town, ele; 9, 983′

 

“If you don’t like the games the Outer World has created?
Make up your own…
Never forget Yogi;
You are a citizen of Two Worlds;  The Outer (stupid)
and The Inner (soul-full). “
– Coach Steve Ilg
Direct Lines, 1987

 

 

The most recent longevity research proves:  
one of the most important keys to living longer younger?
have an intimate Partner – could be a Dog Being, a Human Being, a Deity Being,  or a Sacred Mountain Being or?!?!?!  – 
just have an intimate Partner

shortly after snapping this pic closing in on mile 9,
Dewa had the full on Eye Of The Tiger,  knowing that this was her
final training sesh way up high before returning to the lowlands…
ran beside her,  asking her about logistics;
she turned her precious head that ilg once helped guide out fr(om) her
M(om)my’s w(om)b…
and said into a roaring headwind after nearly 9 miles?

“I’M DOING TEN!”

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why should feeble ilg haven’t even thought about that?
Dewa?
She will All-Ways surprise you by Her unmatched conviction
Ever Higher …

so, after Dewa did her 10 miles at 10,000′?

we all took a picnic m(om)ent at the approach Trailhead for the rock climbing sesh..
ilg hadn’t eaten intentionally since 730p the night before… stay tuned to ilgs
fasting as lifetime longevity theory soon…

in order to set up a TR** the old man had to free climb a 5.7 on the superb granite near Silverton, Colorado… 

still able to take the Sharp End at nearly 64…

now? if you’re like a Texan or a stupid person?
you probably don’t even know what “take the Sharp End” means..
and that? my young friend?
is your problem, 
not ilgs… 
#dobetter
#donttreatdiseasetreataging 

pic by Ben:
Dewa, still following in her old Dad’s lead… literally 

one reason why Dewa is slaying at Neuroscience in college when she could still be in HS?

MENTAL FOCUS and TRAINING DISCIPLINE …
gained perhaps in part at least
through her chi-ldhood
in the Wholistic Fitness® and outdoor/mountain athlete lifestyle…

“Beliefs (an intellectual dam) are barriers to actual freed(om)…
Beliefs are, by definition?  Limits.
Freed(om) has no Limits.”
– Coach Steve Ilg 
Direct Lines, 1995

when Dewa belays her boyfriend Ben?
when he asks, “You got me?”
and Dewa responds, “I got you, babe!”
in the mountain sports?
that’s carries 10,000x the metaphysical weight
of other couples that just go see movies and are addicted to comfort.
Comfort Kills.
Choreographed Pain and Fear?
Heals and empowers.

according to Ben’s ear to ear smile?
old Daddy did Go(o)d today…providing a memorable
m(om)ent for both her and Dewa…

may their Relationship and life flourish…

 

*Early Morning Ritual;  a Wholistic Fitness® standard awakening Practice since 1982 incorporating Shatkarma, Pranayama, Meditation, and Asana – comment below if you need guidance

 

** Top Rope …- comment below if you need guidance