Pro Trailwork…in HIGH HEAT!?!? How IS this possible in MARCH in DURANGO!?!?! Oh, yeah, wait, ilg recalls why; NO ONE LISTENED TO ILG’S “THE WINTER ATHLETE” book published in 1991 which …well? READ IT! Totally prophesied what would happen (i.e; NOW) IF we did NOT immediately recognize the sacredness of our most […]
when it finally sunk into feeble ilgs last few brain cells still knocking boots up in that precious hemisphere we know as the Skull that Dewa was literally gonna Be Here Now back in Durango? Alongside ilg? My former Shadow returning from the months long darkness of Her at college 1,205 miles away? Reckon it was […]
Literally The Perfect Post Final Nordic Race recovery sesh ever… If you have followed ilg since 1981? You know by now, that TRANSFORMATION is what makes ilg wet…. It’s my lifeblood; be it transforming an athlete higher, transforming a bodywork client outta pain, transforming an unsustainable trail into a sustainable trail for the generations […]
Dear Editor, Our hamlet beneath the Diné Sacred Peak has and is suffering chronic, unmitigated murdering to everything sacred to us few remaining native winter athletes. How many recall our 3 Nordic Jumps (5m, 10m, 15m), on Chapman Hill? Only land scars and timbers remain. Purg? Not worthy of the nickname. Please rebrand as […]
Winter racing ’23 Expected expenses that have not been paid by Daddy yet: $7,350 Remaining Balance Due to Durango Nordic Team: $1,500 *** Venmo or PayPal ANYTHING: Steve@wholisticfitness.com *** 12/31 – Grand Mesa 10k CL (#2 of Series) https://gmnc.org/event/grand-mesa-classic-10km-classic-race/ COST: Covered by Daddy Result: Dewa 8th OA, Daddy 9th OA. […]
if thus inspired; please help single Daddy ilg with expenses by sending $ to steve@wholisticfitness.com via PayPal or Venmo… THANK YOU! it ain’t easy, to say the least! pic; 3 Letter, 2 sport DHS Freshman Dewachen Ilg (14) after setting a FKT on Centennial Peak (13,067′) in preparation to represent Durango High School at the 2022 […]
pic by Dewa (13) of this precious Purple Fringe crushing it during a beyond-extreme drought plaguing southwest Colorado’s high country; She took this pic at just about 12,000′. what ilg’s Father’s Day workout (with Dewa) at age 59 looked like…on Strava. follow steve ilg on Strava.com to see precisely ilg’s […]
Wildflowers bloss(om)! (5) Sacred Snow? Now, sacred streams! (7) Waterfalls within! (5) chose to end Week One of new Kendall Mountain Race training block with another high alpine run after yesterday’s 4-hour crush of 12,496′ Silver Mountain with Dewa (see my social media!). legs felt surprisingly springy and lungs felt […]
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