WHOLY JUST-GOT-SMOKED AGAIN!!! i REALLY have to ride my road bike more often! Tuesday Night World’s put the gawd awlmighty hurt on feeble ilg; 46 miles the first 13 of which we covered at 26.1 MPH AVERAGE!!! what is WRONG with these people!?!? taking pulls at 30mph!? finished a withered warrior but finished; 3rd from […]
Nabbin’ Madden Bike/Run Duathlon Workout – Level One Variation (Level Two, C(om)ing Soon!) Start Location: halfway between Durango and Mancos, Colorado Equipment: although i used a Cross Bike for this particular day, a MTB would probably serve you better. Running shoes. Hydration Pack with Tailwind. Ilg’s Roundtrip Time: just under 3 hours. […]
Noble Sangha…. when i was deeply imbedded in Road Cycling racing, i was trained by my Elders to “See the Organization…” what this meant was to realize that elite cycling is like an aerobic/anaerobic chess match…you must – no matter HOW HARD YOU ARE HURTING – keep your (what i have called) HELICOPTER […]
student quote of the week has GOT to go to….: Radine Dempsey of my ol’ h(om)etown of Boulder, CO who said: “I have the very first fitness and wellness plan you developed for me from 1980 something – lol. Table Mesa, Farentino’s, Randy Owen… You are the one who rocks!” *** sure wish i […]
i transformed one of my students of yoga/bodywork – a former National Champion in his sport – back to the top ten of last weekends’ National CycleCross Championships in Austin, TX. one year ago? his body was like the fabled tale of Zumbaks’ Suit; all twisted and contorted and full of deep cellular, neural, and hormonal imbalance from decades of professional cycling without a wholistic coach in his corner.
in the past 12 months…
These are my happy times, when the Aspens can no longer whisper their cheers to me… when, lower, the harvest begins to wane and the Bear Beings begin etching their long nocturnal nap beds…. when I force myself time and again to my lonely walk and work to the utmost upon this aging body of mine… There is warmth in the valleys