“Steve Ilg is a remarkable coach, athlete and spiritual man, His approach to physical fitness as a spiritual practice resonates with me in a deep and heartfelt way. As such I recommend him highly to anyone”
Dr. Robert Bishop of LegalShield
pic courtesy of WF Online Student Kavik atop “Gudy’s Rest” which ironically overlooks ilg’s chi-ldhood drainage…grew up at the mouth of this drainage and ruled with my wolf, Apache all this land as a kid. now, to prescribe workouts for Noble Students like Kavik among my h(om)eland? is to ilg, great, sacredness. wait till […]
A(nother) indelible Daddy/Daughter Warrior(ess) karmic/samskaric m(om)ent captured in squence by Sandra Lee…yesterday at the infamous and now 40th running of the Kendall Mountain Race! been racing this esteemed hallowed race since ilg was a kid, and yesterday? my own kid helped my lame ass to the finish line and inflamed her OWN desire to race […]
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 […]
And so It Begins Again… Track Camp…Dewa in pink, foreground…she pretty much? Kills. Runs like a Diné Banshee doth my girl… honored to assistant coach most noble, most venerable Gerry Geraghty when ilg can… watch for a Wholistic Fitness® Kids Camp next spring, or maybe even? this Fall?! would ya’ll like that, Conscious […]
Sacred Effort happened…1st Place AG, 6th Overall at Snow Mountain Stampede 50k…3 hours, 57 minutes of high end Bardo Training! we had to cross country ski UP 7k of an alpine ski resort after racing 40k’s in whiteout conditions…too tired to write more … THANK YOU ALL who contributed monetarily and/or spiritually to this […]
feeling very Blessed… taught my final Tuesday Night (Indoor) Worlds at the Durango Rec Center just now and received an ovation fr(om) 22 AMAZING WARRIOR/ESS’s that put up with Coach Ilg’s unique, fierce love since Fall Time Change…ilg has seen INCREDIBLE, POSITIVE spiritual, biomechanical, and physical changes in those Warrior/ess’s who consistently attended my classes […]
all pics by Joy Kilpatrick…GREAT JOB, AMMAJI!!!… Team Ilg! oh man, what it takes to get both yourself AND your kid to the Start Line!? phew! reckon that’ll be my warmup again! — at Durango Nordic Track. Well, Yesterday’s race day certainly was wholistic! chaotic, hard, sacred, tricky, and somewhat embarrassing! Finished 6th OA, […]
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These teachings are the "Rasas" or "sap" of Wholistic Fitness. You’ll find insights to ponder, student chi to keep your own chi topped off, and plenty of proven training techniques to test on your own body, mind, and spirit! Also, you’ll find my very popular Race Reports, and news of our Sangha’s (community’s) latest transpersonal fitness adventures!
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Photo of Coach and daughter Dewachen, living the Path (upside down!) by www.jamesqmartin.com