for the first time ever, i’ll be racing in the 50+ Age Group next weekend at Iron Horse…
actually, i’ll be racing in the 45-54 Age group, yet, really, i’ll be more interested in those 50+’rs…
amazingly our ‘old’ Age Group WON the OVERALL Road Race last year, thanks to Ned Overend, another ageless wonder from Durango.
So, up those seemingly endless, sky-high, snow-surrounded mountain passes, i cultivated the Witness Within. i practiced watching my effort -detached – without form watching the formfull. Basically? ilg just ‘watched ilg pedal up the mountain.’ This ‘witnessing’ technique is an ancient spiritual warrior tool for transforming suffering into mere effort. Suffering has emotional baggage, however pure Effort is Suffering without the emotional baggage.
Most Noble Sangha,
for those of you into world-class road racing with a Durango Connection, check out this killer 4-minute video on Tour de France sensation, Durango’s own; Tommy Danielson…followed up by a nifty Coach Ilg discount for cyclists:
ilg knows a thing or two about overc(om)ing cramps…most of it? nutritional…some of it? biomechanical. the rest of it? karmic…cramping symbolizes samskaric work from prior lives left undone…read below for more
yup…only in Durango…you show up for the ‘slow’ B ride and find yourself doing battle up 2 x 700′ climbs over 35 miles at 20+mph with no less than Shonny Vanlandingham …riding her MOUNTAIN BIKE! gotta love this town! insane intensity is us!
Most Noble Sangha… what a(nother) amazing day here in the Bubble… my early morning Practice was saturated with pranic waves of inner depth and Divine vibration…which is not always the case…in fact, still, a lot of my personal Practices remain mere Grunt Work, trusting in the Higher Ones that they are registering my feeble yet […]
I can honestly say I Was There…
WF Master Student Suparna after c(om)pleting her first half-marathon…
…ilg apologizes to all the Sunday afternoon fitness warriors on the bikepath as i was weaving around on the bike path like a drunk, completely drained from all glycogen stores.
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