coach ilg, Strength and Conditioning Coach of the famed, “Team 7-Eleven” pro cycling team from the eighties, still cranks out indoor cycling intervals, especially as a new father! photo by Ananda. *** CYCLE IN, BREATH OUT“Turning our minds to our Breath produces a moment of purity.No clutter. No random thoughts. No Drama.” – Coach Steve […]
In my last DL,i made a veiled invitation to Master Student Alan “L’Gaté” Ludgate to submit a Race Report on our shared Pilgrimage to the Mother of all Mountain Races, Imogene Pass last Saturday. Like the impeccably brilliant Master Student he is, L’Gaté immediately produced this offering for all of us. May each of us […]
Namaste My Precious and Noble Warriors! Just back from the Imogene Pass Runand had an absolutely SPECTACULAR pilgrimage to my old h(om)elandand one of my premier mountain venues before i broke my back. my “race” was quite emotional as i TAF’d it would be. hec yeah it was tough and HUMBLING on my ego seeing […]
Cardio commuting to town via the Lower Oldham Trail. bicycles are 80% energy efficient; only 20% of any caloric energy used in bicycling goes to move the bike. everything else is used to MOVE! on race bikes, the stats are even better! photo by Ananda. *** Live like a tree, not like fire. *** as […]
click on pics to enlargen and enliven your DL Chi Hit! “While unperishing love melted my bones,I cried,I shouted again and again,louder than the waves of the billowing sea,I became confused,I fell,I rolled,I wailed,Bewildered like a madman,Intoxicated like a crazy drunk,so that people were puzzledand those who heard wondered.” – Manikka-vacakar’s 9th century love songs […]
click on pic for another ilg CHI HIT from footage by Bill Galen of ilg suffering during a 1k uphill sprint interval at 10,300′ during the filming of my FLIGHT WITHOUT WINGS; Sport Snowshoe DVD. which remains the only Sport Snowshoe DVD on the planet…although no one seems interested in distributing it for me! so, […]
Most Noble Warriors, for the first time since an eon-ago and a broken spine;i and WF Master Student L’Gate are planning to run(read; survive, crawl, finish before cut off times) the oneand the onlyfootrace worth doing before you die(and if you die during this race? it’s a go(o)d day to die!) the: Imogene Pass Race […]
click photos to enlarge! Noble Coach Ilg, My Temple candle may have dimmed for the moment but I’m still walking the path. Here’s a shot from today’s ride up Stunt Road which followed a Green Tara Yoga practice from your TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION book. What a magnificent climb. Hope fair winds are pushing you upward. […]
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