i had ‘That Feeling’ which athletes s(om)etimes get on Race Day…
it’s a feeling that…
well, even if we don’t gain the podium?
we’re gonna extract some deep down suffering from the cells of our competitors…
today, with a 4 week-old knee MCL injury that sends most scrambling to surgery …today? ilg Felt It and It was SPECTACULAR!
ilg’s Winter Race Season so far; 2013/14
all races done on a Grade II MCL knee injury:
1st place; Snowshoe; Vertical Hour, December 14, Hesperus, CO
1st place; 7.5k Classic; World’s Highest Nordic Biathlon, December 15, Wolf Creek Pass, CO
1st place, 50+ Mens; Coke Race #1, 8k Classic, December 28, Purgatory, CO
2nd Place OA, 1st Place Mens, Vertical Hour #2 Snowshoe; January 5th, Hesperus, CO
Happy 84th to my precious M(om)…may feeble ilg be so ALIVE with the CHI as her…and yes, that is my 55 year-old older sis, Constance Ilg with my M(om)…and a Happy 45th to my little brother Craig who was born on my M(om)’s b-day! — with Constance Ilg.
Backstory: my beloved Purgatory Ski Area, since being hijacked by out of towners that chose to capitalize on condo’s, Texans, and capital gains, has consistently turned its back on our requests to integrate Uphill Skiing/Snowshoeing. Nearly every other Colorado ski area has welcomed uphill athletes as long as we accept to buy lift tickets […]
I’ve always considered Crow as the left-handed guardian of MahaYogi Santa Claus. I often refer to Crows during this time as Christmas Crows. Each one you see during this time is big Medicine!
You see, Crow knows the unknowable mysteries of creation and is the keeper of all sacred law (‘dharma’ in yoga). There are several species of Crow. Raven is one and…
Two races this season, and two wins…both coming less than 2 weeks after severely spraining my MCL (while dancing with Dewa, of all things!)…
there are NO ARROWS more vital for your cellular fitness quiver than the BodyHealth arsenal pictured above…i rely on each of the above every day, and now, just in time for the wholiday season; a 4-for-1 or 20% off deal!!!
our Fearless Leader, feeble yogi ilg who “laid down one of my most beautifully brutal Steve ilg’s High Performance Yoga’s PROP Workouts tonight just one week after destroying my MCL while dancing with my daughter;
“The sacred snows are falling.
Far up river a silver curtain closes.
Clouds grow
and coldness spawns
across the meadows.
Seek strength through suppleness,
not through force.
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