“The Ilg before the storm…” special thanks to HP Yogi RT for the helmet and Miguel for the Cervelo! photo by Ken. What can i say? i felt my Tribe with me this evening… the Nordic Weather Gods were out in full display…lightning, downpours, scintillating pockets of sunset, and the end of a rainbow arching […]
Durango, Colorado – your “Endless Beginner” of a Tribal Chief made yet another noble – yet unspectacular – effort tonight beneath Sister Rain Clouds and Hanuman Wind Clouds closing in as fast as an October sunset should be over the La Plata Mountains. finished 2nd in the C race among the Durango Sage and the “extremely rough, wet, […]
dat’s right: i’ve been virtually off the bike(s) since placing in the top 20 AG of the Imogene Pass Run and i’ve been fighting off an insanely powerful virus that has laid my two girls flat for five days; yet, when a four-event bicycle racing Championships occurs in my beloved hOMetown of Durango which has […]
note: ilg has received no product or monetary compensation from ZOOT® for this entry: GET COMPRESSED TO ATTAIN YOUR NEXT ENDURANCE PR… …i did! click to enlarge and you’ll see i’m wearing compression garments from heel to shoulder from Zoot®; socks, knickers, and arm warmers. my product review of these high-tech garments below. photo at […]
click pics to deepen the chi hits… “Toeing The Start Line,” has long been a catch phrase of mine. Here is why. Doing what is required to simply Toe The Start Line of a race (or of a performance) is tantamount to cultivating the Warrior qualities which the Ancient Enlightened Ones advised as key for […]
El Coache,My heart has felt so cold of late. So unfeeling. And the only seeming flicker of Light shown itself as I read about yet another student who’s life has been changed by your commitment. ~exhaling~ Run well tomorrow at Imogene, my ole teacher,run with my love and respect in your heart.Run for us all […]
note: this is first in a series of chi hits centering upon my performance at the grand-daddy of North American Mountain Running Races and one of WF’s Most Sacred Pilgrimages: the Imogene Pass Run where ilg was once a top-20 Overall finisher who now just tries to summit near the same time that i once […]
OFF TO IMOGENE!!! WHAT A BLESSING TO STILL BE RACING THIS INCREDIBLE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAIN SPIRITUAL PILGRIMAGE! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WELL WISHES… Note to: WF Online Students; i’ll be updating your programs/facilitations on Monday! Saying ‘bye bye’ to any recent gains in opening my hips, cuz tomorrow at this time? after hammering the 17 stratospherically […]