Most Treasured WF Sangha,it would take only my most Devoted long-term students to remember thisever-grinning elder Devotee of WF, “Fit Kit” Johanesonfrom Vernon, British Columbiashown above with Dewa yesterday. (Fit Kit brought Dewa that adorable hat) When i first met Fit Kit, i was living in Santa Fe…the year was 1993.as an Ironman Triathlete who […]
Here’s the drive to ilg’s Superbowl yesterday… …can there exist on this Plane(t) a more beautiful arena for warriors than that of the Outdoor Sports? ilg TAF’s not… At the Awards Ceremony in the quaint FNC Ski Lodge, Tim Allen, FNC’s Race Director, offered a very moving tribute to Coach Ilg, who will be moving […]
“Everything I’ve needed to teach my child, I learned from Snowshoe Racing.” – coach steve ilg champion winter sports athlete author/The Winter Athlete NOW APPEARING AT:the USSA Website click on RUNNING ON WATER column My real podium; coach with his 2 year-old daughter, Dewachen, after finishing 7th Overall at Flagstaff’s “Snow or No” 10k…a USSSA […]
It’s a nice conundrum to have at 47; apparently, the only people capable of beating me in a Classic Ski Race so far this year must be decades younger and members of National Teams! This morning was Race #1 of the AZ State Nordic Ski Championships of which i am the two-time defending Champion. On […]
“…most conventionally trained athletes and corporate warriors have heard and learned about visualization; the art of ‘seeing yourself’ perform a given action on what is essentially a pre-schoolers version of the Astral Realm, before animating the action on the Physical Realm…however, only WF Athletes know about a far Higher Technique, a Technique i call, Visceralization.” […]
all photos except where noted courtesy: – Patrick Hogan with Cumbres Adventures®. click to enlarge the chi hit Clay Moseley, a National Time Trial Champion, proved my only lure to catch in the 10k Classic during January 17th’s Chile Ski Classic…hecuva lure! Here, Clay demonstrates excellent ‘nordic tuck’ form. In a nordic tuck, the priority […]
The Race Director of the Chili Ski Classic apologized yesterday to me after she and other race organizers re-calculated the Combined Event times from last Sunday’s 37th running of the Chili Ski Classic…here is the report to the Arizona Daily Sun: above:steve ilg skiing to a King Of The Mountain Championship at the 37th Annual […]
Most Treasured Noble Sangha, drove back from Durango last night after racing a 10k Skate (5th place/AG) …just in time for Dewa’s bath time…then, a few winks and off to the Snowshoe races at FNC this morning…chasing winter racing in the SW, baby! got to love it! get out and do… take the Cold Sweat […]