Tad Elliot (photo by Salomon), son of my own childhood coach; 3-time Nordic Olympian Mike Elliot of Durango. I recall holding Tad in my arms when he was a baby. Today? In my book? Tad is without a doubt, the absolute coolest Under-23 Stud currently residing on this Plane(t). I can say this because I, […]
click to enlarge “There Is No Pain Like Mt. Taylor Top 20 Pain…” – a sacredly withered coach moments after posting a 4:47, 16th Overall Finish at Saturday’s Mt.Taylor Winter Quadrathlon. photo by Craig Ilg. Full story and pics coming to DIRECT LINES Subscribers!
Grants, New MexicoSaturday Evening Post Most Noble Sangha,wow.okay, it’s been 20 years since i’ve cracked the Top 20 of this Race, and let me tell you right spanking now:“There is no pain, like Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon Top 20 Pain!” my fingers can still barely function well enough to get this to you, and i […]
i can barely grok the fact that today i climb into Bala – who’ll be packed like a Grand Canyon Mule with skis, bike, snowshoes, and cold weather gear – and head east across my beloved sparse, high desert to contest the Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon which has by now, become an ilg signature event. […]
Flagstaff Nordic Center – Sunday, February 1, 2009 click on pics to enlarge After 3 consecutive weekends of racing in three different winter sports, covering race distances from 10k to 42k, and canvassing 700 miles of travel, Coach cashed in on his final event before the Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon by repeating as Champion in […]
Mt. Rainer and “Spaceship Clouds” from Peter Murray of Vashon Island, Canada Most Precious Sangha, some pretty big Energy sweeping around the Temple these days…i’ll fill you in after the weekend. i’ll do my best to blog before i leave, however, if i don’t make it (i know my Snowshoe Race Report is past due!) […]
“…until we reach enlightenment there will inevitably be doubts, because doubt is a fundamental activity of the unenlightened mind, and the only way to deal with doubts is neither to suppress nor indulge them.”– Soygal Rinpoche Doubt shares her gnarled roots within Fear. In fact, Doubt and Fear are symbiotic sisters; indulge in one, and […]
USA’s Jonathan Page (Planet Bike) on the run-up.Photo ©: Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net Superprestige #4 – Hamme Zogge, C1, Belgium, November 23, 2008Elite Men *** text and photos by ilg except where noted.re-use by permission only please. click on pics to enlarge. *** “ilg, i can’t believe you don’t cyclecross race! it’s like ideally suited to you!” […]
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