Wholistic Fitness

Remind me again why the hell i should NOT raise my daughter to be a nordic ski racer? futilely yet steadfastly chasing last year’s champion, Clay Moseley – a world class cyclist – during last Sunday’s 10k Chama Ski Classic. elevation; close to 10,000’. remember, this the day AFTER racing a 15k Freestyle race at the same elevation! as you can see, i’ve at least manufactured a big gap between myself and third place…more importantly, i’m trying to put seconds between myself and anyone else in the King Of The Mountain (KOM) competition which goes to the fastest Classic 10k skier and 5k Snowshoer…as you’ll soon read, i would lose my KOM title by 40 seconds. photo by Pat Hogan.

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i can do it, i can do it…i kept telling myself…up and over a short roller, we went..we passed a lap racer…Tim was in the finishing straight, the people were cheering, nordic bells were ringing…this is why we race…i stabbed my ski poles in a vicious manner, pumping out my V2 cadence with as much Warrior verve as i could muster.

i finished 2 seconds behind him, 7th Overall…3rd in my Age Group.

tomorrow would be another day; MY DAY TO DEFEND MY KING OF THE MOUNTAIN TITLE! could i do it…especially after wasting myself on this brutally beautiful 15k? hmmm….

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‘If you’re not desperate for time to meditate, you are not desperate enough…yet.’ – coach steve ilg

…it’s a little scary how fast i return to my previous life as a solo sadhaka…delightfully, i built a fire in my cabin, got into my yogi birthday clothes, and immediately dove deep into a solo asana, pranayama, and meditation session…hours flew by like Ravens in an updraft as i merged sacredly into an inner pranic ocean of Himalayan cave like retreat…Blessed are we who crave inner-Attainment over entertainment…

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click to enlarge: Box Canyon Falls, Ouray, CO… one of the most powerful Shakti vortex’s of Turtle Island’s southwest. this is ultimate Yin…you can see the waterfall gushing behind the vagina-like, sculpted granite crevice. photo by Ananda. *** Hello Coach, Hope all is well with you and your family. i know you are very busy […]

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click on pics to enlarge the Chi Hit Northern New Mexico past weekend:ilg family re-union (re-yoga) location: Heron Lake, New Mexico all photos and text by ilg this offering is devoted to the Fish Beings… looking north over El Vado Reservoir in northern New Mexico…a scant 1.50 hours from Durango, Colorado. Should one sincerely undertake […]

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click on pics to deepen the Chi Hit…all photos by steve ilg unless otherwise noted. please do not republish without first asking. May my effort amplify your Practice this week… *** Prehistoric man journeyed through, lived within, and more than likely marveled at these captivating sand dunes which lay like a Devotee before the snowy […]

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click pic to enlarge the Chi Hit…do not republish without permission…thank you. photo by ilg Give Whatever It Is, Space… this is High Dune…at the Great Sand Dunes National Park…about 3 hours from DurangoNorth America’s highest Sand Dune at over 8,000′and the venue of my World Sandshoe Championshipsback in the day. i ran/hobbled it five […]

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click on pics to deepen the Chi Hit…all photos by Steve “Bleeding Fingertips” Ilg. do not republish without asking. gracias, amigos y amigas Fossilized sea wave, a hallmark ‘blue-tiful’ New Mexico Father Sky and Grandmother (Moon) being seductive in Her playday garb, can you spot Her?… “A great vision is needed, and he who has […]

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