…we pick up our story the day before the… Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon …a good 15 years has passed since i last attempted this race as a soloist… last night; my Mt. Taylor special ski’s were waxed and the climbing skins attached… this morning;12″ more of fresh pow has hit the Snowbowl, just 17 minutes […]
Flagstaffian and famed “Cave Explorer” HP Yogi Jut out there ‘getting it done’ with breath and posture at the USSSA National Qualifier Sport SnowShoe Race on Sunday. photo by coach. Most Noble Ones, “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns […]
Author’s Note: i still have not received any Race Photos from the Event Staff…let us Journey Upward together as is… We pick up our story here:“…for now, as we walked toward Race Registration carrying our swords of long, light skis and light saber-like poles, my heart was thumping with excitement, anxiety, and utter joy. i […]
Engineer Mountain hovers over the Start Line of the debut of Durango’s Nordic Ironman; the Tour de Ski. the course would offer us exhausted nordic skiers our 40k turn-around at an elevation very close to the 13,211 summit of “Engie”. race day morning 5:30 am. Andrew “Ferggie” Ferguson’s beautiful home in Durango. “ilg…”his deep lung’d […]
to noble sangha. stop. finished race. stop. nearly 3 and a half hours at an average heart of 175. stop. did not quit because of your faith in me. stop. i tried soooo hard. stop. did not even come near the podium. stop. still feel like a champion however for not quitting. stop. did not […]
..not only the most fit strength-endurance athletes on this plane(t), they are also among the most beautiful…After 10 days and 8 Stages, the 2007/08 Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear is over. On the ladies’ side, Charlotte Kalla (SWE) stormed to win the 2nd edition of the Tour in spectacular fashion on […]
The sandy sinew of trail was bathed in the warmth of December’s “Cold Moon” sun. A winter’s solstice run up to the vortex of Boynton Canyon; creation birthplaceof the Yavapai-Apache to commemorate my 3-month old daughter’s ‘pranic baptism‘. This baptism of my child would not be performed with cold tap water and commissioned by some […]
Though this DL was inspired by my 10-mile Mountain Peak Run this morning… …i Dedicate this DL to my Beloved Ananda. only imagination can serve me for what endurance is required to keep fit for a 9-month pregnancy leading into the most Divine Workout that any human can experience. Mountains come in all kinds. All […]