“Steve Ilg is a remarkable coach, athlete and spiritual man, His approach to physical fitness as a spiritual practice resonates with me in a deep and heartfelt way. As such I recommend him highly to anyone”
Dr. Robert Bishop of LegalShield
notes fr(om) my Rinpoche at Naropa University many, many moons ago yet notes your feeble teacher of no-thing has not forgotten: “When you meditate, keep your mouth slightly open as if about to say a deep, relaxing “Aaah.” By keeping the mouth slightly open and breathing mainly through the mouth, it is said that […]
A(nother) indelible Daddy/Daughter Warrior(ess) karmic/samskaric m(om)ent captured in squence by Sandra Lee…yesterday at the infamous and now 40th running of the Kendall Mountain Race! been racing this esteemed hallowed race since ilg was a kid, and yesterday? my own kid helped my lame ass to the finish line and inflamed her OWN desire to race […]
WHOLY JUST-GOT-SMOKED AGAIN!!! i REALLY have to ride my road bike more often! Tuesday Night World’s put the gawd awlmighty hurt on feeble ilg; 46 miles the first 13 of which we covered at 26.1 MPH AVERAGE!!! what is WRONG with these people!?!? taking pulls at 30mph!? finished a withered warrior but finished; 3rd from […]
all pics by Joy Kilpatrick…GREAT JOB, AMMAJI!!!… Team Ilg! oh man, what it takes to get both yourself AND your kid to the Start Line!? phew! reckon that’ll be my warmup again! — at Durango Nordic Track. Well, Yesterday’s race day certainly was wholistic! chaotic, hard, sacred, tricky, and somewhat embarrassing! Finished 6th OA, […]
pic by Sandra Lee; Daddy and Dewa downtown Telluride, engaged in the following Dharma Talk after slayin’ it on the world-class slopes of T-ride on Saturday… “Daddy?” “Yah Baby Girl?” “Do you know what my hobby is?” {breath-filled pause by me…} “Uhmmm, hmmm, that’s a tough one…I reckon you got lots of hobbies…” “Nope. Just […]
pic by HP Yogini Dawagahti Lee: your feeble teacher of nothing, “Off in search of a great perhaps,” beginning a 4-mile descent on my mountain bike after riding it up and stashing it at 12,378′ to peak run/scramble the seld(om)-visited summit of Three Needle Peak (13,491′) on Sunday, errr, yesterday. see my personal FB page for […]
Nabbin’ Madden Bike/Run Duathlon Workout – Level One Variation (Level Two, C(om)ing Soon!) Start Location: halfway between Durango and Mancos, Colorado Equipment: although i used a Cross Bike for this particular day, a MTB would probably serve you better. Running shoes. Hydration Pack with Tailwind. Ilg’s Roundtrip Time: just under 3 hours. […]
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