Since taking this job two years ago as Trails/Property Manager at Edgemont Highlands after retiring from many years as Crew Leader at Durango Trails® (formerly Trails 2000), this forlorn, non functioning footbridge on the TomTom Trail was a significant blimp upon many other blimps on my mind to upgrade. With 15 miles of trails under […]
breathing into my EMR* knew it would be a doozy of a day for this ol’ man…just didn’t realize how DEEPLY the Deities would assist ilg to create literally the most perfect – no, not perfect; just DIVINE – ending day to Dewa’s first collegiate spring break. knew ilg had to get and keep the […]
when it finally sunk into feeble ilgs last few brain cells still knocking boots up in that precious hemisphere we know as the Skull that Dewa was literally gonna Be Here Now back in Durango? Alongside ilg? My former Shadow returning from the months long darkness of Her at college 1,205 miles away? Reckon it was […]
Literally The Perfect Post Final Nordic Race recovery sesh ever… If you have followed ilg since 1981? You know by now, that TRANSFORMATION is what makes ilg wet…. It’s my lifeblood; be it transforming an athlete higher, transforming a bodywork client outta pain, transforming an unsustainable trail into a sustainable trail for the generations […]
Event: Langlauf Nordic Marathon 30k (one our nation’s longest running Nordic Marathons at nearly 50 years) Date: Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 Location: Durango Nordic Center Elevation: 8,793′ Snow Situation: 58% of recent snowpack decimated in past 78 hours Race Course Status: Extreme – the first lap of the 4×7.5 kilometer course absolutely terrifying for […]
Winter Park, CO – The Snow Mountain Stampede at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center just north of Winter Park, Colorado is one of the most iconic Nordic ski races of the western United States, dedicating one day per weekend for both Nordic cross country disciplines. This year, Nordic racers travelled from Idaho, California, Wisconsin, and even […]
“We only do well the things we like doing,” – Colette as quoted in Steve Ilg’s THE OUTDOOR ATHLETE’S TRAINING JOURNAL (1992/Johnson Press) leading pic by Tina Maria Vallez of your feeble teacher and Sandra Lee who created the Navajo Nation Community Fundraiser as we prepare to deliver the first of several food shipments directly […]
Namah Most Noble Sangha! my latest vLog is UP! just click the arrow in the pic below to enjoy and benefit! this weekly vLog c(om)es in at around 14-minutes so, just hit Watch Later if you need more time to drop into the world’s most Wholistic YouTube Channel ever! oh, and be SURE […]
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