HOW (not) TO MAKE FRIENDS IN YOUR NEW TOWN…Coach Pisses Off The Yellow Jersey,Finishes first on his new team…and finishes in the Top 15 Overall… are you SURE you wanna piece of ‘dis shit!?? i’ve absorbed a fair bit of Trash Talkin’ capacities over the course of my life… and it might come as a […]
“To cultivate strength of self through softness in the midst of chaos, ahhh…therein lies High Performance Yoga�…”The Union with Divine Action.” – coach ilg, far right, practicing some “HP Yoga.” photo by Ananda. “The harder it hurts, the softer i relax into the intensity.”– coach ilg SCENE: Memorial Day, 2006. Upper Lake Mary, Arizona. 6,850′.Final […]
“What is born will die, What has been gathered will be dispersed, What has been accumulated will be exhausted, What has been built up will collapse, And what has been high will be brought low.” – TRADITIONAL BUDDHIST SCRIPTURE *** Returning to the Temple H(om)e, i found this “CONGRATULATIONS” sign waiting for me in the […]
Namaste DL Sangha! Ananda here as Coach prepares for his final day of racing; a 60 mile road race with 2,615′ of climbing and a spectacular (if you’re not racing it!) 1.5 mile uphill finish! Coach’s effort in yesterday’s criterium saw him get 16th place and advanced him to 17th place in the GC (General […]
Hey WF Sangha! came into today’s crit (short for ‘criterium’) in 20th place. not bad for being a ‘domestique’…a member of a racing team whose duty is to help out the Team Leader and the Team at large. my goals are to 1) help the Team, and 2) get my feet wet in this race […]
“Steve was, without a doubt, the Saving, Super Strong Grace of our Team today.”– Jeremy,Red Rock Racersafter the completion of the Perkinsville Road Race yesterday. Hey WF Sangha!i want to thank first of all, Temple Manager and my Beloved Partner Ananda for making yesterday one of the most amazing days, let alone ‘birthdays’ i have […]
Hi WF Sangha! Ananda here, in my time trial Aero position, sweating to the beat of my own rhythm. Calling on the inspiration of all those racing today to challenge and nurture myself. Seems so “easy” on a stationary bike! Well as Coach drives off to his second race of the day, i thought i […]
Birthday Boy, at the Start Line of this morning’s .6 mile uphill Time Trial. The moment of utter Truth in 5…4…3…2..1…!pics by Ananda. “Even in the greatest yogi, sorrow and joy still arise just as before. The difference between an ordinary person and the yogi is how they view their emotions and react to them.An […]
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