December 28, 2006
iPod + Nike = SacReligion
So, i understand that Nike has merged with iPod and has thus begun a marketing
(read spirit-deconditioning) campaign to convince the UnAwakened masses
that to go for a run without being 'plugged in' is soooo uncool.
feeble ilg wonders,
"Would Steve Prefontaine train and race with an iPod?"
whatever happened to running while listening to and nourishing one's own Divinity!?!
am i the only one left on the planet unable and uncaring to find my iPod before a Cardio workout?
what the hell is so terribly bad about listening to the music of self, of breath, of ones own measured footfalls
with the sacred breast of Mother Earth?!?!???!?! i pause and wonder what the Ancient Himalayan trekking Yogis or
or own Ancient Native American footrunners
would think of wearing an iPod while on pilgrimage among the Sacred Peaks?
now, i reflect on all the runners and cyclists that nearly
wreck into me or are startled like electronically buzzed sheep when i run or cycle upon them while they
are so "plugged into" their cherished, expensive, and idiotic iPods.
did Nike* forget or did they just conveniently choose to ignore their roots;
the deeply seated wire-to-wire full best effort by a simple, humble Warrior named,
Pre?
Pre wanted to win, sure.
Yet, he Knew that how he chose to race
mattered far, far more.
"Racing is not about winning,
it's about knowing ourselves."
- coach ilg, 1985
WF Warriors,
we live in dangerous times...
so quick to forget our Root Teachers,
so quick to run toward the next more Imaged Thing,
so quick to sacrifice our Soul Nature for Outer Worldly things and circumstances.
i tell you this, Oh Seeker Of Union;
Stay True To That Which Scares You Most...
even if it means running wire to wire as fast you can
or climbing a rock with no rope to catch you...
for in doing so,
not only will you cultivate your Higher Self,
you will find your Higher Self again
and again
and endlessly again
along a humble, steep, windy Path
attacking a Direct Line up the Highest Summit of all...
a Tiny, Bejeweled Proven Path known as: Wholistic Fitness.
Keep it Real;
Keep it WF.
i love you all, beyond the present incarnation...
coach ilg
* i was one of Nike's first sponsored extreme athletes in the eighties when they launched their
ACG line. dined and wined by Nike for three years was great; basically a helicopter came by my
home in Colorado and dropped off a huge box of high tech, prototype outdoor sports gear
that i was to train in and provide feedback. i did. they dropped me when their ACG department
fell off in favor of providing a more Ghetto Feel for their basketball department.
Temple Note: coach ilg has held podiums and course records in running distances from 5k to 50 mile trail races.
Labels: Appropriate Action, Cardio, WF Teachings
WF Warrior Secrest Breaks World Ultra Cycling Record!
My friend Michael Secrest from Scottsdale, AZ whom some of you WF Devotees may recognize from my books, just broke the World Record for 24 hours of continuous cycling on October 22, 2006. The Two Wheeling Warrior rode 534.75 miles at an astonishing average speed of 22.28 mph! He set the mark at the Home Depot ADT Event Center in Carson, CA.
I crewed for Michael when he set the 24-hour World Record in 1996 at the Dominguez Hills velodrome in CA. This time, he somehow managed to bear through the excruciating pain of non-stop hammering for 24-hours on a tiny indoor track!!! i drew MUCH inspiration from Michael when i supported him in '96. Talk about Dharana! I doubt if there is a Studio Yogi living that can even comprehend the mental frame of concentration required to do what Michael does. Since he refuses to stop for ANYTHING, Michael uses a catheter to go to the bathroom without scrubbing any speed.
in an era when most people are addicted to comfort and "make it okay" to "feel good" about being obese*, at least our WF Tribe is still out there in Kali Yuga; being the ROCKY BALBOA's of the Inner, Focused, WARRIOR WAY!
when i asked Michael about his new Word Record, he wrote back, "Not bad for 53, eh?"
not bad a'tall, my Brother Warrior, not bad a'tall!
read more about Michael's record and...help support his next attempt in the spring of 07 as he attempts to go 550 miles in 24 hours on an indoor 333.3 meter track in MOSCOW! He needs OUR support! tell him, "coach ilg sent me!"
UltraCycling
Click on Secrest's Record WARRRIOR UP!
* see another ultra cycling legend and WF favorite: Ron Jones's homepage for the Ragin' RJ TRUTH on this:
RonJones
December 22, 2006
The Grinch Who SnowShoed Christmas?
"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?"
- Dr. Seuss
***
Coach,
i can feel your good vibes just from the tiny lines of this Internet, and i have not yet begun my formal training. How cool is that? So excited to be heading on a journey towards some Rarified Ether. Wow! Powerful words!
Peace
rich paul
{newest WF Online Student Rookie recently accepted into Formal WF Online Studies under coach ilg; send him go(o)d luck! not many persevere in the Steepest, most Direct Path of Transformation; WF Online Studies!}
photo of coach by Bill Galen during film footage of our soon to be released DVD; Flight Without Wings; Sport SnowShoeing Basics. pre-orders accepted via the Tribal Catalog; DO NOT MISS THE CHI!
Labels: Cardio, Student Testimonial, WF Inspiration
December 21, 2006
Temple News; Coach's SnowShoe DVD
Well, i thought i could get this fantastic new DVD out to you before year's end,
yet, well, my poor computer has smoke coming out of her USB ports trying to edit this project.
i have to halt editing here until after the holidays, however, the first of the year will see this project
wrapped, sealed, and delivered to those of you who have pre-ordered.
it's gonna be great, you'll love the trademark WF Chi, baby!
here is an out take from yesterday's filming, enjoy and thank you for your Practice of Patience:
breathe.mov