"You must open your eyes to the definite second,
You must be the moment
In all your ferocity and faith,
For that miraculous second will never come
Back ever again.
Be aware, be aware: Sometimes the invitation to your new life comes
At the most least likely time."
- Mirabal
ilg on the attack during Day Two of the Iron Horse Bicycle Race held in Durango, Colorado last weekend. photo by: Barak Naggan Photography
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DAY ONE: Durango to Silverton Road Race. 49-miles. 5,700 vertical feet of climbing. highest elevation; nearly 11,000'. twice.
"What irony," i thought to myself as my heart-rate leaped into the clouds dancing out rain as our Masters peleton slammed into Shalona hill bringing our speed from 25 mph to 8, "i'm once again racing in a world that's been dead to my limbs for years, yet here again is that undeniable aliveness pulsating in every blood cell and chi meridian; Warrior blood...Warrior Chi never dies."
Eventually, the Wholistic Fitness athlete/yogi evolves into the many different tribes of athletes that train specifically for their sports. Timing is everything for the WF athlete. my training diary showed less than 35 hours of cardio training for May 1-21; right before this 3-day race. the guys i was competing against? twice that much; i know at least one of them had already done the 5-Day Tour De Gila alongside Lance Armstrong as prep for this race. ilg was changing diapers and doing yoga....
READ THE REST OF COACH's HIGH FINISH AND SEE THE PROFESSIONAL STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHY IN TODAY's DL SUBSCRIPTION FORMAT...
COMING UP NEXT ONLY FOR DL SUBSCRIBERS:
DAY TWO...THE CRITTERS COME OUT TO PLAY and the field narrows considerably...as Coach's Wholistic Fitness training takes out another huge chunk from the cycling-specific athletes!
