By Alison Tetrick, Pro cyclist, Entrepreneur, CTS Contributing Editor Legacies live forever, especially when you do more. I have been going through my grandfather’s medals, jerseys, and photos this week. It hasn’t been easy, yet as the years go by, I treasure the time we had and what he taught me. My grandfather, Paul Tetrick, …
Canyon Bicycles USA Named as Exclusive Bike Sponsor CARLSBAD, CA MARCH 16, 2021 – Canyon USA announced today a two-year partnership with Carmichael Training Systems that will benefit the organization as well as coached athletes. Celebrating over 20 years in business this year, CTS coaches will exclusively rely on Canyon bikes for use at …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning This weekend along Colorado’s front range we saw a snowstorm of biblical moderately interesting proportions. Areas from Denver to Boulder and where I live in Colorado Springs received anywhere from 12-30 inches of the fluffy white powder in a matter of hours. All this made for slow …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS One of the best parts of spending my life working in the endurance sports community is having the opportunity to meet and get to know brilliant scientists, coaches, entrepreneurs, and personalities. Of course, the more people you meet the more discerning you have to be about …
By Reggie Miller, NBA Hall of Fame, MTB Racer, CTS Contributing Editor I get asked this question all the time on my rides or at my races, “Why do you push yourself on the bike, you could have easily just been a weekend warrior cyclist after your basketball career?” Perhaps they’re right. I played competitive …
New columns from Reggie Miller, Alison Tetrick, Lisa Bourne, Scott Mercier (Colorado Springs, March 11, 2021) – CTS, the leader in endurance coaching and training camps, today announced the addition of four new voices to their content team. NBA Hall of Fame inductee and USA Cycling Board Member, Reggie Miller, along with Alison Tetrick, …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning Let’s face it, there is a good chunk of this readership that would like to lose a few pounds. Whether it’s a byproduct of a few too many adult beverages or a penchant for ice cream (raising my hand), the excess calories that add up to …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS Eating in the evening often gets a bad rap because people associate it with mindless snacking and polishing off a whole bag of chips or a full pint of ice cream. Sometimes, though, what is bad for a sedentary population can be good for athletes. …
By Lisa Bourne CTS Contributing Editor My love affair with cycling started very innocently back in the 90s during hours of sweaty, techno laden spin class (of all places) and has led me on the most beautiful, and sometimes most painful, adventure of my life. My happy place is traveling with my bike and there’s …
By Coach Renee Eastman, MS, USAC Level 1 Coach, NASM Sports Nutrition Coach Good eating and hydration practices on the bike are some of the simplest ways to get more out of your training rides and event performances. This topic has been covered on this blog before (like in this article: Nutrition for Rides of …