Category Archives: Chris Carmichael
Weekend Reading from the Tour of California Race Experience: How to Survive a Stage Race on the Sun
Riding the Amgen Tour of California Race Experience with Team CTS this past week has been a blast, but that heat in first few days felt like riding on the surface of the sun. I’m really proud of all the … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Four Tips for Acing Your Next Performance Test
If progress is important to you, then measuring and monitoring your performance is critical. We know, for instance, that in the first six months an athlete works with a CTS Coach, they can often see a 10% increase in CTS … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Are you Prepared for the Springtime Tipping Point?
For the first few months of the year, it’s not too difficult for athletes to make and see significant progress with their fitness. After losing fitness through the fall and winter, simply increasing weekly training hours is enough to re-establish … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Knowing When Enough is Enough
Last week's blog about saving your season from a lingering winter definitely struck a chord, but this blog reaches athletes across a lot of latitudes, so for some athletes Spring has been in full swing for some time. As we … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: Save Your Season from a Lingering Winter
In some parts of the US – including Colorado – winter just doesn't seem to want to let go. This week it snowed twice in Colorado Springs, and it's been cold and nasty in other parts of the country as … Continue reading





