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How to Ramp Up Ultramarathon Training Without Injury

  By Darcie Murphy CTS Senior Ultrarunning Coach Increasing ultramarathon training volume or intensity is often a contributing factor for injuries. Your body has adapted to a certain workload, and increasing that workload is necessary in order to improve fitness. However, if you ramp up training too quickly or too much you are at increased …

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Coach Andy’s Tips for Overcoming Adverse Weather in Ultramarathons

    By Andy Jones-Wilkins, CTS Ultrarunning Pro Coach, host of “Crack a Brew with AJW Podcast” I recently had the opportunity to provide race support for four athletes I coach at the Rocky Raccoon 100 in Huntsville, TX. Rocky is an early season ultra with a reputation of being one of the “easier” 100-mile …

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How to Optimize Ultramarathon Aid Station Stops

  By Darcie Murphy, CTS Ultrarunning Senior Coach As you begin race day planning for ultrarunning events, you must consider aid station strategies. Where are the aid stations located? How can you best utilize them to manage the course and the race most effectively? CTS Coaches support athletes – from champions like Katie Schide to …

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Defeating Give-Up-Itis in Trail and Ultra Running

  By Andy Jones-Wilkins, CTS Ultrarunning Pro Coach When I was coming of age in ultrarunning in the 1990s, I was fortunate to have very good mentors. Four, in particular – John Medinger, Tim Twietmeyer, Ann Trason, and Tommy Nielsen — all took me under their collective wings and fed me with knowledge and wisdom. …

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Perceived Exertion: How To Run And Train By Feel

  By Cliff Pittman, CTS Senior Coach & CTS Coaching Development Director Technology continues to profoundly impact training methods across the spectrum of endurance sports. However, a stubbornly low-tech assessment of effort and exercise intensity stands the test of time. Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is about as simple as it gets: “On a scale …

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6 Things This Coach Won’t Do

  By Sarah Scozzaro, CTS Ultrarunning Pro Coach In my nearly 20 years of coaching, including more than a decade coaching ultramarathon runners, I have evolved as a professional. There are many ways to work as a coach, and I’ve made certain decisions to align my practice with my values and my approach to athlete …

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Success Strategies for Non Goal-Oriented Athletes

  By Darcie Murphy, CTS Ultrarunning Pro Coach Here’s my unpopular response to the “New Year, New You” voices: It’s okay to not be a goal-setter. If you have been living under a boulder, then maybe you’re unaware we’re expected to have goals for the New Year. And not just for athletic objectives, but also …

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How to Train for a 200-Mile Ultramarathon

  By Anne Tisdell, CTS Ultrarunning Expert Coach Two-hundred-mile ultramarathons are growing in popularity, even if the absolute number of competitors is still relatively low. I finished second to Sally McCrae in the 2023 Moab 240, one of 112 total finishers. If you’re considering stepping up to the 200-mile distance, this is a perfect time …