How much should you run each week? The appropriate run training volume is a fundamental question every athlete asks at some point. Should you run as many hours as you have available? Should you limit your running hours or miles based on the demands of your goal event? Is there a running test or data …
CTS Premier Coach Renee Eastman has been a Retül Bike Fit professional for more than 10 years and a cycling coach and phsyiologist for more than 25 years. This is her bike saddle guide to comfort, clarity, and finally sitting on your bike without suffering. Saddle discomfort is one of the most common issues I …
Jason Koop is Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning and author of “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning“ Many runners injure themselves because they seek to increase performance by simply training more. Up to a certain point, a reasonable increase in overall workload (i.e., time on feet, elevation gain, strides, strength training or really anything) usually results in some …
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “Ride Inside“ and “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” As the summer cycling season winds down, cyclists face several options. With your biggest event goals in the rearview mirror, the next few months are full of opportunities! Rather than sitting on the couch and watching football, use this time to …
Beta-alanine is a workout supplement that promises to reduce fatigue and increase exercise capacity. It is very popular with athletes who engage in short bouts of intense exercise (e.g., Crossfit, strength training, sprinting) but not as commonly used by endurance athlete, especially ultraendurance athletes. Would supplementing with beta-alanine improve trail and ultrarunning performance? The short …
Running is not typically considered a gear-intensive sport, but the remote nature of trail and ultrarunning means there are some gear essentials that improve comfort and performance as well as increase a runner’s safety. Here is an essential gear list meant to ensure new trail and ultrarunners have the basic equipment to train effectively and …
As we start reach the end of August, the bulk of the summer is in the rearview mirror. And while there are athletes who have big events coming up in the next several weeks, many of you are wrapping up your summer season. You have trained long and hard to get here and I …
What is a sports drink? A sports drink is essentially water with stuff dissolved in it. Some drinks have lots of different kinds of stuff dissolved in them, some of which just waste space. There is only so much room to dissolve solutes in a drink. As a result, drinks with fewer ingredients can …
Forty CTS Athletes are gathering in the Chamonix for the 2025 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) races, including the winner and runner up from the elite women’s Western States: Abby Hall and Fuzhao Xiang. I have attended UTMB multiple times to support athletes and it’s always a highlight of my year. As in previous years, …
I am never riding the Leadville 100 again. Don’t get me wrong, I love Leadville. I’d recommend it to my friends, help them train for it, and I’m sure I’ll be back to crew for CTS Athletes and friends in the future. But 1,100 miles on that course, eleven times up Columbine and Powerline, is …