By Chris Carmichael CTS Founder and Chief Endurance Officer Recovery tracking is important for endurance athletes – and big business for app and device makers. There’s been an influx of new technologies that provide coaches and athletes with an unprecedented amount of data. Some of the data is useful and some of it is …
By Frederic Sabater Pastor, PhD CTS Expert Coach, Associate Researcher and Teacher at University of Perpignan Via Domitia Many athletes we talk to have access to more data and information than they know what to do with, including the oxygen saturation data coming from their Oura Ring, Apple Watch, Whoop strap, or Garmin watch. …
By Cliff Pittman, CTS Ultrarunning Coach Many marathon runners are making the leap to ultramarathon distances. If you are considering your first 50k, 50-miler, 100k, or even 100-mile ultramarathon, you’re not alone. The most important thing to understand is that an ultramarathon is not simply a longer marathon. As distance and duration increase, the …
Practical Guidelines for Concurrent Strength and Endurance Training for Cyclists By Jim Rutberg, Coach and co-author of “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” Reviewed by Coach Adam Pulford NSCA-CSCS, Host of “The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast” Amateurs, Masters, and Time-Crunched Cyclists benefit from both strength training and endurance training, but struggle to fit both into limited available time. The …
By Darcie Murphy, CTS Ultrarunning Senior Coach The holiday season is upon us! Whether that conjures panic or glee, apathy or excitement, or perhaps a combination, the season will happen with or without you. And it’s probably going to affect your training, too. It is possible to keep your training intact while handling the …
By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “Ride Inside“, “The Time-Crunched Cyclist”, and “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” When it comes to training, time can be your nemesis or your greatest ally. Goal-oriented people want to see results quickly and they spend billions of dollars on supplements and get-fit-quick or lose-weight-quick schemes. But meaningful …
By Chris Carmichael CTS Founder and Chief Endurance Officer Depending on your work and family schedule, you might have a few days off during Thanksgiving Week, or you might be fortunate enough to take the whole week off. Maybe you’ll be one of the millions braving the airports and highways, or perhaps the party …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning, Author of “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” In the worlds of endurance and ultraendurance training, adding more – of anything, to an extent – is a dependable way to improve performance. Just about any reasonable increase in overall workload (i.e., time on feet, elevation gain, strides, strength …
By Jason Siegle, CTS Senior Coach Cycling can be a lifelong sport because an athlete’s goals and level of participation can change over time. I spent years dedicated to high-level racing, but my passion for competition has waned in recent seasons. At the end of August, I was in a weird place with my …
By Chris Carmichael, CTS Founder and Chief Endurance Officer Special thanks to CTS Coach Sarah Scozzaro for her assistance with exercises and demo videos. In the past I’ve talked about why cyclists – especially aging cyclists – need to incorporate strength training, and discussed some of the principles endurance athletes should keep in …