By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS With Thanksgiving coming up I have been thinking a lot about gratitude and what I’m thankful for. There are, of course, the obvious ones like being grateful for my family and their health and wellbeing. But this year in particular, there’s so much more to be …
Topics Covered In This Episode: Developing a positive, lifelong relationship with running Addressing food and body image issues Navigating puberty, mental health, eating disorders, and the pressures of competitive running Guest Bio – Elizabeth W. Carey: Elizabeth Carey is a writer, author, and running coach. Her work has been published in The New York Times, …
By Chris Carmichael There are three main areas that need to be addressed when you want to become a better, stronger, and faster climber. First you have to increase your maximum sustainable power. This increases the pace you can sustain for prolonged climbs, and in the best case it also means you can ride …
Topics Covered In This Episode: What is continuous glucose monitoring? The use cases for continuous glucose monitoring How your blood glucose fluctuates throughout the day Learning how different foods can affect glucose levels and performance How a warmup can affect glucose levels The questions that still need to be answered about glucose levels and performance …
Caffeine is one of the world’s most widely used stimulants, with the average caffeine consumption in the United States around two cups of coffee (200mg) per day. Most of us are familiar with our afternoon coffee’s ability to help us through the workday and how strongly ingrained coffee is in cycling culture, but does caffeine …
By Darcie Murphy, CTS Ultrarunning Senior Coach Weather alert! Temperatures are dropping (or will soon) in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Maybe you’re excited or perhaps you’re dreading the cold, but regardless, knowing how to dress appropriately will make winter running more comfortable. These days I love winter, but it took many years for …
Topics covered in this episode: The mental side of ultrarunning Understanding your “why” behind ultrarunning Aligning your training with your values How to focus on the process The three different goals in sports psychology Tips for dealing with stress and pressure How to salvage a race when everything goes sideways Guest Bio: Addie Bracy is …
By Corrine Malcolm, CTS Expert Coach, Ultrarunning Host for the Trainright Podcast I’ve spent much of the past two years engaging in conversations with individuals and organizations about how to increase female participation in trail and ultrarunning races. This largely has meant examining what the real and perceived barriers might be that stop someone from …
By Alison Tetrick, Pro cyclist, Entrepreneur, CTS Contributing Editor Find that flow. I currently have a rest week off the bike. Ordinarily that would make me anxious and twitchy, but I haven’t regretted this one for a moment. First of all, it is raining for the first time in a long while here in California. …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning Every few years, a narrative emerges that some particular level of exercise is bad for long term health. Sometimes the stories focus on the amount total volume, or the peak of intensity, or some combination thereof. And when those narratives come around, the collective athletic community takes …