CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE What Is Chronic Training Load (CTL) And How To Use It To Improve Cycling Performance Chronic Training Load (CTL) is one of the key metrics athletes and coaches track on the Performance Manager Chart in TrainingPeaks software. It is commonly thought of …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE Tapering for Ultrarunning: Boost Race Performance and Prevent Taper Tantrums For many athletes, tapering for ultrarunning can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand runners are happy about the reduced training load and the potential for improved race-day performance. On the …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE Cycling Nutrition: What to Eat and Drink During Bike Rides of Any Length When you ask a group of cyclists what they eat and drink on rides, you’ll get almost as many answers as there are riders in the group. Everyone fuels …
Sometimes you find the keys to success where you least expect them. There’s a persistent myth that elite athletes must be ruthlessly efficient, sacrifice social connections, stay laser-focused, and generally live like monks. Pro ultrarunner Riley Brady thrives by taking a different approach. Running with their friends comprises a large percentage of their training. Between …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE How to Increase Functional Threshold Power (FTP): A Simple Framework That Works Many athletes think raising their Functional Threshold Power (FTP) just means doing more FTP intervals. That’s not entirely wrong but it’s not the whole story, either. You can increase your …
Jennifer Lichter’s debut 100-mile race, a course record-breaking victory at the 2026 Western States Endurance Run, ended with a lap of the Placer High School track at a 5:20 mile pace. In fact, it was only on the climb up to Robie Point, mile 98.9, that her partner, Nick Cornell, asked if she wanted a …
Nine CTS Athletes finish in Top 10 across Men’s and Women’s races (Colorado Springs, CO – June 29, 2026) – Jennifer Lichter (USA) and Riley Brady (USA) finished first and second, respectively, at the 2026 Western States Endurance Run on June 27-28. Lichter set a new course record in 15:28:06 in her debut 100-mile …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE Normalized Power: What It Is And How To Use It In Cycling Training by Jim Rutberg and CTS Cycling Head Coach Adam Pulford, Normalized Power® (NP) is a valuable training metric used to account for the variability of power output during different …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE Ranking Workout Recovery Methods From Best To Worst The recovery industry is worth billions of dollars. It is also built largely on athlete anxiety, the fear you’re not recovering well enough, not doing enough between training sessions, and not getting the edge …
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT ►WATCH THE VIDEO ►LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ►READ THE ARTICLE The 40+ Masters Cyclist Training Playbook Do masters athletes actually need more time for recovery, or are they just busier with work and family demands and therefore struggling to manage their training load? This has been an ongoing debate for a long …