By Scott Mercier, CTS Contributing Editor, US Olympian, Retired pro cyclist Professional athletes are known for their mental toughness. And professional cycling, with its biblical levels of physical suffering, requires mental toughness in spades. Let’s face it, to be a professional in the peloton, you have to be tough, like hard as nails tough. …
About This Episode: In this week’s episode, coach Corrine Malcolm interviews Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center Dr. Emily Kraus. They sit down to discuss RED-S, bone health, and ways you can stay vigilant when it comes to your health so you can stay on the trail for the long …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning The past seven weeks supporting Timothy Olson’s bid to set the fastest known time (FKT) on the Pacific Crest Trail-and the months of preparation beforehand-have been a huge test of endurance, and I wasn’t even the one doing the running! On paper, Tim’s accomplishment was tremendous: 2653 …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS, US Olympic Team Coach 1992 & 1996 Most Olympic athletes have only one chance to get it right, so naturally they pour loads of time and effort and thought into preparation. But you don’t have to go to the Olympics to face the pressure and opportunity …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS You know what makes Olympic Champions, World Champions, and National Champions different from local hotshots? Yes, fortunate genetics plays a role, but when it comes down to training and competing, most of what amateurs and elites do is almost identical. Elites can handle higher workloads so …
About This Episode: In this week’s episode, Adam Pulford interviews accomplished pro cyclist and Olympic athlete Coryn Rivera. They dive into how Rivera developed into a professional cyclist, the training strategies she’s implementing ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games, and how she overcame challenges in her path to becoming an Olympic athlete. Episode Highlights: How …
By Corrine Malcolm, CTS Expert Coach, co-author “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning, 2nd Edition” Listen to any Q&A session or panel with female runners and inevitably a question about safety and fear will come up. As we were sitting on the rooftop deck of the Coffee Bear in Silverton, Colorado ahead of the Hardrock 100 ultramarathon …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS During the last three weeks of the Tour de France, one word has come up over and over again regarding the stand-out performances of Tadej Pogačar, Mathieu van der Poel, and Mark Cavendish: Adaptability. I’m not talking just about their ability to adapt to changing weather …
About this episode: In this week’s episode, Adam Pulford interviews Olympic athlete Christopher Blevins who earned Team USA’s one spot in the men’s cross country mountain bike race at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They discuss Blevins’ journey from a young BMX racer to the Olympics and how he’s preparing for the likely extreme conditions …
By Lisa Bourne, CTS Contributing Editor & Senior Director of Diversity, Inclusion & Social Impact at Zwift As a Black cyclist, when I realized that both Legion of LA, the first and only Black owned cycling team, and Ayesha McGowan, our first Black female pro cyclist, were going to be racing in Tulsa on the 100th …