By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS Ever since the early 2000s, when live Tour de France coverage debuted in the United States, my daily routine for July included listening to or watching the Tour each morning. Sometimes it was just playing in the background, other times I was glued to the …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning With this year’s Pikes Peak Marathon in the rear-view mirror, and Matt Carpenter’s 1993 course record once again untouched, it gave me a bit of pause as to what made Matt so great in his prime. I’ve long admired Matt’s has accomplishments as an athlete and …
About this episode: In this week’s episode, coach Adam talks with Zipp design engineer Mike Vittorio about the latest and greatest in cycling wheel technology, and how cyclists’ long-held habits need to change to get the most out of the new technology. Guest Bio – Mike Vittorio: Mike Vittorio is a design engineer for Zipp …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS Alcohol has long been engrained in the culture of sports, from champagne on the podium to beer commercials during football games and the ever-present ice-cold beer at the finish line of gran fondos, charity rides and runs, and weekend adventures. But the long term data …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS Up until the 2020 season, cycling events, bike races, and group rides provided athletes with hard-to-miss feedback about their fitness and performance. When you had good legs, you rode at the front. When you were tired or not fit, you hung on at the back. People …
About this episode: In this week’s episode, coach Hillary talks with professional runner Paddy O’Leary about the importance of community, building positive momentum, and balancing a full-time job with running professionally. Guest Bio – Paddy O’Leary: Paddy O‘Leary is an Irishman based out of San Francisco, California where he works as a cancer researcher. Over the …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning With longer events such as FKTs, multi-day adventures and personal projects all the rage, many athletes are wondering what they can do to become better while being sleep deprived. We all know athletes who can seemingly run for two (or even three) consecutive nights without issue. Navy …
By Chris Carmichael CEO/Head Coach of CTS The summer of 2020 has been unusual, to say the least. For cyclists, the widespread cancellation of events has led to increased weekly and monthly riding volume, both in terms of time and mileage. This may sound counterintuitive, but in the absence of events, riders are training more …
By Jason Koop CTS Coaching Director, Author of “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” Several years ago while pacing my wife during the latter stages of the Run Rabbit Run 100 I vividly remember stumbling upon a ream of a dozen 200-mg caffeine pills. I wondered whether the runner who dropped the package was simply lazy and …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS As I was climbing the long road up Pikes Peak for the third time in a month, I thought a lot about quitting. Not me, mind you, but rather quitting in general. Why do some people quit and others persevere? What makes some people unstoppable, and …