By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning As has been the case for the last few years, I spent the better part of a weekend following athletes around the (newly revamped) Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie (TDS), Courmayeur – Champex – Chamonix (CCC), and Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) races. The races were …
By Chris Carmichael Founder and Head Coach of CTS Does standing in a supercooled environment for 2-3 minutes provide meaningful recovery benefits for cyclists? Whole body cryotherapy (WBC) is a recovery modality some athletes and cycling teams have added to their post-workout routines, but does it work? How Cryotherapy Works To experience WBC you need …
By Mara Abbott Olympian, CTS Contributing Editor As a Centennial State native, I care deeply about the Colorado Classic. My personal attachment to the success of any competition in those mountains cuts even deeper than the impact last weekend’s female-only edition might have on the profile of women’s sport. It has always been hard to …
By Chris Carmichael, CTS Founder and Chief Endurance Officer Whether you are planning on racing SBT GRVL or preparing for another gravel event, here are some tips from my gravel racing experiences at SBT, Unbound Gravel, and others: Eat your breakfast Take the time to figure out what kind of pre-race breakfast works for …
By Renee Eastman, CTS Coach, M.S., C.S.C.S. Renee has been a coach with Carmichael Training Systems since 2001. She has her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and masters’ degree in Exercise Science. Her sport is cycling and is a 6-time Masters National Champion. She raced competitively in her 20s and 30s, and now is back for …
By Adam St. Pierre CTS Ultrarunning Coach I had the pleasure of getting to support a dozen or so CTS Athletes at the 2019 Leadville Trail 100 Run presented by La Sportiva. The Leadville 100 is a classic and iconic 100-mile footrace that takes place in stunning Leadville, CO at altitudes between 9,200 and , …
By Chris Carmichael Founder/Head Coach of CTS If you ride a bicycle long enough, you eventually end up on the ground. Sometimes it’s from your own mistake, and sometimes it’s the result of mistakes riders make near you. Other times – hopefully more rarely – it can be from a collision with a vehicle. Whether …
By Mara Abbott, Olympian, CTS Contributing Editor I have been terrified to race for almost three years. I’m not talking about bike racing. I am talking about any athletic competition. I finished my professional racing career in 2016 with an absolute sense of finality. When people asked me about a comeback, or even when I …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning We’ve all seen this scene play out. A runner’s crew enters an aid station with enough gear to supply a small platoon. Four duffle bags, three pairs of spare shoes, copious amounts of fluid, nutrition, lubricant and an ice bandanna – all laid out on several yoga …
By Renee Eastman, M.S., C.S.C.S. Renee has been a CTS Coach since 2001. She has her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and masters’ degree in Exercise Science. She is a 6-time Masters National Champion in cycling. She raced competitively in her 20s and 30s, and now is back for more at age “40-something.” I never thought …