By Jason Koop Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning When I first met my wife, Liz, she was training for the Durango Half, her first half-marathon. Like many before her and since, she had picked up one of Jeff Galloway’s books on running. She had dutifully started her training with a single mile, then two, …
By Chris Carmichael CEO/Head Coach of CTS Last summer, TrainingPeaks added a 5-icon rating scale athletes can use to track subjective feedback about every workout. It was a big step forward and it offered athletes and coaches a valuable new tool. After several months, at least anecdotally, the feature has been well adopted by …
By Dr. David McIntyre Sports Psychologist, Ph.D., ABPP Preparing for a triathlon is a science, an art, and a fantastic achievement. Days, weeks, months and maybe a year of training have prepared you for this single event. The worst thing you could do is let your nerves get the better of you. Pre-race nerves know …
(February 20, 2019, Colorado Springs, CO) – PureClean Performance®, a leading producer of physician-formulated natural performance products, is excited to announce a new multi-year partnership with CTS, the premier endurance sports coaching and camps company in the nation. PureClean Performance® will serve as the Official Beet-Infused Performance Products Partner of CTS, providing performance products and …
By Chris Carmichael CEO/Head Coach of CTS Group rides are an essential social hub for local cycling communities and play an important role in developing riders’ skills, savvy, and speed. CTS Coaches often incorporate group rides into athletes’ training plans – even if they have no plans to compete. The skills and situational awareness gained …
By Mara Abbott Olympian, CTS Contributing Editor There always seems to be a long list of ways we can improve, as athletes and as humans. That’s exciting: It means we have untapped potential and opportunities for growth. One of the most simultaneously thrilling and onerous facets of pro athlete life is that every single choice …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (February 12, 2019, Colorado Springs, Colorado) — Olympic medalist, World and National Champion, UCI team director Mari Holden is joining CTS as one of the company’s newest coaches. A CTS-coached athlete during much of her racing career, Holden recently graduated from the rigorous CTS Coaching College and is studying Long Term Athlete …
(February 7, 2019) – Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN) SOLOS™ Smart Glasses and CTS are teaming up in 2019 with a new partnership that will provide CTS coaches, athletes, and training camp participants access to innovative, high-performance SOLOS Smart Glasses. This partnership will bring together a company at the leading edge of performance-enabled wearable technology with …
By Paul Ruggiero, CTS Triathlon Coach If you’ve always wondered what it’s like to cross the finish line at a sprint triathlon (swim < 1000 yards, bike around 10-20 miles, and run about 3 miles (5km)) you’ve come to the right place. Training for your first sprint triathlon doesn’t need to be complicated. The sprint triathlon …
This week I worked with my long-time co-author, Jim Rutberg, to review and update this article on keeping athletes healthy during cold and flu season. Every year I encounter athletes who have a false sense of invincibility because exercise=health. And while being an athlete and consuming an athlete’s diet does generally improve your health, training …