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How Ultramarathons Will Be Won From Now On

  By Jason Koop, CTS Coaching Director Author, “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” This is an exciting time in ultramarathon running. Sports have periods of rapid change and progress, and then there are periods when performances, events, and technologies seem to plateau. With the influx of sponsor money, the professionalization of race organizations, and the continued …

Andy Jones-Wilkins Grit

How Ultramarathon Runners Develop Grit

By Andy Jones-Wilkins, CTS Ultramarathon Coach Several years ago, I received an out-of-the-blue email from a team of researchers from the Psychology Department at the University of Pennsylvania. They had apparently picked up my name from Ultrarunning Magazine and were interested in having me participate in a study on something they were calling Grit. What is …

Boyd Cycling and CTS partnership

Press Release: Boyd Cycling and CTS Announce a Strategic Partnership To Provide Athletes Higher Quality Wheel Performance

(December 12, 2018) – Boyd Cycling and CTS are pleased to announce a strategic partnership beginning in 2019 that will give CTS coaches, athletes, and camp participants an opportunity to train with Boyd Cycling’s high-quality, hand built wheels. This partnership brings together a leading endurance coaching company with an innovative craft wheel manufacturer to help …