A few months ago, my friend told me about the difference her “Panda Planner” had made in her life. I snickered. A Panda Planner? It sounds like some sort of Lisa Frank throwback for angsty adults. She told me about how the Panda Planner would ask her each morning to focus on an affirmation for …
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 …
Social media isn’t going away. Sure, sometimes it’s tempting to jettison the cell phone out the car window while driving down the interstate. At times we probably all fantasize about a world completely devoid of technology, but for most of us, the positives of social media usually outweigh the negatives. We can stay up-to-date with …
(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 …
By Mara Abbott Olympian and CTS Contributing Editor By now, I hope many of you are deep into your D40 challenge. If you missed out and haven’t started yet, it really isn’t too late – you could still either commit to a pro-rated version to boost your fitness before the New Year, or extend your own …
By Paul Ruggiero CTS Triathlon Coach Now that the calendar has rolled to its last page, it’s a super fast sleigh ride from here to New Year’s. Everything is crammed and accelerated during the Holiday season. There’s not enough time for anything. From Holiday parties to end-of-year work projects to family schedules, on top of …
December is a terrible month for fitness, but we’re going to change that this year. Athletes miss more workouts in December than any other month. It’s not that surprising, really. There’s a lot going on between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. People are traveling, there are parties, the days are short, and the weather can get …
By Adam St. Pierre CTS Ultramarathon Coach Every athlete has a limiting factor. More accurately, there are a number of interconnected factors that seek to limit your ultramarathon success. Though it’s an oversimplification to say these are the only three factors limiting performance, three of the most common are: Time, Structure, and Energy. Time For …
Many times, the best questions we get come from athletes and readers. The question below, from Kate, came to us via our Contact form. If you have questions you’d like answers to, send them our way! “I’ve been following a training program for several months, but there are days when I just don’t feel like …
Athletes put a lot of stress on our bodies, to positive and negative effect. Training stress stimulates adaptation and increased performance, but physical trauma and prolonged wear and tear also lead to injuries and pain. Current methods of pain management are effective, but they’re also killing people. In search of improved sports recovery and safer …