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 …
By Mara Abbott, Olympian and CTS Contributing Editor “Most of what I do, I don’t consider to be a ‘workout’, but more like the fun of the day,” my dad told me last week as we discussed his post-retirement athletic adventures. As an incurably goal-oriented competitor, and also his daughter, this carefree quip was both …
By Jason Koop CTS Coaching Director Author “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” All athletes would be well served to take at least a four-year view of their training and goals. Sure, athletes will have goals and events within the coming 12, 9 or 6 months, and it is necessary to get ready for those events. …
By Mara Abbott Olympian, CTS Contributing Editor Last week, a friend sent out a distress cry on Facebook. She had been scheduled to do a long run, but her body wasn’t having it. “I did not expect to feel like I wasn’t going to make it through the run. I did not expect …
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 …
I have always been a morning person, up with the sunrise or before and raring to go. My friend and longtime co-author, Jim Rutberg, is a night owl. He does his best work in the afternoon and at night, and we work best together when we honor each other’s chronotypes. Recent research suggests there could …