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3 Tips to Understand What Your Body Is Trying To Tell You

By Syd Schulz CTS Athlete and Pro Athlete “Listen to your body.” This is a common refrain in the world of athletics, but WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY DO IT? I mean, seriously, this phrase really needs an addendum (or two or three). When people say “listen to your body” what …

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The Ultrarunner’s Guide to Stretching

By Adam St. Pierre CTS Ultrarunning Coach “Make sure you stretch before you run.” “Never stretch before you run, but always stretch after.” “Do some dynamic stretching before you run, and static stretch after you run, but never ballistic stretching.” There are a lot of ideas about stretching floating around the endurance running ether… let’s …

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How Bike Commuting Will Make You Richer and More Popular

By Mara Abbott, Olympian, CTS Contributing Editor It has been almost two years since I left professional cycling.  My chosen cycling sub-genre has always been road riding. Mountain biking is terrifying, track is worse, and the drop-in alone for a BMX race is clearly incomprehensible.  Yet in my retirement, I have adopted a new cyclist …

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Travel Light – Leave Your Excuses At Home

By Syd Schulz, CTS Athlete and Pro Athlete Packing for a race weekend is almost an art form. Should you bring that extra tire or just assume you won’t flat? Did you remember the coffee grinder, and your tooth brush? What about a pair of long pants? It might get cold at night. And extra …