closepass1152 2018

Cycling Safety Tips for Riding Alone

By Mara Abbott, Olympian and CTS Contributing Editor My junior year of college, I spent a semester enrolled at a university in Mérida, Mexico.  In part, I considered it an experiment in what would happen if I went out in the Real World where sports (forever and always swimming and at the time only recently, …

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Lighting Tips for Running at Night

By David Henry, CTS Ultrarunning Coach Sooner or later every ultrarunner has to get comfortable running at night. While running at night is still just running, seeing well on a trail can be a challenge unless you address a few key difficulties that crop up in the dark. We’ll tackle each one individually below. Adequate …

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How Long Does It Take To Train For An Ultra Marathon?

Most of us are limited by time, somehow shoehorning ultrarunning training into busy lives. Taking an hour at lunch or waking up an hour earlier is often the way people with lives, jobs, and a family fit in their training. It is easy, particularly if you are an aspiring ultrarunner, to conclude you don’t have …

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The Intoxicating Origins Of Motivation

By Mara Abbott Olympian, CTS Contributing Editor Want to get somewhere? Devote yourself to the process. Destinations are highly unreliable. As the PyeongChang Olympics end and the Paralympics come into full swing, many spectators wonder about the origins of the motivation that keeps these athletes working so hard for so long. This dedication is particularly striking for …