Ultimate Direction and Carmichael Training Systems Form Exclusive Partnership

Ultimate Direction’s new Signature Series 4.0 trail running vests and Adventure Collection Fastpacks will be used exclusively by Carmichael Training Systems’ (CTS) coaches during the organization’s ultrarunning training camps and “Bucket List” events this year. CTS is one of the premier endurance sports coaching companies in the world and this partnership deepens the connection between both brands, as several UD-sponsored …

Farewell, Sir Roger Bannister

By Jason Koop CTS Coaching Director, author of “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” Not all speed records age well. Technology and science move forward and make some accomplishments seem pedestrian years later. The 4-minute mile is not as elusive as it once was, but for a period in the early 1950s its pursuit captured the sporting …

Fluid Recovery Partners With CTS To Offer Athletes Better Recovery Nutrition

Fluid Recovery Partners With CTS To Offer Athletes Better Recovery Nutrition (February 28, 2018) Fluid Sports Nutrition and Carmichael Training Systems have announced a partnership beginning immediately that will give CTS coaches, athletes, and camp participants an opportunity to recover better with Fluid’s award-winning post-workout Recovery drink mix. Partnering with CTS helps Fluid reach a …

Take These Daily Steps to Develop Greater Discipline

By Mara Abbott Olympian, CTS Athlete, and CTS Contributing Editor I’m sure you all saw them – the tongue-in-cheek tweets, the self-deprecating Facebook comments highlighting the irony of watching the astonishing physical feats at the Winter Olympics while ensconced in a couch eating Doritos. (With a side of mint chip ice cream. And beer.) Clearly, …

The 3 Best Ways to End Foot Pain in Ultrarunning

By David Henry, CTS Ultrarunning Coach Keeping your feet happy is important for all runners, and between weather extremes and long training weeks, it can be particularly challenging for ultrarunners. For some reason, I developed a keen interest in keeping feet happy in long races, which has led to a lot of research and experimentation. …

New 30-Minute Cycling Workouts That Really Work!

Some days your well-planned schedule is going to go off the rails. Training is one of the first activities to get jettisoned when deadlines, emergencies, and dance recitals require our attention. Rather than skip training altogether, I have two 30-minute workouts that will help you stay on track. Consistency is perhaps even more important …

How to Get Unstuck and Start Making Progress Again

By Syd Schulz, CTS Athlete and Pro MTB Racer There I stood, again, at the top of the infamous Graveyard section at Angel Fire Bike Park for what felt like the 100th time. Ol’ Graveyard and I go way back. The first time I rode it was in 2013, in my first ever enduro race. …

CTS Training Talks: How To Plan Your Cycling Season

In this episode of CTS Training Talks we cover: Developing season goals Identifying limiting factors like available training time Structuring a training plan around priority events CTS Senior Coach Clayton Feldman talks with Gayle Connell from the Naked Women’s Racing Team about identifying goals and building a plan that will lead to a successful season. …

State of the Sport: Ultrarunning by the Numbers

By Jason Koop CTS Coaching Director, Author “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” From an insular position within the sport of ultrarunning it can seem like everyone is running 50k and 100-mile events these days, so I really appreciated reading the participation data from Gary Wang at realendurance.com compiled from the early 80s through 2017. There is …

What Olympians Know About Sport (That Politicians Don’t Understand)

(pictured: Leif Nordgren (left), brother of CTS Coach Kirk Nordgren, competed for the US Olympic Biathlon Team in Pyeongchang, South Korea) I have and always will believe there would be fewer wars if there were more international sports competitions. That may sound naïve or farcical to some, but as a person fortunate enough to compete at …

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