Is It Time For Age-Graded Time Cutoffs In Ultrarunning?

As the popularity of ultramarathoning has soared in recent years and hundreds of new athletes have flocked to the sport, the issue of cutoffs has become a more and more common topic of discussion.  Particularly with older runners, many of whom have come to the sport for camaraderie and community, the seemingly arbitrary and occasionally …

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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 …

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. …

How to Optimize Recovery for Multi-Day Events Like the Haute Route

Haute Route San Francisco (April 20-22), Haute Route Asheville (May 18-20), and especially the seven-day Mavic Haute Route Rockies (June 23-29) are all demanding multi-day events that require special attention to recovery. No matter how fit you are coming into one of these events, it’s critical you focus energy on recovery between stages. Here are …

Former ProTour Cyclist Shares His Tips on Preparing for Multi-Day Events

Haute Route San Francisco (April 20-22), Haute Route Asheville (May 18-20), and Mavic Haute Route Rockies (June 23-29) are all coming up soon and we wanted to provide you with some guidance and training advice on how to prepare for challenging multi-day events like these. We recently sat down with former ProTour rider, 2x Pro …

CTS Training Talks: An Inside Look at VO2 Max and Lactate Threshold Testing

Whether you are a triathlete, runner, cyclist, or another endurance athlete you need accurate physiological data to guide and monitor your training by. Lactate threshold and VO2 Max are two of the most commonly, and effectively, used performance markers used by many athletes and coaches. The point is to learn the highest intensity at which …