In last weekend’s blog I wrote about being dropped in my final week of hard training and looking forward to the Napa Valley Tour de Cure on Sunday, May 6. Well, the ride was everything I hoped it would be, and more! First there was the trip to Napa with my wife and the great …
A while back I had the opportunity to spend some time with 3x Superbowl Champion and NFL Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe, and he’s a very impressive guy. He visited our Colorado Springs facility for a battery of physiological testing: lactate threshold, VO2 max, body composition, and a 3D Bike Fit. He’s a …
I am not a very religious man, but even I recognize that this is a special weekend. It’s not every year that Easter Sunday and Passover coincide on the same weekend. I am also not a theologian, so please excuse me if I get some of the facts about these holidays wrong in this post. …
By Chris Carmichael For a group that is perceived to be one of the hardest-working groups of endurance athletes, it’s surprising to see how resistant some triathletes are to high-intensity triathlon training. Triathletes will ride, run or swim all day long; and pack more individual training sessions into a week or a month than any …
I look forward to the Spring Classics every year, even more so because I’m getting further and further away from the timeframe when I was racing them. I recently stumbled upon an interview with one of the racers who was an inspiration to me when I was aspiring to a racing career in Europe: Barry Hoban. …
As some of you may have seen, I got a new bike – a carbon dual suspension 29er – and I absolutely love it. I’ve ridden and raced two other 29ers in the past two years, so I wasn’t expecting to experience much of a difference moving to the new bike. In truth, the difference …
This week I took a day off. I know that doesn’t sound all that exciting, but it’s been a while since I’ve truly taken a complete day off. I didn’t call anyone who works for CTS. I didn’t spend any time on emails. I stepped away from my business entirely for a day. And you …
I’ve been in the Santa Ynez Valley in California for our Spring Training Camps over the past few weeks, my 13th year of trading the cold of Colorado for the sunny warmth of southern California to get in some great spring training. Tonight I’ll be going to the pre-ride dinner for the 30th Annual Solvang …
By Chris Carmichael Early in the season, many triathletes who are preparing for Ironman or Ironman 70.3 races later in the season have a series of preparation races on their schedules. We all try to plan our training so we’re optimally prepared for race days, but sometimes athletes, especially time-crunched athletes, get derailed and lose valuable …
Several months ago we tossed out almost all the desk phones at CTS Offices. Instead of dialing an extension, you have to walk to someone’s desk to have a conversation. Initially it seemed archaic to some people, but it’s changed the culture in our office and I really think we stumbled onto something very interesting. …