Weekend Reading: 3 Ways You Can Be More Like 24Hr Champ Cameron Chambers

Last weekend I made the statement in this blog that losing 10 pounds is the most effective thing most athletes can do to improve performance in the near future. Coincidentally, CTS Athlete Services guru Cameron Chambers was racing 24Hr National Championships last weekend, and he proved my point. Many of you have talked to Cameron …

Weekend Reading: 4 Things You Have To Do To Save Your Fitness This Fall

I’m just back from a whirlwind trip to Las Vegas for Interbike, including a few question-and-answer sessions with athletes and cycling industry folks. There’s a lot of nervousness out there, although it’s not about the state of the industry. People are nervous about Fall and Winter, more so than I remember hearing in recent years. …

Triathlon Training: Developing the Speed You Need for 70.3 – and 140.6!

By Chris Carmichael With the countdown to the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, I’m sure many of you half-IMers out there are wondering if you have what it takes to complete a full Ironman or qualify for Kona. The answer is yes, and the truth is that competing in half-Ironman events gets you into …

Triathlon Training: Mid-Season Fixes

By Nick White and Chris Carmichael The complexity of triathlon is one of its most alluring attributes. You can get started simply, but then your engagement with the sport continues to grow and develop along with you. For time-crunched athletes the complexity sometimes needs to be trimmed back; there’s only so much time and focus …