Dear Athletes, I wanted to let you know about a tremendous cycling event and an exclusive offer from one of Carmichael Training Systems’ partners: The Amgen Tour of California. If you haven’t checked out L’Etape du California, you really need to put this ride on your To-Do List for 2011. And for being a fan …
Jack Lalanne was the genuine article. Once he discovered the benefits of training and nutrition as a teenager, he made it his life’s work to help others learn the path to better health through exercise and good nutrition. The man walked the walk, and no one was better at talking the talk. He was a …
The end of the year is a good time to look back and consider the lessons you’ve learned over the past 12 months. And while I learned plenty of lessons outside of training and sport, here’s what 2010 taught me as an athlete: Intervals trump experience: I’ve been racing bicycles since I was 9 years …
There’s something odd about athletes who commit to one of the hardest endurance events in the world (Ironman), but then shy away from particular events (Ironman St. George) because they view them as being “too hard”. There’s no doubt that the St. George course in Utah is demanding, but there are some very compelling reasons …
I’ve been thinking about age and athletes a lot recently, so it’s fortuitous that I came across an article published in the NY Times on November 25 about a record-setting 91-year-old track and field athlete named Olga Koltelko. (Click here to read the article.) Researchers are studying her and the growing number of athletes over …
According to Chris Carmichael, blisters are not grounds for quitting La Ruta, so I guess he’s going to have to continue even with most of the skin missing from the back of his heel…
La Ruta de los Conquistadores starts tomorrow! After a year of training, four training camps (including a reconnaissance trip to Costa Rica in September), and an enormous number of hours on the bike, I’m finally in Costa Rica with the 10 CTS Athletes and three CTS Coaches who are going to tackle La Ruta with …