Highlight Video of 2012 Trans Andes Challenge
We didn’t make this video, but several CTS Athletes appear in it and it’s a great representation of the landscape, the experience, and the atmosphere of the Trans Andes Challenge. It was a blast!
Chilly Cheeks Duathlon, make it personal!
By Team Trainright’s Bill Plock I ran the last 50 yards of this spring duathlon in my bike shoes. Running on hard plastic bottomed bike shoes on a cold paved road is dicey–and hard on the clips and shoes. But I had to beat Phil. We have raced several times against each other and have …
12hrs of Temecula: Coach’s Report
A week post-race now, I find myself back in Colorado after a glorious week of traveling, training, and supporting, once again, for Pua Mata at one of her mountain bike races. This wasn’t another “winning is the only option” race, however. This one had a bit of a unique twist to it: She was racing …
Team Train Right Blog: Tucking away my super woman cape, by Malia Crouse-Mullen
By Team Trainright's Malia Crouse-Mullen After feeling pretty mentally and physically worn down this week, I carved out time to do my one-hour run today over lunch. During today’s run I was reminded why I love running so much. I started my run with a dull headache, leftover from putting in too many hours at …
2011 La Ruta de los Conquistadores Video Recap
Chris Carmichael and a crew of CTS Coaches and Athletes traveled to Costa Rica to race the 2011 La Ruta de los Conquistadores. The race is billed as the world’s hardest mountain bike stage race, and with 39k feet of climbing, 30+% grades, mud chutes, hornets, crocodiles, and a host of other challenges, it lives …
La Ruta Journal: Stage 4 – Truly an Adventure Race, with SRM File
By Adam Pulford, CTS Senior Coach The last stage of La Ruta has the least amount of climbing as we head to the flat coast of the Caribbean, but don’t think that makes it any easier. What we encountered today was nothing short of epic. The day started with a fast “neutral” start out …
La Ruta Journal: Stage 3 – Climb all the way up. Climb all the way down.
By Adam Pulford, CTS Senior Coach Every day of La Ruta starts with climbing: steep climbing. Stage 3 was no exception, but what was different today was that instead of steep descending after steep climbing, there’s more climbing… yeah, awesome, right? Take a look below: 4:34 ride time; 3005kJ, Normalize Power 224W, Average Power 181W, …
La Ruta Journal: Stage 2 – Shorter Doesn’t Mean Easier, with SRM File
By Adam Pulford, CTS Senior Coac During our La Ruta Recon Camp, the race director Roman Kilun brought us on the new proposed route of day 2 and promised there would be more climbing than last year. He didn’t disappoint. In talking with other racers that have never raced La Ruta before, they were shocked …
La Ruta Journal: Stage 1 – Make or Break Day, with SRM File
Stage 1: Make or Break Day By Adam Pulford, CTS Senior Coach Whether you make it or not, I think there’s still some breaking for everyone. Breaking of chains, rims, cables, egos, and break downs: I saw it all today. It’s La Ruta’s toughest stage, and I’m glad we’ve gotten it out of the …
La Ruta Journal: Day 0 – Pre-Ride, with SRM File
La Ruta Race Reflections La Ruta: The Hardest Mountain Bike Race in the World Let’s face it: if you’re looking for a challenge, that title catches your eye. Not only does it boast of 39,000ft of climbing, but you cross a jungle, hike through flowing rivers, ride over multiple volcanoes, and battle the heat and …