By Corrine Malcolm, CTS Expert Coach, Ultrarunning Host for the Trainright Podcast I’ve spent much of the past two years engaging in conversations with individuals and organizations about how to increase female participation in trail and ultrarunning races. This largely has meant examining what the real and perceived barriers might be that stop someone from …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning Every few years, a narrative emerges that some particular level of exercise is bad for long term health. Sometimes the stories focus on the amount total volume, or the peak of intensity, or some combination thereof. And when those narratives come around, the collective athletic community takes …
Note: Sarah Scozzaro is one of the new voices providing her expertise to the CTS Ultrarunning content. She earned her M.S. in Exercise Science with a concentration in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention, as well as certifications in personal training and Restorative Exercise, to better serve athletes and keep them running strong and healthy. She …
By Darcie Murphy, CTS Ultrarunning Senior Coach When CTS asked if I wanted to start writing ultrarunning content for the Trainright Blog, I thought a lot about the athletes I work with, the coaches I have gotten to know over the years, and what aspects of ultrarunning I wanted to focus on. In addition to …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning It seems like for the last several years, female athletes have been told to tailor their training, nutrition and even the way they recover towards their menstrual cycle. Apps like Wild AI and books like ROAR have done quite well in the commercial space, leading to specialty …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning For what seems like an eternity now, we’ve been warned about the potential for age to detrimentally affect muscle mass retention. Recommendations aimed at older athletes have become so ubiquitous you could go across any of the major endurance media outlets, from Runner’s World to Ultrarunning Magazine …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning Every year come January and February, I see a lot of new ultrarunners start up with CTS coaches. They come from all walks of life and experience levels, from beginners to seasoned veterans. Some come in levelheaded, ready to tackle the season and their upcoming goals. Most, …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning I know what you are thinking. It seems strange to be posting a heat adaptation article in September. Many hot weather races like the Badwater 135 and Western States 100 have come and gone. And, outside of anomalies like January’s HURT 100, there are few hot …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning Abby: ‘I feel like I’m just on the rivet‘ Jason: ‘That’s OK, just keep pressing’ Abby: ‘OK, I’ll do that’ This was an exchange I had with Abby Hall, an elite athlete I have had the pleasure of working with worked the past four years, while crewing …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning Earlier this month I had the honor of crewing and pacing one of my athletes at the Bigfoot 200, which is first leg of the Triple Crown of 200s. Two-hundred milers present a different set of stressors and require different race strategies (as discussed in my …