As 2018 draws to a close, I encourage everyone to pause and look back over the accomplishments and challenges you’ve experienced in the past 12 months. What are you grateful for? Who – or what – made you happy? What do you want to do differently in 2019? When I reflect on this year, the …
It’s remarkable how quickly 12 months fly by, but here we are at the end of 2017. I am a firm believer in the benefits of self-reflection, and the end of the year provides a great place to pause and look back on your accomplishments from the past year, the moments that were fulfilling, the …
Last weekend was the first CTS Figueroa Mountain Gran Fondo, and like any endeavor that takes you outside your comfort zone, I learned a lot about being an event promoter. The feedback I’ve received about the event has been overwhelmingly positive, and I am immeasurably proud of my coaches and staff, especially Event Director …
– FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN GRAN FONDO – SOLVANG, CA // NOVEMBER 14, 2020 REGISTER NOWROUTES EVENT DETAILS HOTELS VIP CAMP CHARITY GRAN FONDO DETAILSDETAILS Event Date: November 14, 2020 Start/Finish: Solvang, California Rides: 100mi, 75mi, 64mi, 38mi, or 35mi Start Time: All Rides Start 8:00 AM Timed KOM/QOM segment up Figueroa Mountain Timed King/Queen of the …
John Williams’ “Olympic Fanfare and Theme” still gives me goose bumps. The prolific composer of the “Star Wars”, “Jaws”, and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” scores wrote it for the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics and it (plus the additional “Bugler’s Dream”) has been used for NBC’s Olympic coverage ever since. When I …
I’m a big believer in reflecting on your past and then getting on with your future. Part of the reason we do season reviews with athletes is to reflect on what they accomplished, what they attempted, the successes and setbacks they had, and the challenges they overcame. And then we leave that in the past …
As we get ready to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of CTS in 2015, I want to take the opportunity to look back over 2014 and call out some of the most memorable moments of the year. It was a year that included highs and lows, as every year does, but thankfully there were many more …
CTS HistoryThe Leading Endurance Coaching CompanyCTS originated with the simple idea that all athletes deserve great coaching. In the late 1990s there were very few professional endurance coaches, and most of them worked only with pros and Olympians. Fresh from his role as National Coaching Director for USA Cycling, Olympian and former 7-Eleven pro cyclist …
As we get ready to close 2013 and roll into 2014, I’ve been thinking about my own “Best of 2013” list. The past 12 months have been very exciting, and quite varied in terms of my own experiences and the results that CTS Athletes have achieved. The hardest part of making a list like this …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CTS Athletes Race Strong Across Pro and Amateur Races At Sea Otter Classic (April 23, 2013 – Colorado Springs, CO) – Athletes coached by Carmichael Training Systems had a strong showing at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterrey, California on April 18-21. CTS-coached athletes competed across the full range of pro to …