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11 Most Common Early-Season Training Mistakes Cyclists Make

We asked CTS Coaches to share some of the common mistakes they see athletes make when enthusiasm is high and athletes are motivated for the season ahead. Our coaches came up with 11 mistakes they see pop up year after year that disrupt athletes’ training, and they offered these easy solutions to keep you on …

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Chris Carmichael’s Tips for Riding with New Cyclists

By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS While cycling plays a central role in our lives, for the general public interest in bicycles comes and goes in waves. Ridership and new bike sales are soaring in 2020 as more people turn to cycling for transportation, recreation, exercise, and commerce in response to the …

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Add This Fun and Effective Cycling Workout for Developing Speed

By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS As COVID19 has forced athletes to delay their goals for the season and train solo instead of with groups, many cyclists have built a stronger-than-normal base of aerobic and lactate threshold power through interval workouts and indoor training. And even though we don’t know when we’ll …

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Misery Is a Choice: Developing Mental Toughness in Endurance Athletes

By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS If there was ever an actual secret to turning highly-talented athletes into champions it is simply this: Toughen them up. Whether you’re trying to win the Paris-Roubaix, get through a 200-mile gravel race, or hang with the fast group ride, it’s going to take more than …

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Tapering and What to Do the Week Before Your Race

Training can be a lot like drinking: to have a great time you need to know when to stop. In the week leading up to a race or event, athletes can do more to undermine their training than they can to enhance it. Yet, just like that “one more” drink, it’s the prospect of getting …

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3 Powerful Sprint Workouts for Every Cyclist

By Chris Carmichael,Founder and Head Coach of CTS Have you noticed that nobody sprints anymore? It’s a real shame, because throwing just a handful of sprints into your weekly training can give you an edge – even if you don’t compete. My hunch is that sprints gradually disappeared from most amateur athletes’ training programs for …

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How to Keep Your Climbing Power This Fall

At higher elevations around Colorado Springs, the aspens turning yellow, which means there’s no denying winter is rapidly approaching. Many cyclists and triathletes are wrapping up their event seasons, which means we’re having a lot of discussions about short- and medium-term goals. One of the top goals: maintain climbing power. As great as it would be …

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4 Effective Recovery Techniques for After a Long Endurance Event

CTS Athletes compete in a wide range of events, from those lasting a few minutes to more than 30 hours. On the long end are athletes competing in Dirty Kanza 200, the Leadville 100 MTB and Run, the Western States Endurance Run, Ironman triathlons all over the world, and multi-day events like Cape Epic and …

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Jason Koop’s Ultrarunning Training Presentation from 2017 Western States Endurance Run

By Jason Koop CTS Coaching Director Author of “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” I had the pleasure of sharing the stage at the Western States Endurance Run with Dr. John Diana and Dr. Tracy Hoeg, and I wanted to share the video with all of you. Talking about training right before the start of an ultramarathon is …

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ADAPT: A 5 Step Plan for When Everything Goes Wrong

By Jason Koop, author of “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” —Mike Tyson If you do one single thing at a high enough intensity for long enough, every once in a while everything goes wrong. As much as you have trained and prepared, you will eventually …

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