By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning This past weekend, I spent some time coaching and observing runners at the Black Canyons ultras. Over the last few years, I’ve found this to be a good litmus test of how runners are approaching training for the upcoming season. The race is early enough in the …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning If you want a quick fix or simple answer to all of your training needs, stop here. Go somewhere else and read another article as I’m not going to offer that up today. Every month or so, a new study comes out comparing one interval type to …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning In December, a rather provocative e-mail came through my imbox and perked my interest. The kind of e-mail that makes your eyes bulge like saucers, sweat a bit under your collar and feel guilty for having read the contents within. I’m pretty sure my heart rate …
By Jason Koop, CTS Coaching Director, Author “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” This week, Ultrarunning Magazine will start to release their highly anticipated Ultrarunner of the Year (UROY) and Performance of the Year (POY) rankings. The rankings are a good source of banter, as the myriad of trail, road and track performances have few common threads …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning To pole or not to pole, that is the question! Over the next 4 weeks, this blog will explore how, when and why to use poles in ultrarunning. Aided by the poignant research of our summer intern Jackson Brill, we will review the science of how poles …
By Adam St. Pierre, CTS Ultrarunning Coach For a few years now, I’ve been fairly critical of sweat sodium concentration testing. In my own personal experience, I’ve suffered more in races when I’ve taken in too much salt, rather than not enough. I’ve also seen, in both races and training, that the amount of salt …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning This past week, I had the pleasure of being a roundtable presenter at TrainingPeaks Endurance Coaching Summit. The annual summit, which alternates locations yearly between Boulder, CO and the United Kingdom, brings together hundreds of like minded triathlon, cycling and running coaches. These coaches hail from all …
By Adam St. Pierre CTS Ultrarunning Coach I had the pleasure of getting to support a dozen or so CTS Athletes at the 2019 Leadville Trail 100 Run presented by La Sportiva. The Leadville 100 is a classic and iconic 100-mile footrace that takes place in stunning Leadville, CO at altitudes between 9,200 and , …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning We’ve all seen this scene play out. A runner’s crew enters an aid station with enough gear to supply a small platoon. Four duffle bags, three pairs of spare shoes, copious amounts of fluid, nutrition, lubricant and an ice bandanna – all laid out on several yoga …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning As this year’s Tour De France is in full swing (and extremely exciting as of late, I might add), I’m reminiscent about early in my coaching career when I worked with a variety of athletes including a stable of cyclists, triathletes and mountain bikers. As a runner …