By Chris Carmichael,Founder and Head Coach of CTS I will reach my 60th birthday in 2020, and many of you and many of the people I ride with are within 10 years older or younger than I am. CTS Coaches work with athletes in their 70s and 80s, including Fred Schmid, who recently won the

This was the same as Monday but was able to get outside on the Littel Miami Trail. Did the ramp up as noted, then about 55 minutes at 275, then 3×3 on the ramp down as I ran out of trail. 

worked through 215-250-380-300 for 3 minutes each then 48 minutes at 255, then ramp down; should have been a full hour at 250 but ran short on time 

Held 367 for 20 minutes with the best over the last 7 years being 373 in March of 2018, so within range. 

No new records but held 1024 watts for 5 seconds (record 1071), 618 for 60 seconds (record 628) and 417 for 5 minutes (record 430). Will likley work on a 20 minute effort tomorrow or Friday and then work on beating these aas we go through January. 

I took advantage of the nice weather (42 when I left, 60 by noon) and did my 104 mile route. I was feeling pretty energized so I was pushing some good power. I ended up at 245 average. That is probably one of my strongest centuries of 2019. The first few hours were fine but

Used the clockwise route on the Ault Park crit course going 55 seonds up and then coasting down. Average power was 503, 518, 514,492, 489, 512, 506, 502, 489 and 501 (503 average) . Had an average for the entire ride at 350 and NP at 360. 

10 Point Action Plan for Training Success Share This Article By Chris Carmichael,Founder and Head Coach of CTS Whether you are getting ready for your first season as a cyclist or your 40th, here’s your 10-point action plan to make it a success. Make sure it’s fun Sounds obvious, but I’ve seen lots of athletes

With the nice weather I headed out to do 5 climbs up Heekin and then 3 one minute efforts on the crit course at Ault Park. Nothing too crazy but good to get out and push some bigger watts. 

Right in the desired zone although a little tired after yesterdays two classes.