Preparing for a Hilly Bike Course
The Subaru Ironman 70.3 Muskoka is a course that presents the added challenge of a lot of hills! Some athletes find that a hilly bike course works to their strengths…
Taking on Subaru Ironman 70.3 Muskoka – Your Training Starts NOW!
The Subaru Ironman 70.3 Muskoka is one of the most popular triathlon races in Ontario. Known as “the beast” among triathletes, it has everything a triathlete loves to hate -…
Ten Years of Becoming An Ironman
Becoming an Ironman wasn’t a given, but it had been my dream for over a decade. At the time, I was a marathoner with an osteoarthritic hip. I ran my…
Mark’s Excellent Wilderness Adventure
“It takes a certain kind of mental strength to do this, or a little bit of crazy, and I’m not sure which side of the line I’m on.” Multisport endurance…
Group Rides
CL Performance Training is organizing group rides again this season out of HQ in Burlington. The route gives athletes the opportunity to get in some volume and hills on fairly…
Taking on a different kind of challenge.
How This Pro Triathlete and Coach Trained to Run a Marathon at 18 Weeks Pregnant
Everyone has a different experience being pregnant. For some, it’s not safe to exercise and they need bed rest. Others have extreme morning sickness (or all day sickness!) and really…
Ironman 70.3 South Africa – Waves, Witch Doctors & Unexpected Inspirations
by Mark Brandt, CL Performance Training athlete and student of the world After finishing Florida full in November 2018 we had ‘the dance’ that so many of us have with…
Common Injuries in Endurance Athletes and Ideas on Prevention
As both a Chiropractor and an Endurance Coach working with and developing training programs for triathletes, runners and cyclists I have a multifaceted role in helping athletes prevent, treat and…
How To Fit Training Into Your Life
Finding the time to train for a triathlon, regardless of the distance, is challenging – especially when you’re trying to do it while succeeding at your full time job, raising…
Improve your Swim in the Off-Season
You are a triathlete. You’ve finished your last race of the season. You were looking forward to some down time and now you don’t know what to do with yourself…