Vegan Triathlete

Recent Food Journeys

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

On this blog I’ve mostly focused on my training, injuries and races. Recently, though, I’ve been very focused on my

2019 Lungs running winter training

Cold weather running – ouch!

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Crystal Clarke 4 Comments

Running in the cold weather can feel like it’s hard on the lungs, but is it really? The short answer is no. Continue reading →

2019 Goal Planning

New year, new goals

January 2, 2019 Crystal Clarke 3 Comments

It’s been a really REALLY long time since I’ve updated this blog. Every once in a while I write a

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Close to the Finish Line

August 25, 2017 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Each day is one day closer to the finish line. Each preparation step is one less thing to do. It’s

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Peaked or Peaking and Last Race Before Ironman

August 11, 2017 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

Emotions have been running high for me lately. Such is the way of the last weeks before Ironman (combined with

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It’s the Little Things That’ll Drive You Nuts

July 22, 2017 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

I’m writing this as I watch the Tour de France and wait for the fog to lift so that I

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Race Report: SaskMarathon Half Marathon, plus 1km

May 28, 2017 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Race stats: 22.2km, 2:45, 7:27min/km I can’t believe I haven’t written in my blog since February! A former training buddy,

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Pain is not life

February 13, 2017February 12, 2017 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

Life is pain. That’s what some believe and in some ways it’s true, especially for me right now. The past

2017 Ironman CDA recovery

Being Tired and Pushing Through

January 16, 2017January 15, 2017 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This week I pushed myself a bit harder than I’m used to. Not a lot, but a little. On Saturday

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Life is an Ironman

January 9, 2017January 8, 2017 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

It’s Sunday night and I just re-read last week’s post. It feels like I wrote it a month ago. It

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I’m Crystal Clarke and obviously I’m a vegan triathlete. I started my triathlon journey in 2003 and since then have completed all distances of triathlon, including 3 Ironman triathlons and many halfs.

In addition to triathlon, I have many hobbies and interests. I also have an illness called bipolar disorder, which is a mental illness that I’ve worked hard to manage as, like diabetes, there is no cure. I’m not the most consistent triathlete, which makes my triathlon “career” all the more interesting.

My family is important to me, but I try not to talk about them ’cause they don’t like it. However, my dogs get lots of air time.

Oh yah, and I like to write; I used to be very prolific thinking my thoughts were profound. Now I’m less prolific but I think it’s because Facebook has killed my creativity. Sometimes I don’t follow all the grammar rules and write how I talk. I’m educated, but not, like, academic.