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Race Report: Frank Dunn Triathlon 2019

October 11, 2019June 12, 2021 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Pre-Race: My pre-race routine included my birthday… it was a big one… 40! People ask me if I was worried

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Great White North 2019 Race Report

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

NOTE: I’ve had this race report mostly finished for the last couple of weeks. Of course I am preparing for

2019 race preparations race review

Race Reports + GWN

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

June has finally ended. What a month! However, I should start further back and work my way forward from the

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Race Report: Bridge City Duathlon

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Last Saturday, I did my first real race in two years. And I haven’t done the Bridge City Duathlon in

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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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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.