Vegan Triathlete » 2009 http://vegantriathlete.com I'm an Ironman, a vegan, and a writer - this is about my journey. Sun, 06 May 2012 04:08:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Reflections on the 2009 season http://vegantriathlete.com/2009/10/reflections-on-the-2009-season/ http://vegantriathlete.com/2009/10/reflections-on-the-2009-season/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:58:17 +0000 Crystal Clarke http://vegantriathlete.com/?p=238 The past two racing seasons have been challenging ones, both physically and mentally. I felt due for a great season after 2008′s disappointing one. While I did have some great races and overcame some great hurdles, I feel a little disappointed about not having completed my second Ironman race.

The season started out really fun [...]]]> http://vegantriathlete.com/2009/10/reflections-on-the-2009-season/feed/ 0 Decisions of the head and heart http://vegantriathlete.com/2009/08/decisions-of-the-head-and-heart/ http://vegantriathlete.com/2009/08/decisions-of-the-head-and-heart/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:59:51 +0000 Crystal Clarke http://vegantriathlete.com/?p=237 Yesterday I decided to go for my shortest run in at least 6 months. I took my dogs out for a 30 MINUTE RUN. That’s right… 30 minutes! I barely worked up a sweat. And you know what else? We walked sometimes. Yep, walked. And we stopped for water several times, just because the water [...]]]> http://vegantriathlete.com/2009/08/decisions-of-the-head-and-heart/feed/ 0 Race Report: Desert Half Ironman 2009 http://vegantriathlete.com/2009/07/race-report-desert-half-ironman-2009/ http://vegantriathlete.com/2009/07/race-report-desert-half-ironman-2009/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:28:55 +0000 Crystal Clarke http://vegantriathlete.com/?p=236 I found out after the race that it boasts of the most difficult half IM in Canada. In a way, I’m kind of glad that I didn’t know this information going into it. Also, I now know why people do not opt to do this race as their qualifier for Ironman Canada. While it is [...]]]> http://vegantriathlete.com/2009/07/race-report-desert-half-ironman-2009/feed/ 2