2013 – Vegan Triathlete

A Summary of the Last Week

January 31, 2014 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

My foot I’ve been wearing a walking cast for one week. There are three possibilities that it could be: stress

2013 Feet foot getting back into it good intentions IMCDA 2014 injury Starting Over Yet Again

Unbelievable

December 5, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Ever since my run on Tuesday my right foot has been bugging me. There has been a constant mild pain

2013 Starting Over Yet Again

Starting Over Yet Again

December 4, 2013 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

For what feels like the millionth time in the last 6 months, I have begun training again. This time, though,

2013 family Food Vegan MoFo

A Teenage Success Story!

September 23, 2013September 23, 2013 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

Last week I had one of my best culinary days! I told the younger teenager that I wanted to make

2013 Comfort Food recipes Vegan MoFo

Not from Spain “Spanish” Rice

September 13, 2013September 13, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

After my last post about the not-my-mom’s banana bread I got to thinking about food that my parents used to make

2013 Food recipes Vegan MoFo

Not as Good as my Mom’s Banana Bread

September 9, 2013September 9, 2013 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

For many years, and my siblings and my entire childhood, my grandma and my mom co-existed in the same farm

2013 Food recipes Vegan MoFo

Streusel-iscious muffins

September 6, 2013September 6, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This whole Vegan MoFo thing has been a big learning experience for me. Today I learned what streusel is! From

2013 Vegan MoFo

Tuscan FAIL!

September 5, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

In my experience trying new recipes can go either inspiring or disappointing. Today’s recipe from Forks Over Knives is the

2013 Food Vegan MoFo

Look at those Steaming Buns

September 4, 2013September 4, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

My Vegan MoFo plan for today was to make a Shepherd’s Pie with polenta, but that was put on hold

2013 Food Vegan MoFo

Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie

September 3, 2013September 4, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

In an earlier post today I said that I was going to focus on workout food. Today’s food post, however,

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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.