2016 – Vegan Triathlete

3 easy ways to have fun on the bike trainer indoors!

October 15, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This week is the first week in a long time that I’ve been following a training plan. I have created

2016 Frank Dunn triathlon race review

Race Report: Frank Dunn Triathlon 2016

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Another year of the Frank Dunn Triathlon! This was my 11th year of completion. I had absolutely NO IDEA how it

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June 11, 2016June 11, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Today I ran with my healthy dog to the community garden to pull weeds and then play a round of

2016 balance injury on the trainer Rehabilitation Wind trainer yoga

Being Balanced – Physically

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

When I stand on one foot I wobble; balance is not something that comes easily to me. When I get

2016 Bipolar getting back into it Goals Goals good intentions Health mental health Starting Over Yet Again yoga

Make Plans, Achieve Goals

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

It is the beginning of January, the time of promises and good intentions. I like to make plans. I’m very

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.