Vegan Triathlete » balance

The Juggling Act featuring Moi

Crystal Clarke — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:23:32 +0000

I have a little juggling act going these days. We are really pressing forward right now on fundraising because our recommitment date for the marathon is coming up on February 1st (!!!!). We would have liked to be almost done fundraising by this time, but we are far from it. Our upcoming fundraiser will be [...]

Water, Water, Everywhere, not a drop to drink… only to swim in!

Crystal Clarke — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:25:36 +0000

I have really been focusing on my swim for the past couple of months. I’ve always considered it to be my weakness because I use my legs a lot and have little upper body strength. However, with my coaches help, I’ve been increasing my strength through calisthenic exercises and through freestyle pulling.

With my foot [...]

Balance

Crystal Clarke — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:36:00 +0000

In yoga, balance is my biggest problem. Some days are better than others, but usually I have a hard time standing on one foot for too long. This is quite opposite from when I was a kid and the balance beam was my favorite part of gymnastics. So it really isn’t surprising that I need [...]

Balance shmalance

Crystal Clarke — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:39:00 +0000

I know it has been almost a month since my last update. There really is no excuse. However, I guess it could be seen as I’ve been training more than putting time into the internet… and I have. I have been in emotional turmoil about the upcoming Iron(wo)man and considered dropping out. Not because I [...]

Going Long

Crystal Clarke — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:14:00 +0000

I can’t believe it has been so long since I updated. Sometimes blogging just slips my mind.

Easter weekend was basically a write-off. Between family, moving, and relaxing, training was minimal. I did do a lot of lifting and reaching – I’m sure that can be counted as weight training. I did go on some [...]