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C3 Reunion!

Crystal Clarke — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:56:24 +0000

The Climate Change Caravan was so huge in my life 10 years ago. It altered my path in life forever… it altered a lot of our paths. This reunion has been so great remembering how we managed to make our way across Canada.

However, I am also remembering how difficult it was to organize 30+ [...]

Better to be Under Trained?

Crystal Clarke — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:15:33 +0000

After Google-ing “Under trained Ironman” to see if there were any tips out there in internet-land for people like me who are not as prepared for Ironman as they would like to be, I saw in several websites that it is better to be 10% under-trained than 5% over-trained. I sure hope that is true [...]

An Easy Week

Crystal Clarke — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:10:01 +0000

Last week somehow turned into a rest week. I guess it makes sense after the week before’s pummeling of my body. On Sunday after the swim it kind of shut down. I could feel myself lagging in the water. I felt ill. Somehow I made it through the swim and spent the rest of the day on [...]

The Dreaded Trainer: Week 1

Crystal Clarke — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:52:40 +0000

Last week was my first week becoming re-acquainted with my dreaded bike wind trainer. I haven’t put my bike on it for about a year and a half, after taking last winter off completely.

On Wednesday I had my first indoor bike session of the 17-weeks to Spring coached program that I’m taking and coaching [...]

What a week!

Crystal Clarke — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:39:24 +0000

In my world, biking = headache. Last night a nice bike ride turned into a migraine. What's that all about?

Hills shmills, how about this wind?

Crystal Clarke — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:37:56 +0000

I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: hills are a walk in the park compared to the prairie wind! This morning I embarked on my first outdoor ride of the season. That’s right, it’s April 18th and I’m riding outside for the first time this spring. It’s just the way it is [...]

A Saturday Morning Simu-Ride

Crystal Clarke — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:56:00 +0000

Getting up at 6am on a Saturday is not generally my idea of a good time, but when one is training for Ironman it just has to be done. Luckily, I wasn’t the only one and met 9 other people to get together for a 3-hour ride. One of the guys in the club has [...]

Train hard or go home

Crystal Clarke — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:48:47 +0000

Last night I got home from work exhausted and ready for bed. However, I mustered my way through making a stirfry with quinoa and had some time to hang out by myself. Somehow I got recharged enough to do my 1-hour of intervals bike workout. I used Sex and the City as incentive to get [...]

Swimming: I Love It!

Crystal Clarke — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:27:25 +0000

Yesterday in the pool, I felt very strong. I did the workout my coach had set out:

300m choice
2 x 900m (100m flutter kick, 200m back stroke, 300m freestyle, 200m breast stroke, 100m flutter kick)
200m choice
TOTAL: 2300m

I do believe my coach is torturing by making me do 200m [...]

Not Runner’s Knee

Crystal Clarke — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:09:49 +0000

Every once in a while during my training, I used to get occasional knee pain that I always attributed to “runner’s knee,” which is technically patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). However, the past 6 months have told me that my most recent knee pain is different. My iliotibial band has felt tight and the pain doesn’t [...]