Vegan Triathlete » count down to IMC 2007

Pain is temporary, Ironman is forever!

Crystal Clarke — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:36:00 +0000

Ironman Canada Race Report – August 26, 2007
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

The morning started bright and early at 4am, but it definitely wasn’t bright outside. Luke made me some oatmeal while I made sure I had all of my Special Needs bags and a couple of last-minute details for my bike. The day before [...]

My Birthday and Warm-up Race

Crystal Clarke — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:04:00 +0000

I have to admit, I’m extremely nervous. In 10 days I will be doing the race. I’m still reading “Going Long” and apparently it is normal to have doubts and feel nervous.

I spent most of my 27th year of life training for this race and I hope that I don’t look back on it [...]

Tapering, Counting Down, and Mental Training

Crystal Clarke — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:04:00 +0000

I honestly think that hardest part of this race is going to be the mental part. While I am pretty good at pushing myself and mentally preparing myself, this is going to be an event that is beyond anything I’ve done before. It’s so exciting. I started re-reading the chapter of Going Long that talks [...]

Let the Countdown Begin

Crystal Clarke — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 03:14:00 +0000

At 3:30 today, it was at least 30oC (close to 40 with the humidex) and the wind was strong (26 to 37km/hr), but I made sure to get on my bike and get in a ride. Ironman is less than a month away and I know that I should be tapering, but I’m not quite [...]