Crystal Drops Knowledge – Vegan Triathlete

It’s the Little Things That’ll Drive You Nuts

July 22, 2017 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

I’m writing this as I watch the Tour de France and wait for the fog to lift so that I

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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

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A New Discovery of an Old Problem

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

I feel a bit sheepish to admit what I’m about to admit because I consider myself to be a very

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Procrastination Challenge

November 10, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

My November Time Management Challenge started out really well last week. It went out the window on Thursday. Yes, it

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My November Challenge

November 5, 2014November 3, 2014 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Every month I set up a money budget. I don’t follow it to the penny, but it gives me a

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Sick of Being Sick

September 12, 2014September 10, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This week I got a cold. I haven’t had a cold in so long! It’s been around 2 years or

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Flipping Out

September 10, 2014September 8, 2014 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Sometimes when I am doing my continuous swim my mind wanders. It is one of my struggles of long-distance swimming

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.