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Farewell December!

Crystal Clarke — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:04:01 +0000

December is always a difficult month to be motivated to train. It is busy with parties and family gatherings, not to mention buying presents and preparing for the holiday season. This December I was working in retail and it was BUUUUSY! Also, I had two clients have babies in the early part of the month [...]

Time Flies

Crystal Clarke — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:44:41 +0000

I can’t believe it has been a month since I have updated this. In my head, while I’m training, I keep thinking, “*Subject* would be a great thing to write about,” but then it leaves my head as soon as my workout is done. The biggest reason/excuse for not updating this blog is because I [...]

Guilty as Charged

Crystal Clarke — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:01:14 +0000

I have a confession… I have been a very bad vegan. My meals for the past month (on and off) have been based on the speed that they are made as opposed to their nutrition. This has had an effect on my training because when I don’t eat properly, my legs get very tired very [...]

Sprinting vs. Long-distance

Crystal Clarke — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:24:00 +0000

This Saturday I did a very sprint triathlon. It was a 500m swim in the pool, 8km on the bike, and 3km on the track – no transitions. Overall it was great, but I really noticed how different it feels to do short distances as opposed to long-distance training. It’s funny because I felt like [...]

It’s been a month?!

Crystal Clarke — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:23:00 +0000

As my lack of posting confirms, my training has been sparse these days. I got sick again and it took another two weeks to get over. Now that I’m back to 100%, I’m back in the pool and back on the bike. It’s taking a bit longer to get back into running for no real [...]