Vegan Triathlete » getting back into it

Happy New Year to all!

Crystal Clarke — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:39:52 +0000

Right. So it’s been a while since I’ve updated. It’s also been a while since I have trained. My two weeks “off” for the holidays turned into four. This was mostly due to my health being very poor. Not my physical health, my mental health. Usually I can work through one of my “downs” quickly [...]

Untraining Ends, Re-training Begins

Crystal Clarke — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:16:21 +0000

For the past several weeks, I have been happily in untraining mode. I have been drinking beer and wine without worrying about calories or whether I have to get up early the next day. I have been generally eating whatever I feel like, including french fries, potato chips, and soy ice cream. My bikes and [...]

Back to regular programming

Crystal Clarke — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:27:00 +0000

This week was my first week with my coach’s training schedule and me being ready and raring to go! My coach and I had a good chat last weekend about a schedule, my goals, and how I’m going to achieve it all. We talked about the burnout the I always feel around the beginning of [...]

Training In the Dead of Winter in Saskatchewan

Crystal Clarke — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:54:00 +0000

After a bout of insomnia last night, I decided to use my lack of sleep and tiredness to get in a good swim this morning. A nice 2000m in 1:15, but I’m not really worried about time right now. I’m focusing on form and just getting back into the pool. It feels pretty good and [...]

Back in the Saddle and on the wagon!

Crystal Clarke — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:43:00 +0000

This week was my first week transitioning back into training. I would say it was pretty successful. I only missed two workouts, which is pretty good considering I gave myself a pretty difficult schedule.

On Tuesday I got “back in the saddle” and rode my trainer for 45 minutes on Sky, my trusty road bike. [...]

Perspiration and Inspiration

Crystal Clarke — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:42:00 +0000

Today I did some holiday baking and knew that I had to get out into the winter wonderland that I live in. So when I got my first reminder about Saskatoon’s 30th Marathon, I was reminded that I am going to do my first running race since I was in Junior High School. I have [...]

Back on the Wagon

Crystal Clarke — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:51:00 +0000

The other day I was massaging my feet and realized that they haven’t hurt in a couple of weeks. I felt the familiar pang to go running, but I know better than that. So I thought about what I could possibly do to get back into exercising. Honestly, I have little desire to get on [...]

I’m getting a bit antsy

Crystal Clarke — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:00:00 +0000

I have to admit that being out of the training routine has made me a bit antsy. I always have enough activities and interests to fill my time, but I am really missing getting back into my routine.

My feet are healing nicely, which may in part due to the calcium supplements that my naturopath [...]