Half Ironman – Vegan Triathlete

Race Report – Silverman Ironman 70.3 October 5, 2014

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

I finally finished my race report! I wrote it slowly so that I could make sure that I really thought

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Race Day is Tomorrow!

October 4, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

On Thursday I previewed part of the Silverman course. Scott and I made our way out to Lake

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This is me not freaking out – 1 week away

September 28, 2014 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

This has been my mantra for the past week: I can do this. I am not freaking out. So this

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Second Summer

September 25, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This past week a very amazing thing happened… we got a second summer! Considering it’s 35C in Las Vegas right

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It starts at the Beginning

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Since my last major triathlon event (Ironman Canada, 2011) there has been a change in how the swim starts. Instead

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Slowly Recovering

September 15, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

As I was planning my week last night, I thought I would try out a bike ride today to see

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Week 14

April 8, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

14 weeks. 14 weeks until my A-race of 2013. Holy S**t. When I counted the weeks this morning I had

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Great White North Half Ironman Triathlon – July 3, 2011

July 15, 2011July 15, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

I have done this race three times before and four half IMs in my life. After the Olympic a few

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High Expectations

July 4, 2008July 4, 2008 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

For the past few years, my attitude going into a race is “Just do my best and finish.” This year,

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July 4, 2007 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Two weeks ago, I realized that I hadn’t followed up on ensuring that I would be able to eat at

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.