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Being Balanced – Physically

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

When I stand on one foot I wobble; balance is not something that comes easily to me. When I get

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Cleansing

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Over the past two weeks I have been doing a clean-eating cleanse that involved no sugar, no caffeine or alcohol, no

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Two steps forward, one step back

July 18, 2015 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This last weekend I went to the Winnipeg Folk Festival with some great people. It was probably one of the stupidest

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A single step

July 7, 2015 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments broken foot, frank dunn triathlon, injury, metatarsal fracture

A mere 4 weeks after I broke my foot I hobbled around the block. I am still wearing my boot

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Welcome back… kind of

June 13, 2015June 13, 2015 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

One week ago my foot broke. Sometimes small mistakes have big consequences. In two seconds half my summer will be in

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The Treadmill Mocks Me

February 3, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Yesterday we finally got the treadmill set up! It has been taking up space in our porch for a couple

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Ironman Coeur d’Alene 2014 – 5 months out

January 22, 2014January 22, 2014 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Ironman Coeur d’Alene is a little over 5 months out now. While my training is better than it was a

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Unbelievable

December 5, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Ever since my run on Tuesday my right foot has been bugging me. There has been a constant mild pain

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A swim-oriented week

October 24, 2010 Crystal Clarke 3 Comments

This past week has been kind of full of swim workouts. I swam three times and I’m loving it! It

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Sleep is for the triathletes!

April 26, 2009 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

What I have noticed about training so much lately is how much sleep and food I need. They are two

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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.