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Long Training Day Review

August 12, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

The night before the Frank Dunn Triathlon my sweetie asked me why I kept calling it a “training day.” I

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Weekend Recipes!

January 13, 2013 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

Last week I made a wonderful meal of steamed veggies (peppers, onions, and spinach) on top of quinoa with a

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An Easy Week

February 1, 2011February 1, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Last week somehow turned into a rest week. I guess it makes sense after the week before’s pummeling of my body. On

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.