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2019 race preparations race review 

Race Reports + GWN

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

June has finally ended. What a month! However, I should start further back and work my way forward from the

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2017 2017 Ironman CDA Frank Dunn triathlon IMCDA 2017 race preparations races racing 

Peaked or Peaking and Last Race Before Ironman

August 11, 2017 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

Emotions have been running high for me lately. Such is the way of the last weeks before Ironman (combined with

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Frank Dunn triathlon getting back into it race preparations races racing 

The No-Goal Triathlete

August 5, 2015 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

In 4 days I’ll be participating in my first triathlon in almost a year. This will be the 10th time

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2014 half IM Half Ironman race preparations racing Racing Silverman 

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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2014 Consistency Frank Dunn triathlon race preparations races racing Racing racing goals stats 

Race #2 of 2014

August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

In only 3 days I will be participating in my second triathlon this year. My training buddy and I were

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2014 race preparations races racing Racing racing goals random thoughts 

Pre-Race Jitters

July 19, 2014July 19, 2014 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

This morning I went for my pre-race swim with my training buddy, Blair. It went well even though I forgot

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2012 race preparations racing Team in Training Vancouver Marathon Vancouver Marathon 

1 Day Left!

May 5, 2012 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Yesterday we left Saskatoon with our Prairie Team in Training team. I’ve never done a race with 50 other people,

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Desert Half IM 2009 half IM race preparations races 

Ready to Roll

July 11, 2009 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

I am sitting in a very cool place while outside is scorching hot. Well, not as hot as it was

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2009 CDA IMCDA 2009 race preparations 

The Second Time Around

June 16, 2009September 23, 2010 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

On Sunday, June 21st, I will be completing my second Ironman. This one will be in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. I’m excited and scared all at the same time. Continue reading →

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Frank Dunn triathlon race preparations racing goals 

Frank Dunn Triathlon preview

August 5, 2008 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

 This weekend is my final race of the season: Waskesiu’s Frank Dunn Triathlon. This is my longest-running triathlon with this

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About me

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.

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