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Recent Food Journeys

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

On this blog I’ve mostly focused on my training, injuries and races. Recently, though, I’ve been very focused on my

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Happy New Year to all!

January 17, 2009 Crystal Clarke 3 Comments

Right. So it’s been a while since I’ve updated. It’s also been a while since I have trained. My two

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After a long rest, I’m back!

July 28, 2008 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

I was just thinking today as I was biking to work that moving has to be the hardest thing on

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Recovering and Raw Food

July 14, 2008 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

Sometimes when I’m in “recovery” I sometimes use it as an excuse to be a bit lazy and eat a

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July 26, 2007 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Raw veganism has been an idea that has stumped me for a while. Maybe it’s the fact that I love

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.