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Race Report: SaskMarathon Half Marathon, plus 1km

May 28, 2017 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Race stats: 22.2km, 2:45, 7:27min/km I can’t believe I haven’t written in my blog since February! A former training buddy,

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Team 50km Ultra Marathon Race Review

October 23, 2011October 23, 2011 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Yesterday my training buddies, MellowJohnny and SpeedyK, and I ran together in a team effort for Saskatoon’s 50km Ultra Marathon

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Fear is holding me back

February 17, 2009 Crystal Clarke 3 Comments

This morning I was in the pool with my training buddies and we were talking about the half marathon race

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The Morning After

February 9, 2009February 9, 2009 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Last night I started to fade very quickly around 8:00. I knew that today would not be easy. Oh, how

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Race Report: Brain Freeze 10km race!

February 8, 2009 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This afternoon I ran my first 1okm race ever. Last spring I participated in my first running race ever. Running

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Another First

February 8, 2009 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Today I get to add another first to my list of “things I have done.” Today I am running my

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.