Stony Plain Half IM – Vegan Triathlete

Half Ironman Race Report

July 7, 2008July 7, 2008 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

This morning I am sitting here stiff, sore, and injured (both emotionally and physically). Yesterday’s race was great… up until

Half Ironman racing goals Stony Plain Half IM

High Expectations

July 4, 2008July 4, 2008 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

For the past few years, my attitude going into a race is “Just do my best and finish.” This year,

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.