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Cold weather running – ouch!

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Crystal Clarke 4 Comments

Running in the cold weather can feel like it’s hard on the lungs, but is it really? The short answer is no. Continue reading →

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3 easy ways to have fun on the bike trainer indoors!

October 15, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This week is the first week in a long time that I’ve been following a training plan. I have created

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Week 14

April 8, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

14 weeks. 14 weeks until my A-race of 2013. Holy S**t. When I counted the weeks this morning I had

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Recovering

March 12, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This week was one of recovering. I wasn’t just recovering from running the race, but also from being so cold.

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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

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Farewell December!

January 1, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

December is always a difficult month to be motivated to train. It is busy with parties and family gatherings, not

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Do not underestimate dehydration!

November 24, 2010November 24, 2010 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Today my friend and I went for a run and accidentally* ran off-and-on for two hours (we shopped in there

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The Dreaded Trainer: Week 1

November 22, 2010 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Last week was my first week becoming re-acquainted with my dreaded bike wind trainer. I haven’t put my bike on

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A Saturday Morning Simu-Ride

March 21, 2009 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Getting up at 6am on a Saturday is not generally my idea of a good time, but when one is

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Active Recovery and Food

March 19, 2009 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

On Monday I biked to work in a snow/rain storm in the name of active recovery. I knew that I

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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.