family – Vegan Triathlete

A Teenage Success Story!

September 23, 2013September 23, 2013 Crystal Clarke 1 Comment

Last week I had one of my best culinary days! I told the younger teenager that I wanted to make

2012 balance family Fundraising Team in Training

The Juggling Act featuring Moi

January 24, 2012 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

I have a little juggling act going these days. We are really pressing forward right now on fundraising because our

2011 family life philosophy personal stories work

Counting Blessings

December 1, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

As I was driving home from the winter biking interval session I coach, I felt so happy. It was at

2011 family mental health Running

Who Needs Music

June 11, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This weekend I am spending my time at my parent’s farm in the Middle of Nowhere (aka Smeaton), Saskatchewan. We

count down to IMC 2007 family Luke race review

Pain is temporary, Ironman is forever!

August 31, 2007 Crystal Clarke 7 Comments

Ironman Canada Race Report – August 26, 2007Penticton, British Columbia, Canada The morning started bright and early at 4am, but

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.