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getting back into it

2016 Bipolar getting back into it Goals Goals good intentions Health mental health Starting Over Yet Again yoga 

Make Plans, Achieve Goals

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

It is the beginning of January, the time of promises and good intentions. I like to make plans. I’m very

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Frank Dunn triathlon getting back into it race preparations races racing 

The No-Goal Triathlete

August 5, 2015 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

In 4 days I’ll be participating in my first triathlon in almost a year. This will be the 10th time

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2014 Consistency getting back into it recovery 

Consistently Inconsistent

June 16, 2014 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Last week was a tough week. I actually wrote a blog post about being consistently inconsistent and it turned out

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2013 Feet foot getting back into it good intentions IMCDA 2014 injury Starting Over Yet Again 

Unbelievable

December 5, 2013 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Ever since my run on Tuesday my right foot has been bugging me. There has been a constant mild pain

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2013 Food getting back into it Half Ironman Health life in the way MyFitnessPal nutrition racing goals strength training winter training 

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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Benchmark

November 11, 2012November 11, 2012 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Before starting a training program, it’s important to know where an athlete is at. You have to get a benchmark

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2009 CDA getting back into it IMCDA 2009 meantal health nutrition raw food weather 

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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getting back into it IMCDA 2009 injury training untraining winter training yoga 

Untraining Ends, Re-training Begins

September 29, 2008September 29, 2008 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

For the past several weeks, I have been happily in untraining mode. I have been drinking beer and wine without

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getting back into it training with friends 

Back to regular programming

February 7, 2008 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This week was my first week with my coach’s training schedule and me being ready and raring to go! My

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getting back into it swimming winter training work 

Training In the Dead of Winter in Saskatchewan

January 21, 2008 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

After a bout of insomnia last night, I decided to use my lack of sleep and tiredness to get in

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About me

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.

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