Ironman Canada 2011 – Vegan Triathlete

More and more inspiration!

January 16, 2013January 16, 2013 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

On Monday I went to the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour viewing of some amazing short films. I try

2011 Ironman Canada 2011 race day race review

Race Report: Ironman Canada 2011

September 25, 2011September 26, 2011 Crystal Clarke

Ironman Canada 2011: August 28, 2011 Pre-Race: MellowJohnny and I had been planning our Ironman trip for a few months

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Better to be Under Trained?

July 24, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

After Google-ing “Under trained Ironman” to see if there were any tips out there in internet-land for people like me

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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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Being a Woman Athlete

March 1, 2011 Crystal Clarke 2 Comments

Sometimes being a woman athlete isn’t easy. There is usually one day a month that swimming just isn’t an option

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Not so bad

February 27, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

This past week I felt like I did nothing… like I had been slacking off. It is true that I

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A Quick Update!

February 23, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

The past week and a bit have been pretty interesting for me. I am potentially in a bit of a

2011 Ironman Canada 2011 Video Blog Post Video Blog Post Week in Review

My First Video Blog Entry!

February 13, 2011February 13, 2011 Crystal Clarke 0 Comments

Here is a video I did today while biking on my wind trainer, talking about my training, food, and the

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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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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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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.